From Armor to Ease
From Armor to Ease is an enneagram podcast exploring how we return to our freest selves beneath the armor we carry. How does our armor–or our stories of who we think we should be–impact our relationship to concepts like intimacy, power, parenting, and politics? How do we expand beyond the limitations of our single stories so that we can become more free in all these arenas of life?
Hosted by Chichi Agorom, a Certified Enneagram Teacher & Coach, Associate Faculty at The Narrative Enneagram, and author of The Enneagram for Black Liberation, From Armor to Ease captures Chichi and her guests in candid discussions about life, vulnerability, armor, liberation, and ease. New episodes available every Wednesday!
Episodes
19 episodes
In Conclusion with Chichi Agorom
In the final episode of Season 1, Chichi reflects on what she's learned from all the guests this season around intimacy and armor, and shares more about her journey to understanding she's an enneagram five.Season 2 with an all-new theme...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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18:22
On Intimacy: Helpfulness As Armor with Becca Moravec
Chichi Agorom & Becca Moravec talk about:Honesty as central to intimacyThe fear of being fully who you areThe exhaustion and loneliness that comes with always needing to be the helperThe freedom of sel...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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59:58
Friendship As A Container For Intimacy with Hollis Heath
Chichi Agorom & Hollis Heath talk about:What the purpose of friendship isHow context and culture influence the understanding and expression of friendshipFriends as soulmatesAbout Hollis:...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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48:27
On Intimacy: Success as Armor with Amy Morrison
Chichi Agorom and Amy Morrison talk about:How the desire to be seen as successful can keep you from intimacyBreathwork as a way to reconnect to the fullness of who we areLearning how to be instead of always doing.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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58:24
On Intimacy: Exceptionality As Armor with Adam Bailon
Chichi Agorom and Adam Bailon discuss:The desire to be seen and the pressure to be exceptionalGrief around not showing up fully The freedom of living a non-curated lifeAbout Adam:Ad...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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58:40
bell hooks, Barriers to Love, & Becoming Human with Jessica Denise Dickson
Chichi Agorom & Jessica Denise Dickson talk about:Internal barriers to love and intimacybell hooks' definition of love and its 6 componentsConsidering how our socialization into whiteness, patriarchy, and capit...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:06:36
On Intimacy: Knowledge as Armor with Nikki Blak
Chichi Agorom and Nikki Blak talk about:The power of using your thoughts to shape your experienceCultivating joy as a practiceHow the desire to share knowledge can sometimes be selfishQuestioning and...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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57:01
Enneagram Types & Sexual Desire with Sam E. Greenberg
In this episode, Sam E. Greenberg and Chichi Agorom talk about:The difference between arousal and desireSelf-preservation, social, and sexual instincts and how they impact our sexual desireDesire cues by enneagram ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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58:25
On Intimacy: Vigilance as Armor with Kennesha Rodgers
In this episode, Kennesha Rodgers and Chichi Agorom talk about:How overthinking limits our ability to be present for intimacyThe importance of felt safety even while life and people remain uncertainHow vigilance is...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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59:41
Pleasure & Sexual Intimacy with Kaycee Polite
In this episode, Kaycee Polite and Chichi Agorom talk about:What intimacy is and why it's different from sexHow to cultivate and own our pleasureVulnerability and communication around sexual desiresHow to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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59:57
On Intimacy: Optimism as Armor with Milton Stewart
In this episode, Milton Stewart and Chichi Agorom talk about:The impact of societal norms on men's understanding and experience of intimacy.How the armor of optimism shows up relationally How the avoidance of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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57:36
Patriarchy, Masculinity, & Intimacy with Joel Leon
In this episode, Joel Leon and Chichi Agorom talk about:Intimacy as vulnerable closenessLiving outside of the binaries in love and identityLabels as containers that can still be fluidMasculinity and softne...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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59:25
On Intimacy: Strength as Armor with Satoya Foster
In this episode, Satoya Foster and Chichi Agorom talk about:How culture and society impact a Black woman’s expression of power and strengthThe vulnerability of being seen in your powerHolding your cards close for p...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:00:24
Attachment Strategies & Micro-dosing Connection with Eli Harwood
In this episode, Eli Harwood and Chichi Agorom talk about:How filtering impacts intimacyHow to understand what attachment really isThe difference between attachment styles and attachment strategiesHow each...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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59:54
On Intimacy: Adaptability As Armor with Jason Foster
In this episode, Jason Foster and Chichi Agorom talk about:How adaptability can make it difficult to belong to oneselfThe importance of recognizing and overcoming self-disqualification to allow oneself to experience intimac...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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50:58
Risking Joy with Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts
In this episode, Chichi Agorom interviews Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts, author of the NAACP award-winning book "Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration." They discuss:Healing, identity, and Black joy.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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58:56
On Intimacy–Goodness As Armor with Micky Scottbey Jones
In this episode, Chichi Agorom and Micky Scottbey Jones discuss:How the Enneagram personality system itself can sometimes be used as a barrier to intimacyHow the belief that you always have to be good impacts Micky’s intima...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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51:44