Episode 123: How to Hold Difficult Conversations about Food Insecurity
About the Podcast
Clancy breaks down how we can all start talking about challenges associated with food insecurity, together. Find out all her secrets in this 6-minute “Candid Clancy” episode.
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
- We must walk into difficult conversations with a sense of confidence, curiosity and enjoyment. The discussion shouldn’t be a burden to anyone because we all love talking about food and cooking. We also all have struggles with what’s working and what’s not in the kitchen. That’s normal, so why can’t we approach the conversation with a sense of normalcy.
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- People might be embarrassed about talking to a stranger about the kinds of things listed above. But, normalizing the conversation around food access will help everyone feel more at ease.
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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