
Browse Our Enneagram Interviews
 On our Podcast / YouTube show What It's Like To Be You, we interview accurately typed guests about their inner experience and inner work practitioners about their modality.Â
Interviews by Enneagram Type

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Type Nine
The Harmony Seeker
9w8
- Anna Palumbo (SO/SP 9w8 937) — The Type 9 Mother & Type 6 Daughter Dynamic, Positive Outlook vs. Reactivity, the Challenges of Un-Enmeshing [Video | Podcast]
- Charles (SO/SP 9w8 963): Resensitizing After 20 Numb Years, the Goldilocks Zone, and Being “Cool” Not Meticulous — [Video | Podcast]
- Kaisa (SX/SO 9w8 935): "I'm Either Hooked or Catatonic," Erotic Releases of Anger, and Seeking Essential Harmony through the SX Instinct — [Video | Podcast]
9w1
- Mariona (SX/SO 9w1 973): Flirting with Life, Crying as SX/SO "Loss of Self," Settling Compulsive Introspection — [Video | Podcast]
- Nicholas (SP/SO 9w1 936): Inner Envelope Functions, Dispersing Attention, & Learning to Focus — [Video | Podcast]
- Alexandra (SO/SP 9w1 963): Triple-Attachment Life, Choosing What's "Mine," & Discovering Friendship Intimacy — [Video | Podcast]
- Kristen (SO/SP 9w1 963): Dreamwork, Depersonalization, and Coming Back to Life via the Unconscious — [Video | Podcast]
- Sarah (SO/SP 9w1 937) Round 2 MetaConvo: Attachment Games, Rupture & Repair Cycles, and Realtime Conversation Dynamics — [Video | Podcast]
- Sarah (SO/SP 9w1 937): Positive Outlook Spin, Blurring Fantasy & Reality (and Gaslighting), and Finding Your "No" — [Video | Podcast]Â
- Czan (SO/SP 9w1 953): Twice an Immigrant, Toggling "Existing" On/Off, & Owl Medicine — [Video | Podcast]
-  Jamie (SP/SO 9w1 963): Being a Comforting Presence, Making Space For Yourself in Conversations, and Rebelling Against Pressure — [Video | Podcast]
- David (SP/SX 9w1 974): Gathering Himself, Online Combativeness, and the Diffusion of Identity — [Video | Podcast]
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Type Three
The Value Seeker
3w2
- Janice (SP/SO 3w2 379) - Being an Amazon Woman at 84, Freedom from Expectation, & the Paradox of Self-Acceptance & Self-Development [Video | Podcast]
- Kier (SO/SP 3w2 358): Hiddenness and Secrecy, Avoiding Introspection Through Constant Activity, and Not Giving Up on the Heart — [Video | Podcast]
- Kelsey (SP/SO 3w2 378): Chasing "The Dream" vs "My Dream," Authenticity at Work, and Learning How to Rest — [Video | Podcast]
3w4
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Type Five
The Insight Seeker
5w4
- Yamira (SO/SX 5w4 531) High Stakes Art, Grief & Creativity, & Crossing the Bridge to an "Other" — [Video | Podcast]
5w6
- Russ (SO/SX 5w6) Isolation, Hyperfocus, & Escaping to Emptiness — [Video | Podcast]
- Kelly (SO/SX 5w6 512) Unnecessary Emotions, Rejection-Attachment Relationship Dynamics, Doing My Own Thing — [Video | Podcast]
- Jess (SO/SP 5w6 538): Risking Exposure, the Symbolic Objects I Put Between Us, and the Terror of Mindless, Soul-Dead Zombie-People — [Video | Podcast]
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Type Six
The Truth Seeker
6w5
- Courtney (SO/SP 6w5 631) BONUS EP: Engagement in the Mental Center, Finding Truth in the Body, & Cultivating Inner Authority — [No Video Available | Podcast]
- Courtney (SO/SP 6w5 631) Outsourcing Agency, the Call to Self-Responsibility, Playfulness — [Video | Podcast]
6w7
- Sara Pryde (SP/SX 6w7 614): Curating Delicious Environments, Raging About Rotten Bananas, Being Accidentally Available, & Zig-Zagging as I Talk [Video | Podcast]
- Emma (SO/SP 6w7 612): "Resentful Accommodation," Making Things a Bigger Problem Than They Need To Be, and Getting Present in the Mental Center — [Video | Podcast]
