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Spells on Your Cells
The anatomy of language and the alcemy of shame Many of us live our lives through a glass window, we show up fine , and yet deep inside we are operating out of patterns of shame, and separated from our truth. Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. The spell of shame We don’t always know where this shame comes from. It’s almost as if it’s the water we swim in. From a very young age we are given messaging about what will earn us love,

Olivia Johnson
7 days ago9 min read


Beyond Wellness; Facing Adversity and Creating Space for Pain.
We all are currently and have been faced with unsurmountable amounts of adversity and uncertainty these past few years. Wellness practices can be effective tools in navigating intense feelings of overwhelm, calming the body, and nervous system. However what happens when you can't meditate away the grief, you can't outrun the exesitential dread, and mindfulness doesn't resolve the anger? And yes, you have tried breathwork, at the end of the five minutes of sqaure breathing you

Olivia Johnson
Mar 96 min read


Why the Wellness Industry is Making You Sick
This is a challenging topic to address, because it is multifaceted and layered. I want to start by outing myself; I too, being for years a part of the problem. Falling for what I thought I needed to do to embody what I thought was the ideal choices for optimal health. Exploiting my own body to fit "norms" that actually are inaccessible to most, and at best elusive, and unsustainable. Todays article I am going to stick to themes that more broadly effect the masses. If you are

Olivia Johnson
Feb 58 min read


The Somatic Impact of Social Media on the Human Nervous System.
Cut the Cords 16x20" Acrylic on Canvas 2016 Want to know the best somatic tool I’ve found for regulating the nervous system? Hint -delete social media, at least off your phone, and minimize tech use if you can help it; which most of us cannot. Myself, taking a bold move of recently quitting Instagram for the year of 2026 to gain ground and create space in my life for something more nourishing and beneficial. I am excited to create my first blog post on this topic- a subject

Olivia Johnson
Jan 1011 min read
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