<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Our Sacred Body]]></title><description><![CDATA[Musings on themes that are stirring our hearts and tickling our imagination]]></description><link>https://helenadefelice.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!d373!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7aff3725-ecbe-4a2c-9625-cc7bbf1834a5_1280x1280.png</url><title>Our Sacred Body</title><link>https://helenadefelice.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:12:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://helenadefelice.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[helenadefelice@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[helenadefelice@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[helenadefelice@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[helenadefelice@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Thawing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tending my no enough for my heart to re-open]]></description><link>https://helenadefelice.substack.com/p/thawing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://helenadefelice.substack.com/p/thawing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kmLR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F803a5b68-e2ed-40ce-af78-07473c1e15c5_736x946.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I started on this platform just a couple of posts ago. Tentative tender steps into the territory of writing and sharing, attempting to tend to my inner and outer congruence, between translating my inner world to squiggles on a page, hoping to find resonance in your hearts and bodies.</p><p>Then, a scroll on Instagram brought up a snippet from a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUlXW_kACme/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">2023 interview &#8230;</a></p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[On trust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our bodies don't lie, but many of us struggle with interpreting their language]]></description><link>https://helenadefelice.substack.com/p/on-trust</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://helenadefelice.substack.com/p/on-trust</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:41:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lYTu!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa52ad58d-d7bf-4ab1-85fe-19fc4e1f8650_750x686.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came across a post on Instagram yesterday that left me with in a range of reactions.. the predominant one being irritation. The post read &#8220;As a somatic psychologist, I need you to know your body does lie to you. And the belief that it doesn&#8217;t is what&#8217;s keeping you stuck&#8221;. She called &#8220;The body never lies&#8221; the most dangerous sentence in pop psychology a&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[✨Embodied consent work is grief work✨]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healing is relational]]></description><link>https://helenadefelice.substack.com/p/embodied-consent-work-is-grief-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://helenadefelice.substack.com/p/embodied-consent-work-is-grief-work</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Helena De Felice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 22:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VH26!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbcc765c5-6600-4965-9676-0fea899b0534_4032x3024.heic" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In recent days, as I&#8217;ve returned from offering embodied consent practices in a remote community in British Columbia, I&#8217;ve been deep in a process of metabolizing grief - now a familiar friend in the wake of my father&#8217;s passing.</p><p>My friend last night called what I was describing &#8216;contact grief&#8217;, grief that didn&#8217;t come from me but that I&#8217;m experiencing from &#8230;</p>
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