TW: This Episode discusses suic*dal ideation and severe depressionWhat do you do when the darkness moves in? How do you process your own pain and grief? How do you move through the Low times? These are the questions we discuss in today's episode with Scott Erickson! Scott Erickson is an artist, author, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences.Using his passion and commitment to craft, Scott has been a working artist for over a decade, and has had his work appear on CNN, National Geographic, and various magazines, newspaper outlets, and book covers.Find out more about Scott and his art here: www.scottericksonart.comTo support this podcast head on over to my substack to become a paid subscriber and get access to bonus content and all sorts of other goodies: www.abirobins.substack.comRegister for the Enneagram Expedition here: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/enneagram-expeditionGot Enneagram questions? I’ve got Enneagram answers! Or at least some insights and possibly more questions! Come hang with us at Enneagram Office Hours! https://www.consciousenneagram.com/eventsIf you’re ready to dive into the down to earth work of transforming your relationships, your world, and yourself, let’s work together: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/work-with-me

What is contemplation? What does it mean to queer something? How can we make more inclusive spaces in and around our spiritual experience? In this episode of Conscious Construction we dive into all these questions and more with my guest Rev. Cassidy Hall.

Rev. Cassidy S. Hall (she/her), MA (counseling), MDiv (Divinity), MTS (theology), is an author, award-winning filmmaker, podcaster, and leading voice in contemplative spirituality. She is the cohost of the Encountering Silence podcast and the creator of the Contemplating Now and Queering Contemplation podcasts. Her films include In Pursuit of Silence and Day of a Stranger. Cassidy is widely published and resides in Indianapolis, where she is studying for her doctorate degree. You can learn more about her at cassidyhall.com

To support this podcast head on over to my substack to become a paid subscriber and get access to bonus content and all sorts of other goodies: www.abirobins.substack.comRegister for the Enneagram Expedition here: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/enneagram-expeditionGot Enneagram questions? I’ve got Enneagram answers! Or at least some insights and possibly more questions! Come hang with us at Enneagram Office Hours! https://www.consciousenneagram.com/eventsIf you’re ready to dive into the down to earth work of transforming your relationships, your world, and yourself, let’s work together: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/work-with-me

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In today's episode I chat with Rev. Nhien Vuong about all things contemplative enneagram! We talk about the value of community and lifting up diverse voices in the Enneagram Community, as well as her work with Evolving Enneagram and what it was like for her mistyping as a 1 when she first encountered the Enneagram.

Get Nhien’s book, The Enneagram of the Soul: https://evolvingenneagram.com/enneagrambook

Contemplative Enneagram Summit, Nov 8-9, 2025:

https://contemplativeenneagramsummit.com/referral/CES/bQPj8gGmiGgDbOzw 

Nuances of Type and Subtype—from Surviving to Thriving, Dec 5-7, 2025 (recorded):

https://evolvingenneagram.com/cep-tc-module2-nuances-of-type-and-subtype 

To support this podcast head on over to my substack to become a paid subscriber and get access to bonus content and all sorts of other goodies: www.abirobins.substack.com

Register for the Enneagram Expedition here: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/enneagram-expedition

Got Enneagram questions? I've got Enneagram answers! Or at least some insights and possibly more questions! Come hang with us at Enneagram Office Hours! https://www.consciousenneagram.com/events

If you're ready to dive into the down to earth work of transforming your relationships, your world, and yourself, let's work together: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/work-with-me

In today's episode I dive into all things music, activism, faith, and love with Gina Chavez, who identifies as an Enneagram 9. Check out Gina's music here: www.ginachavez.com

Gina Chavez is a Latin Grammy nominee, internationally acclaimed recording artist, wife and philanthropist. Born in Austin, she is a 16-time Austin Music Award winner. Gina's first all-Spanish language album, La Que Manda, was nominated for a 2020 Latin Grammy in Best Pop/Rock, making them the third Latine born in the continental U.S. to ever be nominated in history of the category (and the first queer Texan). Gina’s NPR Tiny Desk concert has more than 1.4 million views and she is featured on Brené Brown's hit podcast, Unlocking Us, for which she co-wrote the theme music. Gina tours internationally as a cultural ambassador with the U.S. State Department and runs Niñas Arriba a college fund Gina and their wife founded for young women in gang-dominated El Salvador.

