Julie Johnson, Co-Founder, Product Owner
As co-founder and learning experience designer at Integrate Trauma Informed Network, I am dedicated to improving lives through community-driven skill and development growth. From Kansas City, MO, and armed with a background in Photography and Art History, alongside master's degrees in Special Education and Instructional Systems Design, my journey as a sexual assault survivor propelled me into becoming an RYT E-200/500, trained by leading experts and focusing on trauma-informed yoga. Additionally, I am also a vetted member of The Breathe Network, a directory of trauma-informed healing arts professionals that serves sexual assault survivors.
My recent work involves co-writing and facilitating the Integrate Trauma Informed Leadership course “Driving Social Impact: A Human-Centered Approach to Communication and Decision-Making and building out Integrate’s Trauma Informed Leadership training and development programming.
Since 2015, I've led Integrate's mission to provide trauma healing resources and interdisciplinary communication training for human care providers and small business owners.
Being a sexual trauma survivor myself, I understand the struggles that survivors face in finding healing and support. That's why in 2015, I launched a trauma-informed yoga and adaptive yoga program for children in Ferguson, Missouri. The children had identifiable disabilities and PTSD, and we offered weekly after-school groups to support them and their families.
Since 2019, I have been providing trauma-informed yoga classes and Reiki sessions to survivors at Joy of Yoga St. Louis (www.joyofyoga.com) It has been an honor to hold space for these brave individuals and provide a compassionate environment where they can begin to heal.
Through these experiences as a trauma survivor and a trauma-informed leadership trainer, I have developed a deep understanding of the importance of human-centered communication and decision making in promoting healing and building authentic relationships.
For information about Julie’s trauma-informed yoga and reiki sessions, please email integratenetwork@gmail.com.
Image ID: the complete names of all nine Integrate Community Advisers and the area they advise on. The headline text reads: “Community Advisors” and the tag line says “Helping Us Make Empowered Community Choices.”
Our Community Advisers have made significant contributions to the success of the Integrate Trauma Informed Network. For example, they have provided us with valuable feedback on our training materials, which has helped us to better understand and support the communities we serve. They have also helped us identify gaps in our services, allowing us to make more informed decisions in the area of ethics, accessibility, business, energetics, nervous system, trauma informed therapy, business ethics and strategy.
Below is a complete list of our Community Advisors:
Anu French, MD: Advising on Trauma Informed Pediarics
Laura Miller, MA AI-ethicist.com/: Advising on Ethics
Addis deHilster: Advising on Mindfulness
Fihmiya Hamdan: Advising on Community Strategy
Karla Helbert: C-IAYT, LC: Advising on Grief and Trauma Informed Energetic
Sarit Z. Rogers: Advising on Nervous System Informed Restorative Practices
Candice Cox, LCSW: Advising on Trauma Informed Therapy and Communication
Natasha Baebler, MAT- Advising on Accessibility
Jenna Little, LMCHCA+RDN: Advising on Grief-informed practices, attachment and embodiment
Abi Feil: Advising on business and branding strategy