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Using the lyrics from "I Got My Name Changed Back" by Pistol Annies, I discuss what happens when (and why) you take back your time and cognitive attention. Supporting themes: Divorce; Leadership; White Supremacy Culture; Research and IRB principles; Black women; Labor and White comfort; Students; Gilead (a prior episode). Typology: INTJ8; Sexual Instinctual variant of Enneagram Eight

In this reflection I explore the meaning (or the lesson) of two parallel experiences across space and time. Note: This is a type heavy reflection. Additional themes: Leadership; Structural insecurity; Sexual attraction; School reform; Employment and business; White supremacy culture. Typology: INTJ8; Extroverted Thinking; Enneagram Eight and three survival instincts-- social, self preservation and sexual.

In this reflection I explore a foundational phenomenon that I'm calling the "Backstage." However, I isolate it in this episode as relating to work. Supporting themes: Work, power and positionality;; Contests for power (overt, covert and latent); School reform and empowering low- income communities of color; Race. degrees and certifications as power points. Typology: Heavy INTJ8 integration.

In this reflection I tell three stories influenced by my introverted feelings. Typology: INTJ8

In this reflection I process entelechy, one of the five traits of giftedness, as an active orientation impacting my work (in the bridge job). Supporting themes: Giftedness; Organizational power and hierarchies; Analytical pictures; Dominance culture and white supremacy; Role conflict; Work friction and competition. Typology: Ni- dom; Te; Fi; Se; The subtype and instincts of the Enneagram Type 8.

Lol, I start this reflection with unnecessary singing. Feel free to skip the first 30 seconds. 😀 In this reflection I process what it means to be almost there. Supporting themes: Managing a portfolio of INTJ projects; Managing relationships as an 853- social type; Managing (and embracing) a four tiered social life; Independence; Academic writing and belonging in the academy. Special Note: I read from Meyers and Briggs ("Gifts Differing) and Chestnut ("The Complete Enneagram). Typology: INTJ; Type 5; Type 5; INTJ8; Te-Fi axis: Fe-Ti axis.

In an attempt to talk about belonging, I found my myself talking about peace while in pursuit of the promise. Typology: INTJ8

In this reflection I process the temptation of settling for "good enough." To illustrate this point, I use three Biblical references (Gilead, Sarah and Joseph) and one literary reference (Oz). Typology: INTJ8

I start this reflection with an impression (Sarah, Joseph and Oz) but with several rabbit holes and limited time, I never got to it. Instead, I talked about intense emotions as data points for learning. Supporting themes: The invisibles; Organizational psychology; Training and team meetings; Talents, dignity and subordination; Racial delineation of masculine presenting lesbians; Social science. Topology: INTJ8; Instinctual Stack; Sexual subtype; Self preservation subtype.

In this reflection I do cognitive cleansing in order to get to deeper thinking. Supporting themes: Data analysis; Being a Type 8 orphan; Divergent and convergent thinking; Being on a team; Being a protector; Being respectful. Typology: INTJ8

Welcome back! This is the start of Season 13 (Year 7). In this reflection I use a cell phone, a cell phone tower, and a "fake cell phone tower" to explain three domains of the human experience (cognition, emotions and the somatic nervous system). Typology: INTJ8

In this reflection, I close out Season 12 (Year 6) with several discoveries about my internal operating system as an INTJ8. Supporting themes: Candace Owens; Teaching; Leadership; Political trauma of being low income and racialized; Motivation; Immediate feedback vs indirect feedback; Conflict. Special note: I'm taking the rest of July to go silent and regroup. Will see you in August (2026). Thanks for continuing to support me as "I think, grow and have impact in the world!" 🥰 Typology: Te; Sensors; Intuitives; Enneagram 8; and INTJ.

In this reflection I zoom from my most recent (and persistent) point of friction to discover some critical, macro Lessons to be respected. Supporting themes: Recognizing and accepting patterns; INTJ blind spots (concerning the social world); Critical Race Feminism; Friendship conflict across space and time. This reflection was inspired in part by Suryia Nayak (" Race, Gender and the Activism of Black Feminist Theory"). Trigger warning: I briefly discussed the tragic loss of life that occurred over the holiday weekend (#NolanWells). I'm sending my deepest condolences to his family and friends. Typology: INTJ

In this reflection I try to locate when/ how enmeshment started with a sibling. Supporting themes: Dating; Polyamory; Possession; Expected loyalty/ solidarity; Friendships; Communication; Abuse; Emotional dysregulation: The advanced skill of teaching. Topology: Ni domness; Enneagram Type 8; INTJ

In this reflection I talk about the danger of familial enmeshment as relating to selfhood. Topology: INTJ8