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.
Episodes
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Apr 20, 2020 • 19min
Episode 67: Six Ways to Manage Anxiety
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted daily living for almost everybody. This kind of change requires us to understand loss, grief and how to manage anxiety.
Show Notes:
That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief by Scott Berinato
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Apr 13, 2020 • 15min
Episode 66: Change, Fear, Uncertainty and Hope-An Easter Message
In Matthew 28:1-10, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary, face change, uncertainty and fear. The parallels to the current COVID-19 crisis are unmistakable. Their response can help us find hope.
Show Notes:
That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief by Scott Berinato
The Liturgists Podcast: You Are Safe
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Apr 6, 2020 • 20min
Episode 65: If You Met My Family, You'd Understand-Chapter 10 Doing Your Own Work
Finding a therapist or coach, doing a genogram and family timeline, and listening to family stories can help you work toward greater self-differentiation. It's a life's work.
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Mar 30, 2020 • 21min
Episode 64: If You Met My Family, You'd Understand-Chapter 9 Paradox and Playfulness
Relating to anxious people is a challenge. Your best tools are recognizing emotional process, then using paradox and playfulness.
Mar 23, 2020 • 19min
Episode 63: If You Met My Family, You'd Understand-Chapter 8 Self-Regulation
Self-regulation is the key to keeping your own anxiety in check, as well as to reducing the anxiety level in the system. A simple way to do this is to listen.
Mar 16, 2020 • 14min
Episode 62: If You Met My Family, You'd Understand-Chapter 7 Sabotage
Change in a system will bring resistance in the form of sabotage. Learning how to recognize it and how to deal with it can result in change that lasts.
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Mar 9, 2020 • 18min
Episode 61: If You Met My Family, You'd Understand-Chapter 6 The Leverage of the Dependent
It's the conflict of wills in a system that creates anxiety. Self-differentiation reduces this. It also helps us to deal with those who are emotionally dependent and try to hold us hostage.
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Mar 2, 2020 • 19min
Episode 60: If You Met My Family, You'd Understand-Chapter 5 Process and Content
Understanding emotional process distinguishes when it's helpful to engage in the content of the matter and when it's best avoided. This is simple, but not easy.
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Feb 24, 2020 • 13min
Episode 59: If You Met My Family You'd Understand-Chapter 4 Triangles
When we are uncomfortable with another, we often avoid dealing directly with that relationship by triangling a third person or issue. Understanding how triangles work and how to deal with them is essential to healthy functioning.
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Feb 17, 2020 • 16min
Episode 58: If You Met My Family You'd Understand-Chapter 3 All Change Is Loss
All change is loss, which can involve grief and pain. However, it also presents an opportunity for growth.
