Life Uninhibited - The Enneagram 6 Podcast

Episode #167 Confronting Mistakes

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at season one of Inside Story what I actually learned from that experience. It might not be what you thi...

Episode #166 The Missing Piece

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ep. 166 — The Missing Piece   In this episode, I unpack a Type Six Enneathought from the Enneagram Institute and what it really means to go to&...

Episode #165 - Stress Cycles

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes don’t just experience stress. We experience stress… and then stress about how we handled it. In this episode, I break down a simple but powe...

Episode #164 - The Trouble with Transitions

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes don’t struggle because life changes. We struggle because we don’t want it to. Transitions are happening all the time — big ones, small one...

Episode #163 - Emotional Patterns We Need to Discuss

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes don’t just feel emotions. We manage them. We analyze them. We prepare for them. We try to contain them. And often… we try not to feel them a...

Episode #162 - More Thinking About Thinking!

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes don’t need more thinking. We need a different relationship to our thinking. In this follow-up to last week’s episode, I take metacognition —...

Episode #161 - Metacognition, Thinking about Thinking

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You can contact me HERE if you're interested in 1:1 Coaching. Sixes don’t struggle because they think too much. We struggle because we’r...

Episode #160 - A Framework for Happiness

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes often spend a lot of time trying to feel safe. But what if the path to happiness isn’t found in eliminating fear… but in changing your relat...

Episode #159 - Narratives and Nervous Systems

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been absolutely certain about something… only to realize later your brain made the entire story up? Sixes are wired for threat detecti...

Episode #158 - Realists

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes often say, “I’m not negative… I’m just realistic.” But what if that isn’t actually true? In this episode, I explore how Sixes often ...

Episode #157 - Living Uninhibited

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does it actually look like for a Six to live inside a secure relationship with themselves?In this episode, I share personal, real-life examples o...

Episode #156 - Essential Will

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I explore what is meant by essential will and how sixes are disconnected from this quality. Understanding how this functions, creates...

Episode #155 - Acceptance

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In order to shift from fear to faith and courage, we can build a bridge with acceptance. In this episode, I talk about what that means and how to do i...

Episode #154 - Fear and Faith Different Lenses

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I explore the shift in experience as we go from seeing the world through a lens of fear to one that has more more courage and faith f...

Episode #153 - Imperfect Support

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I describe why sixes struggle to receive support and how to expand our capacity to receive “imperfect” support. Uninhibited Progra...

Episode #152 - The Threat Within

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share how sixes misplace where we are scanning for threats and miss the most important threat and what to do about it! Uninhibited P...

Episode #151 - The Only Problem We Need to See

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share what we REALLY need to understand about being a type 6 and then get into the real HOW of doing our work. Uninhibited Program H...

Episode #150 - Uninhibited

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New year, new program! In this episode I begin to share what’s next in the world of coaching 6's! Join the Uninhibited Waitlist HERE! Helpful Links:...

Episode #149 - New Year for Sixy Brains

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share some orienting questions to open up productive thinking and help your brain do the real work of choosing how to approach life ...

Episode #148 - Sixy Holiday Tips!

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The holidays are a great time to have some practical tips in your pocket to help manage all the emotions that can occur over the season. In this short...

Episode #147 - Doubt and Acceptance

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As sixes we tend to try to “fix” ourselves and others. We want to chase and grasp what we are seeking…certainty. When we turn the other way and ...

Episode #146 - Wake Up a Shut Down Sixy Nervous System

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode I offer lots of things to try if you need to “get going” or if you feel too shut down. We can use our bodies to gently bring...

Episode #145 - How to Work With Emotional Activation

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I share practical ways you can work with big emotions like fear, anxiety, and anger to access more clear thinking. In order to get th...

Episode #144 - The Whole Truth

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seeing what might come that is a threat to us and those we love is only part of the truth. We can round out our perception to experience and expect th...

Episode #143 - Self Support Through Transitions

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As we move through life, we go through many transitions, big and small. Each change introduces different levels of stress and unknown. Stress and unkn...

Episode #142 - Slowing Down Part 2

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In order to really see what our personality is doing, we have to slow down and really look. Here is an example of what that looks like! Helpful Links:...

