Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good – A Practical Women's Health Guide to Somatic Practices and Nervous System Resilience - Hardcover

Johnson, Kimberly Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062970909 ISBN 13: 9780062970909

Publisher: Harper Wave, 2021

Synopsis

From trauma educator and somatic guide
Kimberly Ann Johnson comes a cutting-edge guide for tapping into the wisdom and
resilience of the body to rewire the nervous system, heal from trauma, and live
fully.

In an increasingly polarized world where trauma is often publicly renegotiated,
our nervous systems are on high alert. From skyrocketing rates of depression
and anxiety to physical illnesses such as autoimmune diseases and digestive
disorders, many women today find themselves living out of alignment with their
bodies.

Kimberly Johnson is a somatic practitioner, birth
doula, and postpartum educator who specializes in helping women recover from
all forms of trauma. In her work, she’s seen the same themes play out time and
again. In a culture that prioritizes executive function and “mind over matter,”
many women are suffering from deeply unresolved pain that causes mental and
physical stagnation and illness.

In Call of the Wild, Johnson offers an
eye-opening look at this epidemic as well as an informative view of the human
nervous system and how it responds to difficult events. From the “small t”
traumas of getting ghosted, experiencing a fall-out with a close friend, or
swerving to avoid a car accident to the “capital T” traumas of sexual assault,
an upending natural disaster, or a life-threatening illness—Johnson explains
how the nervous system both protects us from immediate harm and creates
reverberations that ripple through a lifetime.

In this practical, empowering guide, Johnson shows
readers how to metabolize these nervous system responses, allowing everyone to
come home to their deepest, most intuitive and whole selves. Following her
supportive advice, readers will learn how to move from wholeness, tapping into
the innate wisdom of their senses, soothing frayed nerves and reconnecting with
their “animal selves.”

While we cannot cure
the painful cultural rifts inflicting our society, there is a path
forward—through our bodies.

About this title

About the Author

KIMBERLY ANN JOHNSON is the author of the classic early mothering book, The Fourth Trimester, and has spent the past twenty years working with people and their bodies as a sexological bodyworker, somatic experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher, and birth doula. She specializes in helping women heal from birth injuries, gynecological trauma and sexual boundary violations. She is the host of the Sex Birth Trauma podcast.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harper Wave
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062970909
• ISBN 13: 9780062970909
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288