'Deepen with Christina' by Christina Weber

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Explore new frontiers of love and connection on 'Deepen with Christina,' where Christina Weber, founder of WeDeepen and leader of The Love Club, ignites conversations that redefine dating, relationships, and intimacy. Featured in LA Magazine and on the Bill Maher Show for her groundbreaking events like 'Shop & Shag' at Erewhon, Christina brings over a decade of expertise in transformative relationship coaching and innovative social experiences. From the Biohacking Conference to Burning Man, this podcast dives deep into the heart of human connection, featuring insights from renowned guests and Christina's own personal journey in love and life. Now streaming from Austin, TX—tune in to revolutionize your approach to love.

  1. 6d ago

    DWC 143: The Final Episode

    Reminder to get your tickets! Next weekend in Austin is WeDeepen In-Person, August 22 to 23. What if your love life could be even better? The old way of doing relationships is breaking down, and something better is emerging. Come get a pulse check on how our community is navigating their love lives: dynamic conversations, workshopping, and live love coaching with top relationship experts Annie Lalla, Jordan Bowditch and more. It's two days, and I still suggest coming even if you can only make one. We're at the hip Stardust Garage. Tickets start at $99 and are buy one, get one free right now: https://wedeepen.com/inperson/ In the final episode of Deepen with Christina, host and WeDeepen founder Christina Weber records solo from her bed at 1 a.m. to close one chapter and open the next. After Your Love Accomplice, after a pause for love and travel, after 143 episodes of teachers, tools, and truth, this show comes to completion. What comes next is Mastering Love with Christina Weber, dropping in this same feed. Along the way, Christina reflects on the hardest year of her life, the grief that made her more herself than ever, the pole dancing lesson that reframed how she sees every life transition, and why love is the next frontier after fitness, yoga, and biohacking. It's raw, unpolished, and exactly the kind of honest transmission this show was built on. Main Topics Covered Love Is the Next Frontier: Fitness went mainstream in the 70s and 80s, yoga and meditation in the 2000s, biohacking in the 2010s. Christina makes the case that love is what comes beyond biohacking, and why uniting the relationship industry is her mission. Nobody Has It Figured Out: Even the famous names in the space are still working on their own love lives, and why that's exactly why in-person community matters. The Four Pillars of a Conscious Relationship: No attachment to outcome, growth comes first, all feelings are welcome, and the relationship is a place to practice love. FOU and Expanding Your Range: Why Christina no longer wants to step outside her comfort zone. She wants to expand it instead. The Pole Dancing Lesson: After a decade away, what gets rusty first is the transitions. Seasoned dancers make transitions look like part of the dance, and the same is true of life, breakups, moves, and new chapters. Certainty in the Uncertainty: The lifelong transition of becoming more authentically you, moment by moment. The Hardest Year: Christina's grief after her last relationship, considering a conversation with her ex to return to right relations, and how moving through pain left her stronger and more clear on her desires. Long-Term Fulfillment Over Instant Gratification: When a quick fix shows up to numb you or hold you over, do you take it, or do you keep your eye on the vision? Reality Transurfing and Negative Pendulums: A preview of what's coming at the September WeDeepen In-Person, and why you must remove what's draining you before you can slide to a new timeline. Being Unoffendable: Lessons from The Courage to Be Disliked, why other people's beliefs are their task and not yours, and why you are the main character of your own life. Key Takeaways Bonds Build Best Over Time: When you're spiraling down, go where people will catch you. But you have to keep showing up again and again. No One Teacher, No One Modality: Every group think WeDeepen offers is something to try, not a rule to follow. Your intimacy journey is your life story. Grief Can Make You More Yourself: The hardest seasons, moved through fully, leave you stronger and more confident than you were before. Don't Let It Drain You: Relationships are free will experiences. Move away, choose to ignore, come back to your center. Never troll from a place of hurt. There's a Superstar Inside of You: Every archetype lives in each of us. We are all universes, and we get to come together as universes. Upcoming WeDeepen Experiences WeDeepen In-Person: August 22 to 23, 2026, Stardust Garage, Austin, TX. Two days of live love coaching, hot seats, and workshopping with Annie Lalla, Jordan Bowditch and more. Tickets from $99, buy one get one free right now: https://wedeepen.com/inperson/ WeDeepen In-Person: September 19 to 20, 2026, featuring a segment on Reality Transurfing. Love Immersion VIII: October 17 to 19, 2026. The signature mastermind for your love life. Full details at wedeepen.com Connect with the Host Website: https://wedeepen.com/love-club/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinaweber Watch Christina on X-Rated with Andy Cohen, streaming on Peacock Thank you for being on this ride, from Your Love Accomplice through 143 episodes of Deepen with Christina. If this show has meant something to you, leave a like, a follow, and a little celebration note in the comments. Christina reads every one, and it means the world. Then come get a pulse check on your love life at wedeepen.com, work through the kinks, and evolve with us. Up next: Mastering Love with Christina Weber. Same feed. New chapter. Enjoy your life. Love you.

