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In this episode of the RAFT Podcast, we explore the Seven Domains of Rest and what they can teach us about caring for ourselves as advocates. From physical and mental rest to sensory, creative, emotional, and social rest, we talk about the types of rest we gravitate toward, what we learned from taking the rest quiz, and how we can weave small moments of rest into the workday. We also explore what it looks like to create organizations that support rest…not just as an individual responsibility, but as part of a healthier advocacy culture.

In this episode of the RAFT Podcast, we explore the Seven Domains of Rest and what they can teach us about caring for ourselves as advocates. From physical and mental rest to sensory, creative, emotional, and social rest, we talk about the types of rest we gravitate toward, what we learned from taking the rest quiz, and how we can weave small moments of rest into the workday.

We also explore what it looks like to create organizations that support rest…not just as an individual responsibility, but as part of a healthier advocacy culture.

The RAFT Team takes time to celebrate the past year’s accomplishments & set intentional boundaries for the current year of growth in advocacy.

In this episode, Maegan and Joy discuss the power of presence, a topic that came along a couple years ago, when Maegan wrote a blog in haste and it just kind of blew up. So spend the next 40 minutes exploring how to be present in someone’s emotional journey rather than rushing to fix their problem. They’ll talk about how you can foster deeper connections, healing, and support by actively listening, validating, showing empathy, and resisting the urge to fix.

In this powerful episode of the RAFT Podcast, we bring together survivor-advocates from across the movement for an open and honest conversation about what it means to hold both identities—survivor and advocate.

Join Nicole Crespi and Joy Ingram, RAFT Workshop Facilitators, along with guest Jaime Cypher from the Pennsylvania Coalition to Advance Respect (PCAR), as they share stories of resilience, reflection, and belonging. Together, they explore how lived experience shapes advocacy, what it takes to sustain ourselves in this work, and how community care helps us thrive.

Join the RAFT Team in a conversation about self-empathy and self-compassion. Jeremie, Nicole, and Joy discuss the three main components of self-compassion, the challenges of focusing on yourself, how socialization affects our views on self-compassion, and how they each practice self-compassion.

In this heartfelt episode, our founder, Indrani Goradia speaks to Ajmal Qureshi, a former diplomat and proud father about raising strong daughters, the power of education and what it means to build a lasting legacy—rooted in love, equity, and intentional parenting.

In today’s episode, Jeremie Miller is talking with the authors of Ditch the Ditty: Doing What Matters Instead of Doing it All about their work and how it applies to the work of advocates.

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In today’s episode, the RAFT team is talking about PERMA, a simple, but powerful, way to think about well-being and resilience. It comes from Dr. Martin Seligman, a leader in positive psychology, and it’s all about five key elements: Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. During the conversation, the RAFT team unpacks what PERMA looks like in our work and lives, why it matters for advocates, and how we can use it to build sustainable joy and resilience in a field that demands so much of us.

In this episode, the RAFT team is joined by survivor, author, and advocate Emily Bernath. She shares her survivor story, how she healed through spirituality, and how that led to her book series, Broken Lenses.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussions about sexual violence and assault, including personal survivor experiences. We encourage you to prioritize your well-being while listening.