In Human Design, using a specific strategy to help with decision-making is a significant component. Strategies are linked to each archetype, and I'll organize this blog by type; however, I like looking at them more holistically. I'm not interested in making people feel boxed into one type; instead, I look at the chart as a guide. Not everything will resonate, and that's okay. When I talk about strategy, it means making big decisions in life like career, relationships, buying a house, etc. It's about applying decision-making in the most efficient way possible that works for you.

While Human Design is a helpful resource, it can also be dogmatic. The dogma often comes down to the five Types. Look up Human Design on TikTok or Instagram, and you’ll get video after video about each type’s roles. I’ll refresh them here:

Burnout cycles can take over your entire life. When clients come to me saying, “I’m so burned out, I have to quit my job!” I know there’s something else going on. And, if you make changes from a place of frustration and burnout, you aren’t addressing the root of the problem. Yes, your boss sucks, your team isn’t working well together, or new policies are stressing you out. AND, the grass isn’t greener until you’re able to calm your nervous system and get back to the core of who you are.

The basic premise of Human Design is that we embody five energetic archetypes. You'll fall into one of these five, depending on your birth data, and the type is the first place to start working with your chart.

If you take to searching the interwebs about Human Design, you’ll see other sites talking about the "roles" each type is here to play, but I don't like looking at it in that way as I don’t enjoy being boxed in to a label, do you?

“How do I work with the chart?” This is a question I receive often from people after they run the chart or have a reading. It all boils down to “now what?” In this post, I’ll give an example of how to put parts of the chart together to interpret what’s happening for you.