Mistyped Myers Briggs Personality Profile

Photography by my incredible husband Marshall Lowy

For years I thought I was a a bold faced ENTJ-A. I took a personality test that shares your Myers Briggs Type and I continued over and over to answer an ENTJ-A. I was in a high drive sales position constantly trying to fit in this business world I was never meant to be a part of. Yes, I wore the pencil suits, but I would pair it with bright vintage accessories and $100 a pair heels scoured on clearance. I was fun, colorful, quirky but Glam sales woman who spent time connecting with the needs of her clients for a decade and a half. Little did I know at the time that when I walked away from this industry, I would walk away from that personality forever.

For the following three years after leaving corporate sales I would go through a series of major life changes that are nothing less than a miracle. I would move in with my husband, have a baby, get married and move all in a very short period of time. We were soulmates, but soulmates with lots of baggage. I entered inner child therapy and began EMDR. It’s one of the hardest therapies I’ve done to date but so healing. Just after my son’s first birthday, our wedding anniversary, and six years of sobriety I would discover that I am not what I thought I was.

You see I spent most of my childhood in dreamland, ballet class, reading books or watching one of my favorite movies because it gave me all of the same feels again and again. My friends came to me upon introduction and I loved fashion from a very early age. As I spent time in my teens and adulthood I usually had several acquaintences but just a few souls knew me deeply. I loved all conversations that help inspire others to see the world from a different perspective and inspire change.

I retook the test and there it was - an INFP-T. Suddenly, everything I've been resisting was out in the open. I was a dreamer, altruist, idealist and hopeless romantic. As I worked my way through many prior decades in my life I constantly found myself in an advisory role. Sought out for creativity and my ability to follow through, I hated disappointing others. I created an entire persona through my teens and early adulthood to become what I thought the world needed me to be.

I now know that is just one facet of me. After a lot of encouragement from my incredible husband Marshall, I know that I can come out of my shell and show the world what’s going on inside. This inner world is a gift of magic and whimsy. We all need a little more of that and to lean into our gifts. I am shifting content in all areas to do a better job reflecting my iner world. I cannot wait to share more with you! Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter for upcoming posts!