Episode 22: How To Build Relational Literacy - Dr. Melanie Joy
In this episode, Brian speaks to Melanie about building relational literacy - the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating - and how it can improve our advocacy and personal relationships. Melanie offers practical advice on increasing your relational literacy and also shares tips for how this framework can make organizations a more powerful force for change.
About the guest:
Dr. Melanie Joy is a Harvard-educated psychologist and the founding president of the international NGO Beyond Carnism, whose mission is to expose and transform carnism, the invisible belief system that conditions people to eat certain animals. Through their Center for Effective Vegan Advocacy, Beyond Carnism also works to increase the impact of provegan advocacy worldwide. Melanie and her team have provided trainings and consulting across six continents, helping advocates build communication, outreach, strategic thinking, and relational literacy skills.
