About Annie Boheler
I am passionate about reclaiming holistic health, and supporting others in doing so as well, by balancing preventative and acute healthcare measures as is appropriate. I am also inspired by the current movement in health care that is bridging the past individualistic model to collective and group work processes. I am honored to serve through a client centered lens and work with each individual in a collaborative effort around their goals.
Much of my fulfillment and inspiration has come from working in collaborative groups. Having lived in a commune in my 20's, working with grassroots organizations and supporting organic start-ups, I am forever beholden to the efforts of those before me, advocating for true liberation for all life. I am inspired to share these lessons with others as we co-create a culture founded in love.
I maintain a commitment to continued education, supervision or mentorship and anti/post-colonization work. I am white, cis-gendered, bi-sexual, queer and practice open relating. I have a hidden disability of a spinal mutation; my personal traumas I survive include spinal fractures, sexual assault, & domestic violence as an adult.
I find inspiration in the beautiful ways that nature exemplifies interconnectivity and cooperation. My background includes equine therapy, permaculture, dance therapy, and bodywork. I draw much of my personal inspiration around collectivism from community living experiences & plant medicines.
The inspiration for the name “lovage somatics” comes from my appreciation of the body and earth connection. The lovage plant is a symbol of health, a hardy perennial that has many edible and medicinal properties. It is enjoyed by gardeners for its tall and nectar-rich flowers that attract beneficial pollinators. ... and it has LOVE in the name!
Who Are My Clients
I work with professionals who are also working at the growth edges of the healthcare field around the following topics: substance use/harm reduction & addiction, somatics, pleasure positivity, sex worker support, herbalism, psychedelic therapy support, crisis intervention, & environmental awareness.
I work with individuals, pairs, groups and business. I have experience with conflict resolution in personal and professional spheres.
Common Challenges
- communication, desire discrepancies, lack of libido or intimacy, anxiety and depression, erectile or ejaculation control, pain during sex, resentment, broken agreements or affairs, jealousy, cultural differences, inhibitions, career &/or life fulfillment challenges, challenging psychedelic experiences, imposter syndrome for professionals
Common Goals
- self empowerment, communication skills, gender or sexual identity shifts, ability to be vulnerable, authentic expression, emotional attachment awareness, liberated sexual exploration, healthy boundaries, herbal or psychedelic integration support, repairing relational ruptures, more pleasure, confidence, greater empathy, relational therapy skills and staying in ethical scope of practice for professionals, gaining personal experience with psychedelics for new psychedelic facilitators
Principles within my Practice -
*Strengths focused - Mind-body connection and non-diagnostic
*Culturally responsive - our challenges and goals are interconnected with our culture, larger society and the environment
*Sex or pleasure positive - our capacity to feel goodness is our resourcing for the times
*Trauma informed - coming into right relationship with power and co-creating accountability culture
We are living in a time where the impacts of the climate emergency are unavoidable. Drawing from the teachings of social and environmental permaculture design, Starhawk’s Earth Activist Trainings, and environmental biology, I can help co-create with you the internal space around how you can holistically respond to the rapidly changing external environment. Disconnect from nature is something that most of us have been taught and we can learn to reconnect. Your passion is needed in these times! We can shift eco-anxiety to responsiveness all the while avoiding burnout or overwhelm.
In the Media
Touch with Substance Online Conference October 12th, 2024
Mental Capitol Podcast Interview with Zeus
*edit to this episode - the rape case mentioned is referring to Gisèle Pelicot.
What is Relationship Anarchy? The Better Sex Podcast interview with Deborah Kat
Mystic Mag Interview - Embracing Intimacy and Healing Through Somatics
Somatics, Sex & Substances - Down South Conference Atlanta, GA
This presentation and conversation was recorded live in the Fall of 2023 from Sex Down South Conference in Atlanta Georiga. The name if the presentation is Somatics, Sex & Substances and focuses on education, harm reduction and experiential practice around these intersectional topics. I am grateful to have worked with Velvet Lips Sex Education to be able to offer CEUs for those who were live participants. This presentation requires a $20 fee to access. We would love to see you at the conference sometime! The SDS conference is a great place to balance fun and sex education!
This webinar is an educational offering for healthcare practitioners in the psychedelics field hosted by Psychedelics Today. If you are interested in continuing your education in the psychedelics field, go to the Psychedelics Today Education Center.
In this episode of On It, hosted by Lorina Manzanita, we explore how to avoid regret when it comes to the intersection of sex and substances.
I was interviewed and featured in this Le Temps article on the subject of psychedelics and libido. The article is in French and there is a translation of my quote below.
In this interview, Steve, a fellow psychedelic explorer and raver, and I explore the topic of pleasure positivity and psychedelic therapy. Check it out on the New Psychonaut.