Episode #141 - Type 6 in Stress, Slow Down

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our conscious strategies for how we operate in stress will change how stress affects us over time. Do the little things often and you’ll notice big ...

Episode #140 - More on Self Trust

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I explore how using the past FOR you can help build the self trust we get to develop as sixes. I share some ideas, practices and perso...

Episode #139 - A Self Trust Practice

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I get practical and share something you can do right away to begin to develop self trust. Helpful Links: If you're interested in join...

Episode #138 - Chasing Peace Won’t Get You There

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Growth for type 6 requires acceptance, compassion, and self trust. In this episode I explore what that can look like.   Helpful Links: If y...

Episode #137 - Venting, Complaining, or Processing

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 This distinction is important for sixes to understand! Everyone gets to vent and complain sometimes…of course. AND, we can learn to proce...

Episode #136 - Let’s Talk About Trust

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I approach the idea of trust from a few different angles including an exercise to help you identify what it feels like. Helpful Links...

Episode #135 - Emotional Reactivity vs. Emotional Regulation

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emotional Reactivity is a defining part of being a 6 and something we get to learn to navigate with intention. Listen in! Helpful Links: If you're in...

Episode #134 - Good Questions for Tough Times

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share a question that has been orienting me lately and I share some alternatives for you to try. Learning to orient our system in ti...

Episode #133 - How Inner Courage Makes Room for More

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a personal story of how I used inner courage to step into a moment rather than retreat from it. It’s the moments of our lives that make up o...

Episode #132 - Courage, The Virtue of Type 6

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I describe the kind of courage sixes need, how to start utilizing it for growth, so that over time we gain easier access to our core v...

Episode #131 - WHY do Personal Development Anyway?

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, I offer a question for you to ponder about your self development journey. Helpful Links: If you're interested in joining my&nb...

Episode #130 - What is “the Work” Part 3

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it look like to integrate the pieces of work we have discussed so far? As we integrate, we build confidence to see ourselves more clearly, a...

Episode #129 - What is “the Work”? Part 2

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 In this episode, I continue to layout the “HOW” or “the Work” when it comes to integration as a Type 6. This episode is the AWARENESS ph...

Episode #128 - What is “the Work”?

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I start to layout the “HOW” or “the Work” when it comes to integration as a Type 6. This episode is the foundation phase. Sta...

Episode #127 - What can types 6 and 3 learn from each other?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I have a conversation with Enneagram 3 Katie Whitlock. We get into how our core types move toward the other, what that looks like, and...

Episode #126 - A Client Conversation with Dr. Beth Salem

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Beth Salem, a fellow six and client. We get into so many sixy things, starting with how even a good change can ca...

Episode #125 - A (very fun!) Conversation with Michael Shahan

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen in as Michael Shahan and I have a fun, fast paced conversation about sixiness, type 9 vs. 6, the grief of truly contacting the passion of type ...

Episode #124 - Getting Ennea-Things “right”. Does it matter?

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listen to my latest thinking on the Passion and Fixation of type 6 as well as little unsolicited advice re: your AI bestie. Helpful Links: If you're ...

Episode #123 - The Spiritual Side of the Enneagram with Hunter Mobley

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I talk with Hunter Mobley about his new book, Letting Go, Finding You. We discuss how Hunter teaches spirituality with the Enneagram, pitfa...

Episode #122 - Sixiness in Real Life

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share how I worked through some sixiness on a recent trip with my family. We are who we are…wherever we are.  And we always m...

Episode # 121 - Around the Circle: A book!

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 Listen in to my conversation with Jeff Cook about his new enneagram book. He co-wrote it with TJ Wilson, the duo who hosts the popular Enneagram...

Episode #120 - The Wisdom of Type 6

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Every type has wisdom for the collective. Listen in to hear my current thinking around the wisdom of type 6. Helpful Links: If you're interested in j...

Episode #119 - What we NEED to remember

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to moments of stress, we tend to forget what we most need to remember most. In this episode I share some ideas for reminding ourselves o...

Episode #118 - Defense Mechanisms Continued: Identification

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week I am tackling the defense mechanism of identification. What is it and how do sixes use it to try to create the emotional connection we crave...

Episode #117 - Defense Mechanisms: Projection

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

All numbers use certain psychological defense mechanisms to navigate life. One that sixes deploy often is projection. Let’s get into it!   Help...

