Therapy and the Body

In this week's episode we'll be hearing from Jacki Hull who shares her heart felt story about how Ketamine Assisted Therapy helped her and her husband get through the hardest time in their lives. Also find out how the combination of touch therapy and Ketamine Assisted Therapy can beautifully support the healing of developmental trauma. https://jaclynhull.com

In this week's episode we'll be hearing from Jacki Hull who shares her heart felt story about how Ketamine Assisted Therapy helped her and her husband get through the hardest time in their lives. Also find out how the combination of touch therapy and Ketamine Assisted Therapy can beautifully support the healing of developmental trauma. https://jaclynhull.com

Touch in psychotherapy is definitely a taboo topic so we absolutely have to address the elephant in the room and explore what makes it ethical.The linage of psychotherapy has a shadow side that includes the abuse of power and the violation of patients and clients without recourse. But many therapists, myself included, no longer want this shadow side to prevent us from receiving and sharing the healing benefits of what is such an ancient and fundamental part of our human experience…touch. Just as touch can be harmful, and has harmed many of us, it can also be extremely healing and reach places words alone cannot. If you are interested in learning what makes touch in therapy ethical this interview will be illuminating.Guest:Erica's website: https://www.ericaelenaberman.comReferenced Resources:US Association of Body Psychotherapy Book: Ethics of Caring by Kylea Taylor

Touch in psychotherapy is definitely a taboo topic so we absolutely have to address the elephant in the room and explore what makes it ethical.The linage of psychotherapy has a shadow side that includes the abuse of power and the violation of patients and clients without recourse. But many therapists, myself included, no longer want this shadow side to prevent us from receiving and sharing the healing benefits of what is such an ancient and fundamental part of our human experience…touch. Just as touch can be harmful, and has harmed many of us, it can also be extremely healing and reach places words alone cannot. If you are interested in learning what makes touch in therapy ethical this interview will be illuminating.Guest:Erica's website: https://www.ericaelenaberman.comReferenced Resources:US Association of Body Psychotherapy Book: Ethics of Caring by Kylea Taylor

This is a 30 minute conversation where Shanna and I dive into how she blends body work, energy healing, and somatic therapy with individuals and couples. We talk about things clients and clinicians can relate to such as the importance of feeling safe in the therapeutic relationship for deep healing to happen and how the therapist being themselves gives permission for their client to also be themselves. Tune in and learn about a variety of modalities that you may want to explore for yourself. Guest:Shanna Loprestihttps://www.wholeyoutherapy.com

This is a 30 minute conversation where Shanna and I dive into how she blends body work, energy healing, and somatic therapy with individuals and couples. We talk about things clients and clinicians can relate to such as the importance of feeling safe in the therapeutic relationship for deep healing to happen and how the therapist being themselves gives permission for their client to also be themselves. Tune in and learn about a variety of modalities that you may want to explore for yourself. Guest:Shanna Loprestihttps://www.wholeyoutherapy.com

Connecting to your body enables you to live in your life rather than observing it from the outside. It brings presence to your present moment experiences so that you can act and make decisions accordingly. In our busy, modern lives where cognitive ability and production is prioritize we have lost our natural connection to ourselves. Taking time to practice tuning in through the senses can help you come back home to yourself. Enjoy this nourishing, guided meditation.

Connecting to your body enables you to live in your life rather than observing it from the outside. It brings presence to your present moment experiences so that you can act and make decisions accordingly. In our busy, modern lives where cognitive ability and production is prioritize we have lost our natural connection to ourselves. Taking time to practice tuning in through the senses can help you come back home to yourself. Enjoy this nourishing, guided meditation.

