{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Best Of Rethink Community: "When Poverty Becomes Personal" Andrea Carter","description":"Welcome to Season 11 of the Rethink Community Podcast: The Best Of! For the past five years, the Rethink Community Podcast has been a space to challenge how we understand and respond to poverty. We\u2019ve shared stories that move beyond theory and spark those \u201caha moments\u201d that can change perspectives, relationships, and actions. In this special season, we\u2019re bringing you the best of our past episodes\u2014powerful stories, inspiring conversations, and thought-provoking insights that have resonated most with our listeners. You\u2019ll hear from individuals with lived experience in poverty, addiction, or incarceration; people who have built bridges across race and class; and leaders whose understanding of poverty has shifted through real-world experience. Whether you\u2019re new to the podcast or a longtime listener, these episodes capture the heart of what Rethink Community is all about: opening our eyes, expanding our empathy, and sparking new ideas for a more just and connected world. So, get ready to revisit some of our most compelling conversations and join us in Season 11\u2014the best of Rethink Community. Original Air Date: Jul 10, 2025 In this episode, John White welcomes Andrea Carter to unpack how personal experience can radically reshape our understanding of poverty. Andrea reflects on her early years as a teacher, when she held common misconceptions about families in poverty, and describes how her own journey through situational poverty challenged and transformed those beliefs.  Andrea shares how repeated judgment can create \u201cforced helplessness\u201d and offers practical advice: build real relationships, include those with lived experience in leadership, and move from \u201cus versus them\u201d to a true sense of shared community.     ","author_name":"Rethink Community: The Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/thinktank-inc.org","html":"