Call of the Wild, Kimberly Ann Johnson
Call of the Wild, Kimberly Ann Johnson
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Call of the Wild
How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good

Author: Kimberly Ann Johnson

Narrator: Kimberly Ann Johnson

Unabridged: 8 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Wave

Published: 04/13/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


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.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Kimberly Ann Johnson

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rahi on March 28, 2021

Rare is it to experience a medium that invites a new paradigm for experiencing that medium; Although Kimberly Ann Johnson’s "Call of the Wild" is in book form, it’s really an embodied experiential journey into the reader’s awareness, self-intimacy, and reclamation of their senses and through this, a......more

Goodreads review by Jasmina on April 02, 2021

I've been a fan of Kimberly's pioneering work for years and this book truly is a crown of her work that draws from her rich experience of helping women resolve trauma and regulate their nervous system. Call of the wild does more than brilliantly synthesize key concepts from the field of somatics and......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on March 29, 2021

I'm going to keep sharing information on this book. Kimberly Ann Johnson has written a clear and concise book on trauma and the nervous system with specific focus on the neurobiology of being a woman (biological female). This book encourages a deep exploration of our primitive states and rhythms as......more

Goodreads review by Helena on February 05, 2023

I want to buy a copy for every woman I know.......more

Goodreads review by Whitney on April 13, 2021

Call of the Wild is a flaming torch of possibility, illuminating a way forward in a world that seems increasingly stuck, confused, and unable to heal from what ails us, no matter how much therapy we do. This book clearly and powerfully outlines why it’s not our willpower that will lead us to liberat......more