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Justice and Self-Worth with Pip Rae

Episode Summary

How does a former police officer define justice? Why is there a gender difference in rates of suicide? How do you have compassion for perpetrators of crimes, and how does your own self-care tie into all of it? Get a social justice writer’s take on self-care, worth, and justice in this episode.

Episode Notes

How does a former police officer define justice? Why is there a gender difference in rates of suicide? How do you have compassion for perpetrators of crimes, and how does your own self-care tie into all of it? Get a social justice writer’s take on self-care, worth, and justice in this episode. 

Pip is a social justice writer, podcast producer, radio presenter, and personal brand strategist with a background in criminal investigations and advocacy. She began writing 15 years ago as she journaled her way through PTSD and anxiety. In 2017 she created the radio show, The Hour to Empower, and the accompanying podcast, Elements of Empowerment. 

Quotes to remember: 

“Women’s empowerment is all about saying yes and knowing when to say no.” 

“Justice is often an apology.” 

“We shouldn’t have to justify or excuse ourselves in order to get what we want.” 

Takeaways:

• Justice looks different for everybody
• Trauma that isn’t dealt with manifests into frustration and anger
• Most perpetrators have been victims
• The conversations we have with ourselves are where empowerment begins
• Men who consider suicide often would rather kill themselves than hurt their family members
• Suicide comes from intergenerational trauma and patterns of behavior
• Justice is not a system or in a courtroom ruled by a middle-aged white man
• The only people who benefit from the legal system are the people who work in it
• The legal system repeatedly subjects you to your trauma
• Boys need to learn how depersonalize rejection so that they don’t turn to violence
• You teach others how you want to be treated

What you’ll learn:

• Social justice and trauma from a former police officer’s perspective 
• How men’s mental health plays into women’s safety
• On the gender gap in suicide (men complete suicide more frequently than women), and what we can do about it
• How self-care ties into justice and mental health, and how to build self-worth
• On parenting children and developing confident young people
• What self-care looks like for someone working in justice

Mentioned on the podcast: 

• https://piprae.com/
• https://julesoneill.com/
• https://hannahkorrel.com/