Recorded over a year of work in schools, previous RJ in Schools Director and current generative somatics teacher in training and somatic learning practitioner, Belia Mayeno Saavedra, speaks with host Taharka Anderson about how Restorative Justice is a way of being within the intersections of Politicized Somatics, Transformative Justice, and systems of power; and how our bodies are shaped and impacted by these experiences, including how they contribute to our responses and reactions to relationships and conflict. Belia and Taharka talk about how RJ has influenced the examination of past conflict styles and how the work has impacted their language in how to make requests. They discuss how RJ uses language and space to advocate for needs as they unpack boundaries and accountability, as well as the calling out of this language as whiteness in family settings. The conversation lands on Belia calling in the importance of healing work and ends with a description of one of the ultimate goals of Restorative Justice. Listen to this episode twice or more!

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