Suzanne's guest this week is Enneagram 4, David Gaffney! If you think that a Texas high school football coach couldn't excel as a 4 with more 4s on his staff, then you're wrong! The kids at John Paul II High School are really blessed to have him there.  A real theme in this week's conversation is the enneagram and orientation to time, and David does a great job of speaking to the strengths and struggles of his number. Thank you for listening and sending in your questions, and please leave a review to let us know what you think about the show!

E35 - David Gaffney (Enneagram 4)

Using the wisdom of the Enneagram, and ongoing discussion and conversation, we will grow compassion for ourselves and others, as well as a better understanding for why we do what we do!

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"A contemplative practice is any act, habitually entered into with your whole heart, as a way of awakening, deepening, and sustaining a contemplative experience of the inherent holiness of the present moment."
-James Finley
 
What an honor it is to have Alison McCrary join us on The Enneagram Journey!
Who knows the people you might get to talk to when you're just sitting on the couch watching an episode of Queer Eye?! Alison, an enneagram 3, is a New Orleans based political, cultural, and spiritual warrior. She learned her number when she was in formation to become a Catholic Sister.
Two great things about this episode. First, the Reverend joins the show! Second, we knew there was going to be so much to talk about that this is the first part of a two parter.
To learn more about Alison and the great things she is doing in the world, visit alisonmccrary.com
And for those looking for her Spotify Playlists, you'll find them here
 
2024 Enneagram Bootcamp - August 1-3 - in Dallas or join Online!
Stress, Loss, and Relationships...am I right?!?! Join LTM and Suzanne as we add some new understanding and tools for these facets of life. The community that grows year over year at Bootcamp is hard to explain, but it is very real and very wonderful, and we want you to be a part of it.
Visit lifeinthetrinityministry.com/2024ebc for all of the important information and to get your tickets to join in Dallas or to register to join online if you cannot make it in person.
3 days of solitary work that cannot be done alone!
 
Today's Intro:
Queer Eye (S8, E5)
Sister Act (Touchstone Pictures, 1992)
Dane Cook (Retaliation)

Alison McCrary (3) - Big 3 Energy, Spiritual Practices, Queer Eye

Meet Enneagram Eight, Matt Lesser, the third third of the first third of our series with three members of the 2024 Enneagram Cohort!
The man has done some work, and he shares his journey with us beginning with a life threatening illness when he was 15, depression in his twenties, and his dark night of the soul.
He left the corporate world in 2021 and started his own business, beginning with two books, Unsatisfied: When Less Is More and Unengaged: Building Flourishing Organizations. Learn more about Matt and what he is doing at uniquelynormal.com
 
PLUG TIME!
Too too too much to plug, so you need to hop over to lifeinthetrinityministry.com and start with the Events Page. 2 upcoming Know Your Number workshops, the deadline for the 2024 Leading Change Cohort, and the Super Early Bird Special for the 2024 Enneagram Cohort, and some great other things and stuff!
Just in case you missed it a few lines earlier, lifeinthetrinityministry.com !
 
TODAY'S INTRO
F.R.I.E.N.D.S (S8, E2)
Step Brothers (2008 Columbia Pictures)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006 Columbia Pictures)

Matt Lesser (8) - Enneagram Cohort, Assessments, his Dark Night of the Soul

Welcome to Part 2 of what we envision to be a 9 part series throughout 2024 following 3 members of The LTM Enneagram Cohort features, enneagram 8, Alex Reegan!
 
Alex Reegan is the author of What Needs To Be Said, as well as an interfaith minister, speaker, and transformative spiritual coach who uses his intuitive wisdom to help guide people towards their own inner knowing. Born into an evangelical Christian family that prevented his true identity as a trans man from emerging, he spent years in depression, anxiety, and addiction trying to break free of the oppressive beliefs that bound him. His journey at last led him to sobriety, shamanism and then seminary, which helped him reclaim his faith and trust in the Divine. Through speaking engagements, workshops, one-on-one and group sessions with clients, Alex is profoundly dedicated to helping others speak their truth, release shame, and find oneness.
 
