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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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