    DWC 143: The Final Episode

  2. Aug 10

    DWC 142: Why Desire Fades with Roxy Ruse

    In this behind-the-scenes episode of Deepen with Christina, host Christina Weber introduces WeDeepen's brand-new Community Manager and Events Coordinator, Roxy Ruse, on day three of the job. What unfolds is a vulnerable, playful look inside a growing organization: why WeDeepen treats new hires like new relationships (complete with a three-month "dating contract"), and why announcing a partnership this early feels as tender as telling your friends about someone new. Roxy opens up about her own extraordinary love life, including transitioning a 15-year marriage into a thriving co-parenting partnership, loving two partners, and building the Austin chapter of Skirt Club from 42 members to over 350. Together they map the anatomy of desire, the repair skills nobody taught us, and why the antidote to a fading spark is almost never found in the bedroom first. Main Topics Covered Hiring as Dating: Why WeDeepen starts every new team member with a three-month dating contract, and the vulnerability of letting listeners inside the relationship from day three. The Real Reason Desire Fades: Roxy's journey through therapists, doctors, and hormone specialists before discovering the true culprit: an unrepaired relationship erodes safety, and eroded safety erodes desire. Repair as a Trainable Skill: Nonviolent communication, practicing tools before rupture strikes, and why a dysregulated nervous system can't access what it hasn't rehearsed. FOU (Fear of the Uncomfortable): Why we avoid the messy conversations, and Christina's practice of being unoffendable to create spaciousness for imperfect words. Transitioning, Not Failing: How Roxy and her former husband consciously evolved a 15-year marriage into a solid co-parenting partnership built on love through their children's eyes. Inside Skirt Club: Building a community for bi-curious and bisexual women outside the male gaze, and growing Austin's chapter from 42 to 350+ members. Community Is Your Third: Why every relationship needs a third in the form of a love council, coach, or community enrolled in your staying in love. The Power of Being Seen: Roxy's answer to truth or dare, on the excitement and terror of bringing your full, imperfect, human self to a new role. Christina's Crush Practice: A candid share about cultivating a crush from afar for inspiration, listening for butterflies over safety, and refusing to settle while calling in an aligned partner. Key Takeaways Repair Requires Two Willing Hearts: When one partner sees that repair is needed and the other refuses to look, the space between them is where desire goes to fade. Practice Before the Rupture: Communication tools only work in conflict if they've been rehearsed in calm. Practice in community, with friends, even with your kids. Brilliance Is Failing Repeatedly: Drawing on the Gene Keys, creativity is a spark from the divine, and mastery is the willingness to make mistakes again and again while building something that's never existed. You Don't Find Belonging, You Contribute It: Real community happens when members stop receiving with open hands and start actively adding their gifts, self-organizing dinners, and leading sessions. Bring Your Life Force: Whether it's a new role, relationship, or chapter, your life force is the most valuable asset you carry through the door. Connect with the Guest About Roxy Ruse: Roxy Ruse is WeDeepen's Community Manager and Events Coordinator, based in Austin, Texas. A longtime community builder in the conscious connection space, Roxy spent five years supporting kink educator Kimi Inch and grew Skirt Club Austin from 42 members to over 350 as an ambassador and event host. She brings deep experience in creating environments where people feel safe to explore sensuality, connection, and belonging. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxy.ruse/ Connect with the Host Website: https://wedeepen.com/love-club/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinaweber Your intimacy journey is your life story, and love is a trainable skill to be mastered. If this conversation opened something in you, follow the podcast, give it five stars, and share it with a friend who needs to hear that repair is possible. Then come play with us: visit wedeepen.com to explore upcoming Love Immersions, virtual Love Masterminds, and the new $99 monthly Love Club membership. Whether you join us in Austin or tap in virtually from anywhere in the world, come join us. Come play with us.

