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Reflections, learnings, and gentle guidance for living your Human Design experiment in real life.

Welcome to my Blog

This space is for living Human Design in real life.

Not as a system to master.
Not as an identity to perform.
But as an ongoing experiment in awareness, self-trust, and relationship with your own energy.

Here, I share reflections, learnings, and gentle guidance from my lived experience with Human Design. Sometimes that looks like teaching. Sometimes it looks like noticing patterns, asking better questions, or naming what doesn’t always get said.

My intention is to help you understand Human Design through the body, not just the mind, and to offer perspectives that support you in trusting yourself more deeply as you live your own experiment.

Take what resonates.
Leave what doesn’t.
Let this be a place of curiosity, compassion, and real life integration.

What is my Type and why does it matter?
Nicole Hoover Nicole Hoover

What is my Type and why does it matter?

Human Design often begins with one question: What is my type?
This article explores what Type actually describes, why it’s so easy to misunderstand, and how working with your energy can become an experiment in awareness rather than a role to perform.

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What Is Human Design and How Does It Actually Work?

What Is Human Design and How Does It Actually Work?

Human Design isn’t something you understand once and move on from. It’s a body based awareness system that meets you in real life. This article gently breaks down what Human Design is, what it isn’t, and why lived experience matters more than interpretation.

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Introducing the Rapid Chart Assessment Tool (RCAT)
Nicole Hoover Nicole Hoover

Introducing the Rapid Chart Assessment Tool (RCAT)

Discover the Rapid Chart Assessment Tool (RCAT)—a powerful resource for Human Design guides. Quickly spot patterns and deliver clearer sessions with at-a-glance insights on Type, Authority, Gates, Channels, Centers, Variables, and more.

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Understanding the Parts of the Human Design Bodygraph
Nicole Hoover Nicole Hoover

Understanding the Parts of the Human Design Bodygraph

The Human Design bodygraph might look like a confusing web of shapes and numbers at first glance—but every part of it tells a story about you. From the nine Centers to the gates, channels, and arrows, your chart is a visual map of how your energy moves through the world. In this post, I break down each element of the chart—so you can start to understand not just what you are, but why you are the way you are. Spoiler: there's nothing wrong with you. You're just designed differently—and beautifully.

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Understanding Definition in Human Design
Nicole Hoover Nicole Hoover

Understanding Definition in Human Design

In Human Design, there’s a powerful concept that sits at the heart of your chart and your experience of life: Definition. While much attention is given to Type, Strategy, and Authority, understanding Definition brings depth and nuance to how you see yourself and navigate the world.

Let’s break down what Definition is, and why it’s so important.

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The Head Center in Human Design: Navigating Inspiration, Questions & Mental Pressure
Nicole Hoover Nicole Hoover

The Head Center in Human Design: Navigating Inspiration, Questions & Mental Pressure

In Human Design, the Head Center is one of two pressure centers (alongside the Root), and it plays a powerful role in how we experience inspiration, mental stimulation, and the pressure to make sense of the world.

Whether defined or undefined, we all experience the energetic influence of the Head Center every day. Understanding how this center operates in your chart can help you navigate your thoughts, avoid mental burnout, and access deeper wisdom.

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