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025 | How AND Helps Us Explore Edges and New Frontiers Within Ourselves with Christina Berkley

Life in the And

Release Date: 09/22/2020

Goodbye Life in the AND, Hello Shift Starters

Life in the And

Goodbye Life in the AND, Hello Shift Starters

Encore: Bex Taylor Klaus (Episode 29)

Life in the And

Encoore: Sean Smith (Episode 24)

Life in the And

In this episode, Sean and I discuss what it would take to create AND in a world of “us” versus “them,” of “we” and “the others.” We explore what could happen to a country if its citizens lived a life in the AND as well as discuss how our sense of belonging informs our decisions and beliefs.

Episode 25: Be a Disaster AND a Master with Mahrukh Imtiaz

Life in the And

If you are the product of the five people you spend the most time with, then I am a product of Mahrukh Imtiaz. Mahrukh is part of my chosen family and, together with two others, we formed a group called Wednesday Wonders. By day, Mahrukh is the Project Manager for EY’s US Talent Specialist Team and a cricketer for the Canadian Women’s Cricket Team. But by night, she is a prolific content creator on TikTok. Mahrukh is dedicated to creating inspirational content that helps other people be the best version of themselves and the champions they want to be. Mahrukh joins me today to...

Encore: Niiamah Ashong (Episode 12)

Life in the And

Niiamah joins me today to discuss the Ands we need to create a world of true inclusion. He shares his vision of an inclusive world and explains how he was inspired to make this vision a reality.

Encore: Shelley Paxton (Episode 8)

Life in the And

Shelley joins me today to share all of the “Ands” in her life and career. She discusses her ballsy move to liberate a billion souls by creating a title wave of change in people’s lives and organizations.

030 | Life in the AND is RebrANDing and ExpANDing

Life in the And

In this episode, I reflect on the journey this podcast has taken me on, and the clarity it has given me to move forward as I think about what 2021 holds. I explore what rebranding and expanding means for me, explain what it means to be committed and unattached.

029 | I am an ANDpersand with Bex Taylor-Klaus

Life in the And

In this episode, Bex and I explore what it means to be non-binary and what it looks like in Hollywood. We illustrate Bex’s experience with gender & identity as a child and how they discovered the non-binary identity. We elaborate on the non-binary identity’s characteristic as a spectrum and explain why it’s not about being “in the middle.” We emphasize the importance of letting people know that they are not alone and underscore the power of standing in your truth and speaking it.

028 | We need our heads AND our hearts David Taylor-Klaus

Life in the And

Today, David Taylor-Klaus and I explore what it means to live and lead with the head and the heart. We discuss how money can distract us from the things that are important to us and how we can reconnect with our hearts by going deep with our values. David shares the story of how he discovered his life’s work and what it means to be a heart-centered leader. We also discuss what “bully values” are and emphasize the power of language to reflect and create how we think of the world.

027 | Lessons from being complex AND raising complex humans with Elaine Taylor-Klaus

Life in the And

In this episode, Elaine and I discuss what it’s like to live a life with undiagnosed ADHD and reveal the three powerful words that could change your life. We explain how coaching can be an effective tool in managing ADHD despite its difference from therapy and why Elaine teaches parents coaching tools to help raise complex children.

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When I created Life in the And, there’s one person I’ve always wanted to have on the show. She’s Christina Berkley - an international coach, transformational experience curator, and co-founder of the NEXUS Futurism Lab. She is passionate about exploring edges, whether it’s in technology, frontiers, going to space, or even the edges within ourselves. Christina works with leaders on missions to better humanity, guiding them in exploring and unlocking their edges, their genius, and the impact they can have in the world.

Christina joins me today to share her Edge-Walker Manifesto and the experience that inspired her to create it. She shares her ideas on identity and fluidity and reveals how we create false dichotomies with our identities. She illustrates what toxic humility is and how we can effectively communicate our ANDs. She also discusses how we can experience enlightenment through our bodies and explains how we can learn to surrender.

“We can tell ourselves that the shift isn’t dangerous. When it stops being dangerous to change, then we can intentionally seek out lifestyles we’re not used to.” - Christina Berkley

This week on Life in the AND:

A reading of The Edge-Walker Manifesto
Being fluid with your identity and the dangers of clinging to youth
The false dichotomies people cling to and how we can expand the archetypes within us
Our concept of being “good” people and how avoiding our selfish parts can do more damage
Asking for what you want while being a team player and communicating your ANDs
Jacob’s Ladder and experiencing enlightenment through our primal nature
Cultivating surrender and why aiming for hyper control is a losing game

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