    DWC 142: Why Desire Fades with Roxy Ruse

  3. Aug 3

    DWC 141: Empathy Machine with René Besson

    In this milestone episode of Deepen with Christina, host Christina Weber introduces her new business partner and Managing Partner at WeDeepen: veteran Hollywood film producer René Besson. Bringing three decades of high-stakes entertainment production, storytelling, and ad industry expertise to the love movement, René shares the exact moment he realized WeDeepen was his ultimate "why." Inspired by a legendary Roger Ebert quote about empathy, this episode pulls back the curtain on the business, vision, and heart driving the expansion of WeDeepen—shifting culture from passive "Netflix and chill" consumption to living life as the empowered lead character in your own story. Main Topics Covered From Hollywood to Human Connection: Why a 30-year veteran film producer pivoted his storytelling superpowers to the love and relationship industry. The Roger Ebert Empathy Machine: The transformative quote that ignited René's mission to build WeDeepen into a global household name. Living Your Life Like a Movie: Moving past passive consumption ("Netflix & chill") to becoming the main character of your own intimacy journey. Protecting the "Magic" of the Medicine: Balancing business operations, investor relations, and scalability without corrupting the sacred container of live relational events. Building the Advisory Infrastructure: Why high-net-worth investors and corporate leaders are prioritizing relational education over traditional business metrics. Truth or Dare Masterclass: René steps into a "Dom" persona to command support for WeDeepen, and Christina reveals her most unusual youth encounter. Key Takeaways Empathy is the Ultimate Machine: True human growth requires stepping outside our personal bubble to deeply identify with the hopes, fears, and dreams of others. Align Your Superpower with Your Why: High-level execution and operational mastery only activate when deeply connected to a soul-aligned purpose. Every Person is the Lead Character: In relationships, understanding that everyone is navigating their own hero's journey is the key to non-reactive, receptive connection. Invest in Relational Education: Suffering through years of trial-and-error in dating is unnecessary when structured tools, community, and expert guidance are accessible. Connect with the Guest About René Besson: René Besson is Managing Partner at WeDeepen, a relationship transformation company, where he leads investor relations, financial strategy, and operations. Before WeDeepen, he spent three decades as a Hollywood film and television producer, delivering studio-quality work within independent budgets for major studios and A-list talent. He's a member of the Producers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America. His career has moved from managing high-stakes productions to managing high-stakes relationships — on screen and off. Website: wedeepen.com Instagram: @renebesson Connect with the Host Website: wedeepen.com Instagram: @christinaweber Your intimacy journey is the single greatest story you will ever tell. If you are ready to stop watching life from the sidelines and step into your lead role, subscribe to the podcast, leave a five-star rating, and share this episode with someone ready to upgrade their story. Explore upcoming WeDeepen Love Immersions and join the community at wedeepen.com!

