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Holistic Life Navigation

Holistic Life Navigation

This podcast explores holistic stress and trauma recovery. I am your host, Luis Mojica. My work, Holistic Life Navigation, was modeled after my own journey in healing myself from chronic illness and PTSD. I share this podcast with many brilliant minds who, like me, healed themselves through unique, unusual, and unorthodox ways.For more information, please visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.comWritten, produced and recorded by Luis Mojica. Edited by Fredo Viola. Intro/outro song: "Witch Love"

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[Ep. 230] My Ancestors Didn't Have Time To Be...

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2025/01/05

On today's episode, Luis shares his reflections on his ancestry, and the experience of his ancestors juxtaposed against his present experience. He discusses the differences between cultures, and the practice of understanding and accepting ancestors. Luis speaks about how intergenerational wisdom and intergenerational trauma are both accessible to us, and how the relationship of movement, activity, and hard work can act as a salve to stress, stagnation, and overthinking. The episode ends with ...

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[Ep. 229] How Fawning Affects Your Sex Life (A...

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2024/12/29

On today's episode, Luis talks about how fawning affects your sex life, and what you can do about it. He discusses:what fawning is, and why we do itthe relationship between fawning and sexthe longterm impact of prolonged sexual fawningwhy sexual fawning can occur with or without abuse[Ep. 2] Fawning: The Most Overlooked Trauma Response[Ep. 133] Fawning Made Me Sick w/ Martha Beck[Bonus Episode] Trauma Rewired Podcast Replay: Fawning & Sexual FawningYou can find the links to the webinar an...

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36:57

[Ep. 228] It's Official: My Book Proposal Has Been...

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2024/12/22

On today's episode, Luis sits down for a casual conversation to connect with everyone, and share what's alive and present for him. He discusses: co-dependencycapacity and desire his upcoming bookintegrity & fawningpersonal rupture & repair worknarcissismYou can find the links to some of the podcast episodes Luis mentioned here:[Ep. 5] Racism Recovery Part 1: Healing Racism Through The Lens Of Trauma | April Harter (Therapist & Racism Recovery Coach)[Ep. 6] Racism Recover...

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51:20

[Ep. 227] The Relief Of Mystery, Aliens, and...

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2024/12/15

On today's episode, Luis is joined by fellow podcast host Chion Wolf, and they share an interesting and meandering conversation. While moving from topics including atheism, the existence of extraterrestrials, and manifestation, they highlight the deep and beautiful themes of being humbled, living with curiosity, and relating to difference. You can listen to Chion's podcast, "Audacious with Chion Wolf," here: https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolfYou can listen to Luis' interv...

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13:40

[Ep. 226] Navigating Co-Dependency & Narcissism

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2024/12/08

On today's episode, Luis shares more about his personal experience with social media, and how he approaches responses and comments that have anger or upset. He shares how you can incorporate this approach into your life if you have a public presence, or in any relational situation with strong disagreement.He discusses the role of fawning, co-dysregulation, co-dependence, and shame, and how these responses are often innocent, unconscious, and reflexive.You can find Luis' YouTube channel here: ...

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53:32

[Ep. 225] "My Body Is Female, I'm Not": Using...

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2024/12/01

On today's episode, Luis meets with Quinn Silverleaf, and they explore sexuality, sex, and gender through a somatic lens. They share their own unique lived experiences and viewpoints.They discuss:· ideology vs. somatic experience· integrating parts· the role context plays within our culture· separating male and female from masculinity and femininity · congruency with internal experience and external appearanceYou can register for the free webinar, Processing The U.S. Election With Somati...

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16:21

[Ep. 224] How Am I Using My Freedom?

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2024/11/24

On today's episode, Luis explores what it means to be free. Freedom is messy, and full of mistakes and hypocrisy. In the United States, the diversity of people, thought, and lifestyle creates a tapestry that can be either settling or activating to our bodies and nervous systems.Through personal and ancestral story, he discusses the role of agency, working with the discomfort of difference, and the practice of humanizing everyone.You can register for the free webinar, Processing The U.S. ...

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15:39

[Ep. 223] Navigating Screens: How To Release Stress...

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2024/11/17

In today’s episode, Luis explores somatic empathy and pendulation - swinging between two different sensations or experiences. He explains why we need to develop the skillset to regulate our somatic empathy to stay present while taking in media. When you watch someone in pain, this can create the sensation of "I feel pain your pain." Luis shares steps we can take to tend to that sensation so that we can acknowledge our sense of safety so that our response can be one of compassion.

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[Bonus Episode] Is Binge Watching Too Much For Your...

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2024/11/14

How are screens - televisions, smartphones, iPads, and more - impacting our bodies? In today’s episode, Luis breaks down how our bodies react to the news, social media feeds, and other forms of online media.Today’s society has access to more experiences than ever before. Whether we know it or not, our bodies react to these experiences - whether painful, terrifying, or upsetting, and we lose the sense of our current reality. Luis breaks down this "somatic empathy" and shares a practice f...

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48:26

[Ep. 222] How A Pet Rat & Punk Rock Turned My Wife...

