The Types

My hope is these types will give you some concrete examples and categories of the struggles you may find yourself in and specific ways to help each type.

the people-pleaser

• Hyper focused on the outside world, not aware of internal world and needs

• Compliant

• Low self worth

• Taken advantage of

• Resentful

the addict

• Attached/bonded to things vs. presence

• Impulsivity

• Deteriorated family life

• Increasingly isolated

• Slow erosion of work performance

• Minimizing/denying there’s a problem

the over-functioner

• High performance and success

• Checked all the boxes of the American dream

• Identity defined by work

• Robotic, shallow core

• Lack of emotional expression and ability to be messy/show weakness