[Ep. 163] Identity Is Such A Drag: Letting Ourselves Compost w/ Sophie Strand

On today's episode, Luis speaks with Sophie Strand, self-described writer, compost heap, and neo-troubadour animist.
Together they explore identity as a strategy: sometimes useful, sometimes not, but never the truth. Often when there is low capacity for ambiguity, the identity is the strategy born from that, fueled by desire for stability.
Luis and Sophie discuss:
· not getting trapped in the idea of self, and leaving openness for fluidity and change
· the mythical and animistic experience of nature and trauma
· the restricting idea of “normativity”
· the atomized self vs the communal experience of life
· shifting focus from destructive to constructive behaviors, from isolation to relation
You can learn more about Sophie's work here:
sophiestrand.com/
For more information about Holistic Life Navigation, visit: www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

[@user-ux8nr2ej9e]

This talk has helped me reconceptionalize the panic disorder that has developed from a lifetime of severe trauma . During one unrelenting, heart pounding , three day episode I said to my husband " my body feels like a wild horse in a burning barn . I feel possessed. " Finding this thismorning made me cry .❤❤

[@theheartdetoxheartflow4602]

So grateful for you and your podcast and your guests 💜💜💜

[@jacquelinelopez7686]

Loved this thank you

[@hppybnstr537]

Every episode with you, Luis, brings revolutionary moments to my brain and body, but this one was BEYOND!! From start to finish exciting and amazing and "right feeling!" I love Sophie's and your perspectives and wide-open thought processing. Sophie is phenomenal and I say ditto to more eps with her! Blessings and gratitude to you both! 💙💚💜

[@alwaysfindthelean5169]

Really enjoyed this podcast; I listened to it over several days while walking. I love the idea of treating our bodies sensitivities as sensations and getting real juicy curious with it. Thanks for exploring these topics together ❤!

[@carolynwaiterscarter4507]

I love exploring the concept of identity and belonging. I feel the deeper exploration is identity in relationship with social constructs, power structures. Normal are social agreements, social programming is direct and subtle, intentional and unintentional. If critical mass of a society’s people are did-eased ,so is the society, its systems, institutions and ecosystems. Reciprocity, Resonance and relationship is universal law. I love Exploring identity through the lens of relationship with society and ecosystems. Thank you for this conversation

[@theheartdetoxheartflow4602]

Um I think that writing can be done in anyway , it’s always changing , that’s the medium of it, the freedom of it, and we don’t have to get endorsements or even go through the typical editing processes we are allowed to do things in new ways - all ways 😉

[@FlyingPizzaFriends]

this was wonderful, so many aha moments. Hope you guys will do more podcast eps together

[@holisticlifenavigation]

We will!

[@AngieF8]

Thank you🙏🏻

[@lackadaisicali2614]

Truly enjoyed this conversation. Thanks for the ferment. XxX

[@holisticlifenavigation]

Thanks for fizzing with us.

[@radfaraf]