The Blindspot An Enneagram Podcast

The Blindspot is an Enneagram podcast that explores the way the instinctual drives impact the manifestation of Enneatype. We specifically focus on ways of working with the instinctual blindspot to support personal growth. The host is Kara Nance who uses Jungian psychology, Marshall Rosenbergs Nonviolent Communication, Sarah Peyton’s Resonant Healing, and mindfulness based techniques to support her clients.

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Episodes

Sunday Oct 02, 2022

This week we meet Natalie and hear about her life path as a SX/SO/SP 9w8. If you would like to work with Natalie you can email her at natazolg@gmail.com.  Her new wellness coaching business is mindyourwellnesscoach.com where she uses her enneagram informed techniques to help others navigate the places in their lives they feel stuck. 
Kara Nance is offering free consultations to work on typing, Enneagram coaching, Nonviolent Communication, Resonant Healing for Trauma, and mindfulness based strategies for working with unhealthy habits. Please email her at contact@enneagramblindspots.com if you would like to schedule. Please also email if you would like to be interviewed on The Blindspot or have questions or topics you would like to have addressed.

Sunday Oct 09, 2022

Meet Chris and hear about her life path as a SO/SP/SX 8. We cover what a traumatized 8 can look like and what a recovery journey for this type can be. We talk about trauma and how the rejection types deal with stress. 
Check out the free trauma summit going on right now for some access to great learning!
https://collectivetraumasummit.com/
Please contact me at contact@enneagramblindspots.com if you would like to be interviewed or have concepts you'd like me to talk about on a current episode. I'm also available for coaching on Enneagram, MBTI, Nonviolent Communication or Resonant Healing. Call 847-207-2705 if you'd like a free consultation.

Sunday Oct 16, 2022

Kara continues her conversation from last week with Chris where they explore Chris' instinctual stacking and hear the joy she is experiencing from the integration of her sexual blindspot.
Kara summarizes how the instinctual drives show up both in health and unconsciousness and helps Chris unpack her relationships to these drives. We also explore the use of psychedelics to support healing trauma and Kara demonstrates how she approaches typing an individual with the example of Chris' mother. 
Addiction and recovery strategies are explored.
Trying to quit smoking, vaping, or change unhealthy eating habits? Download Craving To Quit or Eat Right Now and join Kara on zoom Wednesdays 6-7pm CST for support by calling 847-850-8185 to try a free class.
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Buy John's book here https://www.amazon.com/Instinctual-Drives-Enneagram-John-Luckovich/dp/0578784971
Learn more about David's work here https://www.patreon.com/EnneaSite/posts
Connect with Deborah Ooten here https://www.goconscious.com/about-clc/staff/deborah-a-ooten-ph-d/
Learn about addiction with Sarah Peyton here https://sarahpeyton.com/category/healing-from-addiction-is-possible/
Questions or want to be interviewed? Please email me at contact@enneagramblindspots.com 
 

Monday Oct 24, 2022

Meet the magnificent Maggie Oberman SO/SX/SP 2w1. Maggie was born with lipodystrophy which gives her face and body a very unique look. Listen to this inspiring and heartwarming interview about how she has really leaned into her true power as a vibrant and inspiring being.
How does Maggie’s SO dominance show up in her nonprofit work?
How is Maggie’s SP instinct show up in relation to her health challenges?
Maggie talks about how she experiences body image as a person with a unique form.
How does Maggie use her “smile”?
How does Maggie experience her sexual instinct as someone that has not had sexual relationships at this point in her life?

Monday Oct 31, 2022

In this episode we meet SO/SX/SP Catherine Bell, the founder of the Awakened Company and the host of Russ Hudson's Green Room group that I've been a part of since its inception in 2021. Catherine is the embodiment of a SO dominant individual as is further exemplified in her many offerings depicted below. Enjoy hearing her story and what she's about as she radiates the SO/SX/SP instinctual energies! 
https://twitter.com/AwakenedCompany https://www.facebook.com/awakenedcompany https://www.linkedin.com/in/bellcatherine/ https://www.instagram.com/theawakenedcompany/
https://www.instagram.com/awakenly.app/ https://catherinerbell.com/ https://awakenedcompany.com/
 
Inc Magazine Article - Building Highly Successful Companies - INC Magazine - The Awakened Company
 
Purchase the Awakened Company Book - The Awakened Company: Bell, Catherine R: 9781897238790: Amazon.com: Books
 
Here is the link to download Awakenly on the app store - https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/awakenly/id1574147038

Monday Nov 07, 2022

Meet the brilliant and wise 3w4 ENFP Belinda Gore for an exploration of object relations and wings. We discuss how the enneagram intersects with Meyers Briggs, astrology, meditation, and the Diamond Approach. And did you know there is a FOURTH instinctual drive? Belinda learned about the Enneagram 30 years ago from Russ Hudson and Don Riso and has been a member of the IEA since its inception. Belinda is the expert in the field on object relations and the Enneagram and offers both introductory and advanced trainings on her website at BelindaGore.com. 
If you are interested in learning mindfulness and meditation through one of my online groups please call my office at 847-850-8185 to schedule a free consultation. I also offer private sessions for resonant healing for past trauma. Feel free to also email me at contact@enneagramblindspots.com to request a consult, ask questions, or offer your insights and feedback.

