"WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO TRANSFORM DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES INTO A WELLSPRING OF PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL POWER. "
KIMBERLY ANN JOHNSON
The tragedy that happened here in Boulder last week has left so many of us with heavy hearts and tender souls.
Likewise, it has been just 2.5 weeks since the mass shootings in Atlanta, the news has been filled with more and more counts of violence towards the Asian community, and we are just over 3 months since the attack on the capitol.
We need tools and support to unpack these individual and collective traumas and tend to our crumbling world.
Like many of you, I have experienced many waves of emotion over the past days––sadness and tears, immense fear, shock, rage, numbness and restless nights. I have caught myself tracking my surroundings more –– protecting my safety and even feeling a bit hyper-vigilant when out in public.
Trauma shows up in so many forms.
While we know there is no quick fix for healing from such collective traumas, there are many ways we can tend to ourselves and each other with love and kindness along the way.
What impacts one, impacts all.
Yet, we are conditioned to respond in ways that separate us, leaving us spiraling through a cycles of trauma — collectively and individually –– without any signposts to help us heal.
That said, I have an extra potent podcast episode with my friend Kimberly Ann Johnson to share with you today. Her new book,Call Of The Wild ~ How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power and Use It For Good, is hitting the shelves April 15th!
Kimberly helps women learn to speak their body’s language and transmute trauma into positive, reparative experiences in the present.
When it comes to tending to our trauma and healing, she is the first person I turn to for insight.
This episode could not be more timely, and I am relieved to share this important conversation with you today.
Listen and learn:
A real-world understanding your autonomic nervous system and her subsequent patterns,
How our social nervous systems impact our daily lives, especially for females.
How healing trauma starts in the body.
How to live a life of primal power and pleasure, because pleasure heals trauma.
Have a listen, let me know your thoughts, and feel free to subscribe and leave a review on iTunes right HERE!
MEET KIMBERLY ANN JOHNSON:
Kimberly Ann Johnson is a sexological bodyworker, somatic experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher, postpartum advocate and single mom. Working hands-on in integrative women’s health and trauma recovery for more than a decade, she helps women heal from birth injuries, gynecological surgeries and sexual boundary violations.
Kimberly is the author of the forthcoming book Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good (release date 4/13/21), as well as the early mothering classic The Fourth Trimester, and is the host of the Sex, Birth & Trauma podcast.
Call Of The Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power and Use It For Good, By Kimberly Ann Johnson.
Call of the Wild is a call to embrace the vitality, sexuality, and fundamental wildness built into your body.
Grounded equally in science and empathy, with a commitment to centering the feminine that makes it the first of its kind in the field, it’s written to give you both the paradigm shift and the practices you need to heal, awaken your power, and live your most embodied life.
Call Of The Wild is available for pre-order and purchase arrives on shelves April 15th!
