Listen "Episode 35: The Threshold - How to Stay Open When Nothing Feels Clear with Christine Hassler"
Episode Synopsis
In today’s episode of the Initiations in Love podcast, Britta talks with Master coach and dear friend, Christine Hassler, who offers honest reflections on navigating uncertainty with grace and fierce devotion. She shares her powerful initiation into motherhood. From freezing her eggs at 33, to trusting her own timing and intuition, to the realization that this Initiation set off a dozen others, Christine dives into doing pregnancy and motherhood on her own terms. Together, they explore what it means to stand at the edge of major change – when the next step isn’t obvious, and life refuses to follow a script. How do we stay open when clarity hasn’t arrived? How do we keep listening for Love in the space between? 🎧If you’re feeling you are on a kind of threshold where nothing feels clear, or you are living in self-doubt around decisions about your future - then this episode that covers trust, devotion, surrender, and more, is for you! Christine Hassler is a Master coach, spiritual psychologist, facilitator and speaker with 20 years of experience. She is the best-selling author of three books, most recently Expectation Hangover: Free Yourself From Your Past, Change your Present and Get What you Really Want and is the host of top-rated podcast “Life Coaching with Christine Hassler” where she coaches people live on the show. She also works with companies and organizations to increase productivity and decrease the stress of their employees. Christine has a Masters degree in Spiritual Psychology and implements elements of NLP, psychology, spirituality, science and her own diverse life experience into her work. She’s appeared on: The Today Show, CNN, ABC, CBS, FOX, E!, Style, and The New York Times. - - - - - - - - - If you liked this episode of Initiations in Love, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes, Spotify, and anywhere you listen to podcasts to rate/review/subscribe to the show. Looking to buy Britta’s book Initiations in Love? Click here. Want more? Visit our WEBSITE, connect with Britta on FACEBOOK, and follow her on Instagram: @brittaeskey or @cortrainings. Thanks for listening and joining the conversation! Resources and References Britta’s Book- Initiations in Love www.christinehassler.com Show Notes 1:16 - Britta introduces special guest Christine Hassler 3:06 - Britta shares the focus of this episode, and Christine and Britta recount the “God moments” that brought them together 6:52 - Christine divulges a bit of her journey into motherhood, as well as what she means when she says she is a different person since her Initiation into motherhood 9:19 - Christine shares how anxiety almost stopped her from pursuing motherhood, and why she chose not to use her previously frozen eggs 11:30 - Christine recollects how her postpartum anxiety led her to get help in order to open to love instead of just managing her fear 15:49 - Britta reflects on Christine’s experience and decision-making process within the Initiations in Love framework 18:48 - Christine details her increased capacity for adaptability and resilience 21:11 - Britta slows down to go deeper on Christine’s thought that she didn’t realize how self-absorbed she used to be 28:24 - Are we ever really prepared for an initiation? Christine and Britta discuss what a shock to the system radical life changes can be 32:29 - Britta and Christine discuss Initiations as ongoing, as well as having gnarly, messy, in-between stages 42:15 - Christine reflects on how her gift to the world has changed from teaching to reclamation, and why 47:55 - Christine shares her final thoughts 49:44 - Britta brings the episode to a close EPISODE CREDITS: Executive Produced & Hosted by Britta Eskey Produced and Edited by Erin Zimmerman