What is Somatic Work and How Binge Eating is a Form of Body Communication with Luis Mojica

Happy Satiated Saturday! 

My first memories of leaning on food to not feel takes me back to middle school. There were things going on at home that were way too much for such a young little girl to navigate and process. I was bullied at sleepaway camp and Hebrew School. I look back now and it makes total sense how my body guided me toward binge eating.

Binging was never the problem. It became the answer when my body didn't know how to navigate the sadness, depression, and anger it was holding onto for me. This means that the healing journey was also never about getting comfortable and befriending the foods that had been labeled as bad or wrong to eat. This was about supporting my body in feeling safe to be here. 

What I've seen in my food healing path and those that I've worked with is that the safer your body feels to be here, the less your body will perceive food as a potential threat. It’s not about making the food alright to eat first, it’s about supporting your body in feeling safe so that food can be interpreted differently. My binging disappeared as a coping strategy when my body didn't feel like it needed that anymore. 

In this week's Satiated Podcast episode, I talk with Luis Mojica, who is a Somatic Therapist, Nutritionist, and founder of Holistic Life Navigation about the somatic wisdom in binge eating behaviors, how you're drawn to specific foods for a nervous system reason, what somatic work is, and why it has grown in popularity over the past few years. 

You can also read the transcript to this week’s episode ​here​: https://www.stephaniemara.com/blog/somatic-work-and-binge-eating

If you're curious about exploring a somatic approach to your trauma based food behaviors, go to ​stephaniemara.com/learn​ where you can check out my two self paced courses. I'm here for you every step of the way on this adventure.

With Compassion and Empathy, 
Stephanie Mara Fox

Keep in touch with Luis here: 

Website: ⁠https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holistic.life.navigation/