Your Ni Dom

Likeability

In this reflection I contend with likeability as relating to friendliness, agreeableness and gender. Supporting themes: Gender penalty; support groups; therapy; Intergenerational and childhood trauma. This reflection was influenced in part by 1) Beatrice Chestnut ("The Complete Enneagram"); and 2) Leadership Mindset (Are you agreeable and likeable?"). Special note: There is a short segment of silence (90 seconds). I was trying to read from another app and my voice was cut off). Typology: Enneagram Type 8 and 2; INTJ; ENTJ; INFP; ESFP; ISFP

In and Beyond

I'm back from break and July was a pivotal month. I start Season 9 with some story telling about being in conflict and beyond. Supporting themes: aweness; being social; inclusion and exclusion; conflict, communicating and fighting; expectations and accountability; trust and confidentiality; perception and the mind. Typology; INTJ8; Te and Fi; Ni-domness.

The Eclipse

I close out the season (Season 8) by returning to shadow work. Supporting themes: Season 8 and growth; Support of my followers as I begin the grief process; Dating and vulnerability; Being invincible and resilient; Holiday blues; Wilful loneliness; Group care and group threats; Sibling rivalry; Self love and acceptance. This reflection was inspired in part by 1) Beatrice Chestnut ("The Complete Enneagram"); and 2) Your Ni Dom - "Shadow Work" (December 9, 2023). Typology: Type 8 Shadows; Type 5 Shadows; INTJ Extroversion via Te and Se.

Dissociation

In this reflection I try to confront what my mind won't say. Supporting themes: The body keeps score; BFF and friendships; Structures, business and social as three key pillars; Pathologies; Pain by proxy; Cults and narcissistic family structures; Outgrowing yourself and your old connections. This reflection was influenced in part by WebMD ("What is Dissociation?"). Typology; INTJ; Type 8

Dealing with Trauma in Your Cognitive Functions

In this reflection I process an episode published by Personality Hacker (the Husband and Wife Team): "Dealing with Trauma in Your Auxiliary Co-pilot." Supporting themes: Personality theory; Cognitive functions; Typing and typology; MBTI and the Enneagram; Abnormal Psychology; Depression; Religion and Spirituality; Social Institutions and socialization; Race, gender and the socio-political world; Physical abuse; Trapped grief; Systems thinking; Education. This reflection was also influenced by Isabel Briggs Meyers with Peter B. Meyers ("Gifts Differing"). Special Note: The first half of the reflection was about my journey with and acceptance of Personality Hacker. I offer critiques but I am truly thankful and am in awe of how they show up in the world. #lifechanging Typology: Ni, Te, Fi, INTJ, ENTJ, ESFJ

I am a Maximizer

I this reflection I contend with a single pursuit. Supporting themes: Organizing and regulating the outer world; Self Preservation; Masterminding; Taking risks and calibrating; LinkedIn and a professional identity; Family and staying connected (or not); (Re) locating. This reflection was influenced in part by Isabel Briggs Meyers with Peter B. Meyers ("Gifts Differing"); Dr. Charles Chaffin ("Choice Overload: I Can't Decide"); and Personality Hacker (I referenced them frequently in this reflection). Typology: Te vs Ti, INTJ and Self Preservation- Eight

Something Was Wrong

In this reflection I respond to a podcast series,  "Something Was Wrong," about a woman in a psychologically abusive relationship. In it, I confront my own personal experiences with romance and abuse and the ways I agree AND disagree with the messages in that series. 

 

Supporting themes: Psychological abuse; Physical abuse; Emotional abuse; Feminism, Narcissism  Religion, Family, Culture, Race and intersectionality; Relationship escalator. 

 

Typology: Ni and Type 8

Questioning the Physical

In this reflection I process the existence of the physical as relating to life and death. Supporting themes: Plants; My Person; Quantum Physics; Dying; Pain; Heaven and an after life; Grief; Abraham Maslow and self actualization; Behaviors; Moods and motivation; MBTI and theoretical soundness. Typology: Ni

Realizing and Fostering

In this reflection I process my journey of realizing and fostering my inner ideal. Supporting themes: Cognitive functions; Bar talk; Entrepreneurship and Employment; Freedom and Autonomy. This reflection was influenced in part by Isabel Briggs Meyers with Peter B. Meyers ("Gifts Differing "). Typology: Fi, INTJ8

Influence and Ostracizing

In this reflection I try to explore "connected tissue" as a theme by way of two, social-psychological concepts: social influence (informational/ normative) and social ostracizing. Supporting themes: Family, friends and lovers; Presidential politics and indictments; Black liberation and black diversity; Exclusionary behaviors; Prosecutors and judges; Felons and guns; Marketing and special interest groups; Sisterhood. This reflection was influenced in part by Kenneth Bordens & Irwin Horowitz ("Social Psychology"). Typology: Ni, Te, Fe, Fi