Enneagram Adventure

E58: Enneagram Wings Explained: Dominant Wing vs Balanced Wings, Mistypes, and Real-Life Examples


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Ahead of a planned trip to California, Tannah and Holly (both IEQ9-certified Enneagram coaches) open with travel prep, family banter, and a reminder that Enneagram type is about core motivation, not just behavior highlighting how wings can contribute to mistypes (e.g., a person “giving seven vibes” but testing as an eight). They unpack what wings are (only the adjacent numbers) and outline three common wing theories: one dominant wing for life, wings shifting across life stages, or using both wings equally (as an integration goal). Using personal and coaching examples, they discuss how wings show up across the types, including perfectionism in 1-wing energy, 9w1 procrastination, and differences between 8w7 and 8w9, then close with a call to like/subscribe and check out their Substack.


00:00 Travel Prep Banter

01:58 Beach Plans and Sea Glass

02:52 Podcast Intro and Enneagram Basics

03:46 Why Wings Get Confusing

06:30 What Wings Really Are

07:03 Three Wing Theories

09:15 Wings in Coaching and Mistypes

13:21 Two Wing One vs Three

16:01 Nine Wing One Perfectionism

20:07 Nine Wing Eight Project Mode

22:36 Eight Wing Seven Dynamics

25:02 Fasting Crankiness Story

26:42 Subtype and Thinking Energy

27:35 Do Eights Wing Seven

28:39 Social Eight Bear Energy

30:01 Seven Wing Eight Edge

33:49 Seven Wing Eight In Action

37:56 Six Wing Five Similarities

39:01 Five Wings and Feeling Work

41:53 Four Wings and Creativity

44:53 Three Wings Two vs Four

47:30 Two Wing Reflections

50:08 Wrapping Up and Farewell


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Enneagram AdventureBy Tannah Flora and Holly Deschenes