    DWC 141: Empathy Machine with René Besson

  4. Jul 27

    DWC 140: Somatic Healing, Acro Yoga, and The Body Party with Jason Nemer

    In this exclusive episode of Deepen with Christina, host Christina Weber sits down with global movement pioneer Jason Nemer, the co-founder of Acro Yoga and the visionary architect behind an ultra-exclusive, underground wellness movement known as The Body Party. Broadcasting live from Austin, Texas, Jason breaks his silence on the inner workings of his high-investment somatic experiences—where a 1:1 ratio of elite practitioners to guests unlocks deep childhood and ancestral traumas trapped within the physical form. Whether you are single, coupled, a high-performing entrepreneur, or a somatic seeker, this episode explores the profound integration of movement, connection, radical play, and how physical coregulation acts as the ultimate bedrock for a thriving intimacy journey. Main Topics Covered The Intersect of Intimacy and Career: How mastering your relationship dynamics somatic intelligence elevates your performance across corporate structures and personal creative endeavors. The "Love List" Evolution: Navigating the maturation of romantic desire from superficial parameters to core indicators like respect, playfulness, and emotional security. The Genesis of Acro Yoga: The 2003 San Francisco origin story of blending masculine partner acrobatics with the feminine, healing surrender of therapeutic flying. The Trap of the "Instagram Elite": A critique of how modern movement practices prioritize extreme, high-risk acrobatics over beginner-friendly, deeply inclusive community spaces. The Equalizing Force of Movement: How physical touch and play collapse socio-economic, linguistic, and cultural barriers, transforming diverse populations into a unified ecosystem. The Architecture of The Body Party: Unveiling the structural metrics of a 24-to-48-hour technology-free sanctuary featuring 97°F aquatic bodywork (Watsu), live ambient soundscapes, and five-star organic nourishment. The Somatic Storage of Trauma: Examining real-world case studies of deep-seated physical adjustments releasing decades of emotional residue, childhood injury, and psychological armor. Desire to Receive for the Sake of Sharing: A Kabbalistic structural exploration of generating abundance, curated skill sets, and material wealth for the explicit purpose of standardizing a global gifting economy. Key Takeaways Giving is Proof of Having: Generosity isn't restricted to material abundance; offering a presence of kindness, a specialized touch, or emotional sanctuary somatic validation serves as absolute confirmation of your internal wealth. Permanent Identity-Level Change: Lasting somatic transformation does not rely on transient peak experiences or aesthetic external rebranding, but on the quiet expansion of the internal comfort zone. Respecting the Sovereign "No": High-level relationship mastery is built upon immediate, unargued alignment with your partner's boundaries, honoring their intuitive somatic rejections without negotiation. The Body is a Divine divinatory Tool: The physical frame possesses deep cellular intelligence far exceeding the parameters of the analytical mind. True safety is an earned resonance verified through biological relaxation, not verbal promises. Connect with the Guest Website: https://www.jasonnemer.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonnemer/ Upcoming Events: Check the digital schedule for Jason's return to interactive training, regional Acro Yoga practice masterclasses, and applications for upcoming Body Party seasonal immersions. Connect with the Host Website: https://wedeepen.com/love-club/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinaweber/ Interpersonal dynamics are the single highest determinant of your holistic life span and human fulfillment. If you are ready to stop intellectualizing your healing and start embodying your true relational power, subscribe to the podcast, leave a five-star rating, and share this dynamic conversation with someone in your circle. Apply for our upcoming WeDeepen Love Immersions and step into the live field at wedeepen.com!

    DWC 140: Somatic Healing, Acro Yoga, and The Body Party with Jason Nemer

  5. Jul 20

    DWC 139: Social Courage, Reality Transsurfing, and Nervous System Leadership with Dina Maayan

