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Isabella Granic on Liminal Learning, Neither Nor, and Education for Flourishing

Andrea Hiott introduces a guest podcast from Life Itself, Jacob Kishere interviews developmental psychologist Isabella Granic about “education for flourishing” ahead of the Human Transformation in a Time of Metacrisis conference at Harvard. Granic describes shifting from studying anxiety and depression as psychopathology to seeing them as adaptive responses, and focuses on prevention by designing social contexts that support resilience and thriving. She frames learning as liberation from inherited narratives and introduces the “neither nor” framework, developed with philosopher Bryan Kam, which teaches oscillation between conceptual and experiential ways of knowing. Granic explains Liminal Learning, a year-long program for 18–25-year-olds beginning with a wilderness “quest,” followed by a digital hub, practices like appreciative inquiry, and collaborative “heists” to build small real-world projects, moving participants from worry to wonder to world-building. Find info here and below to participate.

00:00 Embodied Learning Basics
02:16 Podcast Intro and Who Its For
06:18 Life Itself Guest Setup
07:03 Flourishing and Mental Health
12:40 Education as Liberation
16:42 Neither Nor Framework
21:50 Skills for Metacrisis Times
28:39 Wilderness Quest and Stirrings
32:34 Heists and World Building
37:47 Games and Digital Hub
46:52 Tech Shadows and Evidence
57:44 Conference Questions and Wrap

Liminal Learning is in ther final week of welcoming participants for the upcoming UK Quest.

Are you or do you know a young adult (18–25) — who’s feeling a bit lost, uncertain, in search of community, a way to explore purpose, or at a crossroads in these times? If so, our yearlong program could provide the support to transform their experience from worry into wonder.

🎡 UK Quest and yearlong program June 2026-June 2027

🌳 Kicks off in the New Forest

📅 June 28 – July 3 - our week long kick off Quest

🧑‍💻 Then moves to the online Hub from July

The weeklong wilderness Quest is the starting point of Liminal Learning — a yearlong journey supporting young people to find direction, meaning, and confidence in work, study, and life. We focus on 3 core components the Quest, the Hub (our online community and continuation) and the Heist (our hybrid project based real-world experiment)

✨ We have a small number of scholarship places still available, supported by our non-profit mission.

👉 Quest details & applications here: https://liminal-learning.com/upcoming-quests

What’s Liminal Learning?

It begins with a weeklong retreat in nature, then continues with a year of learning, mentoring, and community — both online and in person. In a supportive cohort with peers and guides, participants explore purpose, values, and how they want to meet the world.

👉 Full program overview: https://liminal-learning.com/program

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Moving From Worry to Wonder with Isabela Granic of Liminal Learning (Guest Podcast: Life Itself with Jacob Kishere)

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Moving From Worry to Wonder with Isabela Granic of Liminal Learning (Guest Podcast: Life Itself with Jacob Kishere)