Holistic Life Navigation

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


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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

Register here for the upcoming August 9th webinar, "Supporting Boys Through Puberty: Navigating P*rnography, Hormones & Isolation".

Learn more and register for the weekend at Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/luis-mojica/creating-safety-within/

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