Handle with Care

Handle with Care My name is Meghan (they/them) and I am a massage therapist, ceramicist, and herbalist.

I provide accessible and trauma informed bodywork, pottery to turn your routines into rituals, and herbal medicine for self healing. St Claude Healing Arts was started in 2017 in New Orleans by owner Meghan Johnson, a massage therapist, ceramicist, and herbalist.

Hello beauties! Keep swiping for Heated Rivalry memes (some spoilers!) + Herbalism offerings that I have right now. If y...
01/01/2026

Hello beauties! Keep swiping for Heated Rivalry memes (some spoilers!) + Herbalism offerings that I have right now.
If you don’t want to risk seeing spoilers, go to my stories for the links and get yourself something to kick off the new year supporting your body and heart. 💪❤️

here’s some details of each formala:
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BRIGHTEN & DESTRESS
tulsi, lemon balm, blue vervain, angelica, and linden
WHY TO TAKE IT: you’re stressed! finding joy feels distant. your shoulders are in your ears with tension. sometimes you realize you forgot to take a full breath. this delicious blend is uplifting and relaxing so you can breathe deep and drop your shoulders (and guard) a bit in order to find some calm.
WHY NOT TO TAKE IT: wanted pregnancy
🤧
SICK SUPPORT
eleuthro, echinacea, elecampane, mullein, ginger
WHY TO TAKE IT: everyone around you is getting sick. you’re noticing a little tickle in your throat and a cough trying to clear something in your lungs. this one is great to help prevent illness when you feel something coming on or during cold/flu season, but also a worthwhile support while sick.
WHY NOT TO TAKE IT: wanted pregnancy, may be overly stimulating for some
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WINTER BITTERS
dandelion root, yellow dock, Oregon grape root, cardamom, orange peel
WHY TO TAKE IT: your digestion is feeling off, maybe indulging more in foods that you know you have a little sensitivity to, you enjoy a warming bitter with your winter cocktail or mocktail. you love cardamom.
WHY NOT TO TAKE IT: caution with pregnancy, low blood pressure, very dry constitution
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LOVE BITTERS
damiana, cinnamon, cocoa nibs, cardamom, blood orange peel
WHY TO TAKE IT: you wanna feel the loooove. you enjoy delicious things, or want to remember how to. you want to add a little something to your seltzer with a cute date or just to feel more embodied for yourself.
WHY NOT TO TAKE IT: may need to decrease insulin if taken regularly, contraindicated with blood thinners

not evaluated by fda. talk to your doc or a skilled herbalist if you have specific questions about finding the right herbs for you.

Ok that’s enough work for today BACK TO THE COTTAGE
🏒🏒🏒👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

This week, from the newsletter 🗞️ You know where to go to book, subscribe, and shop. I don’t know what algos are up to t...
01/01/2026

This week, from the newsletter 🗞️
You know where to go to book, subscribe, and shop. I don’t know what algos are up to these days, do I still have to be cryptic to say linkz n b!0??
Come get a massage! 💆

🍲🖤 BIRTHDAY RAFFLE FOR FOOD BANKS 🖤🥙It’s my birthday! I’m 39! All I want for my birthday is food security for all! Pin a...
11/04/2025

🍲🖤 BIRTHDAY RAFFLE FOR FOOD BANKS 🖤🥙

It’s my birthday! I’m 39! All I want for my birthday is food security for all! Pin a birthday dollar (or ten) on me and I’ll give it to a local food bank! I’m raffling off these vases to raise money for the Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Trans Income Project . While donating food is kind and helpful, food banks are efficient and knowledgable about how to make a dollar stretch, so I’m doing a raffle in order to raise some moneyyy. 💸

HOW TO ENTER:
🌮one raffle ticket is $10. Venmo me with the note “food raffle” and your ig handle or contact info
🍕you can also donate to the above orgs and screenshot the receipt and send it to me (must be dated after this post)
🥞 share this post and tag me for an additional entry!
🥗 I’ll pick two winners (a vase for each) in ten days, on Nov 13!

