Boundaries ARE Freedom

Talk, Unleashed

Remember when you were a kid in school and some unruly kid couldn’t mind the rules and as a result the entire class faced consequences? Everyone being hit with staying late, extra homework, pop quizzes. I sure do.

It sucked.

DISCLAIMER - I’m not talking about kids who may have had undiagnosed situations that weren’t properly understood; who’d have been better served by a different learning environment. I’m talking about disruptive kids whose home lives failed to give them the basic social structure to help them be successful.
Rules. Boundaries. They’re there for a reason. Structure is how humans operate. Those things can be taken to an extreme - usually by deeply insecure humans whose need to control results in deeply domineering behavior.

Ruling by fear.

As we watch the world seemingly catch fire - despots and dictatorial sorts wielding alleged leadership like a blunt force object and people chafing, shoving back or cowering, checking out - I’m reminded boundaries CAN be good.

What’s delightful is dogs get this so much better than we do.

And that’s where we go this week.

In a world where what passes for radical honesty usually means someone is just letting things fly outta their pie-hole without much care for others, it’s time for radically authentic conversation. Conscious communication is simple, but often isn’t easy.

That’s why Cathy Brooks created Talk, Unleashed – a weekly podcast of radically honest conversation about — everything. Whether her own musings or in conversation with industry leaders, each episode invites curiosity.

Curiosity not about what people do, but why they do it. Who they are and what makes them tick. It’s about digging underneath to reveal the thing that is most true - that we are more alike than we are not.

A mix of solo episodes where Cathy shares her insights and experience or Cathy engaged in conversation with fascinating humans doing amazing things. No matter the format - it’s unvarnished, radically honest and entirely unleashed.

This podcast compliments Unleashed Leadership, the coaching business through which Cathy works with symphony orchestras, corporate clients, and individuals to help them unleash and untether their leadership and connect with others in a way that truly engages.

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