The Enneagram is having a time, and Angie and I are here to offer a deeper understanding of this personality framework than the usual “what’s your type” introduction. In these episodes, Angie shares how and why the Enneagram is a resource for growth. I’m along for the ride and I hope you’ll join us every second and fourth Tuesday of the month… or whenever you join us for a listen. Today, we tackle our hearts, using the lens of the Enneagram.
In today’s meander, we tackle wholeheartedness, relationship and heart using the lens of the Enneagram. Angie and I also “show our work” here as we wrestle with the concepts, and how to keep things accessible to listeners at all levels of familiarity with the framework…. Not an easy task.
In short, the Enneagram helps us see ourselves. It really is a practice of paying attention: to our habits and long held beliefs, those we have inherited and those we have nurtured ourselves through life, all so we can see how we are showing up, or not showing up, in our relationships. Relationships first with our selves, and then, with others. Using awareness and presence, we can learn to see how we unknowingly protect ourselves from heartbreak in nine different ways. Reminder: the Enneagram model has nine main personality types… hence the “nine different ways” we protect our hearts from harm.
As mentioned in the last episode, we are exploring the Enneagram as a practice of presence. Today, we wrestle with the question: what if the secret to life isn’t about becoming a better person (ie. self-improvement) but is simply about being more human (ie. more real, more compassionate)? Can the Enneagram to help us do that? We believe it can. Listen in and let us know… do you agree?
Episode links:
The Riso Hudson Enneagram Type Indicator (RHETI) assessment at The Enneagram Institute, look under “Testing Center” tab at the top of the landing page
About Thomas Merton’s life and writings
Brené Brown on wholeheartedness
Royalty free music is called Sunday Stroll – by Huma-Huma
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