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LCSW-S, SEP, EMDR-C, DARTT, CEDS-C, ERP-C, TCTSY-F, RYT

11/28/2025

As the year closes, many of us feel the pull to “fix” ourselves before January.

But healing doesn’t happen through force. It happens through attention.

If you’re ready to step into 2026 with more calm, clarity, and connection, now is a beautiful time to begin.

Learn about somatic therapy and schedule a consultation at https://www.drtancyhornjohnson.com/

Your body deserves the same care you offer everyone else.

11/26/2025

Gratitude isn’t just a mindset; it’s a regular practice.

When we slow down enough to name what feels nurturing, warmth, connection, breath, we shift from vigilance to safety.

This Thanksgiving week, try an embodied gratitude check-in:

🌿 Notice one sensation of comfort.
🌿 Place a hand there.
🌿 Breathe until your body recognizes, I’m safe right now.

Gratitude practiced this way grounds us, not in obligation, but in presence.

I’d love to hear - how do you practice gratitude?

11/19/2025

Holidays can activate old attachment wounds. The pressure to please, perform, or keep the peace.

Notice what your body says when you think about gathering:

👉 Does your chest tighten?
👉 Do you feel heavy or distant?

That’s information, not weakness.

Honor what your nervous system tells you. It’s okay to set limits or take breaks.

Boundaries are not walls. They’re invitations to connection with safety intact.

11/17/2025

Self-trust grows in the small moments you choose to listen to your body.

Each time you honor your own limits, saying no when you mean no, resting when you’re tired, you tell your nervous system, I’ve got you.

This is the foundation of secure attachment: becoming the safe person your body can rely on.

11/13/2025

Kindness is a nervous-system language.

It isn’t only about what we say, it’s about what our body communicates in presence, tone, and energy.

On World Kindness Day, notice: does your body soften around safety?

Do your shoulders drop when someone meets you with care?

Our systems recognize kindness as safety.

When we practice gentleness with ourselves and others, we remind the body: it’s okay to rest now.

This is where healing begins.

11/10/2025

Emotions are waves; suppression only builds the tide.

Somatic therapy helps you meet emotion through the body—breath by breath—so it can move through instead of staying trapped.

Ask yourself: what emotion is present, and what sensation tells me it’s here?
That awareness is the beginning of release.

11/05/2025

You don’t have to “think your way” out of old patterns.

Your body already holds the roadmap to healing.

Somatic therapy can help you understand your sensations, regulate your nervous system, and feel safe in your body again.

If you’re curious about what this work could look like for you, learn more at https://www.drtancyhornjohnson.com/

Healing is possible, and it starts with awareness.

11/03/2025

If you feel more tired lately, it’s not laziness. It’s your nervous system whispering, please slow down.

Constant output keeps us in survival mode.

Rest isn’t indulgent; it’s repair.

Try softening your schedule today: one deep breath between tasks, one intentional pause before reacting.

Tiny resets teach your body safety again.

10/31/2025

Halloween reminds us that fear has a purpose—it was designed to protect us. 👻

But sometimes, our nervous systems get stuck in fear long after the danger is gone.

If your body is still bracing for something that isn’t happening anymore, that’s not weakness. It’s survival wiring that hasn’t been updated yet.

Therapy helps your nervous system learn:

✨ The threat has passed
✨ Safety is possible
✨ You can soften

So while costumes and jump scares are fun for a night, remember: real fear deserves compassion, not shame.

10/28/2025

Journaling isn’t only about recording thoughts.

It can also be a doorway into your body’s wisdom.

When you pause to write down sensations—

“My chest feels heavy.”

“My hands are buzzing.”

“My jaw feels tight.”

—you’re giving language to what your nervous system is carrying.

This is the practice of somatic awareness: noticing, naming, and gently making space for what lives in your body.

The goal isn’t to judge or fix.

It’s to build relationship with your body, moment by moment.

And often, just by writing it down, we give our systems a chance to release what they’ve been holding in silence.

✨ Journaling can become a way of saying: I hear you. I’m here with you.

10/22/2025

Bullying doesn’t only wound individuals—it leaves echoes in nervous systems, families, and communities.

Unity Day reminds us: healing happens when we stand together.

When we say no more to cruelty and yes to compassion.

When we create spaces where every nervous system feels safe to show up as itself.

Collective care is how we move from harm to healing.

Your presence, your voice, your kindness—they matter.

Because unity against bullying is also unity for healing.

🧡 Wear orange. Stand together. Choose kindness.

10/20/2025

Secure attachment isn’t about perfection.

It’s about repair after rupture.

It’s about space for needs.

It’s about feeling safe to be honest.

But here’s the part that’s often left unsaid:

Even when these things are present, they can feel foreign or even scary at first—especially if you’ve lived through trauma.

Being cared for might feel uncomfortable if you’ve learned to survive without it.

Having space for your needs might feel threatening if you’ve been told you were “too much.”

Repair after conflict might feel suspicious if you’re used to relationships that ended in silence or rupture.

This is why healing in safe relationships takes time.

The nervous system has to slowly learn:

💛 Safety can be steady.
💛 Love doesn’t disappear when you need repair.
💛 It’s okay to let your guard down, one moment at a time.

Safe connection is one of the most powerful tools in recovering from trauma—
not because it’s instant, but because it’s steady enough to re-teach your body what trust feels like.

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