Episode 37: Healing Trauma Is Different for Women: How to Access Your Inner Predator & Develop a Healthy Fight Response with Kimberly Ann Johnson

May 9, 2021

56:59

In this episode with author, somatic practitioner, doula, and trauma educator Kimberly Ann Johnson, we...

discuss the release of her new book, Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, & Use It for Good as a "feminine Body Keeps the Score"
talk about the feminine perspective of trauma-healing and why women heal differently than men
discuss outdated teachings on the parasympathetic/sympathetic nervous system
create a nervous system understanding so that listeners can identify the reaction they are having (fight/flight/freeze/fawn)
reveal that most women are stuck in fight/flight/fawn responses because of cultural conditioning and patriarchy
discuss why women need to awaken their inner predator and embody a healthy fight response
talk about establishing a sense of safety and confidence within our female bodies