Enneagram Adventure

Holly and Tannah record Enneagram Adventure from a hotel while traveling together for the first time, joking about an awkwardly large room, a botched dinner order, and noisy guests upstairs. They introduce the Enneagram as a tool focused on core motivation and explain that unlearning starts with awareness and pattern recognition. Using a post from Aligned Soul as inspiration (and referencing Joe Hudson’s idea of avoiding emotions), they discuss what each type may need to unlearn: Ones—self-criticism and changing their relationship with the inner critic; Twos—believing they don’t need support, not fixing others’ feelings, and Tannah shares parenting and emotional regulation examples; Threes—worth tied to achievement and identity beyond roles; Fours—believing happiness/understanding is unattainable and needing rescue; Fives—withholding knowledge, self-reliance, and difficulty asking for help; Sixes—testing trust and overanalyzing interactions; Sevens—distraction, impulsivity, and constant reframing; Eights—denying emotional needs, talking over others, and feeling weak needing support; Nines—not taking up space, merging, and avoiding conflict. They close by inviting listeners to follow, ask questions, or guest on upcoming episodes.

00:00 Traveling Together First Time

00:28 Dinner Disaster Recap

01:55 Podcast Welcome Disclaimer

03:16 Topic Setup Unlearning Patterns

05:33 Starting With Ones

06:28 Ones Inner Critic Work

09:31 Hotel Chaos Side Rant

10:45 Twos Needs And Support

18:45 Threes Worth And Authenticity

21:04 Fours Happiness And Rescue

24:37 Fives Sharing Knowledge

25:54 Five Withholding Knowledge

27:46 Asking For Help Fears

29:30 Six Overthinking Spirals

32:54 Six Intuition And Worst Case

33:36 Seven Avoiding Hard Feelings

35:59 Eight Truth And Support

40:20 Nine Merging And Self Abandon

42:23 Nine Real Life Examples

46:05 Wrap Up And Where To Find Us

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Tannah and Holly open by chatting about being cranky, seasonal organization, kids’ winter gear, and how Costco mittens all look the same before introducing their podcast Enneagram Adventure and how listeners can request assessments or topics. They pivot into a last-minute chosen topic, vanity and false self, through an Enneagram lens, sparked by Tannah spending the day with her one-to-one Type 8 friend getting nails done, picking up a used Range Rover, and visiting a jeweler where the friend excitedly upgrades her lab-grown diamond while Tannah feels anxious and sentimental about changing hers. They compare motivations around “nice things,” money, and overthinking purchases (including Type 5 hoarding tendencies), discuss how different Type 3 subtypes signal image, and mention Type 4 uniqueness, plus quick observations about other types’ style patterns. They end by referencing Chase Hughes’ idea that what we wear and drive reflects what we want others to think, preview an upcoming in-person recording trip, and invite guests of all nine types for episodes 91–100.

00:00 Cranky Sunday Reset

00:42 Seasonal Gear Swap

02:20 Costco Mittens Problem

03:18 Podcast Intro Setup

04:20 Vanity Topic Begins

04:58 Type Eight Friend Story

06:58 Diamond Upgrade Drama

11:21 Dealership Bowling Alley

12:56 Car Values Reliability

15:47 Type Five Money Mindset

17:24 Wanting Versus Having

18:21 Holiday Prep Purchases

21:07 Gift Bin Confessions

22:00 Retail Gift Temptations

22:38 NFL Outfit Changes

23:26 Type Three Image Stories

25:21 Vanity Versus Function

26:58 Snack Hoodie Deep Dive

28:39 Style Across Types

36:13 What Clothes Signal

38:14 Insecurity Behind Image

39:01 Travel Plans and Wrap-Up

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Holly and Tannah open with personal life updates—solo parenting prep, Costco chaos, Midwest October warmth, swim class, and concert plans—before introducing their podcast Enneagram Adventure and explaining the Enneagram as core motivation. Responding to a listener comment from Natalie, they explore “trifixation” (related to tritype) as a shadow-side lens on how ego protection shows up in thinking, feeling, and action. Holly explains her 5/4/9 tritype (triple-withdrawing) and how her default is to disappear or feel invisible, referencing descriptions she found on enneagrammar.com. Tannah shares her 1/2/6 tritype (triple-compliant), connecting it to being moral, helpful, anxious, judgmental, and the inner resentment of doing everything without recognition, plus how humility and self-criticism can become ego strategies. They close by inviting comments, guests for upcoming type episodes, and thanking listeners.

