Author’s Note: Beneath the Hood
A final look beneath the “hood” series, showing how all eight roles move through the nervous system in scarcity and abundance—and why embodiment matters more than identity.
Abundance
Challengerhood
Explore Challengerhood as the embodied expression of Fire in the Dynamic Interpersonal Model. Learn how clean challenge differs from pressure, how purpose shapes direction, and how this role interacts with the full system of scarcity and abundance. A grounded guide to understanding heat, movement, and relational integrity.
Mentorhood
Discover how Mentorhood brings orientation without steering, softens scarcity roles, and supports growth through trust, clarity, and shared responsibility.
When Your Life Speaks in Symbols
Explore how the symbolic layer shapes identity, survival roles, and transformation through the Dynamic Interpersonal Model.
Creatorhood
Creatorhood is the role of emergence — the internal movement that transforms the psyche. Explore how Water becomes form, truth, and becoming.
The Dynamics of Too Much and Not Enough
Explore how scarcity sharpens us, how abundance distorts us, and why the real work lies in navigating the dynamic space between too much and not enough.
When Mentor Meets Victim
In this article I look at all the healthy and unhealthy dynamics between a mentor and a victim – particularly what kinds of dynamics occur when either move through scarcity or abundance. 🌿The Healthy / Abundance Dynamics 1. Regulation Meets Dysregulation Healthy dynamic: The Mentor’s regulation becomes co-regulatory scaffolding rather …