Episode #116 - Anxiety and Fear are NOT the same thing!

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This might be going too far into the weeds, but....let's do it! Anxiety is a strategy to avoid feeling fear. They are not the same thing.  There ...

BONUS: Part 2 of my Around The Circle Conversation

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Turns out I only shared the first half of this interview. I really want you to hear the whole thing! Enjoy and let me know what you think! Follow Arou...

Episode #115 - Diving Into Type 6 with Around the Circle

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I share a fun interview I did with Jeff Cook and TJ Wilson of Around the Circle Podcast. We cover all kinds of sixy ground and I get ...

Episode #114 - Creating Change as Type 6

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I continue to share some of the non-negotiable work for sixes to really start to experience change in their lives! Helpful Links: If ...

Episode #113 - Keys to Growth

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off a life changing retreat, I wanted to share some keys to growth with you. These are things I have practiced for years that are the foundation...

Episode #112 - A Pep Talk For Sixes

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I really needed a pep talk this week, so I decided to actually think it through and share it with you. My hope is that something in here is exactly wh...

Episode #111 - A Practical Tool For Sixy Self Awareness

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I introduce a tool I have adapted specifically for sixes to get true insight into themselves. Self awareness is best utilized in the m...

Episode #110 - How to BE a Safe Person, Part 2

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is part 2 of an exploration of how sixes can sometimes not be as safe for others as they may want to be and how to create more of that space. Thi...

Episode #109 - Becoming a Safe Person

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes are unconsciously seeking safety in our relationships. Sometimes we can unfortunately, not be creating the conditions for someone else to feel s...

Episode #108 - All The Parts of Six

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Kristin and Gerise dig into how to work with the various parts of our sixy personality strategies. We highlight how compassion and wor...

Episode #107 - Can Your Anger be FOR You?

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes our anger is an armor that we need to take off. Sometimes, it’s the life force we need to connect to ourselves, our inner authority and mo...

Episode #106 - Avoiding Our Fears

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this personal conversation, Christi and Kristin discuss some of the various ways, we as sixes, avoid actually contacting our fear. We are very crea...

Episode #105 - The Power of Kind Self Awareness

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I have the privilege of talking with a member of Zero to Sixy as she shares how her life has changed since being a part of the ZTS co...

Episode #104 - What Does Sixy Growth FEEL Like?

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I explore the spiritual growth of six. What happens when we commit to “the work” over time? Helpful Links: If you're interested i...

Episode #103 - Let’s Talk About Health Anxiety

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Health is an area where a lot of sixes struggle with anxiety. Kristin and Nicole will share their own experiences and get into a little impromptu coa...

Episode #102 - Separating Anxiety from Sixiness

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aaron and Kristin talk through what kinds of anxiety is reflective of type 6 personality structure and what is more general and not t...

Episode #101 - A Conversation About the Ego

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why is it so hard to change even when we really want to. The ego is the culprit. Listen in to learn why this concept is talked about so much in the En...

Episode #100 - A few lessons from 100 episodes

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I share some of my journey from start to 100 episodes all about Sixes!! Helpful Links: If you're interested in joining my Commu...

Episode #99 - Build Self Support by NOT Avoiding

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

One of the major issues we deal with as sixes is believing our angsty thoughts and avoiding things because of them. In this episode I share an example...

Episode #98 - Claiming Personal Agency as Sixes

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I continue to explore how sixes give up personal agency in their lives and how to get it back. I also talk more about the power of lea...

Episode #97 - Release resistance and reactivity

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether or not you set resolutions, this episode will reveal how we usually go wrong when setting out to make change.  I explore some new id...

Episode #96 - Why Sixes should consider trusting positivity

25 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes are known to refer to themselves as "realists". Yet others often see sixes as negative. In this episode I explore this idea and highlight s...

Episode #95 - Training Our Sixy Attention

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Taking on the projection of being in charge of our attention and focus is work that pays off in huge ways for sixes. I hope to convince you to take on...

Episode #94 - Let’s Talk About Certainty

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk through how sixes try to create certainty, why that isn’t reliable, and how we can start to pivot to a more reliable strateg...

Episode #93 - Self Support When Things Don’t Go As Planned

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share an experience that did NOT go how I wanted and how I used the tools I teach to move and grow through it. My hope is there is s...

