What Is Food Therapy?
My first book, Food Therapy, will be published by Hay House in April 2026.
The book explores how nutrition and somatic practices can support trauma and stress recovery, emotional balance, and nervous system regulation.
From cravings to chronic stress to attention and focus, the way we eat is deeply tied to how we feel and function.
Until the book release, I will be offering FREE online Food Therapy sessions to the public for accessibility and curious minds. Join us for the next one on January 13th!
The Connection Between Weight & Trauma
On January 13th, I’ll guide a 60-minute class focused on the connection between weight and trauma.
I’ll be teaching somatic techniques to connect to the emotional trauma that drives comfort eating, and we’ll explore how to nourish our bodies in a balanced way.
Why join?
To understand the link between weight and trauma
Discover how nutrition can nourish and support after years of resisting balance
Learn nutritional tweaks you can apply right away to your daily food intake
Get a preview of insights from my upcoming book
The connection between weight gain and trauma
Weight gain is highly linked to stored trauma because of the biochemistry that emerges due to excessive levels of adrenaline. The more adrenaline (stress), the more glucose; the more glucose, the more insulin. And insulin means fat storage.
Addressing our weight in a trauma-informed way doesn’t mean abstaining from food, shaming yourself, or cutting calories. It doesn’t mean over-exercising.
What it does mean:
1) Understanding the biology of trauma and how it can cause you to gain weight.
2) Learning which foods transform this and help your body lose weight.
3) Getting in touch with the emotions, memories, and experiences that live inside your body and propel your comfort or binge-eating.
Eating less to lose weight is short-term and rarely sustainable for most people. I teach people how to eat MORE food and to make that food balanced so it contributes to lower insulin and glucose levels. So you can eat more, not gain weight, and actually begin to burn stored fat.
It’s not about cutting calories.
Meet Your Teacher
Luis Mojica
I’m a somatic therapist, nutritionist, educator, fan of beans, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation.
I understand how it feels to be overweight and out of balance with my body. Like many people, I turned to binge-eating as a teen in an attempt to create safety and self-soothe after traumatic childhood events.
Now I teach people around the world how to find safety in their own bodies through somatic practices, nourishing foods, and self-inquiry.
Learn about my upcoming offerings and how to work with me here.
Meet the Team
During each Food Therapy session, the HLN team will be available for assistance, support, questions, reflections, and co-regulation.
Camille Leak: Assistant Teacher & SEP
Evan Glenn Adams: Assistant
Marika Malaea: Assistant
Everyone on my team has completed or is currently attending Somatic Experiencing training. Each one brings a different perspective and energy to this work and our participants.
If you have any questions afterwards, please reach out to our admin, Kim: info@holisticlifenavigation.com.