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Mission Forward with Carrie FoxMission Forward: An award-winning podcast for communicators on a mission. Author: TruStory FM
Mission Forward: An award-winning podcast for communicators on a mission. Hosted by social impact expert and B Corp leader Carrie Fox, each episode of Mission Forward explores the power of communications. With just the right mix of practical and thought-provoking content, we take on the issues that matter to you, and that support your work as a communicator for change. Together, we talk through topics that youre likely experiencing right now: from how to tackle tough conversations; to how to best challenge stereotypes; to how we can build bridges across the issues that divide us. If youre working to become a more inclusive and thoughtful communicator, theres nothing holding you backexcept you. About Season 11 What does it mean to stand at the threshold of change? To face a door that is both closing and opening at the same time? In Season 11 of Mission Forward, Carrie Fox invites us into that liminal spacethe sacred and often unsettling pause between hello and goodbye. It is here, in the transitions, where the most important work of leadershipand of lifeoften takes place. This season, youll meet people who have walked away from stability in pursuit of something more true. Youll hear from those who said yes before they were ready, and in doing so, discovered new strength. And youll learn from leaders who chose to stay rooted, practicing presence and commitment in a culture that prizes constant movement. These are stories not just about change, but about how we communicate through itabout the clarity, courage, and care required when our words and actions mark turning points. Because goodbyes are never just endings. Hellos are never just beginnings. And the space between them? Thats where possibility lives. Hello. Goodbye. And the Space Between. * About the Host (https://www.missionforward.us/about-carrie) * Listen to Past Episodes (https://www.missionforward.us/episodes) Language: en Genres: Business, Marketing, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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How to Respond in Times of Uncertainty with Amanda Kwong
Episode 5
Thursday, 2 April, 2026
There's a version of this conversation that could feel heavy — a public health communications director navigating a moment when national guidance has gone quiet, trust in federal institutions is eroding, and the very words her organization was built around have become politically radioactive. That version exists. But it's not the one Amanda Kwong, from the Public Health Communications Collaborative (PHCC), shows up to tell this week.In this conversation, Amanda shares the philosophy that powers PHCC, the initiative Amanda directs, which has grown to a community of 40,000 health communicators across the country. Together, Carrie and Amanda examine why the communicators doing the most important work right now aren't the ones broadcasting the loudest. In fact, they are the ones listening the most carefully.This episode provides a framework to evaluate whether the language you're using is still doing what you think it's doing. Words shift. Culture moves. A phrase that once built credibility can quietly become a barrier, and the communicators who don't notice are the ones who lose their audience without ever knowing why.As Amanda reminds us, the organizations that will come out of this moment with their credibility intact are the ones that kept asking the harder questions. They didn’t continue asking “what do we say?” but instead asked, “What does this actually mean to the person we're trying to reach?” (00:00) - Welcome to Mission Forward (02:21) - Introducing PHCC (13:33) - Making the Complex Approachable (18:08) - Resources found at PublicHealthCollaborative.org (22:13) - Dancing Apolitically (31:19) - Finding the Good, Celebrating the Hope
