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Tracy O'Malley On Enneagram, Recovery, And Radical Honesty

22 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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In this reflective excerpt, Tracy O'Malley describes how her daughter became the most powerful emotional trigger in her life, surfacing a sudden flood of rage. Confronted with this intense reaction, she realizes that unresolved emotions can be projected onto loved ones. She emphasizes the necessity of consciously repairing these patterns rather than avoiding them, warning that unaddressed issues will repeat. O'Malley commits to staying attentive to emerging feelings, avoiding distraction, and practicing radical honesty to ensure she does not miss future opportunities for growth.

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You know, my daughter absolutely was the biggest trigger of my life. Mm-hmm. And she's the hero of my story. All of a sudden, I had this flood of rage bubble up, and I was like, what the fuck is this? And it was like projected right at my daughter. And I was like, holy crap. Like, you can't just move away from it and expect to not— you know, if you don't repair it, you repeat it, or it gets repeated, or both. I don't want to be so distracted so that I miss what is for me when it shows up. That right there. Bingo.