00:00 Sunday Night Catch-Up

00:56 Solo Parenting Prep

03:59 Warm October Weekend

04:47 Concerts on School Nights

07:04 Podcast Intro and Enneagram Setup

08:24 What Is Trifixation

10:51 Tri Type Refresher

12:49 Holly’s 5 4 9 Shadow Side

15:46 Tannah’s 1 2 6 Inner Critic

19:05 Reading the Dark Descriptions

22:58 Fives and Passivity

24:35 Finding Her Tritype

26:20 Maternal Two Energy

28:30 Hug Story and Ex

30:15 Two Ego and Manipulation

33:24 Drama Bonding Trap

39:13 Outgrowing Old Patterns

41:00 No More Complaint Loops

42:35 Wrap Up and Guest Call

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In this Enneagram Adventure episode, hosts Holly and Tannah (IEQ9 certified coaches) share quick life updates, then explore insecurities and how “anything in excess becomes a weakness,” especially when strengths shift from chosen gifts to ego-driven protection. Inspired by Holly’s session with somatic performance coach Brandon, they discuss how the same “not good enough” insecurity can show up as self-criticism or entitlement, and they give examples across all nine Enneagram types: 8s doubling down on “I’ll show you,” 2s over-caring and suppressing anger, 3s chameleoning into self-deceit, 4s getting stuck in heavy emotions, 5s withdrawing to overthink and avoid needs, 6s over-questioning and certainty, 7s avoiding pain with optimism, 9s conflict-avoidance and silencing needs, and 1s perfectionism becoming criticism.

00:00 Cold Open With Dogs

00:40 Life Updates And Needles

02:12 Podcast Intro And Disclaimer

03:07 Why Insecurities Show Up

05:40 Type Eight Doubling Down

10:27 Type Two Overgiving

12:03 Birthday Tangent And Cheesecake

17:42 Types Three And Four Patterns

22:32 Types Five And Six Overthinking

26:27 Types Seven To One Wrapthrough

32:34 Key Quotes And Takeaways

34:08 Outro And Call To Action

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In this Enneagram Adventure episode, IEQ9-certified coaches Holly and Tannah discuss why Enneagram mistypes happen and how to spot them by focusing on core motivation rather than behavior. They explain how stress, assessments taken at different life seasons, wings, and especially subtypes (social, self-preservation, one-to-one) can make people “look like” other types. Using their own examples, they cover common mistype pairings including Social 2 vs 3 (ambition and image vs appreciation needs), one-to-one 5 vs 4 (emotional detachment and boundaries vs emotional comfort and self-revelation), 1 vs 5, 1 vs 2 (people-pleasing/authority approval), 3 vs 8 (adaptability vs pushing through), 4 vs 7, 8 vs 9, counterphobic 6 vs 8, and 3 vs 6. They invite listeners with mistype questions to reach out and also request volunteer guests—especially Type 1s—for their upcoming guest series.

00:00 Recording Chaos Intro

00:29 Fall Updates and Nails

01:53 Podcast Welcome and Mistypes

02:46 Why Mistypes Happen

03:40 Social Two vs Three

08:05 One to One Five vs Four

12:31 Subtype Basics Matter

15:00 Why Mistypes Matter

17:13 One Mistyping as Two

22:07 Three vs Eight

26:02 Seven vs Four Opposites

27:29 Eight Nine and Six Eight

32:07 More Mistypes and Wrap Up

39:43 Guests and Where to Listen

40:58 Final Thanks and Goodbye

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Enneagram’s Viral Moment: What Beatrice Chestnut Says Most People Get Wrong (and How to Actually Do the Work)

