Breaking Through Suppressed Anxiety And Using Somatic Therapy To Go Beyond With Lu Johnson

Going Beyond with Randi Zinn

Today I am joined by Lu Johnson, holistic somatic therapist, Founder of Lu Johnson Therapy and creator of the Therapy & the Body podcast! I was blessed to find and connect with Lu through Instagram, and when I saw the incredible work she was doing, I knew she spoke my language and I had to get her on the podcast to share her work with all of you and how beneficial it is in our new normal.

Lu takes us through the meaning of holistic somatic psychology, a practice that is meant to help us acknowledge our body’s experiences based on past trauma we may still be harboring in the present (8:45). Lu’s own traumatic experiences, and learning how to overcome and thrive after those experiences, became the launching pad to begin her own practice (17.41). Today, through somatic therapy, Lu not only pays attention to the words her clients say, but how they are said, and the accompanying body postures and gestures to help them become grounded. Lu teaches that by going beyond to understand our body, our movement, and bodily sensations, we can begin to make inner cognitive changes that are essential to creating the life we want - centered and free.

We then share a powerful, emotional moment as Lu expresses the work she’s doing to help people feel more centered during this difficult year, and Lu gives us her best advice to feeling more grounded (25.25), and a much-needed reminder that it’s OK to need more down time and to let yourself feel feelings during our new normal and beyond (40.11).