Last year, Denise Elysa joined Dr. Sarah Young on the NeuroAlchemy podcast, a show exploring the intersection of science and soul. Partway through the conversation, Denise described her healing not as one dramatic turning point, but as a thousand tiny moments of choosing herself again and again. That phrase became the thread running through the entire episode. The conversation covered …
How to Choose a Somatic Practitioner (or Intuitive Energy Healer) Who Is Actually Right for You
There are more people calling themselves somatic practitioners, energy healers, and nervous system guides than ever before. For someone at the beginning of a healing journey, that can feel like good news and an overwhelming landscape at the same time. When you are already dealing with fatigue, brain fog, sensory sensitivities, or the particular kind of exhaustion that comes from …
A Gentle Path to Healing: Somatic Inquiry, Family Constellations, and the Wisdom of the Body
Sometimes, the deepest healing begins not in the mind, but in the body and in the threads of your family lineage. Join us as we uncover how somatic inquiry and family constellation therapy can help you release old patterns, reclaim your energy, and move toward a more empowered, joyful life. Transformative Healing: Integrating Somatic Inquiry and Family Constellations In a …
When the Body Feels Unsafe: Exploring Somatic Healing for MCAS, Anaphylaxis, Trauma and other Chronic Symptoms
Today I’m exploring MCAS and anaphylactic reactions or anaphylactic-like sensations through a somatic healing lens, however, this approach can be used for most types of chronic illness, pain or other sensation in the body. Before continuing with this blog, please review the disclaimer.Disclaimer:This blog is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult a …
Pneumonia, the doctor would have missed it except for this… (and why I view it as a sign of healing)
I have pneumonia at the moment and I’m acutely aware of how different this experience would have been 10 or so years ago when I first became chronically ill with Lyme and co-infections. The general medical lens of someone with my current complex chronic diseases (ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS etc.,) developing pneumonia, is obviously not great. Patients with these conditions are …
Eclipse Portal Energy Update
Well friends, here we are in the middle of the eclipse portal. Our recent full moon was a full lunar eclipse, and we have a solar eclipse on September 21st — the same day as our Autumn Equinox Event. If you’re feeling a little uneasy right now, or just downright not okay, you’re not alone, and it’s normal. Eclipse portals …
Yesterday I left my wheelchair in the car – on purpose.
Yesterday we took our youngest to the Aquarium…and I left my wheelchair in the car. Most of healing does not happen overnight, nor in big, sudden, social-media worthy shifts. Have I experienced what most people view as “miracles”? The sudden ability to walk for example, after a period of being unable to walk unassisted? (In my case due to severe …
Getting curious – Can you meet yourself where you are, wherever that may be?
Incomplete stress responses, reacting vs responding, expanding your window of tolerance, and welcoming yourself home. An invitation to get curious and allow exactly where you are, to be enough at this time. Getting curious: – how often do you run from discomfort? – are you able to be in the present moment or does your anxiety, rumination, to-do lists, etc., …
