Ep. 17: Today's episode is all about unpacking your personality through the lens of the Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI.) Heidi is a personality psychologist, coach, and writer who helps people leverage personality psychology as a tool for self development. 

In this episode we dive into:

• How Heidi paved her own way in the field of personality psychology (it's not how you might expect!)
• What personality psychology is, and how it can help us live a better life
• The origin of the MBTI and how it evolved from Jungian psychology to become more accessible today
• A breakdown of each of the 4 pairs of letters that make up the personality "code" in the MBTI
• What Extroversion and Introversion really mean (different from the mainstream thought about them)
• Why Sensors and Intuitives want to make their impact in different ways 
• How Thinkers and Feelers must follow their passions in different ways 
• How Judgers and Perceivers have very different relationships to structure
• The difference (and similarities) between logic and emotion in personality 
• How our modern-day work environment has shifted from more Judging to more Perceiving
• Understanding the cognitive functions of each of the letters
• Some unique qualities and traits of NFP types, and how they engage with and experience the world 
• The unique existential experience that NFP types tend to have
• Different definitions of “success” for the different types 
• Using knowledge about your type to finding balance and fulfillment in life
• Why meaning and purpose are so crucial to NFP types 
• The gifts and struggles of the NFP types 
• A few theories on what personality types make the best matches for romantic partnership

Resources from this episode:

Heidi's website and upcoming courses:

http://www.heidipriebe.com

Where to find your MBTI Personality type:

https://www.psychologyjunkie.com/