Episode #1 of 6: Finding the Intersection between Self-Love and Judgement
About the Podcast
This is part one of a 6-part series walking you through Clancy Harrison’s process of questioning her assumptions that hinder the access to healthful foods for all. In this seven-minute “Candid Clancy” episode, she challenges you to practice self-love – yes as a daily practice – to help you question your judgements of others. She shares such a rewarding exercise!
About Clancy Harrison
As a registered dietitian, TEDx speaker, international speaker, and author, Clancy Harrison challenges the way food insecurity is approached in the US. Her mission to demolish the stigma around healthy food access places her on the cutting edge of advocacy.
Clancy is the founder of the Food Dignity® Project, a strategic program for leaders who want to shift how they approach nutrition outreach by making healthy food access a priority. She transforms the lives of thousands of people through her work with corporations, non-profit organizations, and universities.
Currently, Clancy is an advisory board member for the Pennsylvania American Academy of Pediatrics Food Insecurity EPIC program, Ambassador of the National Dairy Council, and the President of the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry. Since the onset of COVID-19 Clancy has distributed nearly 1 million meals in her community to improve access to healthy food through effective collaborations.
Discussion Takeaways
- During this episode, Clancy wants listeners to look at previous experiences so to learn from past mistakes:
- Begin to work toward trusting that your heart, mind, and ideas are enough and should be heard. This is self-love, and it allows you to reflect on our judgement and change it.
- Now, ask yourself the following questions:
- When have you judged? Try to witness your judgement without judging for yourself.
- Why did you judge?
- Was there something that triggered your judgment?
- How did you feel after judging?
- How much time did you spend thinking about this situation?
- Put yourself in the shoes of the people you judged. What might have caused them to act the way they did?
- Is there a way to keep your judgement in-check?
- What can you do when you confront a situation like this next time?
This beautiful drawing has been created by Rebecca Garofano, artist at @veggiedoodlesoup on Instagram and registered dietitian-to-be.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
- We must have self-love in order to question our judgements and inevitably change for the better.
Each week on the Food Dignity® Podcast, the Food Dignity® Movement's Clancy Harrison hosts a wide variety of hunger experts and other people making changes on the frontlines. Join us as we dive deep into conversations that will change the way you think about food insecurity.
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