

The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast
Jack Shitama
The Non-Anxious Leader Podcast uses a family systems theory approach to increase your spiritual, emotional and physical well-being so you can be the best leader possible. Each episode explores research and practical tips to help you be a personal and professional non-anxious presence.
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Dec 11, 2023 • 18min
Episode 257: 5 Ways Non-Anxious Leaders Facilitate Healthy Organizational Culture
Explore the impact of leadership and social norms on organizational culture. Learn about the toxic culture at GM and the transformative leadership of Mary Barra. Discover the importance of trust in leadership and the five actions leaders can take to foster a healthy culture.

Dec 4, 2023 • 10min
Episode 256: Good Guilt, Bad Guilt and Self-Differentiation
Guilt is not necessarily a bad thing. Knowing when it is or isn't can help you better self-differentiate.
Show Notes:
About Guilt - Emotional Intelligence for Life (ei-forlife.com) by Miriam Bross
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Nov 27, 2023 • 13min
Episode 255: The Long-Term Cost of Surrounding Togetherness Pressure (and What You Can Do about It) - (Rebroadcast)
Seventy-six percent of people nearing the end of their lives say their biggest regret was living their lives according to other people and their expectations. This is surrounding togetherness pressure. Here’s what you can do about it.
Show Notes:
My apologies, as there are two spots in the episode where one channel drops out briefly.
The experience of regret: What, when, and why by Thomas Gilovich and Victoria Medvec
Episode 24: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying (and How to Avoid Them)
Anxious Church, Anxious People: How to Lead Change in an Age of Anxiety by Jack Shitama
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Nov 20, 2023 • 14min
Episode 254: How to Stand Up for Yourself during the Holidays (or Anytime) - (Rebroadcast)
Self-differentiation doesn’t happen automatically. It’s even harder during the holidays when surrounding togetherness pressure can be high. This episode covers a four-step process that can help you remain a non-anxious presence when you express what you believe, feel, want and need.
Show Notes:
Alison Cook, Ph.D.
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Nov 13, 2023 • 15min
Episode 253: Unpacking the Responsibility Triangle
Explore the concept of challenge over comfort in relationships, the shifting dynamics in a marriage due to alcoholism, managing the challenges of raising heavy sleeper children, and the importance of non-anxious leadership in dealing with resistance and demands in families, congregations, and organizations.

Nov 6, 2023 • 14min
Episode 252: How Understanding Symmetry Helps You Manage System Anxiety
Explore the concept of symmetry in family systems theory and how it affects system anxiety. Learn how symmetry can help manage anxiety in congregations and nuclear families. Analyze a case study on intergenerational communication patterns. Understand the intergenerational transmission of anxiety and its impact on family relationships.

Oct 30, 2023 • 11min
Episode 251: Non-Anxious Leaders Encourage Healthy Disagreement
Relationship systems get stuck when surrounding togetherness pressure makes it difficult for people to disagree. Here's what that looks like and how non-anxious leaders can create a culture of healthy disagreement.
Show Notes:
Emotionally Intelligent People Use a Brilliant 2-Word Phrase to Speak Up and Get Results by Justin Bariso
Solomon Asch Conformity Line Experiment Study by Saul Mcleod, PhD
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Oct 23, 2023 • 12min
Episode 250: 3 Simple Steps to Repair a Reactive (or Adaptive) Response
What do you do when you respond to another in ways that are hurtful? This episode shows that you can not only repair the relationship, you can make it better.
Show Notes:
Becky Kennedy: The single most important parenting strategy | TED Talk
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Oct 16, 2023 • 12min
Episode 249: Non-Anxious Leaders Manage Their Own Anxiety without Involving Others
Self-differentiation means that you are able to manage your own anxiety without involving others. This episode unpacks what this does (and doesn't) look like.
Show Notes:
Being the Captain of Your Own Ship by Kathleen Smith
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Oct 9, 2023 • 16min
Episode 248: How to Use Surrounding Togetherness Pressure in Healthy Ways (Rebroadcast)
Nobody lives in a vacuum. Surrounding togetherness pressure influences people in both negative and positive ways. Here’s how you, as a leader, can use it to make things better.
Show Notes:
The Lazy Way To An Awesome Life by Eric Barker
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