EPISODE 106 | BIG TRANSITIONS: What’s Next for Our Justice System REVEALED with Law Professor Em Wright
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EPISODE 106: What's Next for Our Justice System REVEALED with Law Professor Em Wright
Em Wright is a law professor, fisherman, dog dad, and nerd. Their professional life has spanned from the dishwashing room at a Pizza Hut to conference rooms in city skyscrapers and everywhere between. A die-hard legal realist, Em finds hope and inspiration from their students and the members of our society who show up to make the hard decisions and do the hard work.
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Today we’re talking to Emerson Wright. They go by Em. And y’all, this episode is worth a listen.
Through the lens of being a transgender law professor in Florida, we look at how bringing our whole selves to how we show up is healing and empowering, whether we do it individually or systemically.
And staying connected to our humanness is how we make life and systems better. That’s huge, and that’s how we’ll change the justice system, which Em is part of, or any other system that you may be part of.
As we evolve, the systems we’ve created must also evolve to integrate who we really are.
So we talk social, medical, and career transition, complete with failures and progresses, which if you look deeply here, is a microcosm of the bigger shift the justice system is experiencing. We talk how the public’s relationship with the law is strained, if law even still matters, and having hope in the face of fear.
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Full disclosure, Em and I were the best of friends for many years, starting in high school, through college, and for some time after. But this interview is the first time we’ve caught up in at least, I’d say, 15 years. And it was so good to reconnect.
Oh, and be sure to get to the end of this interview for a surprise paranormal story from Em.
Find it here!
Embracing Failures and Employing Humility essay by Em Wright
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Hey friends. Research indicates that at least 70% of people in the U.S. alone have experienced trauma. That means you’ve likely experienced trauma and most of the people around you have to.
Simply put, people need healing.
I believe that as humans we have the capability to alleviate the suffering that we all believe is so inevitable. But getting there starts with healing yourself first with self compassion, intentionality, time, and repetition.
I have a free workshop to help with this. It’s called Self Healing the Root.
It’s a self-paced, online version of some of the foundational work I do with my clients as a trauma-informed certified coach and that I’ve also done to heal myself.
It’s designed to help you recognize and identify your specific nervous system responses and coping mechanisms to stressors. Then we build on that information to figure out the best ways you can regulate your specific nervous system responses when triggered. Then, we create a plan that will help you integrate through action what you want for yourself instead.
Healing these trauma responses can help you show up in the world more fully as who you really are. I want you to love who you are. And by the way, who you are is not your trauma or trauma responses.
You can REGISTER HERE.
But listen, this workshop is better suited for some than others depending on where you’re at in your trauma healing journey. Be sure to read the guidelines on the sign up page before you register to help you decide if this workshop is for you. And if it is, I can’t wait to see you there!
CREDITS: Original intro and outro music by Ryan Sauls. Episode creation, editing, production, and graphics by Brandi Fleck. Sound effects from zapslat.com. Bio and photos provided by Em Wright.
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Hi, I’m your podcast host, Brandi Fleck. I’m a recognized communications and interviewing expert, a writer, an artist, and a private practice, certified trauma-informed life coach and trauma recovery coach. No matter how you interact with me, I help you tell and change your story so you can feel more like yourself. So welcome!
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