Keyword: self-preservation

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The Instinct to Protect August 10, 2011

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Joseph, Linda Vanella, Lynn, Tom Bond, Yvonne
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Emotions & Inner Life

Protecting others often masks an inability to protect ourselves. Armand DiMele and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, unpack the Enneagram’s three instinctual drives (self-preservation, social, and sexual) as frameworks for understanding why we over-give, and callers share vivid stories of caretaking that costs them.

Your Three Survival Instincts December 27, 2005

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Self-preservation, social belonging, and the drive for intense one-to-one connection are the three instincts shaping every personality. Armand DiMele maps how each type behaves at a party, in a relationship, and under stress, arguing that your weakest instinct is where your life breaks down. Callers test the framework live.