    In this high-vibrational episode of Deepen with Christina, host Christina Weber is joined by body therapist, breathwork facilitator, and gene keys guide Dina Maayan. Fresh off the heels of the latest WeDeepen Love Immersion, the duo breaks down the serious mechanics of play and why infusing absolute silliness into modern connection is the ultimate medicine for shifting out of psychological heaviness. Dina pulls back the curtain on her cosmic origin story with her fiancé (Acro Yoga founder Jason Nemer)—involving smuggled Hawaiian mangoes, a symbolic totem box, and a literal coconut tree climb—while mapping out how human beings can alchemize deep childhood panic attacks into modern nervous system mastery. Main Topics Covered Play as a Metric of Success: Reframing comedy, improv, and games like Truth or Dare as high-frequency portals to bypass the adult ego. The Anatomy of a Perfect Prank: Dina's step-by-step formula for cultivating social courage, engineering creative characters, and leveraging vocal accents. The Magic of "Squish": Defining the conscious community's favorite somatic environment: Tempur-Pedic foam, sheepskins, and white fuzzy blankets designed for deep co-regulation. The Alchemical Totem Box: How Jason utilized a carved wooden box containing five specific symbolic items to explicitly anchor and manifest his future wife from the quantum field. Nervous System Leadership: Dina's personal path from experiencing severe childhood panic attacks at age six to training holistic breathwork facilitators globally. www.dinamaayan.com Sober Realities: Shifting away from drug-induced expansions into endogenous breath retentions to access higher, altered states of consciousness completely clean. Gene Keys and the Alchemy of Struggle: A philosophical deep dive into why your deepest structural wound or misfortune contains the precise raw materials to unlock your highest genius. Endings with Finesse: A transparent look at how Christina processed a very public romantic breakup without entering a victim consciousness state. Key Takeaways Inject Play to Dissolve Friction: When partnership or friendship feels bogged down by corporate stress or relational gridlock, strategic play acts as a rapid shortcut back to core alignment. Giving is an Inside Job: Authentic community belonging is established the second you stop searching for validation and instead step into a room as an active additive of service. Nervous System Co-Regulation: Public figures and master facilitators are not immune to social anxiety or blanking out. True safety is a physical, non-verbal resonance shared in real-time between bodies. The Antidote to Trauma is Self-Trust: Holding your breath on empty or full retentions trains the psyche to handle physiological stress, rewriting your baseline relationship with fear. Connect with the Guest About Dina Maayan: Dina Maayan is a Nervous System Expert and human optimization guide specializing in evidence-based somatic recalibration. As the founder of the Breath of Life Institute, Dina blends deep physiological science with ancient wisdom to help high-performing leaders, athletes, and creatives transition out of chronic exhaustion and stress patterns into sustainable clarity, focus, and authentic self-trust. Website: https://dinamaayan.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinamaayan/ Connect with the Host Website: https://wedeepen.com/love-club/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christinaweber Long-term, soul-level fulfillment requires us to actively trade instant gratification for deliberate, conscious growth. If you are ready to slide onto a completely upgraded timeline of intimacy and play, follow this podcast, rate this video, and share this episode with your favorite fellow good sport. Secure your spot at our upcoming Masterminds and the highly anticipated Sober 3-Day New Year's Eve celebration by visiting wedeepen.com!

    DWC 139: Social Courage, Reality Transsurfing, and Nervous System Leadership with Dina Maayan

  6. Jul 13

    DWC 138: Unlock Full-Body Aliveness through Energy Orgasms with Natalya Krayeva

    Are you curious about how to tap into your body's natural state of ecstasy without relying on physical stimulation or external gadgets? In this episode of Deepen with Christina, host Christina Weber sits down with intimacy coach and energy activation expert Natalya Krayeva to dive deep into the world of energy orgasms. Natalya shares her profound journey of hitting rock bottom—navigating divorce, miscarriage, and addiction—and how she reverse-engineered esoteric yoga, shamanic breathwork, and tantric practices to heal herself, activate her life force energy, and build a unique global career. This episode is for anyone looking to release stored trauma, break through emotional blocks, or expand their capacity for pleasure, joy, and deep romantic connection. Tune in to learn how to claim your role as the main character of your life and harness your sexual energy to rewrite your reality. Main Topics Covered Demystifying the Energy Orgasm — Breaking down how full-body energetic activation works and how it differs fundamentally from localized physical stimulation.  From Rock Bottom to Somatic Awakening — Natalya's vulnerable story of overcoming a toxic divorce, miscarriage, and rehab to reclaim her personal sovereignty. The Alignment of Energetic Centers — Learning how to bridge the fiery engine of your sexual center with the unconditional love of your heart and the manifestation power of your mind. The Somatic Flushing System — Using life-force energy as a cleansing wave to clear out deeply rooted childhood wounds, subconscious traumas, and emotional stagnation. Healing the Collective Masculine and Feminine — Shifting from defensive, anger-based empowerment to co-creating safe, non-judgmental spaces for both men and women. Reality Transsurfing and Somatic Timelines — Exploring the powerful intersection between energy activation and shifting into a brand-new path for your life. Guided 5-Minute Energy Practice — A step-by-step live exercise led by Natalya to pump, warm up, and feel your inherent life-force energy running through your system. Key Takeaways You Can Voluntarily Regulate Your Energy — Life-force energy is a functional skill; you can dial it up to 100% for intimate encounters or dial it down completely to walk safely and unnoticeably in dark environments. Shrinking Blocks Aligned Love — Dimming your light or hiding your unique gifts to accommodate a partner is a losing strategy; expanding into your brightest, most authentic self is what attracts the right relationship. Somatic Ecstasy Outlasts Physical Stimulation — While a localized physical orgasm typically peaks and fades within 60 seconds, an activated energy orgasm can sustain a state of pure bliss for minutes, hours, or even days. TRue Love Demands Ego Dissolution — Real love is an active, intentional process of peeling back the defensive layers of your ego, fears, and negativity to open your capacity for genuine sharing. Connect with the Guest Website: https://natalyakrayeva.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalyakrayeva Connect with the Host WeDeepen Website: https://wedeepen.com Christina Weber Website: https://christinalweber.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/wedeepen Instagram: https://instagram.com/christinaweber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinalweber/ If this deep dive into somatic ecstasy inspired you to step into your full aliveness, please follow the podcast, leave a like, and share this episode with a friend who is ready to clear out stagnant energy and rewrite their reality today!

