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AND. It’s one of the smallest words in the English language. And it’s one of the most powerful. It connects opposites, builds bridges, and brings ideas and people together. When individuals embrace AND, they are more authentic, creative, and free. When organizations and communities embrace AND, they are more innovative, inclusive, and loving. Life in the AND is a podcast about how we all can embrace AND create more authenticity, inclusion, and love in our lives, businesses, and the world. Dr. Erin Baker, a transformational coach, and social psychologist shares some of the most powerful ANDs she embraces in her life, and has inspiring conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, and creatives to unearth their answer to the question, “What AND do YOU stand for?”

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

Sep 22, 2020

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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