On the Enneagram Adventure podcast, hosts Holly and Tannah interview Enneagram author and teacher Beatrice Chestnut about using the Enneagram for real growth rather than stereotypes. Chestnut shares how she learned the Enneagram in 1990 through psychiatrist David Daniels and Helen Palmer’s early work, identified as a Type 2, and later became a psychotherapist and Enneagram educator. The conversation covers the upside and downside of the Enneagram’s popularity on social media, how it can become superficial or used as an excuse, and how deeper work involves facing discomfort, shadow patterns, and growth under stress. Chestnut explains “false self” vs “true self,” why your type doesn’t change, offers a primer on all nine types, and discusses the re-release of The Complete Enneagram alongside her upcoming book The Enneagram of Connection.

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

02:00 Beatrice Enneagram Journey

06:03 Enneagram Goes Viral

08:53 From Labels to Growth

11:42 False Self to True Self

15:10 I Dont Want a Box

15:55 Tests and Mistypes

18:13 TikTok Tips and Traps

19:58 Nine Types Primer

30:26 What Doing the Work Means

37:35 Can Your Type Change

40:32 Book Rerelease and New Book

44:06 Where to Find Beatrice

45:22 Final Wrap and Thanks

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On the Enneagram Adventure podcast, Holly and Tannah open with reflections on September weather in the Midwest and briefly mention 9/11’s clear skies before introducing a core Enneagram construct: center of expression and center of intelligence. They explain that the Enneagram focuses on core motivations (deeper than behavior-based tools like DiSC or Myers-Briggs) and note they are IEQ9-certified coaches whose assessment measures these centers. Holly outlines typical center-of-expression groupings—8/9/1 action, 2/3/4 feeling, 5/6/7 thinking—emphasizing that expression language (action, feeling, thinking) doesn’t indicate confidence, and that individuals can be atypical, which can lead to mistyping. They then discuss center-of-intelligence “stacks” (how people process decisions: head/heart/gut), share personal examples (Holly as a 5 and Tannah as a 2), describe how action-first types operate, explore suppression and overuse of centers, touch on body-driven nervous system cues, and end with community and guest invitations for an upcoming series covering all nine types.

00:00 Friday Small Talk

00:12 September 11 Weather

01:15 Soup Season Birthdays

02:31 Astrology Enneagram Aside

03:23 Welcome And Disclaimer

04:45 Why Centers Matter

07:32 Center Of Expression Basics

08:34 Thinking Feeling Action Language

10:21 Nuance And Misreads

13:12 Center Of Intelligence Stacks

13:40 Holly Stack Example

15:35 Tannah Stack Example

19:54 High Action Explained

21:58 Body Feelings And Anxiety

26:57 Trust Discomfort And Identity

29:56 Suppressed Centers Balance

32:34 Childhood Overrides Intuition

35:01 Parenting Story Boundaries

39:06 Mistyping Through Expression

41:00 Wrap Up And Guest Call

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Hosts Holly and Tannah welcome guests Aaron (Holly’s husband) and Tara (Tannah’s sister), both Enneagram Nines, for a deep dive into Nine motivations—especially conflict avoidance, peacekeeping, and outsourcing decisions. They revisit Aaron’s past confusion between being a Nine versus a Two, emphasizing that the Enneagram measures core motivation rather than behavior, and discuss how childhood dynamics shaped their “go with the flow” patterns, including conflict not being modeled for Aaron and Tara’s experiences of being corrected or wanting to fit in. The group explores Nine stress moving to Six through worst-case-scenario thinking and lingering regret after decisions (like choosing restaurants or missing a recital ticket). They discuss the “soul child” concept (Nine’s growth line to Three) and how recognizing Nine tendencies can support growth through owning wants, needs, and making decisions for healthier relationships, ending with a call for listeners to like/subscribe and volunteer as guests for the upcoming one-to-nine series.