    DWC 138: Unlock Full-Body Aliveness through Energy Orgasms with Natalya Krayeva

  7. Jul 5

    DWC 137: BDSM, Sovereignty, and the Mastery of Sexual Desire with Yossef Sagi

    Fresh off facilitating at the seventh WeDeepen Love Immersion, host Christina Weber sits down with master coach, intimacy teacher, and professional dominant Yossef Sagi for his first video appearance on the podcast. Together, they unpack how sexuality operates as a primary crucible for confronting deep-seated shame and stepping into radical self-acceptance. From auditing your internal impulses across the "four chambers of desire" to navigating the hidden landmines of modern friendships, this episode is a tactical masterclass in mastering your sexual energy, setting ironclad boundaries, and transitioning from instant gratification to long-term relational fulfillment. Main Topics Covered Shame vs. Sovereignty: Why sexuality is the ultimate arena for confronting internal shame ("bad about who I am") and returning to full self-expression. The Interplay of Love and Discernment: Why true love requires a balance of mercy and rigorous boundaries, acting as a direct antidote to unchecked projection. Can Men and Women Just Be Friends?: Dissecting the gender boundaries of non-sexual intimacy and reframing the psychological trap of the "friend zone." Conflating Intimacy with Sex: How a cultural lack of emotional vulnerability leads men to mistake structural or platonic care for a sexual invitation. The "Four Chambers" of Desires: A holistic framework for auditing your impulses across the Mind, Heart, Body, and G******s before saying yes to a partner. Separating Desire from Request: A game-changing communication tool that honors your internal truth while giving the other person zero pressure to fulfill it. The Deconstruction of Threesomes: A deep, psychological examination of the "unicorn" dynamic, male entitlement, and the widespread lack of erotic imagination in society. Decentering Men: How custom kink immersions, impact play, and specialized boundary training help women anchor into their terms before entering relationship containers. Key Takeaways Boundaries Are an Ingredient of Love: Firm boundaries around consent, sobriety, and expectations are not limitations; they are the very scaffolding that creates psychological and somatic safety. Desire Is Valid Independent of Fulfillment: By learning to separate your desire from an active request ("I want to kiss you" vs. "Can I kiss you?"), you keep your erotic fire alive without fearing rejection or imposing expectation. Own Your Energetic Field: True safety is cultivated when a man can master, contain, and embody his sexual energy internally rather than constantly projecting it onto the environment as a demand. The Three Stages of Erotic Learning: Navigating the evolutionary continuum from Stage 1 (Innocence/Blind Trust) to Stage 2 (Armored/Protection) to Stage 3 (Skilled/Reclaimed Vulnerability). Connect with the Guest Instagram: @yossefsagi Website: Connect with Yossef for bespoke immersions, private shadow mapping, and individual/couples coaching through his social portal or directly via the WeDeepen network. YouTube Music   Connect with the Host Website: wedeepen.com Instagram: @christinaweber True co-regulation and soulful human connection cannot be outsourced to technological platforms or AI. If you are ready to bring your shadow into the light and upgrade your intimacy toolkit, follow this podcast, like this video, and share it with someone you respect. Take your place in the arena and apply to join our ongoing ecosystem at wedeepen.com!

