Somatics is naturally an inward focused practice involving the noticing of internal feelings and sensations, something that sociatally, in America at least, only women are "allowed" to notice. Men often feel like they need to be loud and dominant, focusing their energy outward lest they seem weak, whereas women can be fluid, sensuous and internally focused. However, it's when men learn to relate to their own feminine energy, getting comfortable going inward, that they can securely unfurl into their masculinity. Our 6 month Embodied Masculinity Slow Group is only for men who want to learn somatics supported in a community, led by Luis. 

Have any questions about the Embodied Masculinity Slow Group? Feel free to drop it in the comments below. 

How do you relate to your masculine and feminine energy? 

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On today's episode, Luis teaches about pendulation, a term coined by Peter Levine, and taught through Somatic Experiencing. Luis shares about his understanding of "active" pendulation, how to not bypass, and how the practice changed his life. At the end of the episode, Luis takes us through a guided pendulation practice so you can experience firsthand what he's teaching about.

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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' YouTube channel and leave your comment there.

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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 
· divisiveness and identity
· urgency & agency
· the role that social media plays

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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, and why the snack is helpful.

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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 Somatics are bi-monthly, public, pay-what-you-want offerings. You can view the upcoming schedule to attend one live here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events-1

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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 breakfast. He then gives specifics on how to eat his recommended breakfast meal, and gives an option that is tailored to suit vegans, as well as one for vegetarians and omnivores.

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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 sometimes controversial experiences and viewpoints. Her interview is intermingled with Luis' own viewpoints and reflections.

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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
· curiosity vs. fear
· the role of social media in divisiveness
· practicing flexibility of both the nervous system and thought
· the physiology of stress and disagreement
· the complex story of political and morale views people have

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On today's episode Luis is joined by Michelle Petties: author, writer, speaker, and processed food addict in recovery.

They discuss:

• fluidity of identity
• overcouplings and food
• shifting from "emotional eating" to food relationships
• the role of narratives and the conscious and unconscious mind
• food addiction and capacity
• food as healing and eating to be nourished

You can watch Michelle's Tedx Talk here: https://youtu.be/WJLr53XlIV4?si=DtvbxKj_7H-ilUG5

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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 differently in-person vs. online
• performative allyship
• how social media amplifies misinformation
• how an over-focus on social justice affects people's businesses
• how social media has caused an increase in divisiveness and reactionary behavior
• the fine real between what's real and isn't on social media
• the ways social media has shifted over the past decade

You can read more about Holly's program Beyond the Feed here (registration is currently open, and closes on September 20, 2024): https://www.askhollyhow.com/programs/beyond-the-feed

You can find the link to the "Honestly Podcast" episode Luis mentioned here: https://www.honestlypod.com/podcast/episode/1b1ee3ce/smartphones-rewired-childhood-heres-how-to-fix-it

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On today's episode, Luis talks about a life-changing moment when everything he believed in and identified with started to fall apart and transform.

He discusses fluidity, "truth" as a somatic experience, uncoupling of bias, and tells the story of his friends and their mind-opening experience that led to voting for a Republican.

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On today's episode Luis discusses his practice of humanizing those he disagrees with, and how the killing of Charlie Kirk, and the response to it, inspired him to share his reaction.

When one of the people who had abused him died, Luis thought he'd feel relief, but instead found grief and love underneath the fear he'd been trapped in. His own self-inquiry made him decide that it hurt him more to hate his abuser than it did to humanize him. 

From this realization Luis began his personal radical rehumanizing practice. He discusses what humanizing isn't, how we can dehumanize ourselves, and how we can relate to the sensations and emotions that arise when we dehumanize ourselves or others.

You can listen to the episode Luis recorded with Daryl Davis here: 

[Ep. 199] How A Black Man Humanized KKK Leaders & Changed Their Minds w/ Daryl Davis

and read more about him on his website.

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On today's episode Luis welcomes Otto Maier, certified Psychedelic Integration Guide, Jungian coach, and ceremony facilitator. 

They explore: 

• releasing attachment to identity
• others' projections of identity, and the relationship with validation
• navigating the transmutation of identity from psychedelics
• the role of spirituality, love, and trust in psychedelic and somatic frameworks

You can learn more about Otto and his work here: https://www.soulpsyche.org/
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Today's episode is a recorded portion of the most recent Addiction Circle.

Luis discusses the relationship between blood sugar balance, and addiction recovery and capacity for stress. He shares his perspective on addiction, and explains how nutrition can support your nervous system and adrenals.

