Hey, Ma (Adrian)
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We join Adrian (⁠ENFP⁠/⁠Enneagram Two⁠) on his emotional journey to uncover the truth behind his mother Dorothy's decision to give him up for adoption five decades earlier without informing his birth father John of her decision.  Can the AI Therapist help Adrian to understand and come to terms with his mother's decision and the effect it has had on his life thus far? We also explore the "Second Dimension" of human ego functioning, the Enneagram Two, a dimension that best reflects our innate human capacity for nurturing and unconditional love.  According to the ⁠neurologist Jerome Lubbe⁠, what Two nature seeks and is motivated by is Appreciation, reinforced through a sense of being valuable and worthy. Two shadow creeps in though as a response to inattention and criticism. Other archetypal Twos we all know and love (apart from Adrian ⁠and my mother⁠) include Hagrid and Molly Weasley in the Harry Potter universe, Mary Poppins, as well as Dorothy (in the wizard of Oz), Dr Watson, the Buddha’s Ananda, King David of the Old Testament, Martha and Mary Magdalene of the New. Dolly Parton, Bishop Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou, Oprah, Michelle Obama, Adele, Lin Manuel Miranda, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Notes: ⁠Elohim Creating Adam⁠ by William Blake Info about the ⁠Self-Preservation Enneagram Two⁠ ⁠Hey, Ma playlist⁠ on Spotify Ma's ⁠⁠art website⁠ ⁠Documentary about growing up in Apartheid South Africa in the 70s⁠ (made by my brother Mark)
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