Call of the Wild

From trauma educator and somatic guideKimberly Ann Johnson comes a cutting-edge guide for tapping into the wisdom andresilience of the body to rewire the nervous system, heal from trauma, and livefully.In an increasingly polarized world where trauma is often publicly renegotiated,our nervous systems are on high alert. From skyrocketing rates of depressionand anxiety to physical illnesses such as autoimmune diseases and digestivedisorders, many women today find themselves living out of alignment with theirbodies.Kimberly Johnson is a somatic practitioner, birthdoula, and postpartum educator who specializes in helping women recover fromall forms of trauma. In her work, she’s seen the same themes play out time andagain. In a culture that prioritizes executive function and “mind over matter,”many women are suffering from deeply unresolved pain that causes mental andphysical stagnation and illness.In Call of the Wild, Johnson offers aneye-opening look at this epidemic as well as an informative view of the humannervous system and how it responds to difficult events. From the “small t”traumas of getting ghosted, experiencing a fall-out with a close friend, orswerving to avoid a car accident to the “capital T” traumas of sexual assault,an upending natural disaster, or a life-threatening illness—Johnson explainshow the nervous system both protects us from immediate harm and createsreverberations that ripple through a lifetime.In this practical, empowering guide, Johnson showsreaders how to metabolize these nervous system responses, allowing everyone tocome home to their deepest, most intuitive and whole selves. Following hersupportive advice, readers will learn how to move from wholeness, tapping intothe innate wisdom of their senses, soothing frayed nerves and reconnecting withtheir “animal selves.”While we cannot curethe painful cultural rifts inflicting our society, there is a pathforward—through our bodies.