In episode 10, Aurelia and Brittany chat about the enneagram and how it has influenced their focus on personal expansion, empathy and understanding others better. We talk about the intersection of the enneagram and race, plus share resources for taking a deeper dive into its concepts.

To kickoff our essentials and name the ways we’re caring for ourselves, Brittany talks about how she keeps calm by taking a spiritual bath. Aurelia brings an item that reminds her of home on a family vacation (0:58).

In our roundup conversation, we catch up on pop culture and anything new to highlight (5:37), Brittany talks about High on the Hog on Netflix, and both Aurelia & Brittany connect over watching the premiere of In the Heights, and talk about reviews of the show as well as the controversy around colorism and representation (this conversation was recorded before LMM issued an apologize).

Our main conversation on the enneagram is a snapshot of Aureilia’s & Brittany’s personality type which are numbers 6 & 9, respectively (12:08). We break down the nine number system of the ancient personality typing system, how we’ve grown through knowing the enneagram, and how it’s helped us empathize with others more. Plus, we reference The Road Back to You and The Enneagram Institute as resources for continued learning and ways to know your enneagram number.

In this week’s communiTEA prompt we discuss the mantra: nuance is the tea! (41:45) Shoutout to Kristen & Larry for responding to our prompt, “in one word describe what nuance means to you.” They answered respectively with vulnerability & freedom, and we couldn’t agree more.

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Theme song is Jam Session by Sherricka Yvette. Find her music on Spotify & follow her on IG @sherrickayvette.