What if anger isn’t the problem… but the signal?

In this episode of Echoes and Edges: The Broken and Beautiful Podcast, Patria Rector and Ro Elliott explore the Enneagram Gut Triad (Types 8, 9, and 1) and the hidden emotional patterns beneath instinctive leadership styles. Together, they unpack how anger shows up differently across the gut center and how each type develops protective strategies to maintain control, peace, or perfection.This conversation moves beyond stereotypes to examine the deeper motivations beneath these patterns and the cost of living disconnected from the body, truth, and vulnerability.You’ll hear reflections on:

• Why anger is often misunderstood in the gut center
• The hidden narratives driving Types 8, 9, and 1
• How control, avoidance, and perfectionism form as survival strategies
• The relationship between embodiment and authentic leadership
• What begins to change when instinctive types soften their defenses
• How grounded leadership emerges through honesty, presence, and integration

This episode is both deeply practical and deeply human — an invitation to understand yourself and others with more compassion and awareness

Connect With Ro Elliott: 
https://www.thebrokenandbeautiful.com/remote-collective/ro-elliott

Resources & Announcements:

Coming Home to Yourself — June Virtual Workshop
Patria is hosting a live virtual workshop, Coming Home to Yourself: A Journey Into Secure Belonging, on June 13, 2026. This experience is designed to help participants explore survival patterns, grounded identity, and secure connection with themselves and others.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coming-home-to-yourself-a-journey-into-secure-belonging-registration-1986430449949

To learn more about Courageous Pathways and the work being done to support healing, growth, and transformation through nonprofit care and community support: https://www.thebrokenandbeautiful.com/courageous-pathways

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Credits:
Echoes and Edges is Produced and Edited by: Stephen R. Sanders
Music Promoted by Envato
Echoes and Edges is a part of VividLivid Podcast Network - Where bruises speak and healing finds its voice.