Embodied with Elizabeth Patricia DiAlto Figueroa

What happens when the work you've spent years building your life around is no longer what you want at the center of it? My friend and fellow Brooklynite Ali Leipzig joins me for a conversation about creativity, identity, and what it looks like to make room for a fuller life as our priorities change. We get into the pressure to keep up with AI, social media, and an ever-changing wellness industry, the burnout that comes from trying to make everything a personal growth project, and why we're both decentering work after years of building businesses in the healing space. We also talk about creative expression, the freedom to reinvent ourselves in midlife, ancestral wisdom, boundaries, reciprocal relationships, sexuality, and the choices available to women today that previous generations couldn't have imagined. If you loved this episode, please leave a comment and subscribe so more people can find their way to this conversation. Connect with Ali: https://linktr.ee/alisonleipzig_ Connect with Elizabeth: https://elizabethdialto.com/links

What if life withholding what you wanted was actually an act of kindness? That's a question I've been sitting with a lot in 2026, as I've come to realize that some of the things I spent years chasing weren't necessarily things I wanted anymore. And some might never have been mine to begin with. In this solo episode, I'm exploring the difference between wanting something fiercely and wanting something truthfully. We get into how conditioning shapes our deepest desires, why getting what we want doesn't always give us the life we imagined, and what happens when we outgrow dreams we've spent years pursuing. I'm sharing some big realizations about running my own business, romantic partnership, freedom, and why letting go of an imagined future can open up possibilities we never considered. We also talk about the grief of genuine desires that go unfulfilled, because not every disappointment is a hidden blessing, and how to recognize what we actually want as our lives change. Explore Soulful Prosperity Join me for the Soulful Prosperity workshop and collective session on November 22, exploring selectivity, sufficiency, sustainability, soulfulness, and satisfaction. https://elizabethdialto.com/soulfull Connect with me YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elizabethdialto Website: https://elizabethdialto.com More ways to connect: https://elizabethdialto.com/links If this conversation resonates, subscribe to The Embodied Podcast, and share it with someone navigating their own season of change.

My guest in this episode, Jessica Freites, is one of those rare humans who makes you feel like the conversation has been happening for years, even when it just started. We met in Miami, something clicked immediately, and this episode is proof of why. We get into spiritual resilience for sensitive people, the McDonaldizing of mysticism, what growing up with astrology as a mother tongue actually does to you, and what it's like to work with young people every single day in 2026. You'll hear us explore why sensitivity without a physical practice leaves you with only half the map, what the difference between spiritual resilience and nervous system resilience actually is, why pathologizing yourself is a trap when your reactions are actually healthy responses to an unwell society, and what it looks like to trust divine intervention even when it feels lonely. If this lands, leave a comment, subscribe, and send it to the friend who keeps asking you what your moon is without any prompts from you whatsoever. Connect with Jessica: www.12th.haus Connect with Elizabeth: https://elizabethdialto.com/links

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 a washing rather than a punishment, mercy, and how to build what Salima calls a ship of safety inside your heart. We also talk about desire, the Dunyā, and why knowing yourself is how you know God. Connect with Salima and The University of Sufism: sufiuniversity.org sufi5.com salimaadelstein.com Connect with Elizabeth: https://elizabethdialto.com/links

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 compassion prevents us from responding appropriately to behavior we find unacceptable. Sara Kassem and I are back together for a conversation about boundaries, people pleasing, consequences, matching energy, spiritual bypassing, self-respect, and some of the spiritual and healing ideas we no longer believe as simply as we once did. We start with Audre Lorde's famous idea that "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house" and explore what happens when wisdom that still matters meets new context, lived experience, and nuances we hadn't previously considered. From there, we get into one of the biggest themes of the conversation: consequences. We also unpack the difference between matching someone's energy, matching their effort, and what Sara calls "matching weapons," why overexplaining can become another drain on your life force, the freedom of no longer needing everyone to understand or approve of your choices, and why some forms of wisdom can only be earned through lived experience. Thanks for tuning in! — If you enjoyed this episode, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who would appreciate the conversation. Connect with Sara: https://www.rebelwithacause.ca/ Connect with Elizabeth: https://elizabethdialto.com/links