Have you ever heard of Rosen Method bodywork? It is a touch modality that is known to be helpful with dissociation which often is a tool used to cope with traumatic experiences; it can also be maladaptive when it becomes our default way to being. Jess talks about how Rosen Method supported her in feeling more present and safe in her body. She also talks about how she uses present moment awareness in her therapy practice. Guest: Jessica Provenza ~ https://jessicaprovenzatherapy.com

Have you ever heard of Rosen Method bodywork? It is a touch modality that is known to be helpful with dissociation which often is a tool used to cope with traumatic experiences; it can also be maladaptive when it becomes our default way to being. Jess talks about how Rosen Method supported her in feeling more present and safe in her body. She also talks about how she uses present moment awareness in her therapy practice. Guest: Jessica Provenza ~ https://jessicaprovenzatherapy.com

Western psychology, in line with the Western medical model, is patriarchal and hierarchical, often dismissing our innate ways of knowing and healing. Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing provides the opportunity to reconnect to yourself, reclaim your body's wisdom and be held and celebrated while doing it! In this 5 minute episode, you will get a taste for what a therapeutic touch session with me is like.

Western psychology, in line with the Western medical model, is patriarchal and hierarchical, often dismissing our innate ways of knowing and healing. Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing provides the opportunity to reconnect to yourself, reclaim your body's wisdom and be held and celebrated while doing it! In this 5 minute episode, you will get a taste for what a therapeutic touch session with me is like.

Shirley, the founder of Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing (RSH) talks about what this healing modality is and introduces an upcoming class, Beyond Attachment. She shares how her curiosity about what is truly healing led her to including touch in therapy and the development RSH. In this interview you will be introduced to a way of being an effective therapist without getting burnt out and how to address the relational wounds and needs of your clients.

Shirley, the founder of Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing (RSH) talks about what this healing modality is and introduces an upcoming class, Beyond Attachment. She shares how her curiosity about what is truly healing led her to including touch in therapy and the development RSH. In this interview you will be introduced to a way of being an effective therapist without getting burnt out and how to address the relational wounds and needs of your clients.

Check out my three take-aways from the first Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing in-person training since the pandemic. Whether you're a therapist or client you may be able to relate to this one. Here's a hint…It's about me affirming that I am enough and I don't have to be perfect.

Check out my three take-aways from the first Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing in-person training since the pandemic. Whether you're a therapist or client you may be able to relate to this one. Here's a hint…It's about me affirming that I am enough and I don't have to be perfect.

Here I am briefly sharing what I've been up to recently and introducing the touch modality called Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing. Find out why it's supportive in healing developmental trauma.

Here I am briefly sharing what I've been up to recently and introducing the touch modality called Beholding: Relational Somatic Healing. Find out why it's supportive in healing developmental trauma.

Hi, I'm Lu. Welcome to Season 2 of Therapy and The body! Join me on my journey as a therapist, a teacher, and lifelong student of the beautiful healing art, somatic therapy. Get Inspired and be curious about the connection between your mind and body. Get some tips and tidbits on topics like listening to your body's language and using touch in psychotherapy. One thing we always have during this lifetime is our bodies. They follow us everywhere we go, sensing our excitement, fear, joy and more. So, let's include the body in the therapeutic process. Come with me. Let's explore how together…

Hi, I'm Lu. Welcome to Season 2 of Therapy and The body! Join me on my journey as a therapist, a teacher, and lifelong student of the beautiful healing art, somatic therapy. Get Inspired and be curious about the connection between your mind and body. Get some tips and tidbits on topics like listening to your body's language and using touch in psychotherapy. One thing we always have during this lifetime is our bodies. They follow us everywhere we go, sensing our excitement, fear, joy and more. So, let's include the body in the therapeutic process. Come with me. Let's explore how together…

Oftentimes we judge ourselves harshly when we don't prefer our patterned ways of being or default ways of reacting to people or circumstances. We can use the cultivation of self compassion to acknowledge and feel the way we are being and make space for new behaviors and beliefs to emerge. Host Contact Info:Email: LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comWebsite: LuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

Oftentimes we judge ourselves harshly when we don't prefer our patterned ways of being or default ways of reacting to people or circumstances. We can use the cultivation of self compassion to acknowledge and feel the way we are being and make space for new behaviors and beliefs to emerge. Host Contact Info:Email: LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comWebsite: LuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

I find that letting go of the day is essential to my overall sense of wellness. Anxiously thinking about what I should do, will do, or have already done leaves me feeling exhausted. Grounding and clearing practices can support the process of renewal and a sense of peace.

I find that letting go of the day is essential to my overall sense of wellness. Anxiously thinking about what I should do, will do, or have already done leaves me feeling exhausted. Grounding and clearing practices can support the process of renewal and a sense of peace.