SUPER DUPER PLUG TIME!
Registration is now open for the 2024 Enneagram Bootcamp:
The Enneagram: Stress, Loss, and Relationships with LTM and the Enneagram Godmother.
When: Thursday, August 1 - Saturday, August 3
Where: The Grove, Dallas, TX or join online from wherever you are
visit lifeinthetrinityministry.com/2024ebc for all of the important information and to sign up. And don't forget about the pre-conference Yoga workshop with Yenneagram Master, Courtney Perry!
 
"A pastor walks out of the church and into the woods, in pursuit of the God he's lost."
Sounds like a great story, right?!
Join LTM and author and theologian Tony Jones on Friday, April 26th at The Micah Center or join online for a live podcast recording as Tony, Joe, and Suzanne discuss his newest book, The God of Wild Places.
As an additional bonus, musician Ronnie Fauss will be sharing the stage as well!
visit lifeinthetrinityministry.com/wildplaces to sign up!
 
TODAY'S INTRO:
"Woke Up This Morning" by Alabama 3
Big Mouth (S4, E1: The New Me)
The Break-Up (2006, Universal Pictures)

Alex Reegan (8) - Enneagram Cohort, Both/And, Shamanic Spirituality

This is the first episode of an anticipated 10 Episode series over the next year, that we're really excited for! You have most likely heard about the LTM Cohort program on the podcast, and what better way to talk about it then to follow along with 3 Cohort members?
On today's show, meet Enneagram One Darnell Young.
She has always been interested in the behavior of others and the motivation behind people's behavior. In being introduced to the Enneagram, Darnell felt the tool put a name, or number, to how she viewed people. She loves to share information with others to bring them to awareness of themselves and others around them.
In the next couple of episodes listeners will also meet Matt and Alex from the 2024 Enneagram Cohort.
If you're interested in applying for the LTM Cohort program, there is still time to apply for the 2024 Leading Change Cohort, and the dates, expectations, and application for the 2025 program will open up in the Spring!
Want to dip your toes before diving into a Cohort? CLICK HERE to sign up for one of LTM's Enneagram small groups starting in March.
The Enneagram Journey podcast is produced by Life in the Trinity Ministry, a 501c3 non-profit ministry, and your donations help us to keep workshops and resources affordable as well as fund scholarships for the Cohort program, teaching events, and maintenance and upkeep of The Micah Center. You can contribute at lifeinthetrinityministry.com and the enneagram journey.com
 
TODAY'S INTRO
Jerry Maguire (TriStar Pictures, 1996)
The Princess Bride (20th Century Studios, 1987)
South Park (S4, E8)
You People (Netflix, 2023)
Blessings on your journey!

Darnell Young (1) - Enneagram Cohort, Critic Talk, Context

Meet some of the members of LTM's first online Enneagram Journey Curriculum group!
Suzanne and Joel talk with Chelsea (8), Jennifer (4), Maria (2), Marty (2), Hillary (2), Matt (6), and Ronna (8) in today's episode about how they found each other and what the Journey has been like so far.
Then the conversation evolved into a discussion about where we find our shadow side and false self in enneagram work, the greatness of the Barbie movie, spiral dynamics, and the importance of intergenerational learning.
If you don't have a group yet, find one! Create one! Join one! You've heard it over and over again, one of the mottos of LTM and The Micah Center is, "A place for solitary work that cannot be done alone."
 
LTM will be starting a few new small groups in 2024, and the information for the 2025 Cohort program will be available soon!
Be sure to visit lifeinthetrinityministry.com to see what is new and upcoming at LTM
 
TODAY'S INTRO
Barbie (2023)
South Park (S7, E12)
Bar Rescue (2011, Paramount Network)

E35 - David Gaffney (Enneagram 4)

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