Intro/Outro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMi8iILfYEg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdCyzJT59nw  **Episode starts at 10 minutes in** In this episode wrapping up the series on countertypes, we talk about: Countertypes of the body triad 8 9 1 - the social 8, social 9 and sexual 1 What kind of wedding do the different instincts do? Please write us about your experience at other people’s weddings if you know their instinct  We talk about Obama, who gives off 9 energy Marissa talks about her experience as a social 8w9 exploring topics around commitment, friendships and relationships ..read more

Intro/Outro: Ahnboi, Nobody Cares: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eqeS6XYm-8 In this episode we continue our series on the countertypes with the emotional triad, Enneagram types 2, 3, 4. At the end of the episode, self preservation 3 gets cut off almost entirely - we owe you this part of the episode in a near future recording! Disclaimer: we had a lot of audio issues in this episode that we fixed for the next episode. We're so sorry and thank you for bearing with us!   Episode notes, topics we discussed: Refresher on the concept of countertypes Common questions each instinctual variant ..read more

Intro/Outro: Aggressive - Tolou/AmprodBeats: https://youtu.be/H6Zp79eStbw It's a new series on countertypes! In this episode we:  Explain the concept of instincts, subtypes and countertypes Kick off the series exploring the fear-based thinking triad countertypes - the sexual 5, sexual 6 and social 7 Talk about why the self pres 7 isn’t a countertype and the social 7 is (Tara is confused about this) Wonder if Kurt Cobain and Trent Reznor are sexual 5s Explore themes of toxic masculinity in sexual 6s, *trigger warning, we talk about animal abuse during this part as well*, and a sexual 6’s ..read more

In this episode: Tara rants about how 9s can be passive-aggressive (if you’re a 9 this might be triggering) We talk about Kourtney’s interactions and conflict with Kim and Khloe and Kourtney merging with Travis A little bit of talk about 9s on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills The potential differences between a 9 and 8 when interacting or in conflict We ask any 9s who made it to the end, what triggers a 9 to become passive-aggressive and wonder how disconnection to both parents influences general stress levels in relationships, potentially for sexual-dominant 9s? I hope Kris Jenner doesn’t f ..read more

WE'RE BACK Intro/Outro: Lethal Needle, Shooter (YouTube) In this episode we talk about the cast of Love is Blind, season 3 and what their Enneagram types MIGHT be. Key notes: - We go off on a tangeant about Cole + Zanab - We don't get to everyone in the cast - There are some interesting discussions about the differences between 3s, 6s and 9s in stress and relationships Resources include our brains and a brief mention of an instinctual variant description from PsychologieJunkie.com (apologies if I missed any citing sources here, I'll update again here if I did ..read more

*General instinct knowledge @ 16 min *Self-pres 3 starts @ 26 min In this episode, we talk about the self-pres 3 (aka "Vanity No Vanity") and explore how they deny their passion of vanity (in a fixated state of mind). In our typical style, we kick the episode off with a personal catch-up and some banter.   We apologize ahead of time for the audio situation. In the intro, we talk about what we’ve been up to Review and refresher of all the instincts and levels of health in the instincts SP 3s can look like 1s Tara talks about her personal experiences with SP3 Compare the sexual/social/SP i ..read more

In this episode, we continue our series on the instinctual variants and focus on the Self-Preservation 7 AKA "The Hungry/Happy Hedonist", "The Gourmand", "The Keeper of the Castle" or... HUGH HEFNER?!?! A self-pres 7w8? Is this the same type as neurotic cult leaders? Anyway, here's what we talked about (resources are below): - How the 7s passion of gluttony + fear of emotional pain mixes with the self-preservation instinct - Anecdotal experiences of Maris' family, which is full of self-pres 7w6s - We explore how a self-pres 7 might like to exercise - Why do self-pres 7s want people in their ci ..read more

Intro/Outro - Powfu - Death Bed (Save the Sky Remix) In this episode, we continue our series on the instinctual variants and focus on the self-preservation 1 aka Hilary Clinton (we kind of sort of think). Here's what we talked about: We're doing consulting now, all the details are on our website at enneagramforidiots@gmail.com If you're a part of our Patreon community, we're planning a live virtual hang out session soon, stay tuned for that Thank you for emailing about the last SP4 episode, we learned a lot and you learned a lot and that is ALWAYS THE GOAL Instinct and Self-Pres 1 learnings ..read more

In today's episode we talked about: We're doing consulting now! Details at enneagramforidiots.com We're continuing our series on the instinctual variants, featuring the self-pres 4s (aka I'm not sad and I don't want to be sad with you). Lots of descriptors for this instinctual variant: "tenacity" "defensive action" "dauntless". What resonates with you? We talk about the theory that the instincts have levels of health as well (Russ Hudson "Essence Emerging" meetups, A.H. Almaas, Creator of the Holy Ideas) Tara talked about her self-pres 4 experiences and then realized she's probably self-pres ..read more

THE PODCAST IS BACK. Thank you so much for your patience with our break.  Intro: Music by RujayInstrumental: "Next Level" by SeriouzBeatsChannel: https://YouTube.com/user/RujayTV Here’s what we talked about in today’s return episode: Thank you for supporting us on Patreon while we were away, it helped us cover our online subscriptions and keep the podcast online We are going through all of your emails, please keep sending more, we want to connect in these weird pandemic times Life update: Tara had a baby and she can’t type him, she got married and moved in with her husband (1w2 sx), move ..read more