Enneagram, Personal Growth, Self-Care
Joanne Kim
Growth Tips for Each Enneagram Type (Part I)

The Enneagram tells us 9 different ways of seeing/responding to life that used to be helpful coping strategies when we were younger that now keep us stuck in painful situations. Read this blog to learn two growth tips for your Enneagram type

Growth Tips for Each Enneagram Type (Part I)
Enneagram, Personal Growth
Joanne Kim
What are Enneagram Instincts & Subtypes?

Knowing your Enneagram type & subtype can expedite the process of growth at warp speed because it gets to the heart of the matter with so much accuracy.

What are Enneagram Instincts & Subtypes?
Emotions, Enneagram, Personal Growth
Joanne Kim
The Emotional Habits of Enneagram Types

Read about what emotional habits you have as your Enneagram type. How do you do the BIG 5 emotions of MAD, SAD, GLAD, SCARED, and NUMB?

The Emotional Habits of Enneagram Types
Relationships, Enneagram
Joanne Kim
Which Enneagram Types are Romantically ...

Is your Enneagram type compatible with your partner’s type? It’s really NOT that simple! Compatibility is about learning to struggle together and move BEYOND the patterns of each other’s types.

Which Enneagram Types are Romantically Compatible?
Resources, Enneagram
Joanne Kim
Enneagram Resources

This post lists books, podcasts, Youtube videos, and other resources about the Enneagram.

Enneagram Resources

Personal Growth

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How to Get UNSTUCK from DISCONTENT

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How to Get UNSTUCK from DISCONTENT

Feeling stuck and dissatisfied with life? Use this vision exercise so that you can break out of the swamp of discontent and break down big, abstract dreams into concrete, bite-sized actionable steps.


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Radical Candor: Balancing Regard for Self and Others

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Radical Candor: Balancing Regard for Self and Others

Do you feel like your needs don’t matter, despite how much you do for others? Learn how to move towards radical candor, a relationship stance that creates room in the relationship big enough for both yourself and others.

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Connecting with Safe People

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Connecting with Safe People

You may crave healthy relationships, but you might not know just what that looks like. Learn more about the traits of safe vs. unsafe people so that you can learn to distinguish who to draw closer to from who to stay away from and also to grow to become a safe person yourself.

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How Do I Find My Enneagram Type?

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How Do I Find My Enneagram Type?

The Enneagram is a powerfully comprehensive yet compact resource that reveals the “autopilot” patterns of thinking, feeling, doing, and relating. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you discover your Enneagram type!

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Life Timeline: A Bird's-Eye View of Your Life

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Life Timeline: A Bird's-Eye View of Your Life

As a follow-up exercise to the Top 10 Best/Worst Memories List, the Life Timeline helps you visually see what larger periods of your life were like and recognize what kinds of needs were and weren’t met.

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Enneagram Type Four: What It's Like

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Enneagram Type Four: What It's Like

Enneagram Type Fours (Type 4s) often live life within their own internal world, which often leads them to be misunderstood. Read about what it’s like being a Type Four from Joanne, a therapist who specializes in working with Type Fours and their loved ones.

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Reducing Stress with the React or Respond Chart

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Reducing Stress with the React or Respond Chart

The part of your brain that helps you make wise, sound decisions to manage stress is the very part that also shuts down when you pass a certain threshold. Keep yourself grounded and balanced with this handy worksheet!

How to Find a Therapist or Counselor in San Jose

How to Find a Therapist or Counselor in San Jose

Looking for a new therapist? Finding a great fit is super important for your healing and growth journey. Here’s a list of what kinds of things to consider as you look for your ideal fit, including topics of focus, modalities, fees, and therapist demographics.

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Triage Chart: How to Manage Overwhelm

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Triage Chart: How to Manage Overwhelm

Feeling overwhelmed by a million things that seem both important and urgent? Click here to learn how to declutter and focus with the triage chart!

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How to Make a Genogram

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How to Make a Genogram

A genogram is an important tool for self-awareness, personal growth, and relationship development. Create your map that shows where you’re from so that you can decide what kind of relationships you want to create going forward.

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Living Wholehearted: Emotions Help Us Thrive

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Living Wholehearted: Emotions Help Us Thrive

Emotions are an essential part of life and relationships. Try as you might, you won’t be able to get rid of them…and there’s no need to! Anxiety, guilt, shame, anger, and sadness reveal legitimate needs that all of us have. As we reintegrate emotions back into our lives, we are empowered to engage life to the fullest.

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Necessary Endings: Give Up to Move Forward

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Necessary Endings: Give Up to Move Forward

Though goodbyes are just as essential to life as hellos, many tend to avoid them for various reasons. Find out what reasons may be holding you back so you know how to move forward!

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The Four Horsemen: Destroyer of Relationships

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The Four Horsemen: Destroyer of Relationships

If your interactions with your partner consistently lead to more disconnection than connection, it might be because of "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," whose persistent presence signal the end times for the relationship.

What are the Emotional Habits of your Enneagram type?

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