Episode 132: When Honesty Becomes Our Opportunity to Learn
About the Podcast
In 6 minutes, Clancy candidly shares a story about one of her Keynote speaking engagements. An audience member willingly shares an eye-opening experience. You won’t want to miss it!
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 one of Clancy’s presentations with the Indiana WIC conference, a member of the audience vocalized that she didn’t want to hear what Clancy had to say. She paused and then stated that she is so happy that she came because Clancy’s message was healing for her after experiencing hunger trauma.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
- We need to start talking about these traumatic experiences and listening to them too. By being honest, we can peel away layers of judgement and misconception. Honesty is an opportunity to learn.
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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