RAE JOHNSON, PhD, RSMT, BCC (they/them) is a scholar/activist researching and practicing at the intersections of embodiment and social justice. A professor of somatic psychology for over two decades, Rae works with thought leaders, practitioners, and community change agents around the world to help shape the emerging field of embodied social justice. Rae is the author of several books, including Embodied Social Justice (Routledge, 2018) and Embodied Activism (North Atlantic Books, 2023).

Rae’s approach to their work has been shaped by decades of frontline engagement with street youth, women in addiction recovery, psychiatric survivors, and members of the queer community. Since completing their doctoral studies at the University of Toronto, Rae has held academic positions in several somatic psychology programs, including at Naropa University and Pacifica Graduate Institute. They currently teach in the somatic psychology doctoral program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.