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this week's guest is Caryn Berley -- an amazingly bright enneagram teacher, somatic coach, and one of my actual clients....and we get INTO it in ep. 201. Essence, overthinking, somatics, and the power of the enneagram with the brilliant Caryn Berley
we chat about how the enneagram doesn't just tell you your "type," it hands you a map back to your ESSENCE
we talk about what it's like to be a type 9 (her type) who's spent a lifetime merging with everyone else's energy and how she's learned to work with herself
we get into how she works with clients somatically depending on their enneagram type (this is SUCH a cool and unique facet of Caryn's work)
we also get into the drama triangle, why typing yourself can take years (and why that's not you doing it wrong), and what it means to be witnessed instead of rescued <3
if you're a highly sensitive overthinker who's tired of intellectualizing your way around your own body -- this one's for you <3
here's her full bio:
Caryn Berley is a trusted Enneagram teacher, somatic coach, and recovering over-thinker who helps longtime seekers close the gap between "I know things about myself" and "I'm unmistakably, unapologetically me."
Trained as a social worker and now a multi-certified Enneagram teacher, Somatic Enneagram™ Facilitator, and trauma-informed coach, Caryn works at the intersection of the Enneagram and somatic awareness — the exact place where patterns like over-explaining, shrinking, and mentally spiraling finally loosen their grip.
Caryn hosts Enneagram Invitations: Saying Yes to Transformation and co-hosts The Enneagram Typecast and The Somatic Enneagram Podcast, with her episodes reaching over 400,000 downloads.
But she'll be the first to say the numbers aren't the point — she doesn't believe anyone can really thrive in this chaotic world without doing their own inner work, herself included. She's continually in awe of what becomes possible when we practice presence with an ever-shifting reality and learn to trust the body's wisdom.
Through her 1:1 coaching, Caryn helps clients work with their nervous system instead of against it — because willpower was never going to be the thing that got you free.
You can follow Caryn on Instagram at @carynberley, on Substack at carynberley.substack.com, and find more (including free Enneagram resources) at carynberley.com/links.
