Podcast Episode 354: The Importance of Extended Family Relationships
Phillip Klever studied the impact of intergenerational emotional connection on families of origin. Here’s what he found and what it means to you. Show Notes: Cutoff: The challenge of the parent/child relationship by John Bell, MDiv. Extended Family Relationships: A Comparison of High and Low Symptom Families by Phillip Klever Become a Patron for as […]
Reframing Anxiety: How to Make It Work for You
Note: I asked AI to take Podcast Episode 193: How to Make Your Anxiety Work for You and turn it into a blog post. This is the result after my (human) edits. Anxiety is not an enemy to be eradicated. It is an evolved signal that prepares us to imagine and respond to the future. […]
Podcast Episode 353: How “Gray Rocking” Helps You Be a Non-Anxious Presence
When others anxiously provoke you, one strategy is “don’t argue, don’t agree.” This episode explains “Gray Rocking” and how it can work for you. Show Notes: ‘Gray rocking’ is a way to deal with difficult people. Here’s how it works. – The Washington Post Gray Rocking (Definition + Examples) – Practical Psychology Become a Patron […]
Be Careful How You Define Yourself
“Now, with God’s help, I shall become myself.” Søren Kierkegaard My early experience in the work world was in the auto industry. It was common for someone to work 40+ years, retire at age 65, then die six months after retirement. Most of us assumed they didn’t have much of a life […]
Podcast Episode 352: How “Fogging” Can Help You Be a Non-Anxious Presence
This episode explores what “Fogging” is and how you can use it in anxious situations. Show Notes: When I Say No, I Feel Guilty by Manuel J. Smith The Fogging Technique – Assertiveness Skills Articles Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter.
Podcast Episode 351: How Positive Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Rebroadcast Part 2of 2)
This episode continues with an explanation of Positive Intelligence and covers the three strategies to increase your PQ so you can be a non-anxious presence. Show Notes: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS by Shirzad Chamine Take the Saboteur Assessment | Positive Intelligence […]
Podcast Episode 350: How Positive Intelligence Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence (Rebroadcast Part 1 of 2)
Positive Intelligence is a practical approach to help you be your best through self-regulation and self-differentiation. This two-part series explains what it is and how it can help you. Show Notes: Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS by Shirzad Chamine Take the […]
Podcast Episode 349: How Seeing System Patterns Helps You to Be a Non-Anxious Presence
Observing the patterns in a system, not just the behavior of individuals, can help you to better self-differentiate. Here’s how. Show Notes: When the Family Tightens Up – by Kathleen Smith Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter.
4 Ways to Focus on What You Can Control, Not What You Can’t
On January 31, 1988, my favorite football team got off to a miserable start in Super Bowl XXII. By the second quarter they were down 10-0. I figured I needed to change their luck, so I put a kitchen chair at the back of my in-laws’ great room and stood on it. It worked. […]