I’d love to raise $500. At least! 🎂🍯🧁
Other ideas to support your neighbors:

🥪 make peanut butter & jelly sandwiches in sealed labeled baggies to add to free little libraries on your block (like my roomie !)
🍝 make a few extra servings of your meal prep and put in labeled tupperware and add them to community fridges in your city
🥑 ask a friend who uses SNAP if you can take them grocery shopping or pick anything up for them your next trip. Don’t have a friend on food stamps? Tap into your networks and offer to be someone’s grocery buddy.

➡️ EVERYONE DESERVES TO EAT ⬅️
YES THAT INCLUDES PLEASURE FOODS, AND COMFORT FOODS AND “JUNK” FOOD, AND WHATEVER FOOD PEOPLE CHOOSE FOR THEMSELVES TO SURVIVE AND THRIVE 🍟🥗🥓🍎🍩

Ok that’s all for now, don’t forget to wish me a happy birthday! 😘😘🦂🦂🖤🖤🍔🍔🎉🎉♏️♏️🍂🍂

11/02/2025

Some dice and their mugs 🎲🎲🎲

Driving across the country to massage you! 🚙 Some photos from a road trip and some reminders on why getting a massage is...
09/23/2025

Driving across the country to massage you! 🚙
Some photos from a road trip and some reminders on why getting a massage is a good idea! 😌
My books are open for massaging in New Orleans from September 25-October 6. I’ll have my massage table set up in midcity and my booking link is the same. I’ll prioritize returning clients from my once consistent and precious practice but if openings remain available, I’ll be happy to take new clients. 💆
If you have felt shy to mention a gift certificate that expired shortly after I abruptly left NOLA, please let me know! I want to make good on whatever loose threads I may have abandoned when I high tailed to CA to support my dad. I have more spoons now, gimme a shout. 🤲🏼
Very grateful for excellent road pals and our two perfect pups. 🧡
https://meghanjohnson.as.me/

Midsummer Market with ! Saturday July 12 from 11-4 on 4th street makers row in Berkeley. See you there! 🌸🌸🍓🍓🌞🌞 I’ll be v...
07/11/2025

Midsummer Market with ! Saturday July 12 from 11-4 on 4th street makers row in Berkeley. See you there! 🌸🌸🍓🍓🌞🌞 I’ll be vending with handbuilder extraordinaire 🦋🦋🩵🩵 come through!

New Orleans part 2 just sharing a few more snippets of my June visit! Oysters and prints and summer sounds and Louisiana...
07/06/2025

New Orleans part 2 just sharing a few more snippets of my June visit! Oysters and prints and summer sounds and Louisiana views I miss. Not pictured are all the pals I got to give big squeezes to! 🤗 Since then, I've been enjoying returning to my pets and rhythms of my sweet little life I've slowly created for myself out on the west coast. My books are still open if you're looking for a trauma informed, body inclusive, q***r massage therapist in the East Bay! I've been a practicing massage therapist for nearly a decade, am a dedicated anatomy student, and have supported clients with a wide range of body experiences from surgery recovery, to repetitive stress injuries, to somatic reintegration. Massage can be an incredible preventative health care tool and it is work I am extremely dedicated to. Go where the links are to book and I'll see you at the ! 🌞🌊 https://meghanjohnson.as.me/

The longer it took me to post this, the more anti ai gems I found! 😆 today seemed like a good enough day to post about t...
07/05/2025

The longer it took me to post this, the more anti ai gems I found! 😆 today seemed like a good enough day to post about this lil block print I made recently. However you’re spending the day, please be safe and remember that as more neighbors and loved ones lose healthcare and access to basic needs, we’ll only have each other! Even if a robot can pick us up from the airport or deliver food or make terrible art, it’ll cost money that we can put toward our communities, so we’re better off doing those things for each other. Love you! ❤️‍🔥🧨🎆

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