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Today's episode is a HLN team episode (minus Marika, because she was sick).

Luis, Camille, and Evan discuss their reflections on the conflict, grounded in the somatic experience of what it brings up in us, rather than having a debate.

The HLN team explores:

• The urgency of needing to know "what side" someone is on
• The ways social media plays a role in spreading dysregulation
• Space, container, and capacity
• The importance of the practice of pendulation while discussing big topics

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Today's episode is a replay of a radio interview with Luis and Jaguar Mary X. 

They had Luis on their program, Midday Medicine Journey. It's a live, public radio out of Kingston, NY. You can find the entire episode here.

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On today's podcast episode, Luis discusses consent, his relationship with it, and how his relationship with nature informs his experience. 

He explores disconnecting from a viewpoint of human-supremacy to honor an ecocentric, nature-based perspective, as well as honoring the balance between our own personal agency and helplessness.

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Today’s episode is a replay of the most recent Community Somatics. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices, as well as a demo, as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques of somatic work, and see what we learn.

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Today's episode is a unique and generous invitation into Luis's innermost thoughts, body, and spirit.

Luis shares with us the experiences and learnings that came to him on a recent trip for professional development.

He learned a lot...just not in the places he assumed he would.

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Today's episode is a HLN team episode -- minus Marika, because it is her birthday!  

Luis, Camille, and Evan discuss what it means to have curiosity about oppressors.

The HLN team explores:

• How it feels in the body to be judgmental vs. having curiosity for oppressors
• Why having curiosity for oppressors is very triggering to people
• The difference between having curiosity and condoning
• Their experiences with radicalization
• Why when we are dehumanized, we can reflexively dehumanize another

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by Dan Clark, a former professional athlete, television personality, author, actor, and producer. Dan is well known for his role as gladiator Nitro on the TV show American Gladiators. 

Luis and Dan have a beautiful conversation about the tension between masculinity and vulnerability.

Luis and Dan discuss:

• His time on American Gladiators
• Why Dan was in so much pain during the height of his fame
• How the advice "big boys don't cry" impacted his life and how he grieved his brother's death
• What it is to be non-sexually intimate with another man 
• Dan's journey to authenticity and integrity

You can learn about Dan and his work at: https://www.dannitroclark.net/

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by Daryl Davis whose efforts to fight racism by engaging members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) resulted in over 200 klansmen leaving and denouncing the KKK. 

Luis and Daryl have an intriguing discussion about his experience with, and curiosity about, racism. 

Luis and Daryl discuss:

• Daryl's first direct encounter with racism and the question that experience spurred in him
• Why Daryl takes racism seriously, but not personally
• His first encounter with a KKK member
• Why he isn't triggered by racist slurs and stereotypes
• Why his intent is never to convince or convert a klansmen

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Most of us were alone during our most traumatic experiences—and then left alone to try to heal from them. In this episode, Luis explores why isolation is at the root of so much trauma, how unexpressed survival responses can stay stuck in the body for decades, and why healing requires connection. He shares why group work is so powerful, how somatic practices and whole-food nutrition work together, and what it means to witness your body rather than become it.

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On today's episode, Luis shares with us his Instagram journey, and why he has now chosen to step away from it. 

Luis explores:

• What first motivated him to go on IG
• What IG was able to provide him and others
• Why IG is not his job
• The uncoupling work around being seen he was able to do during his time on IG
• After receiving that medicine, why mystery, the obscure, and going deep is now calling him

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by Stefanie Joseph, a soma intuitive coach deeply committed to empowering individuals on their path of self-discovery and healing. 

Luis and Stefanie honestly and tenderly explore the nuances of life and death. 

Luis and Stefanie discuss:

• Her losing her job while taking the HLN Course
• Her sister's sudden illness and subsequent death
• Being with a body as consciousness comes-and-goes
• Why death is not the end
• How the experience with her sister evolved her professional practice
• What "moving grief" means

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On today's episode, the HLN Team talks about veganism. Luis recently shifted away from a purely vegan diet, and the HLN Team discusses their own personal experiences with diet, as well as with the associated identity that can come from dietary choices. 

They discuss: 

• why Luis is no longer vegan
• centering what works for the animal body 
• how veganism can be both a diet, as well as an identity and a political perspective
• having flexibility to change, and to be honest, in group social situations
• navigating identity and expectations

You can listen to the podcast episode Luis references here:
[Ep. 155] When Identity Starts To Constrict You w/ Anne Connor

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On today's episode Luis is joined by Peter A. Levine, PhD: psychotherapist, author, and creator of Somatic Experiencing.

