When “Being Helpful” Is Actually Hurting Your Leadership, with Cyd Holsclaw

Rooted & Rising: Flourishing Leadership in Tough Times

Leading from Secure Love: Attachment & Transformation with Cyd Holsclaw

What if the key to courageous leadership isn’t better strategy—but healing your attachment wounds?

In this deep and insightful episode of Flourishing Leadership in Tough Times, Deborah Owen sits down with spiritual director and coach Cyd Holsclaw to explore:

✅ Why attachment theory matters for leaders

✅ How healing anxious or avoidant patterns transforms how we show up

✅ How spiritual formation begins with secure love, not striving

✅ Practical ways to stay grounded in God’s delight when leading under pressure

With honesty and grace, Cyd shares how she moved from self-protection and perfectionism to secure, embodied leadership—grounded in the love of God and the safety of connection.

🎧 Listen now and discover how attachment healing can lead to greater wholeness, resilience, and freedom in your leadership journey.

🔗 Subscribe for more episodes on staying rooted with integrity and rising with courage: https://debbieowen.substack.com/

🔗 Learn more about Cyd Holsclaw and her book Landscapes of the Soul: https://www.cydholsclaw.com/

🔗Or at the Center for Embodied Faith: https://www.embodiedfaith.life/

How have attachment patterns shaped your own leadership story? Let us know in the comments!

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HERE ARE THE NEURO-BASED ENNEAGRAM BOOKS mentioned in the middle of the episode:

The Lent books, "When Sorrow Speaks": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GGQBSX24?binding=paperback&searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt_tpbk&qid=1773679851&sr=8-1

The Advent books, "The Awaiting": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1Z6QHP5?binding=kindle_edition&ref_=dbs_s_ks_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1773679928&sr=1-1

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