What if the anxiety you carry… didn’t actually start with you?
In this powerful conversation from Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Dr. Nicole Thaxton to unpack one of the most overlooked truths in leadership and life today: anxiety is not just something we experience… it’s something we often inherit.
Many leaders have been taught to push through stress, manage pressure, and perform at a high level no matter the cost.
But what if the anxiety you feel isn’t just about your current circumstances… but part of a deeper story that’s been passed down through generations?
Dr. Thaxton shares how anxiety quietly shapes the way we lead, parent, and relate to others—often without us even realizing it. From “anxious energy” in leadership to generational patterns in families, this conversation reveals how what goes unexamined gets transferred.
When leaders begin to develop awareness, embrace healing, and lead from a grounded, faith-filled place, they don’t just change their own lives… they begin to create a new emotional legacy for everyone they influence.
In this conversation, Mike and Nicole discuss:
• Why anxiety is often passed down through generations
• How “anxious energy” impacts teams, families, and culture
• The connection between anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing
• How the enemy uses anxiety to keep leaders small and silent
• The importance of awareness, humility, and doing the inner work
• Practical ways to renew your mind and lead from truth, not fear
• What it means to break the cycle and create a new emotional legacy
For Christian leaders, pastors, parents, business owners, and high achievers, this conversation is a powerful reminder:
You don’t have to pass down what was handed to you.
You can break the cycle.
And by God’s grace… you can lead from a place of peace, freedom, and wholeness.
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