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The Anxious Achiever

How Your Family History - and Tensions - Affect You At Work

Nov 22, 2023
In this episode, Kathleen Smith discusses how family dynamics impact behavior and performance at work. Family Systems Theory, overfunctioning as anxious leadership, mindfulness, differentiation, and curiosity as an antidote to anxiety are explored.
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  • Family Systems Theory helps individuals understand their behavior in relationships and operate more effectively in day-to-day life.
  • Developing differentiation allows individuals to manage automatic reactions, consider alternatives, and foster healthier relationships.

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Understanding Family Systems Theory

Family Systems Theory, also known as Bowen Family Systems Theory, provides a lens through which to analyze human behavior and emotional systems. It emphasizes that families and other groups operate as emotional systems, and by observing these systems, individuals can act more thoughtfully and operate more effectively in their day-to-day lives. Family Systems Theory helps depersonalize human behavior and highlights the predictable patterns that people tend to exhibit.

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