Life Uninhibited - The Enneagram 6 Podcast

Today we are talking about feelings, our relationship to our feelings and how feelings are what drive so much of our lives as sixes. Developing a conscious trusting relationship to our own feelings is nothing short of transformative for sixes. And we can all do and benefit from this particular piece of work. Helpful Links: Sign up for my FREE   Series on Confidence You can find me on Instagra...

In this episode we look at the enneagram of fixations, specifically, of course, the type fixation of  cowardice. I take the lens of what does the fixation DO? When we can orient to a process, we have more ability and capacity to interrupt the process and do something different. Patterns repeated subconsciously automatically over time, are just that…patterns and processes repeated over ti...

This week I dive into the levels of health of type 6 as well as weave together some of the core pieces of Enneagram Basics. I cover passion, fixation, virtue, holy idea and how that all works together to inform our levels of health and what we can do to resource ourselves at any level. I also share a personal example of my own descent and rise back up through the levels through the anatomy of an a...

In this episode, I talk through one of the most ingrained parts of the type six strategy: the ways we orient to authority in unconscious attempts to feel safe, secure, and independent. I also include context for how we frame these ideas when we apply them to ourselves. It’s very important we look for the wisdom inside of these strategies rather than continue to search for things we need to “fix”.&...

In this episode we discuss the theory of how sixes are present time oriented. This is confusing for sixes as our minds always seem to be in the past or the future. I break down why I think the theory makes sense, what being “in the present” actually means. I also discuss the elusive “inner authority” and you can begin to orient to your unique authority/internal knowing separate from all the narrat...

In this episode we dive into the concept of emotional realness aka emotional reactivity and what this actually looks like in sixes. Sixes are emotionally complex, and we tend to doubt our own ability to handle the emotions created in our bodies. What then do we do? What are the narratives that are unconsciously driving this strategy as well as the narratives created BY this strategy? Understa...

In this week's episode I show what happens inside my mind on a particular day and how I manage my thinking, my emotions, and the doing of the things. Understanding our patterns, owning our own emotional reactions, lots of permission for being a human, and orienting our minds on purpose are all tools we can use to get through our days with more choice and less automatic sixiness running the show.&n...

In this episode Kristin and Scott explore the experience of sixes and anger. We share how very different sixes have experienced and are learning this very important human emotion. Having a conscious relationship with anger can add depth, nuance, and self-finding to your sixy life! Dr. Scott LaGreca has a PhD in botany from Duke University, where he works curating a large collection of preserved li...

This episode is about taking the long view and building the capacity to break large challenges into bite size pieces in our minds. We build connection to our inner authority one day, one decision, one choice to support ourselves over believing the doubt at a time. Helpful Links: Sign up for my FREE   Series on Confidence You can find me on Instagram   HERE If you're interested in joining...

Listen in as Kristin and Sam discuss the importance of personal practice and understanding our own automatic patterns as avenues to experience more regulation and connection with our true selves apart from personality. Samantha Taroni is the author of ‘Take it to the Trees’ and the founder of The Soul Shed ( www.thesoul-shed.co.uk ) - a project to support inner journeying that’s informed by the En...

Listen in as Kristin shares her process around a recent big decision and Stephanie shares decision making framework for sixes. Lots of gems in this one around the ways we can take care of our minds and bodies as we work through decisions. Stephanie Spinelli is a life coach who uses Astrology, Human Design and her signature Higher Self Activation framework, to help people suffer less, make better d...

In this episode, Kristin explores the complex relationship sixes have with their inner authority and subsequently outer authority. She also explores in detail how to get to know your specific relationship with the “red flag” sixy fear. This is an episode that can begin to unlock a lot of the “whys” in some of the things that we do and begin to be able to see them more clearly, so that we can move...

In this episode Kristin and Laura discuss leaning on strengths and breaking free from the personal development hamster wheel of doom. They discuss how control shows up in various domains and different ways to consider allowing for uncertainty as well as how to be on the journey with a sense of holding it all a little bit lighter. Laura Anthony is a lawyer who is fascinated by the intersection of l...

