In this reflection I talk about TeFi as my decision making apparatus and my journey in resisting Fi (my tertiary function) to respecting it. This reflection starts with an expressed interest to talk about friendship (and there is a pocket in which I do) but it mainly is about exploring Te when it is connected to Fi versus when it tries to deny Fi.

This reflection explores introverted feeling (Fi) as a data point for extroverted thinking. It also explores success as a journey filled with complications and lessons (referenced as the squiggly line). Finally it explores friendship (briefly) in terms of scope and mutual need.

In the sixteen hours since the interview, I have had two short, but definite, outburst of tears. Analytically, I could not understand the emotion but knew enough about my tertiary function (Fi) to respect it as a data point. In this reflection, I make sense of the emotion as an internal truth that has been trying to surface all week. Last night's interview/program about being an NT woman and having faith in myself as an NT woman was the vehicle in which this truth became clear. This reflection is ultimately about that clarity. [Note: In this reflection, there is a little talk about family violence, leadership and school reform.]

Much of this reflection is about understanding the power dynamics around teaching and me confronting the threats that my vocation as a teacher places on my occupation as a teacher. In this conversation you will also hear me process the internal versus external value of my PhD, the concept of authority, control and influence, and the introverted tax of dealing with people.

In this reflection I talk about the dance between head and body (using the Enneageam system), about attempting to default the human experience and about recalibrating as we mature. Note: this reflection also mentions, gender, race, Enneagram EIGHT and FIVE, and talks around integration and disintegration.

In this reflection I talk about my challenges with inferior Se (extroverted sensing) and the limits the physical world places on three major goals.

In this reflection I talk about my relationship with self preservation in the context of trauma and healing. I briefly tease out my next reflection concerning inferior Se (extroverted sensing) and the way it impacts big picture planning.

Most of this reflection considers self preservation and what it means as an Enneagram EIGHT. With this consideration, I talk about materialism, physical safety and financial well-being. I end the reflection thinking about my strong interest in the social world and my unyielding desire to fight for disadvantaged communities. This wiring for the social world creates a push-pull dynamic that listeners will hear me trying to understand. [Special note: I do spend time talking about introverted intuition as well as Dr. Beatrice Chestnut]

In this reflection I talk about life coaching, courses, and subscriptions as being a part of my business model (and the way in which this podcast connects). I also talk about what it means to be a life coach-- my strengths and growth points. Finally, I make two announcements about the podcast in which I'm excited (one at the beginning of the conversation and then one at the end).