Jameka Leap of Faith

Oftentimes, if we stop and listen, God gives us "songs of the season" that we need to cling to as He grows us. Travis Greene's new song, "Good and Loved" is that song for me!

Listen here

That's a wrap, folks! Season 2, focused on the enneagram, is O-VER! To wrap it up, I discuss:

• what happened to those last 3 episodes I promised
• what the enneagram has taught me about the gospel, my flesh, and the Holy Spirit
• why I am on a "doing detox"
• some insight into season 3

Keep your growth journey going!

• Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage
• The Path Between Us: An Enneagram Journey to Healthy Relationships
• The Complete Enneagram
• The 9 Types of Leadership
• Podcast: Enneacast

Mark is a SEVEN on the Enneagram. Type 7's are known as the ENTHUSIASTIC, or ENTERTAINING, OPTIMIST

In this interview, we discuss:

• Why Mark was against learning the enneagram
• Why the future can be so much more exciting than being present
• Mark's passion for education because of his love for inclusion, hope, and resilience

Charity is a SIX on the Enneagram. Type 6's are known as the LOYAL GUARDIAN.

In this interview, we discuss:

• How the enneagram gave her necessary language to better advocate for herself and understand others
• What it's like to have an inner committee constantly impacting her decision-making
• How she manages being thinking-dominant and what others can do to better support Type 6's

Clarke is a FIVE on the Enneagram. Type 5's are known as the OBSERVER or ANALYST.

In this interview, we discuss:

• Type 5's "manna energy"
• The dire need for processing time
• What type 5's are trying to communicate that other types can't understand

Mariah is a FOUR on the Enneagram. Type 4's are known as the ROMANTIC INDIVIDUALIST.

In this interview, we discuss:

• Navigating the emotional intensity and depth of Type 4's
• Growing up as the "Crybaby"
• How her writing helped with healing from her childhood wounds
• How to love an emotion-filled Type 4

Mariah's book, "Crybaby," can be purchased here on Amazon and her blog is www.readbone.com

I had a hard time finding a type 3, so my friend Charity interviewed ME! I am a THREE on the Enneagram. Type 3's are known as THE PERFORMER, THE ACTOR, or THE ACHIEVER.

In this interview, we discuss:

• How Type 3's core fear of failure stops Jameka from living life to its fullness
• How childhood divorce and codeswitching contributed to having different personas
• Why some might see a 3 and think they're short, not present, and/or stuck up
• The difficulty of vulnerability for type 3
• The value of the enneagram

Jessica, one of my BFFs, is a TWO on the Enneagram. Type 2's are known as the HELPFUL ADVISOR or SUPPORTER.

In this interview, we discuss:

• How Type 2's core fear of rejection and being unwanted was elevated for her by being biracial
• How Daddy issues only played in to Type 2's core struggles
• What it's like when a Type 2 takes on Type 8's unhealthy characteristics in stress
• How to balance loving others while setting healthy boundaries for self care
• The value of vulnerability and community

Monica, my officemate, is a ONE on the Enneagram. Type 1's are known as the MORAL PERFECTIONIST.

In this interview, we discuss:

• How we grew from forced officemates to sisters 
• What Monica wishes her mom and dad could have done to better support her in childhood
• Reactions when she does things like return excess change at Starbucks (Type 1's value ethics and morals)
• Being shamed by Type 1's inner critic
• The gifts type 1's offer to the world (and career paths we need them for)
• How to offer feedback versus criticism
• The Perfectionist (Type 1) vs. The Achiever (Type 3)
• Determining your enneagram type vs. your wing behavior
• Growing through the hard stuff instead of complacency and justification

Limil, my brother-in-law, is an EIGHT on the Enneagram. Type 8's are known to be the most high energy, justice-minded, and intense numbers on the enneagram.

In this interview, we discuss:

• Childhood wounds that forced growing up too soon
• What it takes for him to genuinely open up to others
• Vulnerability and betrayal
• Avoiding feelings at all cost
• Ways to engage (and not to engage) with type 8s
• Clarity to better self-advocate in relationships based on knowledge of the enneagram