by Dr. Chris Johnson | Mar 1, 2025 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
Over the last few months, I’ve heard many comments from my clients like these: “I just don’t feel productive unless I’m checking things off my list.” “It didn’t feel good, but I kept pushing through — I had to.” “My days have been maxed out with wall-to-wall...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jan 1, 2025 | Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
Every year, as December closes, I reflect. It’s not formal—just a look back at the highlights and lowlights to guide the year ahead. But this year it hit differently. Harder. Heartbreakingly. It started in spring with the swirl of tension and “othering” in our...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Oct 1, 2024 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Purpose
Many small towns in Illinois have quaint village squares with green space surrounding a central meeting location or fountain. Around the perimeter are civic centers, courthouses, churches, bakeries, and restaurants – places people often frequent and enjoy with...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Sep 1, 2024 | Consciousness, Learning, Mindfulness
I don’t know about you, but when I check my financial portfolio to see how it’s doing, I feel dopamine dread if the numbers go down or a surge of dopamine delight if the numbers go up from one quarter to the next. If they’re down, it’s clear that the...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Jul 1, 2024 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Practice
Not long ago, on a phone call with vendor, while attempting to articulate a situation gone south, I was interrupted mid-stream with a torrent of words – an imagined finger angrily wagging in my face. The voice booming through the speaker on my phone was saying:...