Episode #92 - Learning to RESOURCE to solve your problems

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When we try to solve our problems while we feel terrible, it doesn’t really work. When we can resource ourselves, we bring parts of us to solving ou...

Episode #91 - Knowing Our Patterns

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

One of the hardest parts of any growth journey is actually seeing our patterns in real time without blame or shame.  In this episode I explore ho...

Episode #90 - Opening Up to Being OK

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron Addonizio is back! We talk through the fundamental nature of how type 6 strategies work against us and what to do about it! Aaron Addonizio is ...

Episode #89 - Let’s Talk About the Election….Kind Of

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we navigate life when the uncertainty is screaming at us from every angle. Listen in for some ideas. Helpful Links: If you're interested in j...

Episode #88 - When Internal Confusion Makes US Unpredictable

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As sixes we have a strong dislike for unpredictable behavior, yet when we are in stress, that’s what can come out of us! In today’s episode I expl...

Episode #87 - Why We Keep Our Problems

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our problems, were first solutions to problems. In this episode I explore the why behind holding onto the very things that keep us stuck in our patte...

Episode #86 - The Heart of Sixy Work

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As sixes, our desire to resolve and prevent external problems can keep us from learning to resolve internal challenges.  We can break this habit...

Episode #85 - Outsourcing Authority

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A sixy strategy to manage our own discomfort and fears is to outsource authority, in an effort to protect ourselves from the risk of personal failure....

Episode #84 - How Sixes Confuse Thinking and Doing

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As sixes, we can get stuck in loops where we confuse thinking with doing.  We often experience thinking AS doing, and give too much weight to wh...

Episode #83 - What is Coaching for Sixes

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I share the different eras of my coaching journey and how that informs how I work with sixes today.   Helpful Links: If you're i...

Episode #82 - Bad Feelings Don’t Mean What You Think They Do

18 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As sixes we unconsciously avoid negative emotions because of what we make them mean. We assume negative emotion means “something has gone wrong and ...

Episode #81 - Curiosity over Certainty

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In order to experience real change in our 6 brains, we have to actively choose curiosity over certainty over and over again. But…how?? Listen in t...

Episode #80 - How to Not Get Stuck in Rumination

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I talk through the purpose of rumination in keeping us “safe”. We explore what is required to stop letting rumination get the be...

Episode #79 - Our brains on STRESS

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This week lets explore all the parts that show up when we are under stress. Mine won’t be exactly the same as yours, but this example can help you ...

Episode #78 - What Else Can We Do With Our Minds

21 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a deeper dive into a framework to think…about our thinking!  I also explore the connection between thoughts and feelings and h...

Episode #77 - How to USE our thinking to manage discomfort

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we continue to talk about thinking and how to use our thinking for us, let’s explore how to use thinking to manage and influence physical sensati...

Episode #76 - Dealing with Intrusive Thoughts

07 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I explore how to deal with and handle intrusive thoughts. Usually we try to resist them, fight them, wish they wouldn’t impact us ...

Episode #75 - Managing Our Sixy Minds

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Working in the realm of thinking on purpose is such important work for sixes to do. Knowing the right questions to AND the pitfalls along the self aw...

Episode #74 - Shifting Out of Blame

24 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As we work to connect with our own inner authority, we can often get stuck in cycles of blame which make it hard to move ourselves forward. Inside th...

Episode #73 - Guide to Your Inner Guide Part 2

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes need to build a bridge between the doubt that threatens to keep their inner guide forever inhibited and the elusive inner guide itself.  L...

Episode #72 - Guide to Your Inner Guide Part 1

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sixes do not have automatic access to their inner guide.  This doesn’t mean we don’t have it. We need to discover it and learn to trust it. ...

Episode #71 - A Formula for a Sixy Moment

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I walk through a personal moment of sixy spin and the exact formula I use to regulate myself back into choice rather than being RUN by...

Episode #70 - Sixes and Anger

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode I describe 3 buckets that sixes tend to inhabit around the experience and expression of anger. Generally our relationship with anger ...

Episode #69 - When We ARE on Different Pages

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, as a follow up to last week, I talk through what to do when we realize we are stuck in a pattern of needing to get other people on ou...