They discuss:

• How their personal histories have shaped their lives and work
• The importance of titration
• The mystical and shamanic aspects of SE
• The deep mystery inherent in trauma healing work
• The teachers and moments that combined and synthesized to inform Peter's teachings

You can read more about Peter, and purchase his books, and explore programs here: https://www.somaticexperiencing.com/

You can visit Somatic Experiencing International's website here: https://traumahealing.org/

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Today’s episode is a replay of the most recent Community Somatics. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices, as well as a demo, as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques of somatic work, and see what we learn.

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by Africa Brooke, a developmental coach who works with hyper-visible people and author of The Third Perspective: Brave Expression in the Age of Intolerance. 

Luis and Africa have a riveting exchange where they share their experiences with the biology of belonging, the high of shaming or humiliating, and fawning.

Luis and Africa discuss:

• Identity of oppression
• Repression of our power, expression, and curiosity due to fear
• Holding multiple truths simultaneously
• Call-Out & Cancel Culture
• Humanizing our "opponents"

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On today's episode, the HLN Team talks attachment styles, taking a perspective based in somatics rather than one of pathology.

They discuss: 

• how attachment style isn't fixed, but is relational and environmental
• how identifying our styles can be helpful for pattern recognition, but can be difficult if they become identity
• how to relate to attachment styles and habits
• what secure attachment means
• agency vs. urgency

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by Dr. Nicole LePera, better known as @The.Holistic.Psychologist. Dr. Nicole is a therapist who created the SelfHealers Circle to allow people to go on their own journey and create who they want to become.

Dr. Nicole shares with us her new book, How to be the Love You Seek, as well how her approach to relationships has evolved over time.

Luis and Nicole discuss:

• How to interrupt reflexive patterns
• Distinguishing between "This relationship is not for me" vs "I don't have the capacity for this relationship [right now]."
• Why trauma doesn't like unpredictability and how we can mistake familiarity for comfort or safety
• Why "true love" isn't undying loyalty; we can accept people exactly as they are AND maintain boundaries
• Coming to distinguish the difference between peace and contentment vs being tired or bored in the body
• How "immaturity" is an entitlement of regulation from our partner which is carried over from childhood when attachment and co-regulation needs were unmet
• Nontraditional relationships, expanded relationship & throuples
• Her personal evolution of her relationship with herself and her partners

You can learn more about Nicoles's work at: https://theholisticpsychologist.com/

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Today's episode is a replay of a radio interview with Luis and Jaguar Mary X. 

They had Luis on their program, Midday Medicine Journey. It's a live, public radio out of Kingston, NY. You can find the entire episode here.

For more information about Jaguar Mary X, visit:
https://www.kaliartproject.com/

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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Today's episode is a replay from the Kick Sugar Summit, where Luis discusses his personal history with binge eating and sugar over-consumption, the effect sugar has on the body and nervous system, and the transformational medicine of somatics and self-relating.

You can learn more about the Kick Sugar Summit here: https://www.kicksugarsummit.com/

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You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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Luis has lived the ADHD diagnosis, along with tics, tourrettes, binge eating, self-hatred and suicidal ideation. All of this stress does a number on the gut lining, which leads to brain inflammation and brain fog. Luis began to notice that all of his symptoms would shapeshift depending upon what food he had eaten. Eventually this practice taught him how to eat for a nutrient deficient brain, while somatics taught him how to be a conscious witness. The combination of nutrition and somatics allowed the stress hormones to reduce and his gut lining to heal. 

Join Luis as he shares his favorite way to increase gut biodiversity and sustainably get dopamine. Get the webinar for free here: https://hln.thinkific.com/courses/food-therapy-adhd

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode, we are visited by friend of the show, Asha Frost. Asha is an energy healer, visionary, spiritual teacher, and mentor.

Asha shares how her practice of "going lower" has supported her in navigating chronic pain, illness, and generational trauma.

Luis and Asha discuss:

• how pain and illness are the medicine
• bypassing vs. relating to the state
• how illness and pain can be expressions of internalized and suppressed trauma
• carrying & releasing generational trauma
• experiencing freedom in pain

You can learn more about Asha's work at: https://ashafrost.com/

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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Today’s episode is a replay of the most recent Community Somatics. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices, as well as a demo, as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques of somatic work, and see what we learn.

Community Somatics are bi-monthly, public, pay-what-you-want offerings. You can view the upcoming schedule to attend one live here:

https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events-1

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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Today's episode is a replay of A Braver Way podcast recording, where Luis joined Mónica Guzmán to discuss the relationship between political disagreement and trauma response.