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2024/11/10

In today’s episode, Luis sits down for a casual chat with herbalist Aemen Bell, who is also his wife. From sharing how she healed her lung condition as a teenager to spilling the tea on one of their first dates, Luis and Aemen touch on everything about food, herbs, and relating to the land. Join the couple as they speak about her origins with herbal medicine and the joy she finds being a beacon for her clients. Enjoy this casual chat with plenty of jokes and comforting stories. You ...

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20:49

[Bonus Episode] The Origin Of Our Freeze Responses

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2024/11/07

Do you know what the freeze response is? In today’s episode, Luis explains how this natural tension in the body happens when we’re scared, threatened, or nervous. He does so by looking at videos from the animal kingdom. When we need it, the freeze response is helpful. It can protect us from a physical threat. But, when it results in fatigue or procrastination, it’s not so useful. It’s through somatic work that we can learn how to decipher whether or not we are threatened and feel safe in...

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54:52

[Ep. 221] Dissociation: Could It Be Useful? w/ The...

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2024/11/03

Today’s episode is a casual conversation with the Holistic Life Navigation Team: Luis, Camille, Evan, and Marika. The team shares their personal experiences about dissociation and what happens during that trance-like state when we ‘zone out’. Looking at dissociation through a somatic lens, the team shares what happens to the body when we dissociate and how to attune to the sensation and give our body what we need.You can read more about, and register for, the foundational self led course...

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[Bonus Episode] What Can A Possum Teach Us About...

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2024/10/31

In today’s episode, Luis shares what a possum protecting itself from a coyote can teach us about the ‘freeze and collapse’ response. While it is essential to survival, our bodies can turn on that same response even when there’s not a life-threatening event happening. Allowing nature to be our teacher, Luis looks at the event through the lens of overcoupling disagreement with life-threatening danger. He shares three simple tools we can all practice to help the body feel safe where it is.Y...

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32:55

[Ep. 220] If You Can Ruminate, You're Safe -...

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2024/10/27

In today’s episode, Luis and Camille discuss how our bodies interpret threats and how to decipher the somatic reality of whether or not it’s happening to us now. When we think of something happening to us in the future and the past, the same biochemistry is triggered as if the experience is happening in real time. Luis and Camille share why this happens and how to attune our bodies to a feeling of safety. You can read more about, and register for, the foundational self led course he...

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[Bonus Episode] Eat These 4 Things For Stress

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2024/10/24

What foods can I eat to help me move through a stressful situation in a more tolerable way? In today’s episode, this is the exact question Luis answers for listeners seeking a way to use food to help them regulate their nervous system. Luis shares how foods directly affect our mental health and nervous system. He also shares how to use food to support our emotional and mental health and the exact foods to eat throughout the day to balance our bodies.You can read more about, and register ...

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[Ep. 219] Not Everything Is A Microaggression: Is...

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2024/10/20

In today’s conversation, Luis and Camille Leak reflect on past experiences to chat about privilege, marginalization, diversity, and inclusion. Breaking down what these terms mean and what it looks like when someone experiences them, Camille also shares how to cultivate support and understanding from both sides. Breaking down tough terms, Camille also talks about how microaggression differs from bias, and how she helps people handle uncomfortable moments to form better relationships, from...

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21:48

[Bonus Episode] How Stress & Trauma Connect With...

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2024/10/17

Why do I binge eat? In today’s episode, Luis explores the connection between stress, trauma, and binge eating to help us understand why this behavior presents itself.Sharing his personal story about trauma, Luis breaks down the physiology of prolonged stress and how bingeing offers a temporary feeling of security. He takes us through a 5-minute exercise, he then shares how to learn what’s behind the craving. You can read more about, and register for, the foundational self led course here...

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[Ep. 218] The Biology Of Your Emotions & How Food...

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2024/10/13

In today’s episode, Karen Hurd explains the physics of neurotransmitters and chemical releases, and how the foods we eat alter the chemicals in our brains. From breaking down what happens when our bodies feel “hangry” to “I’m going to take over the world,” Karen and Luis share how foods impact our emotions. Every thought and movement in our bodies is governed by hormones. Karen shares how balanced nutrition balances our hormones and helps our bodies and minds to function better. You...

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[Bonus Episode] Is Porn Use A Form Of Sexual Trauma?

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2024/10/10

In today’s episode, Luis talks about the somatic exploration of how porn affects our bodies physically and mentally. Luis breaks down how the somatic experience and the physiology behind porn use are similar to the thrill of drug use. He addresses how compulsive porn use at a young age can impact men’s development later in life, and their ability to relate to both themselves and their partners. You can read more about, and register for, the foundational self led course here: https:/...

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[Ep. 217] That's SO Virgo: How We Limit Ourselves...

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2024/10/06

In today’s video, astrologer and author Britten LaRue is back on the podcast to talk about authenticity, transformation, and not over-identifying with your sign. Discussing emergence astrology, she shares how astrology can guide us without restricting us as we change and evolve to whatever comes up in life. She offers tips on how to be open to contradiction to be our most 'authentic selves'.You can read about, and register for, Cave Space here: https://brittenlarue.com/course/cave-...

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