Episode 49: Healing Justice & Reimagining Leadership with Andrea James

In this episode of Triggers And Spiritual Medicine, host Laura Bonetzky-Gaffney welcomes Andrea James — activist, attorney, founder of Families for Justice as Healing, and community leader who is entertaining a potential Democratic bid for Governor of Massachusetts.

Andrea and Laura engage in a deep, heartfelt conversation about how leadership, justice, and healing intersect — and how we can collectively move toward systems rooted in community, equity, and care rather than harm.

Listeners will gain powerful insights into:

✨ The realities of mass incarceration and its impact on women, families, and marginalized communities
✨ The challenges Andrea has witnessed in the criminal justice system — and the resilience that emerges in response
✨ Why healing-centered leadership is essential for building a more just and inclusive future
✨ Andrea’s vision for One Commonwealth and how communities can come together to reimagine Massachusetts
✨ Actionable steps listeners can take to support both their personal healing journeys and wider social justice movements

This inspiring conversation invites us to reimagine leadership as a form of spiritual medicine — a pathway to resilience, justice, and transformation.

Triggers And Spiritual Medicine is a grassroots podcast dedicated to authentic conversations on healing, spirituality, and justice. With no sponsors or ads, this space is sustained by heart, solidarity, and the voices of changemakers like Andrea James.

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ABOUT TRIGGERS & SPIRITUAL MEDICINE PODCAST:

Real talk. Let's address the elephant in the room to the growing "sickness" in our society, address root issues and provide sustainable solutions.

We hope by addressing the intersectionality and connect the dots like a web of many of society’s challenges, we can help others understand the trauma infection that impacts all areas of life – addiction, domestic violence, racism, homelessness, sexual abuse, chronic health issues, cancer, environmental issues, climate change and more.

In this NEW collaborative program, we hope by highlighting these infected areas and what they share in common, a new perspective of solutions, healing, and resolutions can be birthed.

Each episode addresses a certain trigger while offering the spiritual medicine with at least 3 tips or actionable steps our listeners can take and implement.

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