Be Unapologetically Impatient: The Mindset Required to Change the Way We Do Things with Christina Cipriano, PhD

After todays episode, head on over to @therapybookspodcast to learn about the latest giveaway. *Information shared on this podcast is for informational and educational purposes only. In this weeks episode, Jessica Fowler speaks with Christina Cipriano, PhD. about her book Be Unapologetically Impatient: The Mindset Required to Change the Way We Do Things. (Affiliate Link) Dr. Cipriano, shares ways to work toward inclusion with her own stories and the science on how to change the way we do things. Highlights from this episode: 3:19: Dr. Cipriano shares about an experience that brought to light the idea of challenging the status quo and how to impact change. 3:44: Dr. Cipriano shares about her life that lead to this book and some of her personal experience specifically around disability. 7:52 Dr. Cipriano shares an example of how to engage people and how to pull them in instead of calling them out. 8:58: We discussed this idea of "waiting to fail" that often is needed prior to kids receiving services. 14:11: We discuss the idea of knowing yourself when you have interactions while advocating for your kids. 18:24: Dr. Cipriano shares what community members can do to be more inclusive. 24:27: Dr. Cipriano shares who the book is for. About the author: Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at the Yale Child Study in the Yale School of Medicine and Director of the Education Collaboratory at Yale University. An award-winning scholar and internationally regarded expert in the science of learning and development, Dr. Cipriano received her Ph.D. from Boston College, her Ed.M. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and undergraduate degree from Hofstra University. A prolific public scholar, educator, and speaker, Chris brings her positionality as a first-generation high school graduate and mother of four children to her science and work.