Embodied with Elizabeth DiAlto

What if the path to God started with a hug from a stranger? That's how Salima Adelstein found Sufism 31 years ago, and in this episode she breaks down what this path of the heart actually is, who it's for, and why it's not just for Muslims or mystics with a long reading list. We get into surrender, discernment, the three voices (nafs, the whisperer, and the voice of God), the practice of Tawbah as...

What if shielding people from the consequences of their behavior isn't actually compassionate? What if understanding why someone behaves the way they do doesn't require excusing it? And what happens when caring, patience, niceness, and goodwill become resources other people learn to exploit? A lot of us don't want to lose compassion for anyone's humanity, but it's a real problem when that compassi...

This episode is especially for women questioning inherited expectations around who they're supposed to be, what their bodies should look like, what they're allowed to want, and which paths they're permitted to take—and for writers, artists, and creatives navigating the vulnerability of putting deeply personal work into the world.   What if leaving the path you were given isn't a deviation from you...

This episode is for anyone who wants a healthier relationship with money and wealth—whether you have plenty, need more, are navigating financial stress, or simply don't want money anxiety, striving, scarcity, or attachment to consume your life. What if you could want more money, need more money, and pursue more money without letting money determine whether your life gets to feel rich? This is the...

What does it actually mean to become more fully yourself without becoming self-absorbed, disconnected, or consumed by your own inner world? In Part II of my 2026 birthday reflections, I'm continuing a conversation about healing, spiritual growth, individuation, devotion, and what it means to build a life around what has genuinely been entrusted to you. I begin with something I've been thinking abo...

After nearly 15 years of healing and liberation work, this episode explores what still feels true and what doesn't. This is Part I of my 2026 birthday reflections, and I'm looking back at what years of spiritual practice, healing work, personal development, and lived experience have taught me. Specifically about grief, self-love, mysticism, stewardship, and being a human being in the "real" world....

What if some of the most delicious joy of your life is still waiting to find you? In this conversation with my mentor/teacher/friend Rie Katagiri, we talk about embodiment, erotic energy, menopause, friendship, play, and becoming more available for spontaneous aliveness in midlife. Rie has spent more than two decades working with the body through somatic healing, Shiatsu, yoga, Qi Gong, dance, Ero...

This week's conversation asks a question we keep returning to: how do we honor our responsibility to each other and the world without making ourselves individually responsible for everything that's wrong with it? And how might collective change become more possible when individual people are allowed to contribute differently? In our first official Mystical Aunties episode on The Embodied Podcast,...

What if all that online sex advice never hits because it genuinely doesn't work the way your brain does? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by clinical sexologist, licensed sex therapist, and ADHD researcher Dr. Leann Borneman for an in-depth conversation about ADHD, sex, desire, relationships, kink, and what she calls "erotic accommodations." Dr. Leann's work explores how executi...

What if your relationships could fuel your creativity instead of competing with it? In this episode of The Embodied Podcast, I'm joined by Kelsey Grant for a conversation about creativity, desire, dating, and designing relationships that genuinely support the life you're here to create. Together, we explore why so many of us inherit relationship scripts without ever questioning whether they actual...

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 le...

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 constan...

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 grou...

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...

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 w...

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...

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...

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, heali...

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 h...

In this episode, I'm reflecting on what it means to return with more clarity, more honesty, and a deeper relationship to midlife, creativity, integrity, and being human. After years of personal recalibration, I'm looking at the strange split happening in culture right now: the pull toward natural, authentic, embodied living, and the growing pressure toward artificial desire, engineered beauty, fam...

I'm back! After retiring the podcast in 2024 and fully believing that chapter was complete, I've returned to Embodied with more clarity, tenderness, and truth than before. In this welcome-back episode, I'm catching you up like an old friend. I talk about the last two years of deep integration, moving home to New York City, reconnecting with Brooklyn, understanding my ADHD and neurodivergence more...

If you were feeling a bit down after the last episode, don't worry! I won't be away for long. In this special unofficial episode of the Embodied Podcast, we're excited to introduce you to our new project – The Mystical Aunties Show! Joining me on this adventure is the incredible Elisha Tichelle. Together, we're sharing years of wisdom, and experience, and having the type of real conversations we k...

Today 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 c...

Telling the truth is the ultimate act of love, even when it hurts or is unpleasant. Fear and discomfort often hold us back from fully embracing truths. Truth telling requires courage. Today, we dive into the nuances of accessing and embracing your truth. I also share some truth of my own that I recently came to terms with, which while uncomfortable, is a relief to acknowledge and share with this c...