Navigating Cultural Norms for Social Change Ft. Claudia LT Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how one social entrepreneur stopped 80,000+ bowls of shark fin soup from being served by educating her community with empathy. Claudia LT is a Global Ashoka Fellow and the Co-founder of Shark Truth. In this episode, she describes the challenges she faced when challenging a long-held and deeply entrenched social norm within her cultural community. She also describes how she navigated conversations with stakeholders who held opposing views and how she found the inner courage to persevere in the face of fierce push-back. 00:00 Preview 00:23 Introduction 00:48 About Claudia LT 02:58 Claudia’s backstory that led to Shark Truth 06:51 Backlash from the Chinese community 09:18 Claudia’s courage to "swim upstream" 11:30 Pursuing social change amidst complex cultural norms 16:42 How offering alternatives by using the 'Positive discipline' parenting approach can be deployed in social change work 20:25 The challenges with cancel culture and the need for collaboration and education 25:00 The Inner Development Goals 29:20 How empathic (and specific) action fuels Claudia’s perseverance 36:04 How has Ashoka Canada impacted Claudia’s work (and personal life)? 41:53 The importance of self-care and self-awareness in combating burnout 47:43 Claudia LT’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH CLAUDIA ✩ Ashoka Canada Profile https://ashokacanada.org/fellow/claudia-li-trisoglio/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudialt/ Season 14 of Purposeful Empathy is brought to you in collaboration with Ashoka Canada. Ashoka Canada is devoted to catalyzing social entrepreneurship and innovation aimed at driving systemic change. The Ashoka Canada story is one of solutions, developed over decades of searching, selecting, and supporting our country’s highest impact Social Entrepreneurs. Together, they represent some of Canada's most impactful responses to critical challenges. Learn more at https://ashokacanada.org/ Show Notes ✩ Inner Development Goals https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Video edited by David Tsvariani