RAFT
A podcast about resilience in the face of compassion fatigue and burnout.
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A podcast about resilience in the face of compassion fatigue and burnout.
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The RAFT Team takes time to celebrate the past year’s accomplishments & set intentional boundaries for the current year of growth in advocacy. Episode Time Codes 00:00 | The RAFT Podcast Intro 00:47 | Welcome & Episode Overview 04:00 | RAFT 2025 Achievements 05:45 | Team Discussion begins with Achievement: What boundaries are you setting to celebrate achievements this year? How do you protect yourself without depleting yourself completely? 15:25 | Engagement: How are we setting boundaries to give ourselves time & space to feel fully engaged? 22:25 | RAFT Blog Quote: “This year asked us to adap
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. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:47 Maegan introduces herself and joy and introduces the topic: The Power of Presence. 03:15 What do you
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. Episode Time Codes 00:0
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. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:45 Jeremie gives definitions of self-empathy and self-compassion 01:55 RAFT Podcast team introductions 02:42 Joy discusses the three main components of self-compassion 04:12 Nicole talks about the challenges of focusing on yourself 07:03 Jeremie discusses how socializat
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. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:05 Ajmal Qureshi introduces himself 03:05 Indrani shares why Ajmal and his daughter’s story resonated with her 04:30 “What did you realize early in your career that you knew you had to teach your daughters, so they would grow up to be as strong as they are today?” 07:28 “What did you know, as a youn
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. Episode Time Codes 01:28 Introductions 04:26 Can you share the story that lead to the concept of ditties and the importance of ditching them? 08:22 “Ditch the Ditty” focuses on the unique dynamics women face, can anyone be impacted by ditties? How do these hidden pressures show up differently for caregivers, first responders, and other helping professionals? And How does the book help people recognize when th
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. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:25 RAFT intros 02:45 What is PERMA
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. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:25 Trigger Warning 00:55 Gratitudes 05:00 Who is Emily Bernath? 06:55 How Emily’s writing started 09:30 Emily discusses levels of healing through her advocacy journe
Join Jeremie, Nicole, and Joy as they focus their conversation around human-centered workspaces, specifically what a workspace that is human-centered looks like, and how it’s done at RAFT. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:05 RAFT’s mission statement 01:50 What is a ‘Human-Centered Workspace?’ 06:01 The 4 principles of Human-Centered design 13:10 Designing A Human-Centered Workplace: 13:35 Planning for job outcomes 21:20 Launching a collaborative work group 28:50 Learning from your employees 37:15 Designing and testing solutions 51:00 How RAFT can help you create a more Human-Centered Workplac
Join Joy, Sophie, Mariam, Jeremie, and Nicole on the RAFT Team as they discuss the RAFT core values—1) Fail, Learn, Grow; 2) Support; and 3) Transparency—and how those values impact their mission and teamwork. Episode Time Codes 00:00 – Intro 00:40 – RAFT’s 3 core values 01:05 – Value #1 – Fail, Learn, Grow 01:35 – Joy’s take 03:00 – Sophie’s take 03:45 – Mariam’s take 04:20 – Jeremie’s take 06:53 – Nicole’s take 08:40 – Is there a downside to Fail, Learn, Grow? 13:10 – Value #2 – Support 13:40 – Joy’s take 16:30 – Sophie’s take 18:40 – Mariam’s take 19:12 – Jeremie’s tale 20:50 – Nicoles take
How do you take care of your mind, body, and spirit when you don’t have the time, money, or resources? Join the RAFT team as they share their own budget-friendly self-care tips. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:25 Welcome 01:05 RAFT Team Intros 02:40 What would you do on a self-care day but you had no money to spend? 07:40 Match your time available to what you’re trying to do 10:20 Being present in the moment is very free self-care 11:00 Being clear on what you want from your self-care activities 13:47 Scheduling in self-care is self-care in itself 17:50 What do you do when you NEED to leave
Join Maegan, Nicole, Sophie, and Joy as they come together to reflect upon Women’s History Month and answer questions about what womanhood means to them, inspiring women, strengths, and advice they received and wish to share with others. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:25 Welcome 00:55 RAFT Team Intros 02:55 What does womanhood mean to you? 03:05 Maegan 04:05 Nicole 06:25 Sophie 07:50 Joy 10:15 What does it mean to us to be women in the anti-gender-based violence movement? 10:30 Joy 12:10 Maegan 13:50 Nicole 33:20 Sophie 17:20 Who is a woman you know personally who has greatly inspired you?
