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

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

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

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

by Kimberly Ann Johnson

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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780062970923
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 02/27/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 283
Sales rank: 789,106
File size: 2 MB

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.

Table of Contents

Author's Note: How to Read This Book ix

Introduction xiii

Part I A Field Guide to Your Inner Wilderness

Chapter 1 A Real-World Understanding of the Nervous System 3

Chapter 2 The Wisdom of the Animal Body 35

Chapter 3 Make Sense of Your Brain-Body Connection 53

Part II Healing Trauma Starts in the Body

Chapter 4 Learn How to Feel Good 79

Chapter 5 Understand the Predator-Prey Dynamic 103

Chapter 6 Activate Your Inner Predator 119

Part III Bodies Together: The Social Nervous System Landscape

Chapter 7 Marking Your Territory: Defining Limits and Boundaries 141

Chapter 8 Attachment and Relationships: How We Bond 157

Chapter 9 More Freedom in Sex 177

Conclusion From Personal to Collective Healing 199

Acknowledgments 205

Appendix 1 Feelings Language (from Nonviolent Communication) 213

Appendix 2 Sensation Language 217

Appendix 3 Jaguar GPS: A Guided Practice Map 219

Glossary 227

Recommended Resources 231

Further Reading 233

Bibliography 237

Index 239

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