Your Ni Dom

Unexpected Growth

In this episode I contend with two areas of unexpected growth: liking myself and trusting myself. Supporting themes: Parents and our sense of self; Parents and our sense of love; Loyalty; Guilt; the Death of my person; Broken love narratives and intimacy; Therapy; Employment and entrepreneurship; Yournidom and being in community. Special note: Three sources were referenced in this reflection: Social Psychology; The Complete Enneagram; and Personality Hacker. Typology: Ni-domness; Te and Fi; Traits of Enneagram Eight.

The High-Rise

In this reflection I calibrate my vision of me-the-individual and me-the-institution. Supporting themes: Employment and entrepreneurship; Executive leadership; Goal setting and strategizing; Structural security; Social- friends and social- romance; Choices and divine intervention. Typology; INTJ and Enneagram Eight

Authenticity, Likeability, Vulnerability and Intimacy

In this reflection I start connecting the dots of my journey with authenticity, likeability, vulnerability and intimacy. Supporting themes: Therapy; Co- worker; Red Hat (and the Six Thinking Hats); Intellectual honesty; Passion; Patterns and meaning making; Social power and the matrix. Typology; INTJ8; NiTe; Healthy and unhealthy eight; Healthy and two.

Intimacy and the TeFi Axis

In this reflection I explore the intimate me as relating to my judging functions. I called this episode "Breathing" because I'm learning how to relax in the process of growing. Supporting themes: Personality Hacker; Content engagement; Therapy; Race; Thanksgiving; Family; Six Thinking Hats; Introversion and intimacy. Typology: INTJ; TeFi Axis;

Attachment

In this reflection I consider two events as two sides of the same coin. In a hurried ending (because I ran out of time), I consider attachment as the unifying factor. Supporting themes: Therapy; Family; Employment; Entrepreneurship; College; Thinking; Integrity. Older episode reference: "The Abyss" (June 20, 2022). Typology: Ni

TeFi Maturity

Ambivalence

In this reflection I explore different areas in my life in which I'm ambivalent. Supporting themes: NPR; Leadership; Power; Questioning and authority; Dating; Intimacy; Gender and Race; Ethnicity and nationality; Theories; Election2024; MAGA Republicans; Donald Trump; Kamala Harris; America and Black women; Foresight; Confidence and dominance. Typology: INTP/ENTP; Enneagram 8; INTJ; Te/Fi conflict

Authenticity and Strength

In this reflection I discover that my authenticity is tied to my strength (and my courage to be honest).

 

Supporting themes: Employment: Therapy; Family; Romance; Friendship; Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Conflict; Bodily freedom. 

 

Typology: INTJ; Te and Fi.

The Difficult but Right Thing to Do

In this reflection I finally accept the end of an era. Supporting themes: Logical- mathematical intelligence; Being a thinker woman; Autism and Neurodivergency; Therapy; Pathologizing; Thinking and feeling; Directness, strategy and impact; Intellectual foreplay and compatibility. Typology: INTJ and INFJ; Te vs. Fe; Ni.

Intimacy and Vulnerability

In this reflection I discover cognition as being a key feature of my ability to be intimate and vulnerable. Supporting themes: Thinking and analysis; Deep learning; Therapy; Facing; Work; Trust; Respect; Power; Harm; Maternal energy; White supremacy culture; Race; Hip Hop and Black suffering; Performing country music; Sex. Typology: INTJ; Enneagram 8; Ni; Te; Fi.