How Human Design Helps Us Honor Our Differences with Erin Claire Jones

Human design: you may have heard of it, but did you know you can use your human design type as a tool to understand yourself better, see yourself and your energetic needs more clearly & accept yourself as the unique human you are? Clearly we needed to know more, so we invited human design guide and leadership coach, Erin Claire Jones on the podcast to break it all down for us!

“Human design is a system based on your time, date and place of birth to reveal your energetic blueprint; how you’re wired to make decisions, work within teams, operate, parent and all the things. It basically gives us our own unique roadmap and is very practical. It gives us tools we can integrate into our daily lives easily.” - Erin Claire Jones

Our favorite takeaway: Erin reminds us that, “there’s so much conditioning for us to be the same. Human design reminds us, which we also know, just how different we are and how things can be when we really honor that.” In this episode, Erin explains what Raeann and Kristina’s human design types say about them specifically, how it can help their partnership and what it means for romantic relationships.

“Our world is built for us to be one type of way and I love that human design shows that we’re not all meant to do the same things in the same way.” - Raeann Langas


What We Talk About:

  • Why routines are so helpful for manifesting generators

  • Gifts within each type, what to prioritize and what to watch out for

  • How to be in your most powerful, creative flow

  • How to genuinely rest and make space to nurture yourself

  • How your human design type plays in to romantic relationships

  • Using human design types to figure out how to work well together

  • How Astrology plays into Human Design

  • How diversity in Human Design types matters in team environments

  • How your type can influence your eating habits and environments

“If you’re in a funk, there’s nothing wrong with you. We don’t have to feel amazing all the time and be these peppy, perfect versions of ourselves. That’s not realistic, that’s exhausting.” - Kristina Zias

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About Erin:

Erin Claire Jones uses Human Design to help thousands of individuals and companies step into their work and their lives as their truest selves and to their highest potential. Her work as a guide, coach, and speaker has attracted a growing community of over 140,000 people who turn to her teachings for practical tools, digestible tips, and deeper self-knowledge they can access to live with greater ease and authenticity every single day. 

 

With work featured in Forbes, mindbodygreen, Well&Good, and Nylon; words shared on over 150 podcasts such as Almost30, That’s So Retrograde, Highest Self, and Chatty Broads; and conversations with crowds of hundreds around the world, Erin’s insights are highly sought-after because they make Human Design pragmatic, tangible, accessible — and immediately applicable to everyday life.

 

Human Design Overview:

Human Design is a synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern science that sheds light on a person’s energetic makeup, as well as specific tools they can use to live at their happiest, healthiest, highest potential. It doesn’t change who they are; it teaches them who they are. It offers insight into what’s possible, and highlights the significance of understanding and living as the fullest expression of themselves. 

 

By putting this tool to work in her own life, Erin is showing the world a new way of work, a new path toward success, and a new perspective on living as you truly are.

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Photo credit: Inna Shnayder

How to Get Out of a Confidence Funk

Raeann has been struggling lately when it comes to dating and its’ effect on her confidence, so we invited our friend Rosie to join us in a truthful, vulnerable conversation about the nuances of dating as curvy women, why women are so affected by the presence or lack of male attention, where confidence really comes from, how to gain it back when you’re in a funk, the role men should be playing in evolving the conversation around fat phobia and so much more. 

We know many of you in our community deal with the same things we are going through, so if you’re also struggling with self worth while dating or need some support getting out of a confidence funk, this conversation is for you. And it’s not because you need to be fixed, but because there’s comfort in understanding you’re not alone. Coming together around shared experiences is powerful, as is acknowledging and feeling all of the ups and downs of your confidence journey (because it will always ebb and flow.) 

We’re sitting with you in this space and meeting you where you are to provide validation as your friends and virtual support system. We hope it’s helpful for whatever you’re going through!

Top quotes and takeaways from episode 59 include:

“That narrative of: ‘no don't be insecure about that because men like it’ as opposed to ‘no, you are beautiful and your legs are strong and you should be thankful for them’ is part of our conditioning.” - Kristina 


“It's less of a question to be solved and more of a pain to be felt.” - Rosie


“As I continue dating and meeting men, it’s not just all them, it’s on me to figure out what’s going on with me and why do I believe that men don’t like me because they think I’m fat and working through that and reframing that so I actually believe it and can have a more positive experience with men.” - Raeann

What We Talk About:

  • The negative impacts of society programming on what’s considered desirable or attractive

  • How events from childhood influence insecurities and false narratives later on in life

  • The power of validation within friendships and vulnerable conversations

  • The role men should play in evolving the conversation on fat phobia 

  • Feeling feminine in a curvy body

  • How to hold space for emotion, sit in the pain and not try to fix things

  • How confronting emotion springboards into resilience

  • Finding expanders

New podcast episodes of Confident Collective drop every Tuesday.

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Ask Steve: Dating Expectations vs Reality & How to Attract the Right Partner

Steve and Kristina on the beach

Part 3 of “Ask Steve” is here! Need some no bull shit dating advice from a guy’s perspective? Steve’s got you! He’s answering your dating questions so you can find out if your new boo is really into you, how to make the first move in public, where to meet the right guy, warning signs of your situation-ship falling flat, why men cheat and whether or not you should bring up your weight before meeting up with a guy. And as always, there’s no holding back. Thanks for submitting your questions. We hope this episode gives you the insight your dating life has needed!

“A lot of people seem jaded, negative and expect too much out of dating. Go out there, have fun with it and don’t set any expectations. If you do, it’s easy to get disappointed and frustrated. You’ve got to be confident, that’s the most important thing. Showing insecurities is a major turn off for guys.” - Steve

What We Talk About:

  • What we’re obsessed with this week on Tik Tok

  • First date follow up etiquette

  • How to know if you’re in a situation-ship

  • Tips for initiating conversation when you see someone out

  • How to know if he’s really into you

  • Bringing up your weight to a guy before meeting for the first time

  • Steve’s thoughts on why men cheat

  • How to share sexual fantasies with a partner

  • Where to meet men (that’s not a bar or club)

  • Expectations vs reality of dating

  • Advice on losing a friend while they're in a relationship

“Sometimes as curvy women we make that a big deal, and when we make that the forefront, it takes away from the other things we have to offer.” - Raeann

New podcast episodes of Confident Collective drop every Tuesday.

“Every woman who is dating, even if you have been burned, try to keep an open mindset.” - Kristina


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