    DWC 137: BDSM, Sovereignty, and the Mastery of Sexual Desire with Yossef Sagi

  8. Jun 29

    DWC 136: Conquer the Fear of Judgment and Own the Stage with Colleen Schell

    Are you holding back your true story because you are terrified of failing or being judged on stage? In this episode of Deepen with Christina, host Christina Weber sits down with world-renowned speaker coach Colleen Schell to explore how stepping onto the stage is the ultimate act of self-love. Together, they break down how to conquer performance anxiety, reframe the fear of losing your train of thought, and navigate the necessary tension that precedes true personal transformation. This episode is a must-listen for heart-centered leaders, coaches, and creators who feel a calling to speak but find themselves paralyzed by perfectionism. Tune in to discover why the world doesn't need your perfection—it craves your authentic connection. Main Topics Covered The Intersection of Public Speaking and Self-Love — How taking creative risks and embracing the "wonky" phases of growth allows you to see yourself through new eyes and build genuine self-trust. The Ego Trap of Shyness and Hoarding Wisdom — A powerful reframing of stage fright as a form of egoism, and the responsibility of sharing your transformational gifts instead of keeping them hidden. Overcoming the Fear of Rupture on Stage — Actionable mindsets for navigating moments when you lose your train of thought or make a mistake in front of a live audience. Sitting in the Tension of Transformation — Why discomfort, chaos, and emotional breakthroughs are necessary leadership skills required to reach your next level. The Shift from External Success to Deep Community Connection — Moving away from materialistic metrics of a successful life and embracing the enlivening power of vulnerable, real-life relationships. The Future of Human Storytelling in an AI-Driven Era — Why authentic personal stories and community hosting will become the ultimate currency as automated technology becomes hyper-competitive. Practical Storytelling Hacks for Beginners — The undeniable power of comedy improv and how to use open mics as a safe training ground to find your voice. Key Takeaways Perfectionism is a Barrier to Connection — Audiences will easily forgive mistakes, but they will not forgive being bored; they want to see your humanity, not a flawless execution. Ego Works Both Ways — Believing you are "too small" or too shy to share your message is just as self-absorbed as boasting; if divinity placed a fire in your heart to speak, it is your duty to tend it. You are Safe in the Rupture — When emotional or cognitive breakdowns happen, your primary job is to act as the steward of your own nervous system, utilizing tools like the butterfly tap to regulate yourself. If You Do What is Hard, Life Becomes Easy — Avoiding the uncomfortable path of public speaking keeps your life small, but leaning into the practice creates an aligned, rich destiny where unexpected opportunities effortlessly unlock. Connect with the Guest Main Website: FABx 7-Figure Visionary Speaker Weekend Accelerator: Register Here Instagram: @colleenschell Connect with the Host WeDeepen Website: wedeepen.com Christina Weber Website: christinalweber.com Instagram: @wedeepen & @christinaweber LinkedIn: Christina Weber Call to Action If this conversation inspired you to step out of the audience and onto the stage of your own life, please follow the podcast, leave a like, and share this episode with a friend or fellow leader who needs to hear this message today!

    DWC 136: Conquer the Fear of Judgment and Own the Stage with Colleen Schell
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Explore new frontiers of love and connection on 'Deepen with Christina,' where Christina Weber, founder of WeDeepen and leader of The Love Club, ignites conversations that redefine dating, relationships, and intimacy. Featured in LA Magazine and on the Bill Maher Show for her groundbreaking events like 'Shop & Shag' at Erewhon, Christina brings over a decade of expertise in transformative relationship coaching and innovative social experiences. From the Biohacking Conference to Burning Man, this podcast dives deep into the heart of human connection, featuring insights from renowned guests and Christina's own personal journey in love and life. Now streaming from Austin, TX—tune in to revolutionize your approach to love.

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