Episode 5: The Messy Middle (ft: Vanessa Fernandez)
In this conversation, Vanessa, an enneagram coach, discusses navigating the messy middle, liberation, courage, finding her voice, and references one of my favourite books, "Women Who Run with the Wolves."
Vanessa is the founder of The Enneagram Workshop and is a triple-certified Enneagram coach and somatic practitioner. Her expertise lies in deep inner work aimed at liberating individuals from limiting identities and patterns and exploring the intersections of identity in relation to Enneagram work. Vanessa runs coaching programs and retreats, mentors aspiring coaches, and provides high-level strategy work for corporations and leadership teams. She describes how the enneagram has been an incredible tool to understand fears, motives, and responses.
Throughout the conversation, Vanessa shares her own personal experiences and struggles with the messy middle and the fear of acknowledging misalignments in her life. Vanessa also discusses the importance of finding one's voice and how this process supported her in embracing her wild side.
Finally, Vanessa highlights the importance of not rescuing and fixing others, but rather standing beside them and empowering them to save themselves. She emphasizes the courage it takes to encourage and empower others, rather than to just fix.
Overall, the conversation provides valuable insights into the importance of self-discovery, personal development, and standing beside one another in the messy middle. It is an inspiring conversation that encourages listeners to explore their own fears, motives, and responses, and embrace their wild side.
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