Episode #2 of 6: How Can Kindness Help Heal All Injustice Including Hunger?
About the Podcast
This is part two 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 episode, she challenges you to cultivate kindness!
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 be kind to ourselves so we can be kind to others. Self-love actually allows us to see that everyone is doing the best they can in their current circumstances. Everybody’s circumstance is completely different.
- Listeners, here is your challenge for the week:
- Every single day this week, do an act of kindness. It can be as simple as a smile to someone, holding the door, calling a parent, or being inclusive.
#1 tip to improve access to healthy food
- Kindness is a part of the hunger solution. If we all care for our neighbor, we can tackle this issue together.
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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