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.com.
Written, produced and recorded by Luis Mojica. Edited by Fredo Viola. Intro/outro song: "Witch Love" by Luis Mojica.
Episodes
272 episodes
[Ep. 223] Navigating Screens: How To Release Stress From Media
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....
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[Bonus Episode] Is Binge Watching Too Much For Your Body?
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 acc...
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[Ep. 222] How A Pet Rat & Punk Rock Turned My Wife Into An Herbalist w/ Aemen Bell
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 everythi...
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[Bonus Episode] The Origin Of Our Freeze Responses
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 nee...
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[Ep. 221] Dissociation: Could It Be Useful? w/ The HLN Team
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’.&n...
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[Bonus Episode] What Can A Possum Teach Us About Social Conflict?
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-threa...
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[Ep. 220] If You Can Ruminate, You're Safe - Navigating Remembered, Expected, & Actual Threat
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...
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[Bonus Episode] Eat These 4 Things For Stress
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.
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[Ep. 219] Not Everything Is A Microaggression: Is This The New DEI? w/ Camille Leak
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 lo...
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[Bonus Episode] How Stress & Trauma Connect With Binge Eating
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 physiolo...
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[Ep. 218] The Biology Of Your Emotions & How Food Helps w/ Karen Hurd
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...
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[Bonus Episode] Is Porn Use A Form Of Sexual Trauma?
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 u...
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[Ep. 217] That's SO Virgo: How We Limit Ourselves With Our Zodiac Identities w/ Britten LaRue
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 gui...
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[Bonus Episode] Why Your Solar Plexus Is Tight & How To Release It
In today’s episode, Luis answers a listener’s question- “Why do we sometimes feel tightness in our solar plexus?” Luis breaks down the mechanics of this natural response and what we can do about it.Using the
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[Ep. 216] Navigating The Taboo Topic Of Suicide w/ Luis & Camille
In today’s video, Luis and Camille speak about suicidal ideation, and how to talk about this charged topic with love and support. Sharing their experiences from both sides of the fence, they talk about how connection, and removing s...
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[Bonus Episode] Q&A: My Food Budget & Coming Out Of Veganism
On today's episode, Luis responds to some questions he received on YouTube videos that required more nuanced answers.Are there other topics you'd like to hear Luis speak to, or specific questions you have? You can head over to Luis'
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[Ep. 215] We'll Be Okay Regardless Of Who Is President w/ the HLN Team
On today's episode, the HLN team talks about how they find regulation during presidential election seasons.They discuss:· their unique histories with politics and elections· expected & actual threat · divisivene...
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[Bonus Episode] This Simple Snack Can Help You With Sugar Addiction
On today's video, Luis shares about a snack that can help satisfy the emotional and pleasure needs that may come up when you're craving sweets like candies or pastries.He discusses how to combine the foods, what ingredients to check for...
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[Ep. 214] Community Somatics Replay August 2024
This is a replay of the most recent Community Somatics event. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques of somatic work, and see what we learn.Community ...
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[Bonus Episode] This Meal Can Lower Your Stress For The Entire Day
On today's video, Luis shares about a specific breakfast that can help prevent anxiety, lower stress levels, and contribute to a better night's sleep.He discusses intermittent fasting, skipping breakfast, and the best time to eat breakf...
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[Ep. 213] A Homeless Transwoman Teaches Me How She Transcends Victim Consciousness
On today's episode, Luis starts with a story of a recent trip: one that leads to an interview he recorded while sitting on a stoop in NYC. Kelly Ann, whose spiritual name is Learning, is a homeless transwoman who shares her honest, wise, and so...
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[Ep. 212] Could Curiosity Be The Most Important Ingredient For The American Dream? w/ Mónica Guzmán
On today's episode, Luis speaks with Mónica Guzmán about political divisiveness, identity, and somatics.They discuss:· building capacity for difference by spending time with and practicing being with those who disagree· curiosit...
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[Ep. 211] From Pizza to Tennis: Recovering From Binging By Finding Joy Outside Of Food w/ Michelle Petties
On today's episode Luis is joined by Michelle Petties: author, writer, speaker, and processed food addict in recovery.They discuss:fluidity of identityovercouplings and foodshifting from "emotional eating" ...
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[Ep. 210] Beyond The Feed: Marketing OFF Social Media w/ Holly Howard
On today's episode Luis speaks with Holly Howard, business coach and entrepreneur, about how she made the decision to leave social media, and how she teaches others to do the same.They discuss:how people share and speak diff...
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