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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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13:38

[Ep. 234] Is Misgendering A Form Of Progress?

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2025/01/30

Luis shares part of his intersex journey as he explores the idea of misgendering as progress. Join him as he discusses the difference between sex and gender, harm and difference in the context of free speech. He believes we all have a responsibility to orient to, and find safety in, ourselves. The more comfortable Luis is in himself, the less offend-able he has become. Feel free to be part of the discussion by leaving a comment below. ----You can learn more on the website: https://www.ho...

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39:29

[Ep. 233] Cognitive Dissonance: Using It To Your...

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2025/01/26

Thanks to a listener request, Camille and Luis discuss cognitive dissonance through the lens of somatics and parts work. Cognitive dissonance, the friction between held and opposing beliefs, can result in an uncomfortable tension. The discomfort caused by this tension is usually avoided, or even "erased".Alternatively, leaning in to the tension can be an opportunity for growth, or, an indicator of boundaries. Luis uses the example of the cognitive dissonance he experienced around being vegan,...

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[Bonus Episode] The Sugar-To-Adrenaline Pipeline

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2025/01/23

Join Luis as he explores the effects of sugar, starch and refined carbohydrates on the body. Journey from the first bite to blood glucose levels spiking, all the way to the body's resulting stress response. Learn the balancing nutritional recommendations to employ before eating sugar, starch and refined carbohydrates to help mitigate the effects of adrenaline in the body. ----You can learn more on the website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/You can follow Luis on Instagram @holis...

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[Ep. 232] My Post About Trans People Triggered Her......

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2025/01/19

On today's episode Luis is joined by Kai Cheng Thom: somatic therapist, depth psychologist, and author. Back in August, Luis put up a post on social media sharing both his personal experiences and opinions about gender dysphoria, body dysmorphia, and youth in the trans community. The post received a lot of attention, and started a conversation with Kai that continues here.They discuss:relating through differencethe relationship between the body and ideologyour projections of a person vs. thei...

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[Bonus Episode] Why Food Comforts Us & How To...

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2025/01/16

Luis teaches us about his latest obsession: postprandial bloodflow. He talks about what it is, how affects it, and why it matters. He explains how it relates to comfort foods, emotional eating, and binge eating. The video ends with a somatic practice to explore how we related to food and comfort.You can read more about, and register for, the 3-week "Recovering From Sexual Fawning" mini-course here. Everyone who registers will also get a replay of the "How Fawning Affects Your Sex Life" webina...

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[Ep. 231] Elegy For An Elephant: Transforming The...

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2025/01/12

On today's episode Luis welcomes Ryan Abramowitz, author and artist of the book "Elegy For An Elephant", and Melissa McConnell, who introduced Ryan's book to Luis, to have a group discussion about the grief of losing a loved one to suicide, and how powerful artistic expression can be.Ryan discusses the process of creating and releasing the book, and how the way it has shifted things for him in his process. He talks about making new relationships with the trauma and grief, practicing releasing...

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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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[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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[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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[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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[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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[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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[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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[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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