Episode 384: Understanding Symmetry Can Help You Lead as a Non-Anxious Presence (Part 1 of 2)
The Non-Anxious Leader PodcastShow Notes
The Family Systems Concept of Symmetry will help you understand the unseen emotional process that increases anxiety and makes change difficult. This episode explains it in understandable terms. Show Notes: Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue by Edwin Friedman* Check out The Non-Anxious Life, a FREE AI Family Systems Coach. Become a Patron for as little as $5/month. Subscribe to my weekly Two for Tuesday email newsletter. *This is an affiliate link. I earn a small commission if you purchase the book.
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