This post is a companion to Denise Elysa’s solo podcast episode, “Autumn Equinox 2026: The Meaning and Ritual of This Seasonal Transition.” Four times a year, Denise Elysa steps away from her usual format of interviewing guest experts on her podcast, Coming Home to Ourselves with Denise Elysa, to hold a solo episode instead. These quarterly episodes mark each solstice …
What Is Energy Healing and How Does It Work?
If you have ever found yourself curious about energy healing and then immediately second-guessed that curiosity, you are not alone. Questions like “is this real?” and “how would this even work?” are reasonable to consider. Just as you would for trying anything new, a little bit of research or general understanding of what to expect doesn’t hurt. This post is …
What Is ME/CFS? Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Symptoms, Causes, and What Somatic Support Can Offer
If you have been living with ME/CFS, or are beginning to wonder whether what you’re experiencing has a name, there is a good chance you’ve already spent more time than anyone should trying to be believed. Fatigue that doesn’t lift with sleep, symptoms that seem invisible to everyone outside of you, and a medical system that may have sent you …
When the Body Speaks: How Energy Healing and Intuition Can Transform Your Life
There are moments in life when things feel heavy, confusing or overwhelming. Moments when your body whispers, or even screams, for something deeper than what you’ve been offered. This is often where the journey inward begins. In an episode of the Coming Home to Ourselves with Denise Elysa Podcast last year, Denise was joined by one of her most beloved …
My Body Hasn’t Always Felt Like Home
I live in a body that for much of my life has not felt like home. These days I often don’t recognize it. I’d be lying if I said I never wince at its sight. It doesn’t look like the body that I worked so hard for, so many years ago. The clothing that used to feel most comfortable, no …
