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...
You can’t make another person responsible. If you’re trying, you’re likely doing it wrong. Here’s why and how you can do better. Show Notes: Generation...
The family systems concept of symmetry can help you observe and even predict patterns of functioning in a relationship system. It can also point toward...
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...
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,...
My mother just turned 100. She’s an amazing, determined, strong-willed woman. She has supported and encouraged me throughout my life. Even so (or because of...
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...
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...
Leadership through self-differentiation is counterintuitive. Here are five evidence-based reasons why it’s effective. Show Notes: 5 insights from behavioral science that can make you better...