Podcast Episode 291: An Interview with Dr. Kathleen Smith (Part 4 of 4)
Dr. Kathleen Smith is a therapist, author and faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. In this final segment of our discussion, we discuss how a leader manages healthy connection, what progress looks like and Kathleen’s take on societal anxiety. Show Notes: Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your […]
Podcast Episode 290: An Interview with Dr. Kathleen Smith (Part 3 of 4)
Dr. Kathleen Smith is a therapist, author and faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. In this episode, we discuss the importance of mini-steps, the nature of doing your own work, why connection matters in leadership and the anxiety of progress. Show Notes: Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt […]
Podcast Episode 289: An Interview with Dr. Kathleen Smith (Part 2 of 4)
Dr. Kathleen Smith is a therapist, author and faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. In this episode, we discuss managing anxiety, embracing discomfort and how overfunctioning and underfunctioning are related. Show Notes: Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt Your Anxiety, and Finally Calm Down True To You: A […]
Podcast Episode 288: An Interview with Dr. Kathleen Smith (Part 1 of 4)
Dr. Kathleen Smith is a therapist, author and faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family. In this episode, she shares how she got into Bowen Theory, as well as suggestions for how people can do their own family of origin work. Show Notes: Everything Isn’t Terrible: Conquer Your Insecurities, Interrupt […]
Podcast Episode 287: A Family Systems Take on the Five Stages of Maturity
Robert Kegan’s five stages of adult development are analogous to the process of self-differentiation. Here’s my take. Show Notes: Adult Development Theory: How Can Leaders Grow As Adults? Part 1 – Context Professionals How To Be an Adult: The 5 Stages of Adult Development (sourcesofinsight.com) Podcast – The Non-Anxious Leader (thenonanxiousleader.com) Subscribe to my weekly Two […]
Podcast Episode 283: Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
It’s getting harder and harder for us to work together across differences. Here’s a family systems take on why, as well as what you can do about it. Show Notes: Can We Just Coexist? by Dennis Sanders Future Christian Podcast Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 282: The Zen of Self-Differentiation (Part 2 of 2)
The Eightfold Path is a core set of Zen Principles that can help you grow as a non-anxious presence. Show Notes: What is the Eightfold Path? | Zen-Buddhism.net Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 281: The Zen of Self-Differentiation (Part 1 of 2)
Self-differentiation has a certain “Zen-ness” to it that I think is worth exploring. Here is my take. Show Notes: Seeing People as They Are – by Kathleen Smith (substack.com) What do Zen Buddhists Believe? (zen-buddhism.net) Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter. — Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jack-shitama/message
Podcast Episode 277: 10 Steps to Effectively Deal with Resistance (Part 2 of 2)
Leading change inevitably involves dealing with resistance. Non-anxious leaders create healthy emotional space for difficult conversations. Here’s how. Show Notes: Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski How We Ended Racism: Realizing a New Possibility in One Generation by Justin Michael Williams and Shelly Tygielski Episode 264: […]
