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[Ep. 117] Navigating Pleasure as a Resource for Healing Trauma

[Ep. 117] Navigating Pleasure as a Resource for Healing Trauma

FromHolistic Life Navigation


[Ep. 117] Navigating Pleasure as a Resource for Healing Trauma

FromHolistic Life Navigation

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Oct 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Luis explores why building capacity for pleaser is a critical yet often over-looked part of trauma-healing.Pleasure, joy, peace, etc. are an excellent resource when trying to heal our trauma. They are the counter-vortex, i.e. they provide the resourcing our bodies need to be with sensations that are more constricting.However, it can be very difficult and overwhelming for a traumatized nervous system to be with pleasure because it doesn't trust the openness -- it feels vulnerable and defenseless.  Constriction feels safer and is familiar to a traumatized nervous system. Luis guides us through practice to help us notice pleasure and then observe what our current capacity for pleaser is. He invites us to notice how do our bodies constrict around moments of pleasure, often with intrusive thoughts, and then how we can respond to the presence of those thoughts to little-by-little expand our capacity for pleasure.For more information about Luis's work, please visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com
Released:
Oct 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This podcast explores how to heal stress & trauma holistically. I am your host, Luis Mojica. My work, Holistic Life Navigation, was modeled after my own journey in healing myself of chronic illness & PTSD. I share this podcast with many other brilliant minds who, like me, healed themselves through unique, unusual, and unorthodox ways. For more information on me & my work, please visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com. (Written, produced & recorded by Luis Mojica. Editing by Will Manning. Intro & outro song: "Witch Love" by Luis Mojica)