Coming Home to Ourselves with Denise Elysa

Menopause symptoms are often treated as a hormone problem, but what if the nervous system and stress response play a much bigger role than we realize? In this conversation, Denise Elysa speaks with hormonehealth and stress resilience coach Sharon Pendlington about how the nervous system, stress, and the fight-or-flight response influence the menopause transition and many of the symptoms women expe...

In this solo episode of Coming Home to Ourselves, Denise Elysa explores what the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) is energetically asking of us, and why slowing down at the peak of light might be one of the most important things we can do. She walks through the significance of inner seasons, the relationship between the solstice and manifestation, and how this moment in the cycle of t...

In this conversation, Denise Elysa interviews Jillian Rothschild Scholar, a master of Feng Shui, about the Year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology. Jillian explains the energetic dynamics of this year, emphasizing decisive action and transformation. They delve into Chinese metaphysics, 2026 Chinese Zodiac, personal charts, and the three lucks in Feng Shui. Jillian introduces the Flying Stars s...

What if the patterns you keep repeating aren’t actuallyyours? In this episode, Denise talks with family constellation practitioner Blanka Molnar about how family generational trauma and inherited trauma can live in your body and impact your nervous system and health. They explore why big life changes like moving, leaving relationships, or changing careers sometimes don’t bring the lasting change o...

Spring Equinox invites us to connect with the growth that has been happening within and around us, beneath the surface, often in the depths and darkness. In this episode, Denise welcomes Season 3 of Coming Home to Ourselves with an embodied reflection on growth, resilience, and nervous system capacity. Drawing on education + lived experience blended with somatic wisdom + intuitive insight, she exp...

This conversation felt like permission. In this episode, Renae Fieck and I explore what it means tolive and create in rhythm with our feminine nature — through the lenses offeminine wealth energetics, cycle syncing, health, and the deep connectionbetween safety and our creative power. Renae shares her personal journey from burnout toempowerment, highlighting how understanding the biological differ...

In this conversation, Denise and Eileen explore the significance of boredom and unproductive time in fostering creativity and mental well-being. They discuss the societal pressures of hyper-independence and the martyr archetype, which often lead to burnout and emotional labor. The importance of scheduling downtime, embracing community support, and recognizing the need for rest are emphasized as es...

BC Government has passed a new policy that dramatically restricts access to virtual group medical care, imposing 20-person caps that make many virtual clinics across BC financially and clinically non-viable – effectively forcing them to shut down and cutting off what is, for many patients, their only access to safe, effective, and informed life-saving medical care. Denise Elysa is joined by Dr. Ri...

In this Winter Solstice solo episode, Denise invites youinto the quiet magic of your inner winter — the season of slowing down, resting, and listening beneath the surface of your life. She shares a personal story of technology glitches, power outages, and plans unraveling, and how these moments can become unexpected portals into spaciousness rather than spirals of panic and control. From there, we...

In this conversation, Denise and Aubrey Felderhoff discuss the profound impact of chronic illness on motherhood and personal identity. Aubrey shares her journey of navigating chronic illness while raising her children and how it led her to create Mom Intentional, a platform dedicated to helping moms manage overwhelm and live intentionally. They explore the connection between physical health and me...

In this enlightening conversation, Denise and Eileen explore the themes of self-discovery, community building, cyclical living, and the challenges of burnout. They discuss the importance of taking radical responsibility for one's choices, setting boundaries, and the non-linear nature of healing. The dialogue emphasizes the unique pressures faced by women in relation to productivity and the sig...

"Your whole life is a ceremony." In this episode, Denise explores the significance of the Autumn Equinox, emphasizing themes of harvest, balance, and transformation. She encourages listeners to reflect on what they are grateful for, what they need to let go of, and how to prepare for the upcoming winter season. Through guided self-inquiry, Denise invites listeners to take inventory of th...

In this enlightening conversation, Denise engages with ElinorMoshe and Daniel Darman, co-founders of Truth of You, as they explore the profound journey of self-discovery and the importance of aligning with one's true self. They discuss the challenges of navigating personal crises, the significance of discerning truth from illusion, and the reclamation of masculine and feminine energies. The di...

In this enlightening conversation, Trish Prevost, a visionary healer, shares her journey from a 20-year career in physiotherapy to becoming an intuitive healer. She discusses the importance of human connection, the power of ancestral lineage work, and the transformative effects of energy healing. Trish has a special love for ancestral lineage work and the incredible shifts she has witnessed it cre...

In this episode, Denise explores the significance of the Summer Solstice, emphasizing the importance of reflection, nurturing, and trusting the manifestation process. She encourages listeners to connect with their inner selves, understand their energetic resources, and create a safe space within. The conversation highlights the need to listen to one's soul calling and to approach life with cur...

This conversation includes special guest, Selena Jones , an intuitive energy balancing practitioner. Selena shares her journey from vet tech to energy healing, through her own mystery illness and grief. We discuss the intersection of personal health challenges, skepticism, and the transformative power of energy work while exploring the importance of integrating conventional medicine with holistic...

How do you know if a healer is the right fit for you? How do you know that you're safe energetically? What questions can you ask your healer/coach/mentor/teacher/guide to ensure safety and an aligned energetic fit? Should you just take their word for it? Today we discuss energetic safety, informed consent in healing spaces and what steps you can take to keep yourself safe. We also discuss accessib...

In this episode we discuss how attuning to our own cyclical nature as well as nature's cycles happening around us shifts our lives. We discuss the Spring Equinox energies, planting seeds of intention in our lives and how old self-limiting beliefs and societal conditioning can block our manifestations or our progress, what it feels like when we receive intuitive hits and how fear can get in the...

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What are we ready to let go of as a collective and as individuals as we step into 2025 and what are we ready to step further into? Starting off the New Year softly, gently, peacefully. Join us for New Years Day practices and Card Readings for intuitive guidance on what we are leaving behind in 2024 and what to know about what we are stepping more fully into for 2025. Connecting with passionate, he...

Tuning in and deepening our process of coming home to ourselves can help us identify what our needs are in any given moment, and from there, offer those needs back to ourselves. In this episode I dive deeper, sharing bits of my own personal experience within our cyclic nature, and how I'm holding myself through the tender and raw rebirthing process that I am in. Join us for today's discussion arou...

Join us for this episode where I share a bit of my personal experience of allowing creativity and Spirit to flow through me and then discuss the topic that was asking to come through this week. Using an example that most of us can relate to - the act of eating - and ongoing practices throughout this episode we explore how present we are in our own bodies and lives, and how this impacts our relatio...

This episode touches on navigating change, our bodies cues and messages, disability, complex chronic disease, ableism and belonging. Every episode includes one or more practices, this episodes is a bit of a meditation to support us in honoring all parts of ourselves and viewing ourselves through the compassionate lens of another. If you'd like to jump ahead (or return to) the practice portion of t...

Sensing into a timeline where we resource from within ourselves and lessen the amount of time and energy seeking externally. We need tools and access to Spirit from within our bodies, wherever we may be. It is within showing up and living our beautiful, messy, human lives that the greatest work is. This is my first attempt at a podcast and I'm not very techy, so feel free to follow me through my ⁠...

Are you stuck in the idea that to connect with the sacred you have to be sitting on a mat, in circle, seeing a shaman or healer, or be in ceremony? Or have you integrated the sacred into your everyday life? A short chat about weaving the sacred into your day-to-day in accessible ways, followed by a short meditative prayer for connection, guidance and support. If you like what you hear and would li...