In this episode, the RAFT Team comes together to reflect upon their personal highlights of 2023 and discuss all things gratitude. From embracing gratitude through challenges and reminding yourself to practice gratitude, you will learn a few ways to incorporate gratitude in your daily life. Episode Time Codes 0:00 Intro 0:35 RAFT Team Intros 01:20 Reflections on our personal highlights of 2023 01:30 Nicole 02:10 Jeremie 03:10 Joy 04:55 Sophie 05:55 Maegan 07:30 Embracing gratitude through challenges 07:55 Joy 09:50 Maegan 11:20 Joy 12:45 Nicole 16:10 Sophie 18:45 Jeremie 22:15 How do you remind
You’ve seen changes you want to make in your organization, you’re collaborating with co-workers, but now you might be wondering, “What are the leaders thinking about and looking for with change initiatives?” Join Jeremie and Amber as they continue discussing how to make organizational changes by focusing the conversation around the leadership’s point of view. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:00 Jeremie recaps part 1 episode and highlights topics of episode 2 02:25 Amber introduces herself 04:45 How to respond, as a senior leader, to a passionate pitch 07:25 How to encourage gratitude and be p
Join Jeremie in a conversation with Charlie Gilkey about principles from his book, Team Habits: How Small Actions Lead to Extraordinary Results, including small actions that bring lasting change and creating a team that can solve problems without you. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:40 Jeremie highlights talking points and welcomes Charlie 01:40 Charlie introduces himself 04:55 Charlie shares his view on the challenges of trying to make a big change / Broken Printer analogy 08:10 Grants and development challenges 10:15 Time allocation and management 12:30 Eight Categories of Team Habits 15:1
Have you ever seen something you want to change in your organization, but not sure how to get others involved or talk to your boss about it? Join Jeremie in a conversation with Amber Beam about making changes in your organization by collaborating with co-workers and successfully bringing ideas to leadership. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:40 Amber introduces herself & speaks on her passion for closing the gender gap 02:55 What is it that makes a winning pitch when trying to make a change in your organization? 06:45 How can you approach speaking to your leader, & how to prepare for that conv
Join Nicole and Joy from RAFT in a conversation with Dee, Jackie, and Tatiana of The SOAR Collective, an organization working “to mobilize advocates to demand accountability and revolutionize the way anti-violence organizations operate.” Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:50 RAFT & SOAR Collective Introductions 01:50 Who SOAR Collective is, their mission, and how/why they started 04:00 Survivors Know assessment/research 09:30 The key findings & powerful data 12:15 Jackie and Dee share how prioritizing their mental health meant leaving their prevention job 14:40 Tatiana speaks on “the power that
In this episode Raft’s founder, Indrani Goradia, introduces us to a friend she met by chance when their flights were delayed. Monique shares her past experience navigating life as a leader & advocate in the domestic violence field while in an actively abusive relationship. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:28 How Indrani met Monique & how they connected 01:35 Active abuse & being part of society is in our everyday lives 03:14 How Monique navigated her “two lives” as a victim of active abuse & a domestic violence advocate 05:45 “Was I drawn to this work (as a helper & nurturer) the same way tha
This month’s podcast features Grace Harvey, who recently stepped away from advocacy work and was surprised to see her advocacy skills transferred to work in a completely different field. If you think you need a change but are hesitant to look for something new, Grace has an encouraging message to share with you. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:13 Grace’s Origin story 04:34 Grace shares why she left the advocacy field 08:00 How Grace’s life has changed & the positive impacts of leaving advocacy 12:30 What is it like working a job where you’re not advocating? 18:30 Finding a new job after leav
In this episode, the RAFT team is joined by our Founder, Indrani Goradia, to discuss our “Why?” Inspired by Simon Sinek’s theory of starting with your “Why?” to help connect your work to your purpose in a meaningful way. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:24 Nicole introduction – Explains inspiration for Podcast 02:40 Maegan introduction – Shares strengths/value statement 03:22 Indrani introduction – Shares why she started RAFT/core values 05:00 Nicole’s core values 07:04 Mariam introduction – Shares her why for joining & growing with RAFT 08:09 Joy introduction – Shares her strengths & her why
Today we welcome Joy Ingram to our team as a new workshop facilitator and learn a little about her background. Join RAFT as we discuss some reasons for high turnover rates within SV/DV advocacy organizations and a few ideas to combat this issue. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:10 Nicole introduces new RAFT team member, Joy 2:45 Joy shares her background and advocate experience 6:45 Joy presented at NCADV in August 2022 9:20 Joy’s workshop experiences 10:00 Why is turnover so high? 11:55 Challenges and Support 13:30 Barriers to support 15:00 Support strategies for organizations 17:55 Why is i
Today on the RAFT podcast, Jeremie and Johnanna Ganz continue their discussion about occupational identity and how it connects to leadership and the development of organizational culture. Episode Time Codes 0:00 Intro 0:45 Johanna reviews what it means to have a strong occupational identity. 2:51 What is “Organizational Culture Development”? How does it relate to leadership? 3:00 Definition of formal and informal organizational culture 4:20 How organizational culture connects to occupational identity management through leadership. 5:36 Johanna shares 6 factors that can promote or prevent the r
Today on the RAFT podcast, Nicole and Mariam share their reflections on NCADV’s National Conference on Domestic Violence. This year’s NCADV National Conference Keynote Speaker was Tommi Vincent. Episode Time Codes 0:00 Intro 1:40 Nicole and Mariam talk about meeting each other in person for the first time and how it felt to connect with so many advocates at the conference. 4:20 Discussion about planning for the conference: Travelling, making time for self-care activities, breaks, navigating the conference schedule, etc. 7:00 Mariam and Nicole discuss their connections to Saint Louis, Missouri:
Jeremie and Johnanna conclude their discussion on occupational identity, a state of identifying closely with one’s job. Join RAFT as we learn about how to manage this identity in mission-driven fields, such as SV/DV advocacy. Episode Time Codes 0:00 Intro 0:26 Johanna shares signs that work relationships might be switching from healthy and functional to unhealthy and dysfunctional 3:00 Discussion about “venting” at work. Johanna shares what “venting” can be reflective of and the harms of venting. 4:55 How to get out of a “venting” mindset: Being a “challenger-listener” vs. “supportive-listener
Jeremie and Johnanna continue their discussion on occupational identity, a state of identifying closely with one’s job. Join RAFT as we learn about how to manage this identity in mission-driven fields, such as SV/DV advocacy. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 01:20 Johnanna introduces herself, experience, and research 02:20 Recognizing our Comfort, Learning, and Panic Zones 07:00 Review of Occupational Identity: Strong vs. Over-identified 12:05 Four Skill Development Areas 12:20 Self-Awareness 14:00 Emotional Literacy 17:50 Accountability 21:45 Adaptability 24:40 Q&A on Skill Development for Advo
