Is There a Grief in the Pandemic?

Kimberly Ann Johnson is a somatic experience practitioner, sexological bodyworker, author, podcast host, and doula. She returns to the podcast to speak about the turmoil of the past couple years, and recounts the journey that led her to co-author Reckoning with Stephen Jenkinson. We speak about our mutual experience feeling alienated from the “wellness” community during Covid, and the great loss and betrayal we felt from those who pitted individualism and “personal sovereignty” against community and social responsibility. We also touch on the importance of becoming conscious of our biases, cultivating humility and nuance especially in times of heightened emotion, the risks of overvaluing the hero’s journey, and what we can do to make ourselves worthy of elderhood.

Purchase a copy of Reckoning by Stephen Jenkinson and Kimberly Ann Johnson here.

Find Kimberly on Instagram and on her website KimberlyAnnJohnson.com

Songs featured: “Ballad Of A Thin Place” by RF Shannon and “Baby Hallelujah” by Konradsen

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