Mónica talks to Luis about what he's learned from his clients about how we physically react to intense political disagreement… and what we can do about it. Luis sheds light on what happens to us when we feel “triggered” by something someone says, and the two share tips and bold ideas on everything from how you can feel more secure in tough conversations to where that all-important line might be between what’s painful and what’s harmful.

You can listen to other episodes of A Braver Way podcast here: https://braverangels.org/abraverway/

You can learn more about Braver Angels and their mission here: https://braverangels.org/

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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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 find the entire episode here.

For more information about Jaguar Mary X, visit:
https://www.kaliartproject.com/

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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It's almost exactly the one year anniversary since we released this episode! Martha's interview with Luis is one of our most listened to podcast episodes, so we decided to re-share it in case you haven't heard it, or if you wanted to revisit the wisdom within it.

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In this episode, Luis is joined by Martha Beck, a Harvard-trained sociologist, world-renowned coach and New York Times bestselling author. Martha wrote The Way of Integrity which Luis lovingly refers to as "The Guide on How to Stop Fawning."

Martha and Luis engage in a dynamic conversation about trauma response of fawning, how fawning impacted their lives, and how it felt to release that trauma response. They explore why the body hates to lie, i.e. the physical manifestations that occur in our bodies when we suppress our truths and desires as well as why we often times lose our integrity not because we are bad but because we are trying so hard to be good.

Martha also shares with us what she learns from her integrity cleanses, i.e. abstaining from lying for a year, and what it was like to coach Oprah through a somatic practice of understanding a fawn response.

For more information on Martha's work, visit: https://marthabeck.com/

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode, the HLN Team talks about getting sick, and how embodiment can change the way we experience being sick.

They discuss: 

• prioritizing the body through rest
• how sickness increases our sensitivity to our own capacity
• sickness and the inability to bypass
• how symptoms are the way the body communicates
• the wisdom of slowing down
• tending to capacity with rest

For more information about Holistic Life Navigation's offerings, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by Natalie Ross, a marketing coach and self-described "witchy weirdo who loves helping purpose-driven entrepreneurs put themselves out there with confidence." Natalie shares how somatic experiencing changed her life, how she learned to market within a somatic framework, and how she helps clients learn to do the same.

They discuss:

• trauma as initiation, and the reclaiming of ourselves
• how the practice of somatic experiencing is endless and lifelong
• reimagining marketing through the lens of somatics: not a tactic or a strategy
• how marketing is something we all already always do
• transactional vs. relational marketing
• how relational trauma affects marketing, both the creating and receiving

You can learn more about Natalie's work at: natalie.net

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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Today’s bonus episode is a replay of the most recent Community Somatics. Luis takes us through a variety of topics and practices, as well as a demo, as he invites us to drop in, play with the philosophy and techniques of somatic work, and see what we learn.

Community Somatics are bi-monthly, public, pay-what-you-want offerings. You can view the upcoming schedule to attend one live here:

https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events-1

For more information on Karen Hurd's work, visit: http://www.karenhurd.com/

Check out some of our previous episodes with Karen:

• Ep. 8 Healing Your Body With Beans (feat. Karen Hurd)
• Ep. 19 Caffeine & Adrenaline (feat. Karen Hurd)
• Ep. 34 How Dairy Affects Your Body (feat. Karen Hurd)
• Ep. 56 How Sugar Affects The Body (feat. Karen Hurd)
• Ep. 95 Beans: How They Create Life & Heal Trauma (feat. Karen Hurd)

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode, the HLN Team is joined by Thayer Case, and they highlight, with a little humor, some psychology terms that have entered into the world of pop culture and been misunderstood. They discuss "triggered," "safety," "gaslighting," and "narcissism." They also discuss fragility and preciousness, the binary nature of language, and the value of specificity.

For more information about Holistic Life Navigation's offerings, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com

You can read about Thayer, and Maverick Psychotherapy Group, here: https://maverickpsychotherapygroup.com/thayer-case

You can find Thayer on IG: @thayer_kyusan_case & @traumanerds 

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode, Luis is joined by the HLN team (Camille Leak, Marika Malaea, and Evan Adams), retreat co-facilitators Zach Kalatsky and Holly Kiefer, and retreat participants Ansley, Shana, and David, to share their experiences at HLN retreats. 

They discuss what to expect at HLN retreats, ranging from itinerary to inner experience. These retreats are a great way to practice somatics in-person and in community space, which can facilitate deep and transformational healing.

