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The Sound of Longing (7 fix)
To have a 7 fix is the most beautiful blessing, and the most frustrating curse. It feels like skipping in the sky … each idea a star I’m...
Mary Lydia West
Mar 6, 20241 min read


Sobriety
I was marinating a bit on my frustration influence. Part of what keeps the dance so tantalizing is that while longing is suffering it is...
Mary Lydia West
Feb 5, 20241 min read


exposé on sx2: behind the curtain
Sx 2 is not fawning and people pleasing; it’s flattering and creating dependencies. At times it may look this way... Like she’s morphing...
Mary Lydia West
Jan 15, 20243 min read


Lights, Camera, Action!
Image Types (2, 3, & 4) & Their Inner Experience As an image type whatever you are doing, you are not fully embodied or immersed in the...
Mary Lydia West
Jul 10, 20232 min read


Next Position! (Type 7: assertive frustration)
My friend just called and I was describing how these attacks I’ve been having feel… they feel like someone gripping my stomach… intense...
Mary Lydia West
Jun 21, 20231 min read


Reaction Formation & Type 2
When I first discovered the enneagram I tested as a Type 1. At first glance this made enough sense to me. I have always known I was a...
Mary Lydia West
Jun 19, 20234 min read


Destruction
The things I have uncovered through both enneagram type and instinctual stacking still bring me to my knees. Here’s an insight that came...
Mary Lydia West
May 8, 20221 min read
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