The Sidekick | When "helping" becomes hiding

About this episode

In this bonus episode, Amy explores the Sidekick stuck point as a protective pattern where women use service and support to avoid claiming their own agency.

Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Storywork BONUS Episode (part 5) Before we move into our Type-specific series, there's one more pattern we need to talk about, a place where many women get stuck BEFORE they ever step into their Hero moment. In this bonus episode of the Wholehearted Storywork series, Amy explores the Sidekick stuck point, not as a lesser role, but as a protective pattern in which we use service, support, and "being helpful" to avoid claiming our own agency and stepping into our o...

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Host: Amy Wicks

Topics covered

• Sidekick stuck point
• agency
• service
• support
• self-discovery
• hero moment

Keywords

• Wholehearted Storywork
• Enneagram
• self improvement
• Christianity
• protective pattern
• women's issues
• personal growth

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