To support this podcast head on over to my substack to become a paid subscriber and get access to bonus content and all sorts of other goodies: www.abirobins.substack.com

Register for the Enneagram Expedition here: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/enneagram-expedition

Got Enneagram questions? I've got Enneagram answers! Or at least some insights and possibly more questions! Come hang with us at Enneagram Office Hours! https://www.consciousenneagram.com/events

If you're ready to dive into the down to earth work of transforming your relationships, your world, and yourself, let's work together: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/work-with-me

So thrilled to have my good friend and world-renowned artist Lisa Congdon on the podcast! Lisa identifies as an Enneagram 3 and we talk about how her career didn’t really take off until she got clear on her values and started fully using her voice. Lisa’s story of growth is truly inspirational and her work is exceptional.

You can find out more about Lisa here: https://www.lisacongdon.com

If you want to support this podcast head on over to my substack to become a paid subscriber and get access to bonus content and all sorts of other goodies. www.abirobins.substack.com

Get more info about the Enneagram Expedition here: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/enneagram-expedition

Got Enneagram questions? I’ve got Enneagram answers! Or at least some insights and possibly more questions! Come hang with us at Enneagram Office Hours! https://www.consciousenneagram.com/events

If you’re ready to dive into the down to earth work of transforming your relationships, your world, and yourself, let’s work together: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/work-with-me

Conscious Construction is baaaack!!!

Here’s a kickoff episode where I share about what happened with the podcast, and what to expect moving forward. I share about my work in recovering from burnout, and how I want the Enneagram to play a role in the podcast moving forward.

If you’d like to support the podcast check out my substack: www.abirobins.substack.com

And you can learn more about my work and The Enneagram Expedition here: www.consciousenneagram.com/Enneagram-Expedition

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In today's episode with sit down with artist and Enneagram Type 4, Elizabeth Chapin  to discuss her experience of spirituality. You don't want to miss it! Connect with Elizabeth here: www.elizabethchapin.com

Find out more about how you can work with Abi here: www.consciousenneagram.com

About Elizabeth: 

Elizabeth Chapin is a contemporary artist whose paintings explore the intimacy of bodies (human, arboreal and vegetal) –  bodies as expansive environments – intra-connected,  both containing and leaking within each other.  This intimacy dissolves the illusion of gaze– of artist/subject and subject/viewer.  Chapin sees archetype and myth as a way of holding our seemingly distinct experiences and bodies in the thicker flow of everything.  Social media, the religion of identity, a modern mythology, perpetuates and broadcasts “self”, offering playful creativity,  but also exile, distorting what it means to be connected, while maintaining systems of separateness.  Chapin responds to these ideas with restless paintings that become bodies, tumble off the wall, fold into themselves, into you and into each other, paintings co-becoming.

Born in Mississippi, Chapin received her BFA at the University of Virginia and also studied at The Parson School of Design in Paris. Her work has been exhibited across the United States including New York City; Houston, TX; Austin, TX; New Orleans, LA; Nashville, TN; and Jackson, MS, among others. In 2020, she was awarded a residency in Florence, Italy, through Feminist Art Collective Toronto.  In 2022, she was offered a 3 year mentorship under the acclaimed artists Shahzia Sikander and Holly Hughes. In 2023, Chapin was invited to participate in the biennial Sculpture Month Houston.  Her solo exhibition Treespell opened January 27, 2024 at Women and Their Work in Austin, TX, where she lives and works.

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In this episode we dive into the spiritual concepts for Type 4. The Holy Idea of Holy Origin, and the Virtue of Equanimity. Plus we give a sneak peak at our Type 4 interview that will air next week and give you some things to listen for!

Find out more about how you can work with Abi here: www.consciousenneagram.com

Check out Brandon's work here!: www.brandonhill.com

Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/consciousenneagram

In today's episode with sit down with psychotherapist and Enneagram Type 9, Matt Inman to discuss his experience of spirituality. You don't want to miss it!

Connect with Matt here: www.inmanpsychotherapy.com

Find out more about how you can work with Abi here: www.consciousenneagram.com

Support the podcast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/consciousenneagram

In this episode we dive into the spiritual concepts for Type 9. The Holy Idea of Holy Love, and the Virtue of Right Action. Plus we give a sneak peak at our Type 9 interview that will air next week and give you some things to listen for!

Find out more about how you can work with Abi here: www.consciousenneagram.com

Check out Brandon's work here!: www.brandonhill.com