- Mary (SP/SO 6w7 692): Core Sense of Responsibility, the Practice of Making Deliberate Mistakes, and How to Know When to Stop Brushing the Dog — [Video | Podcast]
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Type Seven
The Freedom Seeker
7w6
- Kim (SP/SO 7w6 712) Surviving Trauma, EMDR Therapy, Avoiding Entrapment, and Settling the Mental Froth — [Video | Podcast]
- Chanti (SX/SP 7w6 794): Magically Enhancing My Environment, Having Fun, and Getting (Away With) What I Want — [Video | Podcast]
- Sam (SP/SO 7w6 712): The (Avoidant) "Fun" of Talk Therapy; Vulnerability as an Attraction Strategy; and Going Back to Feelings School — [Video | Podcast]
- Ikram (SO/SX 7w6 793): Procrastinating Darkness, Frustration with Negativity AS Negativity, and Giving an "Honest Try" at Positivity — [Video | Podcast]
7w8
Interviews by Instinctual Stacking
Below are the same interviews as above grouped by Instinctual Stacking, so you can see the role it plays in type.Â

[SP/SO]
Self-Preservation / Social
- Jamie (SP/SO 9w1 963): Being a Comforting Presence, Making Space For Yourself in Conversations, and Rebelling Against Pressure — [Video | Podcast]
- Janice (SP/SO 3w2 379) - Being an Amazon Woman at 84, Freedom from Expectation, & the Paradox of Self-Acceptance & Self-Development [Video | Podcast]
- Kelsey (SP/SO 3w2 378): Chasing "The Dream" vs "My Dream," Authenticity at Work, and Learning How to Rest — [Video | Podcast]
- Nancy (SP/SO 3w4 369): Being Good at Things, Identity Experiments, and Choosing to Live — [Video | Podcast]
- Mary (SP/SO 6w7 692): Core Sense of Responsibility, the Practice of Making Deliberate Mistakes, and How to Know When to Stop Brushing the Dog — [Video | Podcast]
- Sam (SP/SO 7w6 712): The (Avoidant) "Fun" of Talk Therapy; Vulnerability as an Attraction Strategy; and Going Back to Feelings School — [Video | Podcast]
- Kim (SP/SO 7w6 712) Surviving Trauma, EMDR Therapy, Avoiding Entrapment, and Settling the Mental Froth — [Video | Podcast]
- Nicholas (SP/SO 9w1 936): Inner Envelope Functions, Dispersing Attention, & Learning to Focus — [Video | Podcast]Â
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[SO/SP]
Social / Self-Preservation
- Emily (SO/SP 8w9 836): Social Power Dynamics, Untouchable Independence, & Sensitivity — [Video | Podcast]
- Anna Palumbo (SO/SP 9w8 937) — The Type 9 Mother & Type 6 Daughter Dynamic, Positive Outlook vs. Reactivity, the Challenges of Un-Enmeshing [Video | Podcast]
- Charles (SO/SP 9w8 963): Resensitizing After 20 Numb Years, the Goldilocks Zone, and Being “Cool” Not Meticulous — [Video | Podcast]
- Czan (SO/SP 9w1 953): Twice an Immigrant, Toggling "Existing" On/Off, & Owl Medicine — [Video | Podcast]
- Sarah (SO/SP 9w1 937): Positive Outlook Spin, Blurring Fantasy & Reality (and Gaslighting), and Finding Your "No" — [Video | Podcast]
- Sarah (SO/SP 9w1 937) Round 2 MetaConvo: Attachment Games, Rupture & Repair Cycles, and Realtime Conversation Dynamics — [Video | Podcast]
- Kristen (SO/SP 9w1 963): Dreamwork, Depersonalization, and Coming Back to Life via the Unconscious — [Video | Podcast]
- Alexandra (SO/SP 9w1 963): Triple-Attachment Life, Choosing What's "Mine," & Discovering Friendship Intimacy — [Video | Podcast]
- Bob (SO/SP 2w1 279): Personal Touch, Saintly Inspiration, & Having a Special Place in Others' Life — [Video | Podcast]
- Niklas (SO/SP 2w3 269) The Inner Hope Machine, Power Tripping as "Super Jesus," and Seeing Through Ego Pride — [Video | Podcast]
- Kier (SO/SP 3w2 358): Hiddenness and Secrecy, Avoiding Introspection Through Constant Activity, and Not Giving Up on the Heart — [Video | Podcast]
