EP 471 The Unexpected Grief of Reinvention: Creativity, Identity & Starting Over with Andrea Gomez
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by artist, designer, and creator of The Elders Council Oracle Deck, Andrea Gomez Botero, for a deeply personal conversation about allowing yourself to be changed by life without resisting every identity death along the way. Andrea shares her journey from Colombia to the Netherlands after falling in love, and the unexpected grief that came with leaving behind her home, language, culture, family, and familiar sense of self. Together, we explore why reinvention is rarely just about beginning something new—it's also about mourning what no...
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EP 470 The Burnout of Healing Yourself with Sara Kassem
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
What if your healing journey has become another way to exhaust yourself? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by therapist and energy strategist Sara Kassem for a deeply honest conversation about burnout, shame, nervous system safety, hypervigilance, and what happens when healing itself becomes another form of self-exploitation. Together, we explore why so many of us confuse constant vigilance with safety, how burnout can become a way of life, and what it actually takes to reclaim our energy without sacrificing ourselves in the process. In this episode, we discuss: • The...
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EP 469 (Part 2) Wholeness, Agency & Sovereignty: Reclaiming the Authority of Your Own Life
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
What do words like wholeness, agency, sovereignty, and authenticity actually mean in a lived life - not as buzzwords, but as practices? In this solo episode of The Embodied Podcast, I continue last week's conversation on identity by exploring what it means to live from wholeness. Through personal stories and Greek mythology, I unpack some of the internet's most overused words and offer a more grounded understanding of authorship, agency, sovereignty, authenticity, and self-governance. Together, we'll explore how our identities are shaped, how we unconsciously adopt roles that don’t...
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EP 468 (Part 1) Who Gets to Define Who You Are? | Identity, Heritage & Self-Trust
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
Who gets to decide who you are? In this solo episode of The Embodied Podcast, I explore many layers of identity—from ancestry, mixed heritage, and neurodivergence to astrology, family stories, self-perception, and the way the world reflects us back to ourselves. I share the deeply personal story behind adding my grandmother's last name, Figueroa, to my own, what reclaiming my Puerto Rican lineage has meant to me, and why defining yourself is one of the most liberating things you can do. I also reflect on discovering my AuDHD in midlife, navigating identity through perimenopause, and...
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EP 467 Belonging, Friendship & Community with Jolenny Piedra
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
What if the medicine so many of us are searching for isn't more information—but more connection? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by my dear friend Jolenny Piedra for a heartfelt conversation about belonging, friendship, community, curiosity, and the small acts of generosity that help us remember our shared humanity. Together, we explore what it means to live relationally in a world that often rewards isolation, busyness, and transaction over presence, kindness, and genuine connection. From music and travel to boundaries, judgment, technology, and everyday interactions,...
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EP 466 Rethinking Love, Monogamy and Self-Intimacy with Kalah Hill
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
What if love isn't something we find—but something we practice? And what if the relationship you have with yourself shapes every other relationship in your life? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by Kalah Hill for a rich conversation about love, self-intimacy, monogamy, polyamory, pleasure, and creating relationships from freedom instead of conditioning. Together, we explore what it means to know yourself deeply enough to make conscious choices in love. We talk about questioning inherited relationship norms, following pleasure as a practice of self-trust, and why intimacy...
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Ep 465 Beyond Inner Child Work: Meet Your Inner Teenager with Eliza Alloway
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
The inner child gets a lot of attention in healing work, but what about your inner teenager? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by author, educator, and longtime friend Eliza Alloway for a heartfelt conversation about the inner teenager, belonging, embodiment, self-trust, and what it means to truly come home to yourself. We explore why adolescence is such a pivotal stage of human development, how so many of us learned to disconnect from our bodies and our truth, and why healing often requires returning to the parts of ourselves that were never fully seen, heard, or supported....
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EP 464: The Inner Elder with Heather Lindemenn
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
What if the wisest, most grounded, most trustworthy part of you is already inside you? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I’m joined by my dear friend, teacher, and guide Heather Lindemenn for a powerful conversation about the Inner Elder—the wise, mature aspect of ourselves that can hold, guide, and support every other part of who we are. Many of us are familiar with inner child work, healing childhood wounds, and tending to younger parts of ourselves. But what happens when we invite the Inner Elder to lead? Heather shares how connecting with the Inner Elder can help us move beyond...
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EP 463: Midlife, Aging & Self-Trust with Andrea Owen
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
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EP 462: Choosing Connection Over Being Right in Midlife | Verónica Márquez
Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto
How do you improve communication in relationships—especially in midlife? What does it really take to choose connection over being right? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I’m joined by Verónica Márquez for a powerful conversation on midlife relationships, emotional maturity, and communication skills that deepen trust and intimacy. Verónica shares a transformative three-month experiment in her marriage where she practiced choosing connection over being right—and how it completely shifted the way she listens, communicates, and relates. We explore: Relationship communication in...
info_outlineToday we celebrate nine years of the incredible experience that ended up being called The Embodied Podcast with Elizabeth DiAlto. Listen in as Elizabeth reflects on the experience and shares some insights as to why she's retiring the show. You'll also hear some commentary on sticking with things through different seasons and cycles and how to know, honor, and respect when something has reached a completion point.
Whether you're a newer listener or you've been one of our ride or dies over the last nine years, thank you so so much for being here. You're always invited to revisit, relisten, and continue sharing your favorite episodes.
In episode 459 of the Embodied Podcast we discuss:
(2:59) Recognizing the complexity of others’ unique experiences
(5:10) Why everything is always as it should be in the context of learning, living, curiosity, and creativity
(9:08) Appreciating the beautiful foundations of The School of Sacred Embodiment and Wild Soul Movement
(15:24) Tapping into the superpower of moving people
(19:44) Shifting focus away from the online space and into original roots
(25:23) Operating from your strengths in wild times
(29:00) A thank you
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