Blog | Dr. Amy Johnson

You Don’t Hate Yourself

I have this client I love. I love all my clients, actually…that’s what happens when people get really honest and authentic and start working on their stuff. It’s really hard to not love them when they’re stepping into that. And when I’m paid to see them as Who They Really Are. But I digress.Anyway, this

Sitting with Negative Emotion

I feel something quite a bit. I call it bored, although I know that’s not really it.Restless, maybe. But it feels worse than restless. Uncomfortable in my own skin. Like it’s dangerous or just really unpleasant to Be Me in that moment.It’s a restlessness that makes me want to move, be busy, disassociate, numb. I

The Morning Flood

How do you win?

Every family has a way of keeping score. Often unspoken—but sometimes blatantly official—there are rules for what’s good and bad; what’s right and wrong. I call it The Family Game.Each family has their own game and they make up the rules for how you win. The rules are passed down from generation to generation. Some

Give Yourself Some Sound Advice

I get very reminiscent in the fall. Do you ever look back at the person You Were at some point in the past and think of what you might tell that person now? From Who You Are today, what would you tell the You of 10 years ago?Ten years ago, I was starting my second

Change the Channel

I have conflicting feelings about television.Of course I don’t believe there’s anything inherently bad about TV. But that’s not saying much, because I also don’t believe there’s anything inherently bad about crack.Which actually isn’t far off the mark, as far comparisons go. My issue with TV is that it’s so easy to cross that line

Another one of my Most Favorite Things Ever

So I have this belief. And like all of my beliefs, it could very likely be completely untrue.But my belief is you aren’t reading my blog over Labor Day weekend. You’re out doing important stuff.And, it’s just my opinion, but I happen to think that the post I just wrote is one of the better

One of my Most Favorite Things Ever

Okay, I know many of you have seen this already. But oh my God do I love this little girl!So, watch it again. Smile. Laugh. Let it inspire your own Rampage of Appreciation. What do you love? What would it take for you to be this excited about your life?I think it only takes a

Ask and you Shall Recieve

I went for a walk the other day, not feeling so great. I was filled with worry and self-judgment. Did some self-coaching that morning and it just wasn’t giving me the relief I was looking for.The worry was around getting pregnant again. Or more accurately, the fear of not getting pregnant again. The self-judgment came

The Emotion of Books

I love books. When I was growing up my mom made a living as a hairstylist, doing hair from a salon that was attached to our home. She worked most of the day most days of the week, just far enough away for me and my sister to get away with a lot but close enough to