The Hello, Personality Podcast

S3E6 - In this episode, we continue our look at the five-part Authentic Life Framework to help you live with radical authenticity and impact. This episode explores Part 5 of the framework—Consistency. In addition, I share a powerful visualization in which you can imagine all parts of this Authentic Life Framework working together in your life. Resources: 16 Types Level 1 Package »

S3E5 - In this episode, we continue our look at the five-part Authentic Life Framework to help you live with radical authenticity and impact. This episode explores the fourth part of the framework—Community.  You'll hear from one of my clients about her experience of doing her own growth work and how that changed when she invited others on her journey. You'll also hear from some of my fr...

S3E4 - In this episode, we continue our look at the five-part Authentic Life Framework to help you live with radical authenticity and impact. In Part 3 we tackle Confidence. I share some personal stories about my experiences with this element of the framework, and you'll also receive guidance on where to focus in your 16 Types personality to grow in confidence. Resources: 16 Types Level 1 Pac...

S3E3 - How can you live a radically authentic and impactful life? In this episode, we look at Part 2 of the five-part Authentic Life Framework for trailblazers and meaning-makers like you who want to live with radical authenticity while also creating a ripple of impact in your life and the lives of those around you. Part 2 is all about Clarity. Listen in to hear how Clarity is different from Consc...

S2E3 - How can you live a radically authentic and impactful life? In the last episode, we talked about the problems each of the 16 Types personalities face when they try to create this kind of life. In this episode, we begin looking at the first element of a five-part Authentic Life Framework for trailblazers and meaning-makers like you who want to live with radical authenticity while also creatin...

S3E1 - We're using the 16 Types system in Season 3 as the basis for living a radically authentic and significant life, and we take a close look at the problems you may face and what gets in your way based on your 16 Types personality. Resources: Free Self-Typing Guide 16 Types System & Level 1 Package —Find your type in this system and identify the practical growth ideas you can take acti...

BONUS - Before Season 3 arrives, enjoy this bonus episode about the most common connections between Enneagram types and the 16 Types system. You'll learn about the connections each Enneagram type has to the 16 Types system. Free Self-Typing Guides »

Check out what's coming up in Season 3!

S2E12 -  In this final episode of Season 2, I answer listener questions about the Enneagram personality system. Listen in as we talk about whether or not it's ok to type other people, whether or not you're born with your Enneagram type, the Enneagram lines and arrows, and what happens when two people are connected to an Enneagram type by one of their lines. Does it cause friction? Does i...

S2E11 - This episode will help equip you to do the reflection and self-observations necessary to interrupt your automatic, and often unconscious, Enneagram-related patterns that are narrowing the scope of what’s possible for you. This episode will help you see the things you can’t see. You'll also learn two actions that you can take right now to help you bring some of these patterns into your...

S2E10 - We have Samantha Mackay joining us in this episode to talk about what it's like to being part of the Head Center as a SP7. She shares with us what it's really like to experience the benefits and struggles of head types and explains that there's more going on for a Type 7 than you might think at first glance. Samantha also compares and contrasts her experiences with those of...

S2E9 -  This episode dives into the Head Center of Intelligence and the subtypes of Enneagram types 5, 6, and 7. You'll learn how the dominant instinct for each type (self-preservation, social, or sexual/one-to-one) impacts the type's relationship to the core emotional struggle, or Passion, of the type.  Resources: Enneagram Passions + Virtues (S2E3) Enneagram Instincts + Subtypes (S2E4)...

S2E8 - Steph Barron Hall joins us today from Nine Types Co. and the Enneagram IRL podcast to talk about her experience as a SX3 and a Heart Type. Steph shares a lot about what the sexual, or one-to-one, instinct is like for her and how her typing journey started at SP3, then SO3, before finally landing on SX3. We also talk about some common struggles and themes for heart types, including each type...

S2E7 - As we continue our series on the subtypes for each Enneagram type, this episode will highlight the ways in which the different instincts for survival (social, self-preservation, and sexual/one-to-one) combine with the passion for the Heart Types (2s, 3s, and 4s). These subtypes show the differences between people of the same core Enneagram type. Resources: Enneagram Passions + Virtues (S2E3...

S2E6 - Join me for this fantastic interview with Nisha Advani, an Enneagram Type 1, as she helps us understand more about the Passion and struggles for Type 1s and how to work with the Type 1 patterns. Nisha also explores her relationship to her body intelligence as a body type and how this compares to other Enneagram types in the body center. We also explore her relationship to her culture, being...

S2E5 - In this episode, we dive into the subtypes for Enneagram Body Types which are types 8, 9, and 1. You'll see what happens when the Passion for each of these types combines with the dominant instinct for survival. You'll learn the differences between the self-preservation, social, and sexual/one-to-one subtypes for 8s, 9s, and 1s. Resources: Free Enneagram Typing Guide Find your typ...

S2E4 - The Enneagram shows us that we each have three basic instincts for survival and that one of these instincts is overused and somewhat out of control. In this episode, I share what these three instincts for survival are, the typical behaviors and shadows of each, and how they combine with the Passion of your Enneagram type to create a unique subtype that helps explain differences between peop...

S2E3 - What is the core struggle or Passion of each of the 9 Enneagram types? What's the antidote or Virtue for this struggle? In this episode, we dive into the gifts of each Enneagram type as well as the core struggles, motivations, and fears that result in an overuse of these gifts.  Resources: Free Enneagram Typing Guide Enneagram Level 1 Package

S2E2 - Dr. Beatrice Chestnut joins us on the podcast! We talk about how she learned of the Enneagram and how she's seen the Enneagram evolve in the 30+ years she's studied this system. She'll also explain how Enneagram mistyping occurs and some of the common mistypes she's seen. In this episode, Dr. Chestnut identifies how subtypes and countertypes can help you better understan...

S2 E1: In this first episode of Season 2, you'll learn how the Enneagram is different from the 16 Types system and why both systems are important. No matter which system you've decided to invest in for your growth right now, I'll show you how to approach this season with the Enneagram. We'll also talk about the differences in inner and outer work and how it relates to introvers...

Find out what's coming up in Season 2 of The Hello, Personality Podcast where we'll shift the focus of our self-reflection and self-observation to the Enneagram.

S1, E12. In this final episode of Season 1, I answer listener questions about the 16 Types personality system. Listen in as we talk about types of extraversion that don't fit the stereotype, how the trait of Sensory Processing Sensitivity relates to Myers-Briggs types and Enneagram types, how to deal with insensitive supervisors, and more.  The Hello, Personality Show will be on a brief break...

11. This episode is the third in a series about the mental wiring of each of the 16 Types personalities. In this episode, we look at the common tension points between the inner and outer worlds that happen with the two mental functions in the middle of your cognitive function sequence. You'll identify what to observe about yourself and the best way to transform your relationship with these fu...

10. This episode builds on the core struggles of each personality type in the 16 Types system briefly described in Episode 9. In this episode, we look at each type's core struggle between the inner and outer worlds due to being dominated by one of your mental functions. You'll identify what to observe about yourself and how to transform using the wisdom or guidance your lesser-preferred...

9. What's beneath the four letters of your 16 Types personality? In this episode, we dig into your mental wiring and the relationship between your personality type's dominant way of being with its opposite—the "inferior" part of your personality type's mind wiring. You'll see how you're compelled to use your dominant mental function and why it's so easy to i...