Erica beautifully describes the essence of Relational Somatic Healing. We've talked about the window of tolerance here before, but Erica takes it even further by sharing how, with touch, we can actually see and hear when our bodies come into more regulation. Erica also shares how being with clients with loving presence is the most essential part of supporting another.Guest Contact Info:Erica Bermanhttps://www.ericaelenaberman.comsomatictherapywitherica@ericaelenaberman.comLearn more about Relational Somatic Healing:https://relationalsomatichealing.comHost Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

Erica beautifully describes the essence of Relational Somatic Healing. We've talked about the window of tolerance here before, but Erica takes it even further by sharing how, with touch, we can actually see and hear when our bodies come into more regulation. Erica also shares how being with clients with loving presence is the most essential part of supporting another.Guest Contact Info:Erica Bermanhttps://www.ericaelenaberman.comsomatictherapywitherica@ericaelenaberman.comLearn more about Relational Somatic Healing:https://relationalsomatichealing.comHost Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

Similarly to how small children enjoy bedtime stories told by their caregivers to help them wind down for the night, sometimes us adults need support with letting go of the day and resting too. Let the sound of my voice and the imagery in your mind's eye support you in resting your mind and body.

Similarly to how small children enjoy bedtime stories told by their caregivers to help them wind down for the night, sometimes us adults need support with letting go of the day and resting too. Let the sound of my voice and the imagery in your mind's eye support you in resting your mind and body.

Description/Summary:Rory shares about traumatic experiences growing up as a gay kid in the Jersey Shore. As a young adult, he found community in City Center Philadelphia where he dove into visual and performance arts and learned that embodied creativity provided an amazing healing opportunity for him. His personal experiences with the healing power of creative expression directly informs his clinical work today.

Description/Summary:Rory shares about traumatic experiences growing up as a gay kid in the Jersey Shore. As a young adult, he found community in City Center Philadelphia where he dove into visual and performance arts and learned that embodied creativity provided an amazing healing opportunity for him. His personal experiences with the healing power of creative expression directly informs his clinical work today.

We've been taught through harsh measures to keep our anger stuffed inside, but it's not gone, it's right beneath our skin. When anger is unexpressed it can explode out of us in unexpected and sometimes unsafe ways. Hear how I explore and express anger in a way that's safe and life-affirming. (Please note that there's a point where I say “our anger is valid” but it kinda sounds like I say “invalid” because of the way I rolled my words together.)Host Contact Info:Email: LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comWebsite: LuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

We've been taught through harsh measures to keep our anger stuffed inside, but it's not gone, it's right beneath our skin. When anger is unexpressed it can explode out of us in unexpected and sometimes unsafe ways. Hear how I explore and express anger in a way that's safe and life-affirming. (Please note that there's a point where I say “our anger is valid” but it kinda sounds like I say “invalid” because of the way I rolled my words together.)Host Contact Info:Email: LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comWebsite: LuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

Phoenix Jackson shares vulnerably about her journey toward healing physical pain by acknowledging the anger she unconsciously held on to from past trauma. She also shares how her practice of material arts and her experience with body pain lead her down the journey to becoming a somatic therapist. Phoenix also shares a practical somatic intervention that decreases anxiety and increases the level of safety felt in the body.Guest Information:Website: https://phoenixjacksontherapy.com/Host Contact Info:Email: LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comWebsite: LuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

Phoenix Jackson shares vulnerably about her journey toward healing physical pain by acknowledging the anger she unconsciously held on to from past trauma. She also shares how her practice of material arts and her experience with body pain lead her down the journey to becoming a somatic therapist. Phoenix also shares a practical somatic intervention that decreases anxiety and increases the level of safety felt in the body.Guest Information:Website: https://phoenixjacksontherapy.com/Host Contact Info:Email: LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comWebsite: LuJohnsonTherapy.comInstagram: @LuJohnsonTherapy

According to Steven Porges' Polyvagal Theory, our autonomic nervous system has 3 functional systems which correspond to our evolutionary development as humans. When we are met with stimuli, first we respond with the most recent neural pathways, and if that's not working, we go to the next and so on. Listen to some real life examples of what this means.

