Welcome everyone to today's episode of the Lindsay Elmore Show.

We all hear about tapping into our bodies and settling into our bodies.

And in today's discussion, I talk with Kimberly Johnson about how we can fully reconnect with our animal selves. In today's conversation,

I learn how important it is to fully be aware and cognizant of our mammalian needs, not just the needs that we have for fulfillment on a broader level,

but let's get back down to basics. How can we feel safe, protected, well-fed, interconnected with a community and a group around us

so that we reduce our fear responses and understand that we are safe and protected.

We discuss in today's interview how the nervous system responds to difficult events

and how we can become more physically grounded to reduce our frayed nerves and tap in to our innate wisdom within our

senses. Let's get to the show. Welcome to the Lindsay Elmore Show, a podcast for people who

deserve to be healthy.

With honest, open, and enlightening conversations with doctors, thought leaders, creatives, and spiritual gurus,

you'll walk away with simple and tangible tips and tricks that allow you to live your healthiest life so you can pursue your dreams,

overcome obstacles, and leave your mark.

Kimberly Johnson is a sexological body worker, somatic experiencing practitioner, yoga teacher,

and postpartum advocate as well as a single mom.

Working hands-on in integrative women's health and trauma recovery for more than a decade. She helps women heal from birth injuries,

gynecological surgeries, and sexual boundary violations. Kimberly is the author of the new book,

Call of the Wild, How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It for Good. She is also the author of the mothering classic The Fourth Trimester and is the host of the Sex, birth, and trauma podcast.

Kimberly Johnson, welcome to the Lindsay Allmore Show.

Thank you.

So there are a lot, a lot of books out there about trauma.

And I was reading through your book and one of the things that I loved so much are these are your words you wrote them my goal is to teach you how to feel comfortable in your

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