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!

I am a bodyworker and yoga instructor socializing in Craniosacral therapy and somatic healing.

I am also an Artist and writer, 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.

Posts (4)

Apr 9, 2026 ∙ 9 min

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, what is...

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...