The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast

Learn how to change five phrases that can hold you back as a non-anxious leader. Discover the power of language and mindset in empowering leaders. Explore strategies to overcome limiting phrases and embrace acceptance.

This podcast explores the concept of self-differentiation and the importance of interdependence over independence. It discusses decision-making, emotional connection, and teaching kids about healthy relationships. The speaker shares personal experiences and offers tips on modeling interdependence as parents and leaders. The importance of celebrating and embracing interdependence is also highlighted.

There is a sweet spot in self-differentiation between defining self and staying emotionally connected. When we go astray, we end up trying to change others or letting others change us. This episode shows you how you can do better. Show Notes: The Space Between Changing Each Other by Kathleen Smith Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Our movement toward "therapeutic culture" has made people less resilient. This episode explains how that happened and what you can do about it as a leader. Show Notes: Hey, America, Grow Up! by David Brooks Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Self-differentiation requires the ability to self-regulate, then act in accordance with your goals and values. Here's how mindfulness can help you do this. Show Notes: 5 Rituals To Keep You Happy All The Time by Eric Barker Why I Invited Myself to a Wedding by Jack Shitama Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Self-differentiation is more than just being a non-anxious presence in anxious situations. It’s about building deeper, healthier relationships. This episode shows you how. Show Notes: The conversational habits that build better connections by David Robson Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Many, if not most of us, procrastinate. However, for some this can really be disruptive. Psychologists suggest that childhood trauma can be at the root of procrastination. This episode unpacks that concept from a family systems perspective. Show Notes: How Procrastination Can Reflect Childhood Experience by Peg Streep Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogueby Edwin Friedman* Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday emails. *This is an affiliate link. I earn a small commission if a purchase is made.

Non-anxious leaders know the importance of boundaries and how to set them. This episode can help you do this better. Show Notes: Your boundaries set you free by Brian Stout Episode 230: How to Say “No” as a Non-Anxious Presence Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Self-differentiating, taking responsibility for self, can be hard when others respond by defining and blaming you. This is sabotage. Here are three steps to respond effectively. Show Notes: Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogueby Edwin Friedman* A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin Friedman* Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday emails. Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. *These are affiliate links. I earn a small commission if a purchase is made.

According to Edwin Friedman, one of the characteristics of a chronically anxious society is the desire to seek safety instead of adventure. Non-anxious leaders seek adventure and learn to love it. Here's how. Show Notes: The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama A Failure of Nerve, Revised Edition: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix by Edwin Friedman Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.