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Did you know that food can trigger a trauma response? Somatic educators like Luis Mojica help people feel more connected to their bodies through food, music, and slowing down to feel it all.

Hear how he helps people unlock their pain, and how his life as an intersex person informs his understanding of all the ways a body can communicate.

GUESTS: 
Luis Mojica: Musician, somatic educator, and life coach based in New York State. He is the founder of Holistic Life Navigation where he teaches people to relate to themselves in new ways through whole food nutrition, somatic experiences, and self-connecting

Did you know that food can trigger a trauma response? Somatic educators like Luis Mojica help people feel more connected to their bodies through food, music, and slowing down to feel it all.
Hear how he helps people unlock their pain, and how his life as an intersex person informs his understanding of all the ways a body can communicate.
GUESTS: 
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<li><a href="https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Luis Mojica</a>: Musician, somatic educator, and life coach based in New York State. He is the founder of Holistic Life Navigation where he teaches people to relate to themselves in new ways through whole food nutrition, somatic experiences, and self-connecting</li>
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Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/about">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

Trauma stays in our bodies. Luis Mojica offers ways to release it.

Most of us have faked being sick at some point, whether to escape a commitment or gain a little sympathy. But for some, this behavior becomes a compulsion, driven by underlying mental health or personality disorders.

Meet a woman who has written a book about her journey to overcome Munchausen Syndrome, also known as Factitious Disorder. And a doctor specializing in this condition sheds light on its complexities, misconceptions, and pathways to recovery.

Suggested episodes:
Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire
Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying

GUESTS: 
Dr. Marc Feldman: Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is an international expert in factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, and malingering, and the author of many books, including Dying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception
Cindy Buckshon: Author of Liar, Liar, Gown on Fire, a memoir of a lifelong struggle with mental illnesses, specifically bipolar disorder and factitious disorder, more commonly known as Munchausen syndrome. She is also a graphic designer, illustrator, and painter

Most of us have faked being sick at some point, whether to escape a commitment or gain a little sympathy. But for some, this behavior becomes a compulsion, driven by underlying mental health or personality disorders.
Meet a woman who has written a book about her journey to overcome Munchausen Syndrome, also known as Factitious Disorder. And a doctor specializing in this condition sheds light on its complexities, misconceptions, and pathways to recovery.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-03-16/body-integrity-dysphoria-when-being-disabled-is-a-desire" data-cms-ai="0">Body Integrity Dysphoria: When being disabled is a desire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-06-23/fighting-for-truth-the-struggle-to-overcome-pathological-lying" data-cms-ai="0">Fighting for truth: The struggle to overcome pathological lying</a></li>
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GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.munchausen.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Dr. Marc Feldman</a>: Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is an international expert in factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen by proxy, and malingering, and the author of many books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dying-be-Ill-Marc-Feldman/dp/1138063835" data-cms-ai="0">Dying to Be Ill: True Stories of Medical Deception</a></li>
<li><a href="https://cindybuckshoncreative.ca/portfolio-2/%C2%A0" data-cms-ai="0">Cindy Buckshon</a>: Author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Liar-Gown-Fire-Cindy-Buckshon/dp/1689601027" data-cms-ai="0">Liar, Liar, Gown on Fire</a>, a memoir of a lifelong struggle with mental illnesses, specifically bipolar disorder and factitious disorder, more commonly known as Munchausen syndrome. She is also a graphic designer, illustrator, and painter</li>
</ul>

Faking it: Munchausen syndrome and the compulsion to be ill

Chicago Cubs superfan, Ronnie “Woo Woo“ Wickers says, “It’s not a ballgame if they don’t see me or hear me!”

That sentiment applies to all of our guests on this show! Including Ronnie, 49ers fan, Banjo Man, and Bob Labonne, who is a massive fan of the UConn Huskies women's basketball team!

GUESTS: 


Stacy Samuels aka Banjo Man: a 73-year-old fan of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland A’s. He attends games with his signature propeller hat and banjo, and he has not missed a 49ers home game since 1983


Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers: an 82-year-old fan of the Chicago Cubs since 1949, known and celebrated for his chants in the stadium. His grandma brought him to his first game at Wrigley Field when he was eight years old


Bob LaBonne Sr: an 88-year-old fan of the UCONN women’s basketball team. He lost his UCONN hat with pins he had collected over decades while cheering on the team in Texas. He is joined by his son, Bob LaBonne Jr.

Chicago Cubs superfan, Ronnie “Woo Woo“ Wickers says, “It’s not a ballgame if they don’t see me or hear me!”
That sentiment applies to all of our guests on this show! Including Ronnie, 49ers fan, Banjo Man, and Bob Labonne, who is a massive fan of the UConn Huskies women's basketball team!
GUESTS: 
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Stacy Samuels aka Banjo Man: a 73-year-old fan of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland A’s. He attends games with his <a href="https://propellerheadhats.com/ ">signature propeller hat</a> and banjo, and he has not missed a 49ers home game since 1983
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<a href="https://www.instagram.com/officialronniewoowoo/">Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers</a>: an 82-year-old fan of the Chicago Cubs since 1949, known and celebrated for his chants in the stadium. His grandma brought him to his first game at Wrigley Field when he was eight years old
</li>
<li>
Bob LaBonne Sr: an 88-year-old fan of the UCONN women’s basketball team. He lost his UCONN hat with pins he had collected over decades while cheering on the team in Texas. He is joined by his son, Bob LaBonne Jr.
</li>
</ul>

Banjo Man, 'Woo Woo' Wickers and UConn Huskies superfans share their love of the game

With everything being stored in our phone, there seems to be fewer and fewer reasons to store anything in our brain.

But what if your imagination was much more powerful and vast than you think? And with a few simple techniques, you could remember an astonishing amount of information?

Two people who have won international memory competitions and set world records for memorizing will tell you exactly how they do it so you can, too.

Suggested episodes:
Total Recall: What It's Like To Remember Every Day Like It Was Yesterday
What it’s like winning a little or a lot on The Price Is Right, Wheel Of Fortune, and Jeopardy!

GUESTS: 
John Graham:Three-time USA memory champion, author and personal memory coach
Katie Kermode: One of the top memory champions in the world, holding four world records in different memory events. She also developed software now used in memory competitions around the world

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With everything being stored in our phone, there seems to be fewer and fewer reasons to store anything in our brain.
But what if your imagination was much more powerful and vast than you think? And with a few simple techniques, you could remember an astonishing amount of information?
Two people who have won international memory competitions and set world records for memorizing will tell you exactly how they do it so you can, too.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/health/2021-03-12/total-recall-what-its-like-to-remember-every-day-like-it-was-yesterday" data-cms-ai="0">Total Recall: What It's Like To Remember Every Day Like It Was Yesterday</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-12-21/what-its-like-winning-a-little-or-a-lot-on-the-price-is-right-wheel-of-fortune-and-jeopardy" data-cms-ai="0">What it’s like winning a little or a lot on The Price Is Right, Wheel Of Fortune, and Jeopardy!</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<li><a href="https://memoryjohn.com/" data-cms-ai="0">John Graham:</a> Three-time USA memory champion, author and personal memory coach</li>
<li><a href="https://katiekermode.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Katie Kermode:</a> One of the top memory champions in the world, holding four world records in different memory events. She also developed software now used in memory competitions around the world</li>
</ul>

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