"Who Am I?" Katie Altham

Interesting topic and engaging author/therapist!! Make what you will of Myers-Briggs and Eneagram stuff but its all about having tools to relate to others in ways that work... Katie Altham is doing the media rounds and a Workshop 'somewhere' in Sydney this week promoting her Jungian based therapy tool called "Who Am I?" The book also has a How To guide and CD.
Essentially the book describes personality archetypes of which anyone could have between 5-15 as dominant parts of our very make up. How we are raised and nurtured is seen as effecting what develops from this.
It was a fascinating conversation on 9am with David and What's Her Name [Kim] on Aussie Tv Channel 10 this morning.

It seemed a very informative and handy descriptor as she pegged both hosts in a number of ways and even out did David Reyne's ironic humour and dismissive curiosity.

Will have to read the book before I know what to make of it but it seemed a significant resource for building better relationships and communication. Altham is a holistic focused therapist and so builds the basic info into a system for decisionmaking, self improvement etc etc... but based on knowing yourself better!!

She talked about it only working when people are honest and suggested that when doing this stuff we mostly are and that we "know" our dark stuff and our way of looking down on ourselves as much as our positive and creative side... I couldn't agree more... we might not offer that to others but we know ourselves, how we sabotage ourselves, when we self fulfil etc...

www.archetrek.com I'll check it out some more...

Like "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey I reckon there's stuff worth taking hold of and stuff to leave to the professionals!!