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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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...