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.
The Self-Preservation instinct is the fundamental drive for physical survival, well-being, and aliveness, operating primarily across three practical zones: self-care, resource maintenance, and domesticity. Although naturally designed to help human beings thrive and evolve, this instinct frequently becomes distorted by early childhood trauma, emotional wounding, and unconscious autonomy conflicts, causing the ego to co-opt it through fear, scarcity, and rigid habits. Consequently, people often mistake mere familiarity and comfort for genuine well-being, leading to extreme behaviors that range from obsessive hoarding and health anxiety to the complete neglect of their physical needs. Ultimately, transforming this drive requires specific practices—such as deep bodily sensing and grounding—to liberate it from past conditioning, allowing our natural life force to harmonize with our spiritual development and support a truly balanced, awakened life.
9 Mar 2026
Harnessing Instinctual Energy
Damian Russel, author of Enneagram Through the Ages, and Krista Hand join Dr. Kara Nance in a discussion abut the Enneagram's three instinctual drives—Self-Preservation, Sexual (or attraction), and Social—and their profound impact on our psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. Rooted deeply in our neurobiology and evolutionary survival, these instincts dictate how we meet our basic human needs and react to the world around us. The discussion highlights that individuals prioritize these drives in a unique hierarchical "stack," consisting of a dominant instinct that acts as a core defense system, a supportive secondary instinct, and a neglected "blind spot". Furthermore, the episode examines how cultural conditioning, modern daily stress, and trauma can cause these primal drives to become imbalanced or lead to dysregulation and addictive behaviors. Ultimately, the conversation emphasizes that by engaging in somatic practices like mindful breathing and bodily awareness, we can regulate our nervous systems, balance our instinctual stack, and integrate our primal animal nature with our higher spiritual consciousness.
26 Mar 2024
Typology and Relationships Episode Review
Marlene is back to hear the reflections that Denzel and I have about her typology session. Enneagram type and instinctual stack are clarified.
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