Enneagram 2.0 with Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes

Interview with Clay Shultz - S4 EP21 - The Self-Preservation Nine In Their Growth Path

Enneagram 2.0 with Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes

Show Notes

Today, Uranio Paes and Beatrice Chestnut talk with Clay Schultz about the growth path of Type 9, especially the self-preservation subtype. In this episode, Clay shares his personal journey of bodily and emotional awakening, showing how Nines can overcome inertia and numbness through presence and conscious action.

He speaks about the challenge of leaving behind comfortable routines, facing repressed anger, and reconnecting with his own desire and sense of purpose. Urânio, Bea, and Clay explore how true “peacemaking” requires facing conflict and learning to act from one’s own truth.

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