XTRA: Life & Style Unscripted

How do you define happiness in your life? Do you think you are truly happy with what you believe is making you happy? Or are we programmed with the wrong definition of happiness that has clouded our vision of what being happy really is? Today, Christina debunks our perception of the word "happiness" and talks about the things that are getting in our way of achieving that sense of genuine happiness that we all deserve.

In this episode of XTRA: 

• No one else can dictate your happiness but you
• Happiness cannot be held by circumstances, outcomes, or results
• Life is constantly changing, and happiness can always be redefined 

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today's episode, Christina takes us through every moment of her trip of a lifetime, Paris Fashion Week. She shares every struggle and excitement she felt during the entire week — from the outfits she wore, the painful packing she had to do, and being unexpectedly photographed and featured in publications. Through this experience, she wants all of us to also say yes to ourselves and show up as our own authentic selves.

In this episode of XTRA: 

• The incredible journey through Paris Fashion Week
• Struggles and joy of leaving home for the trip of a lifetime
• Show up as yourself: Manufactured authenticity never wins

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Sometimes the fear of the outcome or the fear of taking risks causes us to miss out on the joy of genuine living. Today, Christina wants us to reflect on the areas in our life where we might be robbing ourselves because we're afraid of what might happen. Let's not get haunted by the "what if" and "what could have been." Instead, we should go for the things we truly want, the things that matter, and the things that bring us joy. 

In this episode of XTRA: 

• How we rob ourselves of truly living
• Why we deny ourselves the things we want in life 
• Love, work, and dreams: The most common areas of life impacted by “protecting ourselves”

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Why do we always seek validation for things that we do for ourselves? Don't we deserve to say YES without the constant need to explain it? Christina has been training us to protect our energy and be able to say NO without explanation. But this time, in this episode, she goes on the flip side as she tips our hands toward saying YES. She shares why it's equally important to give ourselves permission to say YES to ourselves without explanation, to say YES when it feels right, and to say YES to the things that can actually be good for us.

In this episode of XTRA: 

• Considering saying YES to ourselves without explanation or validation
• The culprits of why we don't give ourselves permission to say YES to things
• The force of habit of just saying NO rather than making an intentional, deliberate decision 

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

In today’s episode, Christina digs deep inside the hidden beast of the little word called “why.” When we consistently ask ourselves questions like, “Why do you want that job?” or, “Why do we always do it that way?,” “why” has the potential to drive us into power and motivation. However, when we casually gloss over this powerful word, we may be robbing ourselves of progress and joy. After all, if we don’t stop and ask ourselves “why,” or “why, not” how can we be sure we are really doing things for the right reasons?

In this episode of XTRA: 

• Why our little ones ask so many questions and what we can learn from them
• Simple ways you can begin the practice of asking “why” and “why not?”
• Why we need to encourage and celebrate the art of questioning

Resources:

• Simon Sinek’s TEDx: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Sometimes things need to come undone in order to be stitched back together. And, more often than not, that thing is us. In today’s episode, Christina challenges us to reframe our mindset when things go awry. I mean, really, what are the consequences of coming undone? Especially when we see that things will ultimately come back together—typically in a stronger and smarter way than ever. So, maybe what we should be asking instead is: What are the consequences of not coming undone? 

In this episode of XTRA: 

• What does it mean for someone or something to come “undone?”
• Seeing that things will ultimately come back together stronger and smarter if we allow the unravel
• Learning to welcome in the “undone”

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Today’s thoughts are inspired by Ryder’s 18th birthday, but, whether or not you have children, the message stays the same: Don’t try to play catch up with your life. Establish your core values and live your life according to them, so that you can experience less heartache and carry more joy. If work makes your soul sing, great. If being around your kids makes you feel most fulfilled, excellent. Whatever it is, just know that you don’t need a permission slip from someone else to live your life the way you truly want to. If you’re not already living this way, today is the day to start.

In this episode of XTRA: 

• Prioritizing love + getting the most out of this human experience
• Don’t wait: Today is the day
• The importance of establishing and revising your core values

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Have you ever been so overwhelmed by a situation that you thought to yourself, “I’m going to die. The world is ending.” Unfortunately, it happens to the best of us. In this episode, Christina talks about what to do when you get that feeling of impending doom, where you feel like the whole world is collapsing around you. In retrospect, each of these situations carries a little life lesson – if only you’re paying attention. So, next time you have that feeling of impending doom, do your best to remember that the feelings will pass, and just stay the course. The world isn’t ending, and neither are you. 

In this episode of XTRA: 

• That time my brother exploded a can of red paint in my parents’ new kitchen
• How to navigate feelings of impending doom
• Remembering that things happen for you, not to you

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Christina and her husband, Adam, have just celebrated 20 years of marriage! In this episode, Christina shares some things that have helped her marriage make it this far without claiming to be an expert. In doing so, she hopes that it may help those of you in a marriage or long-term relationship of your own. And remember, things are always half magical and half shit-show. There will inevitably be hard times. But, with some of these tips in mind, it’s possible to find more and more joy in your relationship as the years pile on.

In this episode of XTRA: 

• Be as kind as you were on day one!
• Encourage growth and change in one another 
• You’ll receive love differently than you give it…and that’s okay

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

More than ever, we need hope. Hope is the thing that makes us keep going, and even the smallest amount of hope can change the trajectory of someone’s day for the better. In today’s episode, Christina talks about the difference between “hope injectors,” those who are always supportive and encouraging, and “dream crushers,” those who tend to point out the obvious negative facts. Telling a person why something they would like to do is a bad idea, serves no one. On the flipside, tiny doses of encouragement permeate through others and help open up the runway to hope for us all. Let’s all be hope injectors.

In this episode of XTRA:

• The stark difference between a person’s positive and negative responses  
• A story about a surprising, pleasant reaction from a stranger 
• Why we should all strive to be hope injectors

Connect with Christina:

• Check out her Instagram: @christinaglickman
• Watch Christina’s TEDx talk on women reclaiming their voices: TEDx Talk 
• Join the Xtra membership community or inquire about 1x1 time with Christina Click Here
• Purchase her best selling book: Xtra: The Art of Being
• Find her on Linkedin
• Connect with Christina on clean beauty: beautycounter.com/christinaglickman

This show is produced by Soulfire Productions