by Dr. Chris Johnson | May 1, 2025 | Embodied Leadership, Mindfulness, Resilience
I awoke in the middle of the night gripped by fear, my heart racing. The gist of my dream involved a swirl of disjointed images and colors that captured my attention and left me unsettled to my core. My fear seemed to revolve around the experience of change itself....
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 | Feb 1, 2025 | Learning, Mindfulness, Passion
My husband texted me an unattributed quote last week, telling me, “This sounds like you.” “My desire to be well informed is currently at odds with my desire to stay sane.” He was right, it did sound like me in my attempts to not act on impulse to scream or throttle...
by Dr. Chris Johnson | Nov 1, 2024 | Learning, Mindfulness, Practice, Resilience
I’ve been thinking a lot about the Doom Loop lately. We’re in a frenzied state – across the country – of collective dysregulation for many reasons, but especially the November election last week. We’re edgy, off balance, angry. Some believe that democracy is at...
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:...
