

Personality Hacker Podcast
Joel Mark Witt & Antonia Dodge
Make better decisions based on how your mind works. Personality Hacker teaches you the coding language of your mind and how to use it to create great relationships - a fulfilling career and happiness.
Are you born with your personality, or does it develop over time? What is intuition? What's the fastest way to use your natural gifts to improve overall happiness? Join Joel Mark Witt and Antonia Dodge as they discuss small changes in your personality and relationships that have big impact.
Are you born with your personality, or does it develop over time? What is intuition? What's the fastest way to use your natural gifts to improve overall happiness? Join Joel Mark Witt and Antonia Dodge as they discuss small changes in your personality and relationships that have big impact.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 42min
The Hidden Power That Self Regulates You | Podcast 615
Discover how self-regulation across four personality channels—body, emotion, mind, and meaning—can transform your life. The hosts delve into the power of gratitude, examining how it can calm the nervous system and counteract dysregulation. They discuss the resistance to gratitude, cultural shifts away from communal rituals, and the profound impact gratitude has on relationships. From practical exercises to embracing gratitude as a form of rebellion against chaos, this discussion offers enlightening insights for personal growth.

Nov 10, 2025 • 1h 16min
Leaving the Sensor World for the Intuitive Future | Podcast 614
Dive into the dynamic shift from a sensor-dominated world to an intuitive future! Discover how intuitives can harness their strengths and heal their sensing side. Learn why intuition is crucial for navigating manipulation and societal changes. Explore practical steps to express and reclaim your intuitive gifts while avoiding superiority traps. The discussion highlights the importance of bilingual communication between sensors and intuitives as society leans toward abstraction. Can intuitives lead the way in this evolving landscape?

Nov 3, 2025 • 1h 7min
Is Personality Dysregulation Always Bad? | Podcast 613
Dysregulation isn't always a bad thing—it can be a path to growth! The hosts explore intentional dysregulation, like camp activities, that enhance group dynamics. They discuss eustress, the positive stress that builds resilience, and the difference between adaptive and chronic dysregulation, linked to trauma. Metaphors like the ‘zebra shake’ illustrate how to release built-up tension. It’s all about balancing excitement and recovery, while learning the self-regulation skills necessary for emotional well-being.

Oct 27, 2025 • 1h 22min
How to Stay Curious in a World That Knows Everything | Podcast 612
Explore Your Personality: https://PersonalityHacker.com In this episode, Joel and Antonia explore how AI and perfect information are reshaping human freedom, mystery, and decision-making. Using metaphors like chess and real-world trends from GPS to algorithmic media, they ask: "Does optimization steal our humanity, or enhance it?" Through the lens of personality type and societal cycles, they unpack the tradeoffs between clarity and sovereignty in a data-driven future.

Oct 20, 2025 • 1h 18min
The Third Entity in Every Relationship | Podcast 611
Explore Your Personality: https://PersonalityHacker.com In this episode, Joel and Antonia celebrate 15 years together and explore "coupledom" as a living third identity in relationships. They discuss how personality type, Enneagram subtypes, and the balance between freedom and sovereignty shape lasting connection. From naming their relationship "Silphium" to navigating conflict with intention, they share insights on building a resilient, purpose-driven partnership.

Oct 13, 2025 • 1h 12min
Existential Dysregulation & Personality in a Changing World | Podcast 610
Explore Your Personality: https://PersonalityHacker.com In this episode, Joel and Antonia dive deep into the rising wave of existential dysregulation affecting individuals and society. They explore how personality type, through the lens of cognitive functions and the four regulation channels (somatic, emotional, cognitive, and existential), can offer a powerful map for navigating uncertainty, identity crises, and cultural upheaval. From AI and generational theory to the roots of intuition and spiritual evolution, they lay the groundwork for a revolutionary framework to understand and manage personal and collective transformation.

Oct 6, 2025 • 1h 18min
When Motivation Fades — Rethinking Energy, Drive & Personality Type | Podcast 609
Explore Your Personality: https://PersonalityHacker.com In this episode, Joel and Antonia explore the complex relationship between energy, motivation, and personality type. They unpack the hidden "dirty" motivators like anxiety and the desire for credit, discuss what truly drives us at a deeper level, and examine how uncertainty can drain motivation. Using Enneagram instincts and cognitive functions, they reveal how understanding your own energetic patterns can lead to more authentic and sustainable motivation.

Sep 29, 2025 • 1h 3min
4 Protocols for Confirming Personality Type | Podcast 608
Explore Your Personality: https://personalityhacker.com In this episode, Joel and Antonia dive deep into the process of discovering your best-fit personality type. They walk through the four essential protocols used in professional profiling sessions (rapport, interview, verification, and mapping) and explain how anyone can apply these steps in self-assessment. Along the way, they debunk common MBTI myths, share personal insights, and highlight why thoughtful self-inquiry matters more than just taking a test. Whether you're new to typology or still unsure of your type, this episode offers a grounded, practical path to finding clarity.

Sep 22, 2025 • 54min
The Hidden Cost of Personality Growth & Personal Development | Podcast 607
In this episode, Joel and Antonia examine the often overlooked costs of personal development. They explore why growth isn't always rewarded, what we have to sacrifice as we evolve, and how maturity can sometimes leave us feeling more isolated than empowered. Through stories, Jungian insights, and real-life reflections, they unpack the emotional, social, and motivational shifts that come with long-term growth and what it truly asks of us. https://personalityhacker.com

Sep 15, 2025 • 54min
What If Your "True Self" Doesn't Exist? | Podcast 606
In this episode, Joel and Antonia explore the idea that the "true self" might not be something we discover, but something we invent. They dive into the psychology of identity, authenticity, and choice, weaving in insights from Jungian theory, cognitive functions, and their own experiences with personal growth. https://personalityhacker.com


