Luis Mojica is a somatic therapist, trauma nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, where he teaches thousands of people around the world how to recover from stress and trauma. He uses whole foods, self-inquiry, and Somatic Experiencing as tools to find safety within yourself. Through Holistic Life Navigation, Luis offers online courses and webinars, in-person workshops and retreats, trauma-informed support groups, a monthly membership and newsletter, a weekly podcast, and a popular YouTube channel filled with insights and interviews.

In this incredibly insightful episode, Luis and I discuss:

-What "Somatic Experiencing" is and how it relates to trauma.

-How trauma lives and manifests in the body.

-Luis guides us through a "feeling the now" somatic practice.

-The neurobiology and somatics of anxiety and “addiction” to not feeling happy.  

-Understanding your interpersonal triggers through a somatic lens and how to regulate them.

-The radical and controversial act of being 100% responsible for our actions while being 0% responsible for how someone else feels, and why this is both liberating and truly compassionate. 

-Why “safe spaces” are not actually safe and how to find safety in disagreement.  

-How we are becoming more divided based on our narrowing bandwidth to tolerate disagreement and discomfort.

-Co-dependence, aka “I need you to feel a certain way for me to feel safe.”

-The act of being oppressive in pursuit of trying to end oppression and “shaming people into accountability” – how to step out of the trauma cycle instead. 

-Relational dynamics in the context of the Israel/Palestine conflict.

-How our behavior is affected by taking in negative news.

-The role of nutrition in healing trauma.

-And much more!

Connect with Luis here:

Luis' website: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

Holistic Life Navigation Podcast: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/podcast

Luis on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@holisticlifenavigation/featured

Luis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.life.navigation/?hl=en

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