Ep. 31 - Finding Connection and Belonging by Building Self Trust with Elise Bish

In this episode, Kathy welcomes Elise Bish to discuss transgenerational conditioning, its impact on experiences of connection and disconnection, and the loyalty towards disconnection. 

Elise, a conscious sexuality educator, family constellations facilitator, folk herbalist, and desire coach, shares insights on how disconnection from self to maintain belonging can affect our immune system. Elise also delves into her work with sound healing and sensual care practices to rebuild self-trust and connection. 

Kathy and Elise explore the challenges of overcoming deep-seated family patterns, the importance of cultivating gentleness and presence in sensual self-care, and the profound impact of family constellations therapy in transforming inherited behaviors and beliefs.

In this episode, Kathy and Elise discuss:

• Pleasure as a Gateway to Connection
• The Impact of Ancestral Patterns on Current Behavior
• Building Self Trust and Conscious Self Care Practice
• The Role of Community and Support in Personal Transformation

Timestamps:

[03:01] Elise's Current Work and Sound Healing

[05:49] Personal Journey and Disconnection

[09:08] Reconnecting Through Sensual Care

[15:24] Granularity of Emotions and Belonging

[17:35] Navigating Relationships and Boundaries

[29:12] Elise's Health Journey and Surrender

[39:13] Family Constellations and Ancestral Patterns

If Elise was crushed up and put into pill form, what effect would she want to have on someone?

Self-Acceptance - permission to feel your feelings

More About Elise Bish:

Hi, I'm Elise. I have a courageous heart, a curious mind, and a deep desire to live a pleasurable life.

As a Desire Catalyst, my work stems from a range of modalities that centralize the wisdom of the body and its capacity to perceive, feel, and express. I approach desire from a multidimensional perspective, with consciousness at the core of my practice. I support my clients in weaving new levels of awareness through their mind, body, and spirit. In 2006 I focused my academic studies on sexuality and gender, earning my degree in Communications and Women & Gender Studies from Muhlenberg College in 2010. Since then I have studied with several leading sexuality experts.

I'm a Certified Urban Tantra® Practitioner and have received several years of mentorship, sacred sexuality training, and breathwork practice from best-selling author and sexuality educator, Barbara Carrellas.  My training and education in Tantra have equipped me with the knowledge, skills, and courage to work with desire, sexuality, consent, and sensual experiences.In 2014, I witnessed the tremendous healing power of Systemic Family Constellations and immediately felt the potential that the modality has for healing generations of sexual shame. I've completed five years of training and certification with renowned facilitators and trainers, Dan Cohen and Emily Blefeld, with the intention of bringing deeper systemic shifts around how we relate to ourselves as sexual beings. Constellation work helps us to shed the echoes, impacts, and overculture of oppression s

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