In this episode we are going to explore the various ways that sixy self-inhibiting shows up, as well as the scariest thought that keeps our anti-selfing locked in place. We’ll also look at some strategies to start creating a new orientation we can lean on to help us begin to create some internal safety to shift this personality pattern. Helpful Links: Sign up for my FREE   Series on Conf...

In this conversation, Kristin and Liora discuss the difficult realizations that can land on us when the things we think will finally bring us contentment…don’t. We discuss connection, community, and different ways that is helpful and challenging for us. We also discuss some ways to orient to ourselves in supportive ways that help us meet the world with more security and capacity for uncertainty on...

  The Thinking Center Listen in as Kristin explores the importance of intentional relationship to thought. This is not an episode about CHANGING thoughts, but RELATING to them and using your thinking center for you, on purpose. As sixes, our thinking center is automatically wired to utilize doubt and cynicism to keep our tender parts “safe” and as adults we get to develop a new relationship w...

Sixes and Toxic Relationships   In this episode Kristin and Misty discuss being in toxic relationships and some ideas around recovery after. Hopefully this episode shines a NON-shaming light on the experience of being in a toxic relationship and explores the idea of self-responsibility in a useful and self-supportive way. Sixes often get stuck using “responsibility” against themselv...

In this episode we look at the origins of projection as a psychological theory and places to look for it in our lives, if we want to. We also explore what it looks like to psychologize less and humanize more. Enjoy! Helpful Links: Sign up for my FREE   Series on Confidence You can find me on Instagram   HERE If you're interested in joining my Group Coaching for Enneagram 6's, you can fin...

In this bonus part of my conversation with Nicole, we explore the complex waters of new motherhood and all the pitfalls therein. So much tenderness and truth telling in here. We hope you connect with the core idea that your experience makes sense. Nicole McCharen is a Somatic Coach specializing in the significant transition of adding a new baby to your life and family. She is a Certified Professio...

Listen in as Kristin and Nicole discuss becoming friends as adult 6's and all the internal stories and sixy things that can exist and how we manage them. They also get into exploring the experiential differences of having different gut fixes. Nicole McCharen is a Somatic Coach specializing in the significant transition of adding a new baby to your life and family. She is a Certified Professional C...

In this episode Kristin and Mandy explore counter-phobic six-ness, and what it’s like to feel pulled and guided in a direction you don’t understand.  They explore the concept of faith….the mysterious, personal, journey and the holy idea of point 6. Judge Mandy Hopkins Hays presides as Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 in Wise County, Texas. She is also Mom to 3 young adult daughters....

In this episode I answer more of your questions around boundaries and focus on internal boundaries, setting boundaries without guilt, and how we can orient toward this work with self-support on board. Enjoy! Helpful Links!  Sign up for my FREE   Series on Confidence You can find me on Instagram   HERE If you're interested in joining my Group Coaching for Enneagram 6's, you can...

In this first part of 2 related to the extremely important conversation around boundaries, I define what they are, try to present a framework for exploring them, as well as answer some of your specific questions. Enjoy! Helpful Links!  Sign up for my FREE   Series on Confidence You can find me on Instagram   HERE If you're interested in joining my Group Coaching for Enneagram 6's, y...

In this episode Kristin and Sydney cover a range of topics that explore how our foundational beliefs about ourselves impact our experience of life as Enneagram Sixes. I'm so excited to introduce you all to Sydney Wells!  Someone Say Whiskey Moderator and enthusiast of trying whiskey around the world.   Amateur Chef both cooking at home and trying out new places.   Wife to my stunnin...

Learn a bit about how I got here as a coach for Sixes, and let’s dive into the centers of intelligence and how we get them scrambled. Thinking, feeling, and doing…we want healthy relationships with all 3! Sign up for my FREE   Series on Confidence You can find me on Instagram   HERE If you're interested in joining my Group Coaching for Enneagram 6's, you can find out more Zero to Sixy &n...