- Gray (SO/SP 3w4 368): Socially Tracking Others, Truly "Seeing" Others, and the Heart's Silent Communication Underneath Words — [Video | Podcast]
- Jess (SO/SP 5w6 538): Risking Exposure, the Symbolic Objects I Put Between Us, and the Terror of Mindless, Soul-Dead Zombie-People — [Video | Podcast]
- Courtney (SO/SP 6w5 631): Outsourcing Agency, the Call to Self-Responsibility, Playfulness — [Video | Podcast]
- Courtney (SO/SP 6w5 631) BONUS EP: Engagement in the Mental Center, Finding Truth in the Body, & Cultivating Inner Authority — [No Video Available | Podcast]
- Emma (SO/SP 6w7 612): "Resentful Accommodation," Making Things a Bigger Problem Than They Need To Be, and Getting Present in the Mental Center  — [Video | Podcast]
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[SP/SX]
Self-Preservation / Sexual
- David (SP/SX 9w1 974): Gathering Himself, Online Combativeness, and the Diffusion of Identity — [Video | Podcast]
- Alex (SP/SX 1w9 145): Type 1 as a Body Type, the Inner Tuning Fork, the Difficulty of Having Fun — [Video | Podcast]
- Sara Pryde (SP/SX 6w7 614): Curating Delicious Environments, Raging About Rotten Bananas, Being Accidentally Available, & Zig-Zagging as I Talk [Video | Podcast]
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[SX/SP]
Sexual / Self-Preservation
- Emeka (SX/SP 8w7 854): On Typing Others, Not Knowing I'm Being Provocative, Advice for Relationships with 8s — [Video | Podcast]
- John (SX/SP 4w5): The Inner Middle Finger, the Crushing Gloss of Artifice, and the Sourcing of Identity in Depth Itself — [Video | Podcast]
- Chanti (SX/SP 7w6 794): Magically Enhancing My Environment, Having Fun, and Getting (Away With) What I Want — [Video | Podcast]
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[SO/SX]
Social / SexualÂ
- Joseph (SO/SX 4w3 461) Frustration in the Heart Center, the Resting Attitude of Disdain, and Seeking Refined Social Intimacy — [Video | Podcast]
- Yamira (SO/SX 5w4 531) High Stakes Art, Grief & Creativity, & Crossing the Bridge to an "Other" — [Video | Podcast]
- Kelly (SO/SX 5w6 512) Unnecessary Emotions, Rejection-Attachment Relationship Dynamics, Doing My Own Thing — [Video | Podcast]
- Russ (SO/SX 5w6) Isolation, Hyperfocus, & Escaping to Emptiness — [Video | Podcast]
- Ikram (SO/SX 7w6 793): Procrastinating Darkness, Frustration with Negativity AS Negativity, and Giving an "Honest Try" at Positivity — [Video | Podcast]
- Kate Ortega (SO/SX 7w8 793) - "Fun Negativity" vs Real Negativity, Entitled Spoiled Brattiness, the Dream of Being a Kept Woman [Video | Podcast]
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[SX/SO]
Sexual / Social
- Siena (SX/SO 8w7 827): Immediacy in Movement Art, the Mystery of Fighting, & the Innocent Heart of the 8 — [Video | Podcast]
- Kaisa (SX/SO 9w8 935): "I'm Either Hooked or Catatonic," Erotic Releases of Anger, and Seeking Essential Harmony through the SX Instinct — [Video | Podcast]Â
- Mariona (SX/SO 9w1 973): Flirting with Life, Crying as SX/SO "Loss of Self," Settling Compulsive Introspection — [Video | Podcast]
Interviews with Practitioners

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- How to Open the Brain-Body Superhighway using Somatic Experiencing® & Alexander Technique — with Tracy Einstein
- How to Analyze Your Dreams using the Enneagram — with Kristen Oberly & Kaisa Jauhiainen
- How to Activate Your Sexual Instinct — with John Luckovich & Alexandra Arroyo-Acevedo
- How to Question Stressful Thoughts using The Work of Byron Katie — with Todd SmithÂ
- How to Listen to Your Body's "Felt Sense" using Gendlin's Focusing — with Sandy Jahmi Burg