According to Steven Porges' Polyvagal Theory, our autonomic nervous system has 3 functional systems which correspond to our evolutionary development as humans. When we are met with stimuli, first we respond with the most recent neural pathways, and if that's not working, we go to the next and so on. Listen to some real life examples of what this means.

This episode introduces the polyvagal theory as important scientific backing for body oriented healing modalities. I'll share the difference between neuroception and perception which will prompt us to consider how we define safety. I'll share a personal example to demonstrate how our bodies can be triggered into feeling unsafe, even when external circumstances seem like business as usual.

This episode introduces the polyvagal theory as important scientific backing for body oriented healing modalities. I'll share the difference between neuroception and perception which will prompt us to consider how we define safety. I'll share a personal example to demonstrate how our bodies can be triggered into feeling unsafe, even when external circumstances seem like business as usual.

This episode explains how our earliest relationships with our parents and caregivers impacts our ability to self-sooth and be soothed by another. When we are raised with caregivers who are mostly present, loving, and consistent, we learn the bodily experience of a regulated nervous system. Overtime we learn how to get there on our own. If this was not the case, we may find that we are often outside of our window of tolerance.

This episode explains how our earliest relationships with our parents and caregivers impacts our ability to self-sooth and be soothed by another. When we are raised with caregivers who are mostly present, loving, and consistent, we learn the bodily experience of a regulated nervous system. Overtime we learn how to get there on our own. If this was not the case, we may find that we are often outside of our window of tolerance.

We're talking to my dear friend Jessica Provenza today about how physical health challenges such as lupus and inflammatory conditions can mimic mental illness. Jessica is a somatic therapist who specializes in working with women who have complex health concerns that require the investigation and exploration of the physical body and mind. Here is her website for more information about her practice and how to get in touch with her: https://jessicaprovenzatherapy.com/Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

We're talking to my dear friend Jessica Provenza today about how physical health challenges such as lupus and inflammatory conditions can mimic mental illness. Jessica is a somatic therapist who specializes in working with women who have complex health concerns that require the investigation and exploration of the physical body and mind. Here is her website for more information about her practice and how to get in touch with her: https://jessicaprovenzatherapy.com/Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

If your client is chronically dysregulated, you may find these 4 tips helpful. Here I discuss how chronic dysregulation is often a result of trauma and how going slow, using the body and the relationship, and collaboration can build safety and more regulation for your clients. These ideas are also helpful for non clinicians in building more regulation within oneself. Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

If your client is chronically dysregulated, you may find these 4 tips helpful. Here I discuss how chronic dysregulation is often a result of trauma and how going slow, using the body and the relationship, and collaboration can build safety and more regulation for your clients. These ideas are also helpful for non clinicians in building more regulation within oneself. Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

This is an introduction to Dan Siegal's Window of Tolerance model. It may give you some insight into why some people have difficulty with slowing down and resting even once their work is done, and why some people often feel low on energy and struggle to get out of bed or connected or others. I will discuss the three parts of the Window of Tolerance, and some physical cues to look for to determine if you're living life outside of your window of tolerance. Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

This is an introduction to Dan Siegal's Window of Tolerance model. It may give you some insight into why some people have difficulty with slowing down and resting even once their work is done, and why some people often feel low on energy and struggle to get out of bed or connected or others. I will discuss the three parts of the Window of Tolerance, and some physical cues to look for to determine if you're living life outside of your window of tolerance. Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

Welcome to my first podcast. I'll use this time to share a bit about myself and my interest in somatic therapy. I'll also very briefly introduce Hakomi which is a body oriented psychotherapy modality that I'm an on-going student of. This episode will give you an idea of who I am personally and professionally and the topics that will be discussed by me and my therapist friends.Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com

Welcome to my first podcast. I'll use this time to share a bit about myself and my interest in somatic therapy. I'll also very briefly introduce Hakomi which is a body oriented psychotherapy modality that I'm an on-going student of. This episode will give you an idea of who I am personally and professionally and the topics that will be discussed by me and my therapist friends.Host Contact Info:LuJohnsonTherapy@gmail.comLuJohnsonTherapy.com