Let's hear it for fucking about! (Enneagram 9s favorite thing of all time.) Seriously though. This idea that maybe my brain isn't broken is so refreshing. Between you and Becca, I continue to rethink all the assumptions. I appreciate the plug for mindfulness, too. I still struggle with self-judgment, sloth, all the things, but decades of mindfulness practices continue to save me. Thanks especially for this one.

I'm a 9, so I get to listen to the breakdown of every other number, and every. single. time I think, "ooh, that sounds like me, maybe I'm [insert number]." Then Claire is like, hold my beer, and devastates me with the truth of being a 9. I swear these episodes are as good as therapy. Thanks for giving me a lot to think about this week. Like you said, the progression to not "liking" writing anymore has been a process over multiple years.

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My guess, those 2 types you didn't name at the beginning are 9 & 7 😊.

Great episode. Question I haven’t heard addressed often. Really enjoyed your perspective.

Since I don't know you personally, I am not sure what words of condolence I can offer for your loss. But I am sorry. So, so sorry. I lost a pet in 2022 that took me to my knees. All my words were gone and no one else's were very good either. Until I read some Mary Oliver. Here's an excerpt and I hope it's okay I'm posting this: Blackwater Woods (an excerpt) To live in this world you must be able to do three things; to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go." ~Mary Oliver

Hey Claire, I'm going to be a dork and leave two comments here. First, thank you for speaking on grief. It's a subject near to so many of us, and to me personally, that I appreciate you taking to your platform to talk about it. I recently read an interview on NPR with Jack Antonoff where he addresses his grief surrounding the death of his sister after a long illness. There were a couple of things he said that resonated, but specifically, when asked how grief has shaped his life, he answered, "entirely". He goes on to say, "I almost see it as an emotional lens. It's not like a thing that happened that you sometimes feel. It's how you see things now." There's more in how that manifests in his life that is also good, but I've gone on long enough on this comment. Again, thank you.

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