Episode 16 | The Truth About Emotional Eating, Trauma and Recovery

In this episode of The Trauma Educator Podcast, I’m joined by Luis Mojica, somatic educator and founder of Holistic Life Navigation, whose work sits at the intersection of nutrition, the nervous system, and trauma recovery.Today is the publication of his new book, Food Therapy: Conscious Eating to Navigate Anxiety, Stress, and Trauma. In this conversation how food can become part of the healing process, not through restriction or control, but through relationship. We talk about why so many people with a history of trauma use food to self-soothe, and what the body is truly needing in those moments.We also go into the role of shame and guilt in our relationship with food, how these patterns form, and how they can begin to shift when we bring in more compassion and somatic awareness. Luis offers a perspective that removes moral judgment from eating and instead looks at the underlying physiology and emotional needs.We explore the nervous system mechanics behind cravings, and why abrupt, restrictive changes are rarely sustainable for people who have relied on these strategies for a long time. Instead, we look at what a more realistic and supportive approach can be, one that works with the body rather than against it.If you’ve ever struggled with your relationship to food, or felt confused by what your body is asking for, this episode will give you a very different way of understanding it.Food Therapy is available now. You can buy it here https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/the-book   Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/the.trauma.educatorVisit my website www.effiekli.com  Get in touch with us www.effiekli.com/contact And if you enjoyed this episode, please don’t forget to follow, subscribe, rate, and share to help expand these trauma-informed conversations and bring them to more people around the world who need them.