This podcast explores the problems with being overly serious and reactive. It discusses the importance of paradox and playfulness in managing anxiety. The power of playfulness in reducing conflicts and releasing seriousness is highlighted. The podcast also emphasizes the need to avoid seriousness, reactivity, and chronic conditions. Insights on self-differentiation, self-regulation and breaking patterns of anger are shared.

Explore the importance of recognizing emotional process in leadership change and how it helps avoid conflicts. Discover the concept of grief in change and how it can lead to strength. Learn about resistance to change and the importance of self-differentiation in leadership.

The key to effective leadership is the ability to remain a non-anxious presence. Understanding triangles, as well as how to manage them, makes this easier. Show Notes: Anxious Church, Anxious People: How to Lead Change in an Age of Anxiety  If You Met My Family, You'd Understand: A Family Systems Primer Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

The podcast discusses the concept of clumpiness, where people hide in groups instead of self-differentiating. It explores the impact of clumpiness on self-definition and emotional courage. The importance of self-expression and emotional connection in relationships and groups is emphasized.

Discover how anxiety can be beneficial for your mental health and happiness. Learn how to reframe anxiety and utilize it for motivation, creativity, and social connection.

This podcast explores the importance of emotional intelligence and self-differentiation in becoming a non-anxious leader. It discusses effective ways to demonstrate emotional intelligence at work, the components of emotional intelligence, and the qualities and actions necessary for being a non-anxious leader. It also explores how engaging with strangers can improve well-being, the importance of seeking feedback for healthy relationships, and the significance of emotional intelligence and self-differentiation in leadership.

Explore the concept of self-differentiation in leadership and its impact on personal responsibility. Learn how to increase self-awareness and intentionality by reflecting on four important questions. Emphasize the importance of reflection and preparation in effectively responding to challenges. Discover the significance of self-responsibility in addressing justice issues on a larger scale.

Dr. Michael Kerr, who studied under Murray Bowen, identifies two levels of self-differentiation. Here's what they are and why they matter to the non-anxious leader. Show Notes: Interview with Michael Kerr 2007 from the Family Systems Institute Dr. Michael Kerr Family Systems 101 - A FREE 11-week course Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

This podcast explores the importance of non-anxious leadership and taking responsibility for self through the fable 'Panic' from Friedman's Fables. It discusses the domino effect, systems in series or parallel, togetherness pressure, and leading change amidst chaos in the United Methodist Church.

Learn how self-differentiation builds resilience by viewing challenges as opportunities, boosting confidence through vulnerability, embracing uncertainty, and staying committed to goals and values as a non-anxious leader.