I don’t just teach nervous system work—I live it.

I’ve built businesses and led nonprofit teams. I’ve burned out in the name of impact. I’ve questioned whether the way we work is actually helping us thrive—or quietly harming us.

I’m Juliana Allen (she/her), and my work lives at the intersection of somatic healing, leadership, and systems change.

I’m an Executive Director and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (in training), here to help people remember what it feels like to lead from a place of truth, not tension.

For years, I searched for better strategies to fix what felt broken in our organizations. But real transformation didn’t come through strategy. It came when I started listening to the wisdom of the body—and saw how everything shifts when leaders learn to regulate, reconnect, and root into something deeper.

Now, I help organizations rebuild the fabric of their culture—through nervous system education, embodied tools, and brave conversations that honor the full humanity of their people.

Because healing isn’t a side project. It’s the work.

How I got here

I didn’t start out thinking I’d be doing this work. I was deep in the nonprofit and business world—leading programs, shaping strategy, pouring everything I had into missions I believed in.

And still, I found myself and my teams burning out.
The work was good. The people were good.
But the systems weren’t.

It wasn’t until I started studying trauma and somatics that I could name what was happening:
we were functioning in survival mode, with no blueprint for safety.

When I found Somatic Experiencing, it was like finding language for what I’d always felt. That the body holds the story. That burnout isn’t failure—it’s a signal. That until we change the nervous system patterns embedded in our systems, the cycle will keep repeating.

Reclaim with Juliana was born from the belief that nervous system regulation isn’t a personal fix—it’s collective infrastructure. And we can build something different.

Foundational Beliefs:

Regulation before strategy

  • Nervous system safety is the foundation for sustainable leadership.

Truth over performance

  • I believe authenticity is leadership—and that showing up real is more powerful than showing up perfect.

Collective over individual

  • Healing doesn't happen in isolation. I create spaces where connection is the medicine.

Structure matters

  • We can’t just coach people to be well in systems that make them sick. I work at the roots.

Embodiment is the revolution

  • The body holds wisdom our society forgot. Reconnecting to it is how we reclaim our power.

The Heart Behind the Work

  • I'm a Gemini sun and systems thinker—fascinated by how opposites create wholeness.

  • I came out as a lesbian later in life, and it taught me everything about living in alignment.

  • I’m a parent, and a huge part of my coming out journey was about showing my kids that no matter who they are, they deserve to live a life that feels true, joyful, and aligned.

  • We spend weekends playing soccer and volleyball together—moving, laughing, regulating through play. They remind me why this work matters.

  • I believe joy and regulation are deeply connected.

  • I’ll never say no to tea, hiking, or a well-timed nervous system meme.

Let’s shift what leadership feels like

Whether you’re leading a small team, or a large nonprofit—this work is for you.