Johnson Psychological Evaluations & Wellness

03/12/2024

02/12/2024

More ways to organically create happiness thru neuroscience. ✨️ thanks to the brilliant

05/19/2023

Anger is an emotion most of us work to suppress. However, it can be the first step towards healing and deciding we have worth. Anger is an emotion to be honored just as any other. For some of us, it is the first time we decide something "wasn't right" and that we deserved more.

After experiencing trauma, we often feel apologetic for how we show up in the world because of a hijacked nervous system & internalized shame.

The irony is no one asked our permission before harming us, therefore we do not need permission to show up as we are & heal as we see fit.

05/03/2023

Bring the best of both worlds together. Connect to yourself more deeply and cultivate mental and physical ease through mindful movement. Incorporate yoga into therapy. Reach out to start today.
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04/20/2023

Trauma is how the body experiences a moment. It's not defined by a single event. You are inherently worthy of making time to care for you body. Create space for the mind and body to breathe, experience moments of peace, and find release from vigilance and chronic stress.

04/17/2023

The traumatized brain is anything but lazy. In fact, it is overworked, overstimulated, overactive and overstressed. That's why somatic/embodied work is so important. Break the hypervigilence cycle by teaching your body to calm down & help the brain realize it's safe to relax.

"Let's expose that lie, shall we?"

04/17/2023

Monday morning reminder that self-care is being an attentive stewart to your mind and body

04/14/2023

You are capable of switching to that state if feeling save and loved. We can transition into that state by engaging our bodies and reminding the 🧠 we are safe to be curious, play🤸‍♀️ and explore.

"If you feel safe and loved, your brain becomes specialized in exploration, play, and cooperation; if you are frightened and unwanted it specializes in managing feelings of fear and abandonment " - Bessel van der Kolk

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04/12/2023

Love this reminder our thoughts, feelings, and behavior directly impact the body. Lets use those connections to our advantage and explore managing our mental wellbeing by engaging with our body! Check out these "bottom up" hacks by

03/27/2023

Wonderful emotional toolbox that brings the 🧠 into the process. We get so used to taking a top↘️down approach, focusing on changing our thoughts. Sometimes bottom⬆️ up is the way to go, starting the change with our body and 🧠