Olivia Johnson

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Somatic Bodyworker and Writer

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Join date: Aug 13, 2022

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Hello everyone and welcome! Here is a space I have explored for years, yet never publicly. I primarily write poetry and non-fiction based on personal experiences exploring topics of somatic healing, trauma, the nervous system, and how our bodies are an extension of the natural world.

I am currently nearly at the publishing stage of my first book Sunlight & Storms. I memoir on Trauma and healing.

My premise for this blog is essays, poetry, and studies on the topics above. I am so excited to share with you my perspectives and passions. using creative writing as my own expression of healing.

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Mar 9, 2026 ∙ 6 min

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 your'e back in the...

Feb 6, 2026 ∙ 8 min

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 reading this...

Jan 10, 2026 ∙ 11 min

The Somatic Impact of Social Media on the Human Nervous System.

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 of passion of mine in recent years. This is an article...