Monday Nov 14, 2022

Meet the magnificent Manya, a 72 year old SP/SO/SX 6 with INFP cognitive preferences. Manya started as a massage therapist, went to medical school and became a physician at the age of 37 and then transitioned into corporate coaching and facilitation. She will be a certified Enneagram teacher by August 2023 and has amazing insights from her journey as she shares her wisdom about the SP instinct if we listen to its instinctual intelligence. Manya is also well versed in MBTI and astrology and shares how this also influences her experience of type.
You can find Manya for personal coaching services at AwakeintheAndes.com
This episodes was fun for me because I'm starting to feel brave enough to start sharing my impressions of Mario Sikora, Russ Hudson and John Luckovich’s teachings on the instincts and my current thoughts about how the instincts may be showing up in more of a primary, secondary and tertiary type way instead of the typical "blind" concept. 

Monday Nov 21, 2022

Meet Timothy Sommerlad! A 21 year old point six, ENFP film student from University of Southern Queensland, Australia. Timothy has a background in theology so we unpack where his journey has taken him so far and discuss why the dragon is the embodiment of the integration of all three instinctual drives. 
Timothy has been producing Enneagram videos at @timothysommerladenneagram on YouTube and is the founder of the Wisdom & The Enneagram group on Facebook. 
David Gray, who taught me about the bhavacakra and the symbolism tied to the dragon. Please go to his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/EnneaSite to support his work.
Questions, comments or want a free consultation? Reach out at enneagramblindspots.com or call Kara's office at 847-850-8185 to schedule!

Tuesday Nov 29, 2022

Meet Carolyn, a 41 year old midwife from Canada willing to speak so bravely from her heart about her expression of stack and type.
What does it mean to be integrated in body, heart, and mind?
What are faux feelings? Kara explains the difference between emotions, thoughts, and feelings and how her sensing, looking, and listening practice, Nonviolent Communication and Resonant Healing skills support her self observation.
We revisit attachment theory and explain the difference from being an attachment type.
How do Kara and Carolyn use difficult intimate relationships as a ground for learning?
How did Carolyn discover the Enneagram and how does she know she’s a 2w3?
How does rejection show up in an Enneagram type 2
How can we integrate the knowledge of “attachment style” with the Enneagram?
Hear Carolyn talk about her tritype interview with Katherine Fauvre
How does Carolyn experience her sexual and intimate relationship preferences?
Why is SP second in Carolyn’s stack?
Why is Carolyn identifying as tertiary social
If you are willing to be interviewed or have a topic you'd like to discuss, please reach out to contact@enneagramblindspots.com to schedule.
Please call my office at 847-850-8185 to schedule a free consultation if you would like to work with Dr. Nance.

Wednesday Dec 07, 2022

Meet Derek Kirkland, a strategic change leader at DPR Construction as well as a Professional Certified Coach through New Ventures West. Enjoy a spontaneous first time conversation between a SO 3w2 and a SP 3w2 and have fun noting the similarities and differences. 
Learn more about the idea of "competition" in the Three, attachment types, and the vision of Kara's new business venture. We also clarify the misconception that "social" means you have a wide group of friends and explore the "role" of being an attractive partner or a "good" parent.
Please email me at contact@enneagramblindspots.com if you have questions or have a topic you think would be good to bring to the community. Also feel free to contact me at 847-850-8185 if you would like a free consultation about the services I can provide.

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What are Enneagram Blindspots?

The instinctual drives, self preservation (SP), social (SO), and sexual (SX) are the three forces that fuel every aspect of human behavior. A person’s Enneagram Type is the strategy that the personality has chosen to meet the instinctual needs. Personal growth happens when we can learn to become more aware of these patterns so that we can have more freedom from our identity structure.

Becoming conscious of the instinctual blindspot is one of the most practical, effective ways of getting out of the habitual patterns created by a person’s instinctual stack plus Enneatype. Working with the blindspot not only allows us to express a more balanced expression of the instincts, but also frees the heart, mind, and body from the forces that constrain their true expression. Working with our blindspots allows our three centers to integrate and come into their own, rather than being hi-jacked by the agenda of our dominant instinct. In addition to the instinctual blindspot, our Enneagram types, object relations, and past trauma also create an array of other blindspots, or shadows. It is important to acknowledge that we cannot become aware of what we are blind to, or can’t see, which is why this work can’t be done in isolation.  Because we all have an instinctual blindspot, we need mirroring, modeling, and support from other people. While there is a portion of personal growth work that we must and can only do by ourselves, a portion must also be done with other people because our personality is set up to prevent us from seeing our blindspots. John and Kara are deeply committed to their own personal work, and are passionate about supporting others, and creating learning communities in which we can learn and grow together.

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