Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Speaks Out

We Can Do Hard Things

Glennon Doyle & Audacy

Society & Culture, Relationships, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Episode 290. Dr. Christine Blasey Ford Speaks Out We all remember the moment we held our breath as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford courageously raised her right hand and spoke her truth in the Kavanaugh hearings. She takes us back to that moment – what led to it, and what followed: Why we should stop saying, “trust women” & “I believe you” – and what to do instead; Why we should shift our faith to the “other them;” How Professor Anita Hill made Dr. Ford’s courage and testimony possible; and The hope and heartbreak of being a woman in America. Please come back tomorrow for a special episode debriefing this powerful conversation! Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is a professor of psychology at Palo Alto University and a clinical professor and consulting biostatistician at the Stanford University School of Medicine. On September 27, 2018, Dr. Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her sexual assault in connection with the Committee’s consideration of Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s lifetime confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. Following her testimony, Ford and her family endured constant intimidation, harassment, and death threats forcing them to move out of their home, living in various secure locales with guards. In 2019, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in Time 100. Dr. Ford’s memoir, ONE WAY BACK, is available today. CW: Sexual assault and harassment To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello you all all welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. Today we have
0:16.4	the epitome of We Can Do Hard Things. You will all know her as one of our absolute heroes and I'm sure
0:26.8	one of yours her name is Dr. Christine Lazzie Ford. How is that possible that we have her here? We know her as a professor of
0:36.1	psychology at Palo Alto University and a clinical professor and consulting bio statistician
0:42.1	at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
0:46.0	On September 27th, 2018, Dr Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee regarding her sexual assault in
0:54.3	connection with the committee's consideration of Judge Brett Kavanaugh's
0:57.8	lifetime confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. Following her testimony, Ford and her family
1:04.6	endured constant intimidation, harassment, and death threats
1:07.8	forcing them to move out of their home,
1:09.9	living in various secure locales with guards.
1:13.0	Time magazine included Dr Ford on its short list for Person of the Year in 2018.
1:20.0	In 2019, she was named one of the hundred most influential people in Time 100.
1:27.0	Dr Ford's memoir which I absolutely loved and finished in one day. It's called One Way Back and it's available now.
1:37.0	Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. Thank you so much. well for everything. Thank you so much for having me as a long time
1:48.8	fan of this podcast I'm so happy to be here. It's going to be hard to not call you Dr. Ford,
1:55.0	so forgive me if I do that.
1:57.0	But in thinking about this conversation,
2:02.0	I was thinking about how Professor Anita Hill, when she watched your testimony, she said you didn't feel far away from us in some fancy important room that you felt like you were here with us and we were with you.
2:16.3	And she said that watching it, she felt a spiritual solidarity with you.
2:27.4	And that is what we all felt watching it.
2:29.8	You were with us and we were with you.
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