This week I was lucky enough to interview Sterlin Mosley, author of the book The Narcissist in You and Everyone Else: Recognizing the 27 Types of Narcissism which was only released two weeks ago. Sterlin Mosley graduated from the University of Oklahoma with Master’s Degree in Human Relations with an emphasis on counseling and personality psychology. Dr. Mosley received his PhD in Communication focused on intrapersonal, cultural and interpersonal communication from the same institution. He teache...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Kara reviews where The Blindspot has been, expresses gratitude and talks about what the winter solstice means to her and what she wants to open herself up to. Kara also announces what's coming in 2023 as she continues to expand her offerings! Email at contact@enneagramblindspots.com if you would like to join the live group on zoom that Kara will facilitate for the exploration of advanced Enneagram topics. Please also email if you have a topic you'd like to see explored on the podcast in 2023 of ...
Dec 22, 2022•41 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Saleh Vallander, author of The Neurobiology of the Enneagram. Saleh is a 29 year old medical doctor from Stockholm, Sweeden who has intensely studied affective neuroscience and the work of one of my favorites, Jaak Panksepp. Saleh is a SX 531 with INTP cognitive preferences. Learn how the body center maps onto the rage circuit in the brain, the heart center maps onto the grief circuit, and the head center maps onto the fear circuit. Learn the relationship of the three instinctual drives to ...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Derek Kirkland, a strategic change leader at DPR Construction as well as a Professional Certified Coach through New Ventures West. Enjoy a spontaneous first time conversation between a SO 3w2 and a SP 3w2 and have fun noting the similarities and differences. Learn more about the idea of "competition" in the Three, attachment types, and the vision of Kara's new business venture. We also clarify the misconception that "social" means you have a wide group of friends and explore the "role" of b...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Carolyn, a 41 year old midwife from Canada willing to speak so bravely from her heart about her expression of stack and type. What does it mean to be integrated in body, heart, and mind? What are faux feelings? Kara explains the difference between emotions, thoughts, and feelings and how her sensing, looking, and listening practice, Nonviolent Communication and Resonant Healing skills support her self observation. We revisit attachment theory and explain the difference from being an attachm...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Timothy Sommerlad! A 21 year old point six, ENFP film student from University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Timothy has a background in theology so we unpack where his journey has taken him so far and discuss why the dragon is the embodiment of the integration of all three instinctual drives. Timothy has been producing Enneagram videos at @timothysommerladenneagram on YouTube and is the founder of the Wisdom & The Enneagram group on Facebook. David Gray, who taught me about the bhavaca...
Nov 21, 2022•56 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast Meet the magnificent Manya, a 72 year old SP/SO/SX 6 with INFP cognitive preferences. Manya started as a massage therapist, went to medical school and became a physician at the age of 37 and then transitioned into corporate coaching and facilitation. She will be a certified Enneagram teacher by August 2023 and has amazing insights from her journey as she shares her wisdom about the SP instinct if we listen to its instinctual intelligence. Manya is also well versed in MBTI and astrology and share...
Nov 14, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Meet the brilliant and wise 3w4 ENFP Belinda Gore for an exploration of object relations and wings. We discuss how the enneagram intersects with Meyers Briggs, astrology, meditation, and the Diamond Approach. And did you know there is a FOURTH instinctual drive? Belinda learned about the Enneagram 30 years ago from Russ Hudson and Don Riso and has been a member of the IEA since its inception. Belinda is the expert in the field on object relations and the Enneagram and offers both introductory an...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode we meet SO/SX/SP Catherine Bell, the founder of the Awakened Company and the host of Russ Hudson's Green Room group that I've been a part of since its inception in 2021. Catherine is the embodiment of a SO dominant individual as is further exemplified in her many offerings depicted below. Enjoy hearing her story and what she's about as she radiates the SO/SX/SP instinctual energies! https://twitter.com/AwakenedCompany https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompany https://www.linkedin....
Oct 31, 2022•46 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast Meet the magnificent Maggie Oberman SO/SX/SP 2w1. Maggie was born with lipodystrophy which gives her face and body a very unique look. Listen to this inspiring and heartwarming interview about how she has really leaned into her true power as a vibrant and inspiring being. How does Maggie’s SO dominance show up in her nonprofit work? How is Maggie’s SP instinct show up in relation to her health challenges? Maggie talks about how she experiences body image as a person with a unique form. How does ...
Oct 24, 2022•56 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast Kara continues her conversation from last week with Chris where they explore Chris' instinctual stacking and hear the joy she is experiencing from the integration of her sexual blindspot. Kara summarizes how the instinctual drives show up both in health and unconsciousness and helps Chris unpack her relationships to these drives. We also explore the use of psychedelics to support healing trauma and Kara demonstrates how she approaches typing an individual with the example of Chris' mother. Addic...
Oct 16, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Chris and hear about her life path as a SO/SP/SX 8. We cover what a traumatized 8 can look like and what a recovery journey for this type can be. We talk about trauma and how the rejection types deal with stress. Check out the free trauma summit going on right now for some access to great learning! https://collectivetraumasummit.com/ Please contact me at contact@enneagramblindspots.com if you would like to be interviewed or have concepts you'd like me to talk about on a current episode. I'm...