00:00 Meet the Nines

00:47 Podcast Intro and Enneagram Basics

03:16 Why Aaron Is a Nine

04:15 Childhood Roots of Nineness

07:08 Tara’s Upbringing and Nine Vibes

09:00 Conflict Stories and Marriage Triggers

10:50 Soul Child Theory for Nines

20:01 Decision Paralysis and People Pleasing

25:34 Stress Line to Six Worst Case Thinking

26:56 Fear of Wrong Choices

28:28 Childhood Scolding Memories

30:02 Left Handed Lesson

31:29 Fitting In at School

32:48 Soul Child Enneagram

36:54 Nine Growth Questions

40:14 Owning Needs and Decisions

42:37 Decision Fatigue Meals

45:09 Audio Check and Wrap

45:54 Guests and Next Topics

48:20 Nine Commitment Jokes

49:47 Subscribe and Closing

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(Plus a Lightning Strike & a Family Bed Swap)

Holly and Tannah open with chaotic weekend updates, including a loud lightning strike near Holly’s house, a trip to support their friend Paul’s final long ride for Ironman Wisconsin with snacks, and an exhausting bedroom/bed swap for the kids that sparked stress, clutter cleanout, and a surprise headboard with color-changing lights that Holly lets her son enjoy. They transition into Enneagram Adventure, explaining they’re IEQ9 certified coaches and emphasizing the Enneagram measures core motivation rather than behavior. Inspired by Ian Morgan Cron, they explore whether “you are enough just as you are” can reduce personal responsibility, discussing identity, entitlement, authenticity versus being a jerk, parenting accountability, ADHD-related correction and confidence, and how relationships evolve through phases by choosing each other daily and mourning past versions. They close with plans for guest episodes and inviting listeners of every Enneagram number to participate, plus where to find the show (including Pandora).

00:00 Weekend Catch Up

00:18 Lightning Strike Surprise

01:12 Ironman Snack Crew

01:43 Kids Bedroom Swap Chaos

05:41 Decor Wins and Decluttering

08:02 Podcast Intro and Enneagram Basics

09:30 Are You Enough

12:45 Parenting and Enoughness

15:39 Identity Responsibility and Growth

25:08 Enough Versus Entitlement

28:34 Choosing Each Other Daily

39:51 Friendships Through Life Changes

41:26 Wrap Up and Listener Invites

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Holly and Tannah introduce Bodhi the beagle and attempt an entertainment-only conversation connecting astrology with the Enneagram, noting they’re IEQ9 certified coaches but not astrology experts. Tannah scrambles for a birth time—discovering her birth certificate doesn’t list it—then calls her mom and lands on “around 6:00 PM,” while they discuss using apps like CoStar and mention Zodiogram. They compare charts and Enneagram patterns: Holly shares being a Sagittarius sun, Gemini moon, Virgo rising and links traits like questioning and “philosopher” energy to type 5; Tannah reads her Libra sun, Aquarius moon, Pisces rising descriptions and reflects on how they resonate with her type 2, wing 3, and soul child themes. They also review family charts (including Aaron as Scorpio sun, Taurus moon, Aquarius rising), joke about compatibility, debate nuance vs correlation, and invite listeners to share their chart, type, and subtype, ending with a call to follow and engage across podcast platforms.

00:00 Astrology Meets Enneagram

01:21 Birth Certificate Mystery

02:25 Calling Mom for Birth Time

03:47 Downloading CoStar App

05:36 Why Charts Might Match Types

07:46 Host Chart Breakdown

10:27 Finding Tannah Chart

12:47 Compatibility and Planet Jokes

14:31 Virgo Rising Deep Dive

20:07 Libra Traits and Balance

21:07 Libra Sun Reflections

21:44 Aquarius Moon Breakdown

22:55 Pisces Rising Traits

24:13 Enneagram Crossovers

25:19 Son Chart Leo Mix

27:11 Scorpio Rising Deep Dive

28:36 Hard Questions Kid

32:04 Dog Destroys Scotty

33:00 Aaron Birth Chart

36:37 Astrology Vs Enneagram

39:02 Human Design Rabbit Hole

40:01 Wrap Up And Plans

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