On today's episode, Karen Hurd joins Luis to discuss the top three reasons (from a biochemistry perspective), why we get depressed, activated, and dysregulated during the holiday season.

They are:
1) chemical & natural fragrances
2) refined carbohydrates
3) sugars

They parse each apart, and dive deeply into the way that the body responds to these highly concentrated substances. Karen even shares her recipe for potato-less mashed potatoes and gluten-free no-sugar pumpkin-less pumpkin pie!

For more information on Karen'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)Ep.  165 How Chemical Fragrances Are Causing Your Anxiety (feat. Karen Hurd)
 You can join July's Addiction Circle here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/somatic-addiction-circle-2

[Bonus Episode] The Top 3 Reasons We Get Depressed During The Holidays w/ Karen Hurd

This podcast explores how to heal stress &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; my work, please visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com. (Written, produced &amp; recorded by Luis Mojica. Editing by Fredo Viola. Intro &amp; outro song: "Witch Love" by Luis Mojica)

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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. 
 You can join July's Addiction Circle here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/somatic-addiction-circle-2

[Ep. 202] Flowers For Fentanyl Addicts: How My Migraine Turned Into A Masterclass

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 oppressorsWhy having curiosity for oppressors is very triggering to peopleThe difference between having curiosity and condoningTheir experiences with radicalizationWhy when we are dehumanized, we can reflexively dehumanize another
 You can join July's Addiction Circle here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/somatic-addiction-circle-2

[Ep. 201] Oppressor Empathy: "I'm Just So Bored Of Hate" w/ the HLN Team

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 GladiatorsWhy Dan was in so much pain during the height of his fameHow the advice "big boys don't cry" impacted his life and how he grieved his brother's deathWhat it is to be non-sexually intimate with another man Dan's journey to authenticity and integrityYou can learn about Dan and his work at: https://www.dannitroclark.net/


 You can join July's Addiction Circle here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/somatic-addiction-circle-2

[Ep. 200] American Gladiator Teaches Me About Becoming Vulnerable w/ Dan Clark

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 himWhy Daryl takes racism seriously, but not personallyHis first encounter with a KKK memberWhy he isn't triggered by racist slurs and stereotypesWhy his intent is never to convince or convert a klansmenYou can learn about Daryl's work at: https://www.daryldavis.com/


 You can join July's Addiction Circle here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/somatic-addiction-circle-2

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

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 IGWhat IG was able to provide him and othersWhy IG is not his jobThe uncoupling work around being seen he was able to do during his time on IGAfter receiving that medicine, why mystery, the obscure, and going deep is now calling him
 You can join July's Addiction Circle here: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/events/somatic-addiction-circle-2

[Bonus Episode] The Top 3 Reasons We Get Depressed During The Holidays w/ Karen Hurd

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