Oct 09, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast This week we meet Natalie and hear about her life path as a SX/SO/SP 9w8. If you would like to work with Natalie you can email her at natazolg@gmail.com . Her new wellness coaching business is mindyourwellnesscoach.com where she uses her enneagram informed techniques to help others navigate the places in their lives they feel stuck. Kara Nance is offering free consultations to work on typing, Enneagram coaching, Nonviolent Communication, Resonant Healing for Trauma, and mindfulness based strateg...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Linda! Our SO/SP/SX 1w9 and hear about her experience of type an stack Linda expands on the importance of the social instinct How does Linda connect with her sexual blindspot? What is body center’s relationship to anger? Linda talks about the defense mechanism of point one – reaction formation What are the cultural issues around anger? Why do all mother’s have to work with some Type 1 anger Braiding Sweetgrass https://www.amazon.com/s?k=braiding+sweetgrass&i=digital-text&crid=71YCQNNEZCGW&s...
Sep 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Meet Ben! Our SP/SO/SX 6w5 with 694 trifix Why boundaries are important to Ben and how he works with his tendency toward rigidity How does type show up in our sleep patterns and why do we both love cuddling up with 9’s How does Ben know he’s SP dominant? How can Kara have so much “buzz” and be SX blind? Kara and Ben describe their relationships to their SX blind instinct How has Ben worked with his sexual blind spot? Kara explains how Ben’s INFJ functions show up in his personal growth path Ben ...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast This week I share my experience of 30 years of intimate partnership with three different 9’s and invite you into the dynamic with my SO dominant 9w1, 964 trifix. 3:00 – Listen to Kara talk about what she loves about nines 7:00 – Kara shares her experience of growing up with two body centered parents 11:00 – How do we help 9’s get in touch with their anger? 12:30 – How do nines avoid the experience of discomfort? 14:00 – Meet Kara & Drew 17:30 – How did Drew find his way to Type 9? 19:00 – Why do...
Sep 11, 2022•2 hr 39 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re exploring the relationship chemistry between a SP/SO/SX 3 INTJ with a 395 trifix and a SP blind 9 ENFP with a 926 trifix Listen to how tritype can help some find their way to core type Listen to how Caryn & Sebastian found their way to their types and stack Kara explains how Meyer’s Briggs type can also influence expression of subtype Kara unpacks how SP dom can look very different depending on the zone we’re focusing on Kara highlights how the SO instinct shows up differently in...
Sep 04, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Kara shares something about the pain her blindspots have caused her. John and Kara how the instinctual energies show up in film and television and provide an overview of attachment types as well as a summary of attachment theory. Kara and John discuss the different ways attachment and hexad types enter relationships. Kara describes her theory on the anxious/avoidant dance of the attachment types. Kara describes the journey towards developing earned secure attachment and how to navigate the repai...
Aug 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Kara and John dive back into the needs of the Instinctual Drives and instinctural Intelligece as the ultimate form of preventative medicine on our quest to be a more sincere humanity 6:20 – watch Kara lose presence and get stuck in her one fix and shame spiral of point three and self-compassion her way out of it 11 – John describes what we mean about the instinctual stack and how the dominant instinct arises and the blindspot threatens it 13 – Kara discusses the impact of trauma on the developme...
Aug 21, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast Kara and John dive into describing the instinctual drives, subtypes, and the controversies that exist in the field Please send comments or questions to contact@EnneagramBlindspots.com John's book is available at https://www.amazon.com/Instinctual-Drives-Enneagram-John-Luckovich/dp/0578784971/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24V4IPCZEML19&keywords=the+instinctual+drives+and+the+enneagram&qid=1660515580&s=books&sprefix=The+Instinctual+driv%2Cstripbooks%2C92&sr=1-1 8 – What’s the relationship between the instinctua...
Aug 14, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Kara and John discuss what this work means to them and where they hope to go. How are we using what we’re learning about the Enneagram and the instincts? What are the three lines of work that we can all form a personal intention around? 5:45 – why does John find the Enneagram to be fascinating? Why does he get so excited about working with the blindspot 10:15 – What do we mean by authentic self and transformation? 17 – The First Line of Work – working on yourself – what strategies have John and ...
Aug 08, 2022•53 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Kara and John introduce the concept of the instinctual blindspot and define some key terms around “The Work” 2:00 – Why we can’t we always type ourselves? 4:00 – What do we mean by “identity”? How is this different from consciousness? What’s the role of attention? 8:00 – What is self preservation, social, and sexual instincts and what do we mean by a stack? 9:30 – Is our Enneatype and our instinctual stack nature or nurture? What’s the relationship between the two? 15:30 – How do we work with th...
Jul 31, 2022•43 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Meet your hosts, John Luckovich and Kara Nance as they share with listeners why the instinctual drives are so important when using the Enneagram for personal growth and development. John and Kara describe their own journey with the Enneagram and their own process around discovering their type. The mission and purpose of this podcast are described.
Jun 30, 2022•45 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast 
