Behind the Curtain- Is Instagram a Good Platform for the Enneagram? 

Behind the Curtain- Is Instagram a Good Platform for the Enneagram? 

In the 69th episode of Enneagram & Coffee, host Sarajane Case talks about Instagram, if it is a good platform for Enneagram in line with her purpose. Listen as she also talks more about self-care.  

Episode Highlights: 

• Sarajane is in her office with the doors open, and birds are singing outside. 
• Sarajane talks about how she dealt with guilt after two weeks of being sick, thinking that she may have neglected something by not listening to her body. 
• Her sickness made her think a lot about how people don't listen to their bodies. 
• Neglect creates cravings, and cravings come from restrictions. 
• People are supposed to feel good, and if they don't, then maybe something is being neglected.
• The fear of being undisciplined and distrust of self are causes of self-care neglect. 
• Unlearn the idea that we should not trust our needs.
• Even in the workplace, have that moment to take a break. 
• Host remembers when she was in college working on a busy coffee shop that was understaffed, where she freaked out and cried at the back as a flood of people came in while she was physically, emotionally, and mentally exhausted. 
• Sarajane talks about her day off and a day of full media silence. 
• Sarajane kind of questions the ability to use the enneagram on Instagram since it is hard to synthesize the information into tiny boxes. 
• Enneagram is so deep, and it is so sacred to a lot of people, and it is so personal that a lot of us had a hard time accepting any variations of it. 
• Some people are not going farther in the enneagram, and don't even know what enneagram is, who are followers, forming their understanding off of it. 
• Sarajane's deep purpose is to help people find their balance between self-acceptance and productivity.
• The enneagram enhances the balance between self-care and productivity. 
• Sarajane is struggling with this format, as she's not confident that enneagram and coffee have its stance on Instagram.
• Sarajane confidently believes that the podcast has its stand.
• Sarajane is in a constant conflict whether she's posting these things when she is not confident. 
• Sarajane opted to choose her purpose over followers. 
• Sarajane focuses on the impact that she's making in the lives of her followers.
• Sarajane wants to make sure that that time of her followers is valued, not just in production but in intent.

3 Key Points:

1. Don't sacrifice self-care for discipline or discipline for self-care as they can co-exist. 
2. Be reminded that followers as a human being with beating hearts and souls, giving their time and attention.
3. Always choose your purpose over half a million of followers. 

Tweetable Quotes:

• "In American culture, we are very much like trained not to trust ourselves, not listen to our instincts."- Sarajane Case
• "Cravings are the byproduct of the restrictions, and not the other way around."- Sarajane Case
• "Our obsession with foods comes from the restrictions that we do."- Sarajane Case
• " Moderation is okay."- Sarajane Case
• "Cold viruses don't care what time you wake up in the morning, that's not how Science works." - Sarajane Case
• "Self-neglect is ingrained in most of us."- Sarajane Case
• "My deep purpose is to help people find their balance between self-acceptance and productivity."- Sarajane Case

Resources Mentioned:

• Sarajane Case Instagram

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