can we be patient long enough to listen to perspectives which may not be ours and understand

the value and validity in those perspectives.

Hello and welcome to the psychology podcast. Today we welcome my dear friend Christine Robinson

on the show. Christine is an executive coach, consultant, facilitator, and strategist whose expertise

lies in building pathways to policy and systems change. She has worked as a consultant to the White

House, the Ford Foundation Harvard Medical School, the Lumina Foundation, other notable organizations.

Christine studied at Vassar College, Brandeis University, and the University of Pennsylvania

and has trained as a developmental and community psychologist. In fact, that's the topic of our

chat today, community psychology. It's an exciting new field and Christine has really impacted the

field in really innovative ways. In order to nurture a culture of well-being, Christine says it's

crucial to acknowledge the multifaceted identities of individuals. Instead of seeing marginalized

groups as others, she encourages us to view diversity as a valuable asset to society. She argues

we need to listen to everyone's perspective before we can bring social change and co-create an

inclusive and equitable community. This was a really fun chat with a dear friend, and I'm excited

to bring it to you today, so that further ado, I give you my discussion with Christine Robinson.

Christine, I'm so excited to chat with you today on the podcast. I'm thrilled to be here. Thank

you so very much for the invitation. Yeah, well, I've been a great admirer of your work for many

years now, and I'm excited to get it kind of spotlight on it on the podcast. Thought we would

start off with a quote from Margaret Wheatley that says, all social change begins with a conversation.

Why do you like that quote so much? Because I feel as though if we can't talk about things,

we're not going to make any headway, and I think this is true. First of all, it's kind of a

foundational precept in looking at not only psychology, but every single discipline and our

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