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.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 342
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
[Ep. 171] Embodied Entrepreneur: How To Not Burn Out
On today's episode, Luis is joined by HLN co-teacher Camille Leak, and Rebecca Dollard and Janell Flores Bolte, graduates of the most recent Embodied Practitioner slow groups, to share their experien…
[Ep 170] Embodying Masculinity: How To Relate So We Don't Dominate
On today's episode, Luis is joined by Zach and Steven, his co-facilitators, and graduates of the most recent Embodied Masculinity slow group, to share about their experiences around masculinity, sexu…
[Bonus Episode] Navigating Dysphoria
On today's episode Luis talks about navigating gender dysphoria without an urgency model. He speaks directly from his experience of gender dysphoria as an intersex person.
Some of the topics he discus…
[Ep. 169] Dysphoria Doesn’t Always Mean You’re Trans w/ Buck Angel
On today's episode, Luis speaks with Buck Angel: human rights activist, speaker, and innovator.
Buck shares his story of growing up biologically female, the ensuing internalized body dysmorphia, and t…
[Ep. 168] Navigating Body Shame
On today's episode, Luis discusses the many forms body shame can take, and how prevalent it is. Luis shares about his own experience, as well as highlighting recurring themes of body shame that he wi…
[Ep. 167] Embodied Thinking: Feeling How Thoughts Unfurl From The Body w/ Kat Kruse
On today's episode, Luis is joined by Kat Kruse, a somatic coach, writer, and practicer of Embodied Thinking.
Their conversation began when Luis had said that “our thoughts [are] the most impersonal a…
[Bonus Episode] Trauma Rewired Podcast Replay: Fawning & Sexual Fawning
Today's podcast episode is a replay from the “Trauma Rewired” podcast. Hosts Jennifer and Elisabeth discuss the following topics with Luis:
- Fawn response from a neurosomatic perspective
- Shame as a prot…
[Ep. 166] Navigating The Stereotypes Of Privilege
On today’s episode, the HLN team talks privilege, and brings nuance to the complex topic.
The discuss:
- privilege vs. privileges
- the assumptions behind privilege and marginalization
- bringing curiosity to …
[Bonus Episode] Songwriting & Transmuting Trauma w/ Heavybird (Evan Glenn Adams)
On today's episode, Luis is joined by musician, producer, and sound healing practitioner Evan Glenn Adams. They discuss Evan's solo music project Heavybird (@heavybirdmusic), and his newest album, "a…
[Ep. 165] How Chemical Fragrances Are Causing Your Anxiety (& Other Hormonal Issues) w/ Karen Hurd
On today's episode, Luis and Karen discuss how perfume and other chemical fragrances effect our bodies. Since they can be inhaled or absorbed through the skin, many of us are constantly bathed in the…
[Bonus Episode] She Watched Her Daughter Nearly Die & Didn't Get Traumatized w/ Camille Leak
On today's episode, Luis follows up with Camille about her experience with Khadija in the NICU and how her body was, and is, responding. Camille shows us firsthand what it looks like to use somatic e…
[Ep. 164] Navigating Panic Attacks
On today’s episode, Luis discusses an often-requested topic: navigating panic attacks.
Luis shares his personal experience with panic attacks, starting at the age of sixteen, that lead to multiple ho…
[Bonus Episode] Mid-Day Medicine Series: Parenting, Family, & Somatics w/ Jaguar Mary X
This is a bonus episode which features an interview with Luis and Jaguar Mary X.
They had Luis on their program called Midday Medicine Journey. It's a live, public radio out of Kingston, NY. You can …
[Ep. 163] Identity Is Such A Drag: Letting Ourselves Compost w/ Sophie Strand
On today's episode, Luis speaks with Sophie Strand, self-described writer, compost heap, and neo-troubadour animist.
Together they explore identity as a strategy: sometimes useful, sometimes not, but …
[Bonus Episode] Tori Amos, Musical Shamanism, & Conscious Self-Destruction w/ Noah Michelson
On today's episode, Luis has a conversation with Noah Michelson, editor at HuffPost Personal, over their shared love of Tori Amos, and the way her music has helped them explore their own traumas.
Tori…
[Ep. 162] Navigating Anger & Rage
On today's episode, Luis explores how we often overcouple anger with rage, violence, oppression, and harm, and how it doesn’t always have to equate.
He discusses:
- the relationship between boundaries, a…
[Bonus Episode] Somatic Drop-In Replay | Aug 15 2023
Today’s bonus episode is a recording of the most recent Somatic Drop-In. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques o…
[Ep. 161] Holding Grief with Gratitude w/ Carolyn Carter
We welcome back friend of the show, Carolyn Waiters Carter, a human development professional, poet, and somatic relational coach. Carolyn generously shares with us a story of grief, grace, grit and g…
[Bonus Episode] Mid-Day Medicine Series: Change & Acceptance w/ Jaguar Mary X
This is a bonus episode which features an interview with Luis and Jaguar Mary X.
They had Luis on their program called Midday Medicine Journey. It's a live, public radio out of Kingston, NY. You can …
[Ep. 160] Navigating Sexual Turn On: Pleasure or Overwhelm?
On today's episode, Luis explores the sensations and stories behind our kinks, sexual desires, and turn-ons.
Luis discusses the complicated relationship that can occur between overwhelm, fear, and tur…