We tend to build our identity around our dominant function: our way of thinking, feeling, or perceiving that feels most natural. But in John Beebe’s model, just beyond our comfort zone sits the fifth function: a function that may feel underdeveloped, and one we may even actively resist.

This session explores why the fifth function can feel so personal, disruptive, or uncomfortable to engage; how it shows up in moments of tension or defensiveness; and why its conscious integration can be unexpectedly supportive. Participants will actively explore their own fifth function through guided prompts, small-group discussion, and collective sense-making. Come prepared to reflect, engage, and experiment with a part of your type that is often overlooked yet quietly influential.