E79: Listen to Connect with Lindsay Schiess

Many people today are feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and self-critical, according to this week’s guest, psychologist, counselor, and speaker Lindsay Schiess. At the heart of these emotions is a sense of lost connection, starting with connection to themselves. Lindsay shares her experiencing counseling and coaching individuals and teams to build resilience and create stronger relationships. In this episode you’ll learn: • The importance of connecting with yourself in order to connect with others. • How listening to your body is a vital first step in countering anxiety and overwhelm. • The power of listening as a key leadership skill to strengthen teams. • The positive impact of slowing down and remaining curious to regulate our emotions. You’ll get a master class in managing the challenging emotional moments you may face in today’s challenging times. Listen for ways you can lead yourself and others more effectively. Lindsay Shiss is a speaker, therapist, professor at the University of Utah, and podcast host—which basically means she asks a lot of questions and never stops being fascinated by what makes people tick. This ties to her identify as a curious soul! Through her work, she helps individuals, teams, and organizations build resilience, strengthen relationships, and navigate life and work with more courage and compassion. She loves people, pancakes, and sleeping under the stars, although not necessarily all at once. She is a mom to four and wife to one patient man and believes families are the greatest classroom for learning how to love, grow, mess up, say sorry, and try again…and again and again. More than anything, she loves people and believes deeply in the goodness of people and the remarkable capacity we all have to heal, grow, and show up for one another. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsayschiess/, lindsayschiess.com, https://www.instagram.com/lindsay.schiess/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices