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Openness · the Lover's quadrant

The Releaser

Affiliative · Expressive · Defiant

The side of us that expresses thoughts, feelings and impulses spontaneously, without inhibition.

The gift

Passionate, inventive

The shadow

Chaotic, volatile

The fear beneath it

Losing touch with their intuition — getting trapped in the head.

In your life

Releasers seek free-flowing fun, emotional and physical intimacy, and intensity — to the point where life can turn melodramatic, and intensity can slide into addiction.

At work · APRO Dynamics

Releasers are open, passionate, creative team players and can be charismatic, engaging leaders; their unconventional approach often produces genuinely innovative solutions. But spontaneous emotional outbursts against the status quo, combined with a messy — even chaotic — working style, can get them judged as unprofessional.

The three registers

How the Releaser shifts

A neutral baseline; the strength it becomes when the gift is honoured; the weakness it falls into when the fear beneath it takes over.

Trait — the baseline
Affiliative

The everyday flavour this type gives a personality.

Strength — at its best
Expressive

What this type provides when the gift is used consciously.

Weakness — in shadow
Defiant

What takes over when the hidden fear is running the show.

More in Openness

The other faces of the Lover

Our capacity to share our vulnerability, to feel and express our emotions, to be playful, creative and spontaneous — fully in the flow of life. The desire to make connections and receive the reward of deeper relatedness. Rooted in the archetypal energy of the Lover.

The RelyerThe YielderAll twelve types
Sound familiar?

An assessment can show you how strongly the Releaser — and the other eleven types — pattern your life or your team.

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