I’ve had a lot of people ask me over the years why I spend so much time talking, thinking and reading about the Enneagram personality test. I know it seems intimidating at first, or you might think it must be overly simplistic if it can fit every person into 9 boxes. But the truth is that the Enneagram is one of the best tools I’ve ever found for understanding myself
From the very beginning, Shawna Christian has cared about plants. This past month Shawna Christian celebrated the one-year anniversary of opening her shop, Tansy, a bright, airy storefront in Burbank, CA bursting with gorgeous plants, eclectic decor, personality and warmth. Shawna’s journey with plants started ten years ago when she started renovating her house and backyard. “It was this ten year journey for finding stuff for my home from all
Made up of nine archetypes, the Enneagram is a personality test that can reveal so much about a person’s perspective, needs, desires, and preconceived notions about the world. If you don’t know your type, here’s an easy rundown of each of them and a test to determine your own. Nicknamed “the Helper,” Enneagram Type 2 is notorious for putting others before themselves and minimizing their own needs for the good
The header at the top of Unruly’s website declares itself “your everything guide to plus-size fashion.” Furnished with plus-size finds from every brand fit to wear plus styling tips, outfit ideas and a powerful culture of love, confidence, and inclusion, this claim is more than fair. Unruly started as Maggie Griswold’s dream for a place (and an Instagram account) where plus-size style could thrive, a home for anyone who’s ever
My working theory about life under quarantine is that everyone, no matter their situation, has had to face an internal challenge they didn’t expect. Maybe you didn’t realize you had a strong need to fill your calendar with plans until everything got cancelled, or you’ve had an uptick in anxiety from losing so much personal control over your own life. When life is as quiet as it has been under
What’s the difference between sensing vs intuition again? I probably get texted this question twice a month. I think that one of the big reasons the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (or MBTI) has had such staying power in the mainstream is because in general it’s a personality test that makes itself so easy to understand. We all know what introverts and extroverts are, can grasp the difference between people who act
If you’ve ever seen a loving gesture to a friend go unappreciated, or spent hours daydreaming about an anniversary gift that you’d never receive, your instinct in that moment was probably disappointment, confusion, and sadness. It was probably hard for you to understand what went wrong: if this person loves me, why didn’t they do something so obvious to make me happy? There’s a good chance that the 5 love
“What’s the water that you first fell in love with? What’s the water that you love the most right now in your life? What’s your go-to water?” Dr. Wallace J Nichols, author of Blue Mind, asks this series of questions anytime he’s addressing an audience, and he did so in a virtual Q&A for Creative Mornings last September. These questions are personal ones, intended to remind people of the stake
For years now the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) has played a part in so many discussions around the ways we understand ourselves and others. With sixteen possible types made up of four letters each, the Myers Briggs can give us an entire language to unpack our different preferences and styles. The first letter, either E or I, indicates whether someone is introverted or extroverted. This helps explain where they draw
Last month, I was having a conversation with my mom about the Enneagram personality test. She said that one of her friends had sent her a handful of different links about the Enneagram, and that while each had helpful information, it was hard to keep sorted in her head. I remember when I was first learning about the Enneagram it felt impossible to keep track of each number and all
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