February 8, 2007
In J.M. Coetzee’s forthcoming novel, Diary of a Bad Year, an aging writer contributes to a volume called Strong Opinions. (Via.)
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![I delved back into the Enneagram in preparation for this conversation about family, personality, healing, and ANCESTOR TROUBLE, and I'm so glad I did. Thanks for having me, @typologypodcast and @ianmorgancron 🙏🏻
Regram • @typologypodcast When @maudnewton read about the traits of the Enneagram Four, she had to laugh out of pure recognition. “On my mother's side, there was this impulse toward larger than life stories. There wasn't really shame around difficult histories and that sort of thing. The greatest sin was to be boring.”
In this episode, Maud shares what she’s learned about herself through exploring her ancestors' lives, and explains how we’re setting ourselves up to repeat our ancestors’ trauma and toxic patterns if we aren’t able to acknowledge them first.
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