Your Ni Dom

Posthumous Jumbalaya

In this reflection I process my person in a new way. Supporting themes: Spirit soul and flesh; The measurability of an afterlife; Sibling rivalry; Intimacy; Hubris; Conscious, subconscious and unconscious; Therapy; Thinking and feeling extroversion. Typology: Ni, Te, Fi.

Beginning and Ending

In this reflection I contend with beginnings and endings. Supporting themes: Pain Management and end of life; Indescribable and inaccessible grief; Unobservable data; Mental and emotional wellness; Lifestyle design; Bare minimum in singledom versus in coupledom; Ground zero structures; Employment vs entrepreneurship; Lifestyle design. Typology: Ni, Te, Fi, and Type 8

The Need to Analyze

Heart Work

In this reflection I explore relationship building through the Enneagram heart cluster (two, three and four). Supporting themes: Romantic and platonic relationships; Gender and femininity; Solo- poly and the solo community; Privilege and opportunity; Self-advocacy; Ghosting; The silent breakup. Typology: Enneagram (all nine numbers); Instincts and subtypes; MBTI-Te and Fi.

The Green, the Needle, and the Hell Yes

In this reflection I contend with building a social life more in alignment with my true self. Typology: Fi, Fe, Ni, Se, Ti, Te.

Identity, Authenticity, and Growth

In this reflection I talk about the second half of life as a place of liberation. Supporting themes: Maturing; Self- actualization; Social science and social change; Typology; Spirituality;  Trans- sensory experiences; Ego; Therapy and Anger. This reflection was influenced in part by Father Richard Rohr ("Two Halves of Life"). Typology: Cognitive orientation (MBTI) and socioemotional orientation (the Enneagram); INTJ8

Discriminating Harm

In this reflection I am challenged by the notion of being sensitive to harm, trying to decide if all harm is equal, and confronting my truth about what harm (if at all) I will tolerate. Supporting themes: Caring and uncaring; Intimacy; Daughtering when parents are at their end of life; Generational strategies for surviving harm; Social; Healing, self care, and self actualization; Emotional numbness; Inaccessible feelings. Typology: Fi vs Fe

Shadow Work

In this reflection I confront who I am when I linger and love in the shadows. Supporting themes: Family dynamics; Social environment; Solo work; Repression; Subjectivity; Entrepreneurship and employment; and Spirituality. This reflection was inspired in part by 1) DK Findout ("Shadows"); and 2) Beatrice Chestnut ("The Complete Enneagram"). Typology; Type Eight instincts; Type 8 Shadows; INTJ Extroversion; Tertiary-Fi.

All Dressed Up

In this reflection I process a current mood and whether or not I will go to an event.

Supporting themes: Sadness; Intimacy; General love; Parental love; Sibling love. 

 

Typology: INTJ8 

The Sexual Me