Being a non-anxious presence doesn't come naturally. Here's what you can do to better prepare for difficult situations.

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People With High Emotional Intelligence Use 5 Simple Words to Become Exceptionally Persuasive by Bill Murphy Jr.

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Understanding emotional process helps us to see how people deal with uncertainty and anxiety. This enables us to be less anxious and judgmental, as well as more compassionate. This episode shows you how.

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The Circle of Why by Kathleen Smith

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Trust is a key factor in effective leadership. This episode shows how leadership through self-differentiation makes this possible.

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7 common qualities of credible people by Gwen Moran

The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey

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Learning to deal with challenges, whether external or self-inflicted, involves taking responsibility for self. When we do this we increase our ability to respond to change and uncertainty.

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The episode incorrectly notes it was recorded on Sunday, March 25 but, in fact, was recorded on Sunday, March 26.

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How we respond to challenge and crisis is a big factor in whether we will survive and even thrive. These three factors come from a lecture that Edwin Friedman gave in 1985.

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Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue

The Center for Family Process

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A Non-Anxious Leader knows the difference between a threat and a boundary. This episode goes through five differences, as described by Marianne van Dijk, and unpacks the family systems elements of each.

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cupofempathy.com

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The United Methodist Church is on the verge of splitting over human sexuality. This is Part 3 of my conversation with Rev. Loren Richmond Jr. on his Future Christian Podcast. Loren asked me to join him to discuss The UMC from a family systems perspective. Loren also asks me some interesting questions, such as, what I would do if I were Pope for a day.

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Future Christian Podcast

My first appearance on Future Christian Podcast from 2020

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The United Methodist Church is on the verge of splitting over human sexuality. This is Part 2 of my conversation with Rev. Loren Richmond Jr. on his Future Christian Podcast. Loren asked me to join him to discuss The UMC from a family systems perspective.

Show Notes:

Future Christian Podcast

My first appearance on Future Christian Podcast from 2020

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The United Methodist Church is on the verge of splitting over human sexuality. This is Part 1 of my conversation with Rev. Loren Richmond Jr. on his Future Christian Podcast. Loren asked me to join him to discuss The UMC from a family systems perspective.

Show Notes:

If you want to fast forward

Background on The UMC 10:03

A family systems take on the current conflict 18:07

Future Christian Podcast

My first appearance on Future Christian Podcast from 2020

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It's good to be optimistic but toxic positivity takes it to the extreme. This episode unpacks what it is and what you can do to avoid it.

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This Is the Best Way to Support a Stressed-Out Person, According to Research by Jessica Stillman

What Is Toxic Positivity? By Kendra Cherry

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