Sign up for the newsletter for emails about early bird pricing for the next retreat at Menla in upstate NY from June 12th-16th 2024: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

If you'd like to learn more about Zach's work, click here: https://www.theforesthaven.com/

If you'd like to learn more about Holly's work, you can follow her on Instagram: @holly_ag_

If you'd like to learn more about Camille's work, click here: https://www.realtalkbravespaces.com/

If you'd like to learn more about Evan's work, click here: https://www.emeraldlightsoundhealing.com

You can also find Ansley (@ansleydalbo), Shana (@consciousnectar) and David (healing_the_dgrosh) on Instagram.

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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Do you have ADHD? Has anyone ever asked you what kind of food you eat and if your life excites you? 

Luis had self-medicated his ADHD with sugar, caffeine, and cigarettes because stimulants boost dopamine. This can help with short term productivity, but these substances also stimulate the heart, nervous system, and adrenals, eventually leading to burnout. 

What if we learned how to use dopamine deficiency as a compass to find what truly lights us up? 

Want to learn more about how to eat for ADHD? Get the webinar for free here: https://hln.thinkific.com/courses/food-therapy-adhd

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode, the HLN Team talks about medical trauma, including their personal experiences, and how prevalent it is.

They discuss:

• the necessity of boundary breaks during medical procedures
• how embodiment practices can in preparing
• transactional vs. relational medical experiences
• how clients and medical practitioners can be supported by diet
• how overcouplings can be triggered in exams and procedures
• how shame can be present in and after exams

You can find the webinar on medical trauma here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/store/p/healing-medical-trauma-what-to-do-before-after-webinar

For more information about Holistic Life Navigation's offerings, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's podcast, Luis welcomes his friend Lindsay Christinee: environmental activist, entrepreneur, and author. After her father's passing, Lindsay began to deeply realize that, in western society, we aren't taught how to grieve. Lindsay shares about her cathartic experience of reading and writing about death and grieving.

They discuss:

• how her passion - writing - helped her transmute grief
• how different cultures and religions relate to death and grieving
• how unaddressed grief can show up in different ways 
• learning to slow down
• how myth can aid in self-relating
• the medicine of transmutation and shape shifting 

You can purchase Lindsay's book, "Myths of the Underworld," here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Myths-of-the-Underworld/Lindsay-Christinee/9781646045549


You can also register for the in-person event:

Maha Rose in Brooklyn, NY: https://www.maharose.com/relating-to-grief

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode Luis is joined by writer and speaker Eldra Jackson III. Luis had seen Eldra in The Work, and was deeply moved by the documentary. At the time of filming, Eldra was serving a life-sentence in prison; he is now the co-executive director of Inside Circle, the non-profit who hosts the men's groups shown in the documentary.

As a survivor of childhood trauma, Eldra had developed an internalized story that said that to thrive you must become a predator, in order to not become a victim again. This led to decisions and a lifestyle that ended in a conviction for illegal activities. Forced to continue bypassing his emotions, he went from from hiding fear, sadness, and grief, and moved directly into a survival response for a life in prison.

During this time he was invited to join the men's group, where he began developing a different relationship with pain, so that he could grow, and show up for other people.

Luis and Eldra discuss self-relating and self-parenting, transmuting trauma, and the medicine that lives right besides pain.


You can learn more about Inside Circle here: https://insidecircle.org/

You can watch The Work here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B077GGWH8P/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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On today's episode Luis speaks with Britt Piper, sexual violence survivor and educator.

Britt shares about how she was sexually assaulted in college by a “good samaritan” who offered to help her with a flat tire. The event left her traumatized, and the emotional exhaustion of the trial, and repetitively rescheduled hearings, were re-traumatizing. She had expected to feel better after he was jailed, but nothing was “healed” or “went back to normal” afterwards.

Her own coping mechanisms and emotional dysregulation landed her in a jail cell six months later. When she went before the judge, she was imparted wisdom that triggered a moment of clarity: "you need to learn to live *with* your trauma." Rather than something to "get over" or avoid, her emotions, and the experience, became something for her to learn to relate with.

Over time, she has continued to grow her capacity, both for her emotions and her work. She has continued to speak publicly, and has also become a trauma-informed coach and practitioner.

For more information about Brittany and her work, visit: http://brittanypiper.com/

For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

You can get instant access to all of the HLN webinars and video courses here: https://hln.thinkific.com/collections

You can read more about, and register for, the retreat at Broughton in the UK here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/broughton-2026

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