A Manifesto For An Enneagram 2 (and other people pleasers) on Valentine’s Day:

I know, from personal experience, how hard you work on behalf of others. I know that so much of your time, thought, & energy goes into thinking about others and your relationships with them. I know how that attention on others happens so much, and how that focus on others’ needs has gone on for so long, that you probably aren’t in touch with what you need.

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Enneagram Subtypes and Instincts

Joanne Kim (OliveMe Counseling) and Melinda Olsen (Inviterra Counseling) join Nikhil Sharma (AlignUs World) in a six-part series to introduce the Enneagram - a personality framework that reveals our subconscious patterns. Check out the third part of this series here about the 3 instincts (self-preservation, social, sexual) and 27 subtypes!

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Two Tips on Surviving the Holidays from an Enneagram Therapist

We're entering into that crazy holiday season again. Before we all take the respective plunge into potential grief, burnout, and triggering, take a few moments to make a plan/set an intention on how you can use this season to a) Avoid burnout and resentment, and b) become more aware about Enneagram autopilot in action.

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Using Your Enneagram Number To Develop Relationship Intimacy (Part II)

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Kingsley Moyo on the podcast Relationship Factor. In part two of our discussion on the Enneagram we talked about how you can use your knowledge of your Enneagram number and your partner’s Enneagram number to grow in your relationship.

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Life as an Enneagram Type 5

Enneagram Type 5s want to know how things work, what the origin of things are and why everything is the way that it is. One of the best things about fives is our curiosity. In our brains, a problem well-stated is half solved, and every problem has a solution. Read about what it’s like being a Type 5 from Alyssa Harris the CEO and founder of The Karuna Lab Life Coaching services.

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