23. Christina Blacken Survives the Worst Plane Turbulence of Her Life

Send the show a textPublic speaker and performer Christina Blacken tells Chris about flying through a dangerous storm on her way to Mardi Gras that had even the flight attendants looking terrified. It’s a wild ride of a story that touches on lack of control, anxiety, and worst-case scenarios — and how we can actually channel those things to our benefit.Christina is the founder of The New Quo, a leadership development and equity consultancy that uses narrative intelligence to help organizations achieve status-quo-breaking goals by turning their values of diversity, equity, and inclusion into powerful policies, practices, and communication habits. Learn more at: thenewquo.comChristina’s podcast, Sway Them in Color, is available on all podcasting platforms.Resources mentioned in this episode:The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower by Morra Aarons-Mele – https://a.co/d/eEj37B0Panic Free: The 10-Day Program to End Panic, Anxiety, and Claustrophobia by Tom Bunn – https://a.co/d/9sKONblWant to be a guest on a future episode of Worst Time for Everything? Submit your story here!Follow Chris on Instagram and Bluesky