The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast

Self-differentiation is the ability to define your own goals and values, express them in healthy ways AND remain emotionally connected to the most anxious in the relationship system. Here are eight ways that you can fall short, along with strategies to do better in the future. Show notes: Minding the Gaps in Our Own Maturity by Kathleen Smith Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

The triangle is the most stable form of human relationship. Learning to recognize a triangle and how to manage it is essential to being a non-anxious leader. Show Notes: Kathleen Smith, PhD, LPC Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website.  Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Understanding the nuances of emotional process will make you a better leader. These four tips will help. Show Notes: The Center for Family Process The Center for Pastoral Effectiveness in the Rockies The Family Systems Institute The Bowen Center for the Study of the Family Tending the Fire Lombard Mennonite Peace Center Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Surrounding togetherness pressure makes it hard to self-differentiate. Understanding how this works and how you can respond will help you to be a non-anxious leader. Show Notes: Dr. Kathleen Smith Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

The political, cultural and theological divisions continue to widen. A non-anxious leader understands why AND how to respond. Show Notes: The Center for Family Process Only My Opinion Counts: Myside Bias by Jamie Hale, M.S. The Bias That Divides Us: The Science and Politics of Myside Thinking by Keith E. Stanovich Subscribe to my weekly ⁠Two for Tuesday⁠ emails.

Self-differentiation is acting in accordance with your goals and values, especially in anxious moments. This episode shows you how, as well as what to do when you don't. 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.

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.