The Enneagram Journey

Part 2 of 3 on Trauma and Adoption.

• How should we address change in other's behavior?

"...the wounds are so great that the family pulls into a cocoon for retreat and not for growth." - Dr. Barbara Rila

"The enneagram gives us a structure in which to be mindful."

Special Episode!

Dr. Barbara Rila joined Suzanne at the Micah Center in front of a small audience to talk about Trauma, Adoption, and the Enneagram, so we went ahead and recorded it to share. This is Part 1 of either 2 or 3 where Suzanne and Barbara introduce themselves and why they're having the discussion and then tackle the topic of Trauma.

"Every enneagram number finds a victim spot in the low side of their stress number." - Suzanne

This episode includes:

1. Definition of Trauma

Enjoy the episode and please share it with anyone you think may need or want to hear it!

Meet vocational coach, founder of The Reset Consortium, and enneagram 5, Stephanie Hewitt!

Stephanie joins Suzanne and Joel on The Enneagram Journey to talk about life growing up as a 5 and daughter of a Marine who had to move a lot. She sheds some light on having a 4 wing, how she discovered her number, and what it has been like learning and growing with her stress and security numbers.

Suzanne and Stephanie also talk some about Enneagram Subtypes. If you're interested in learning more about subtypes, visit www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com and use the promo code "72" at checkout to get the Enneagram Subtypes mp3 for $20. (code is good through the end of the year).

And, to learn more about Stephanie and The Reset Consortium visit www.resetconsortium.com !

Enjoy today's conversation, and we hope to see you at an upcoming event!

After a small break we are back!

Feedback has been that you love the episodes that feature Suzanne answering your questions, so that is what we are going to start "season 3"? with!

Can we discover our children's orientation to time and what can we do with that? Is my husband a 5 or an 8? And lets discuss being a stay at home mom who is a 3 and wondering about her movements in stress and security. Also, enneagram 6, Lindsay O'connor joins the Journey to talk about anxiety and Suzanne breaks down what all enneagram personalities get anxious about.

2020 is just around the corner and that means a whole new season of live workshops and events. Suzanne, Joe, and LTM hope to see you at an upcoming event in Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado, Georgia, or their home of Texas!

We are lighting a candle for you and your Journey here at the Micah Center!

Leslie Bley, enneagram 6, is on The Journey with Suzanne in today's episode!

“It is a particular gift of yours regardless of what is happening in the room, to lead people back to the middle.” Suzanne to Leslie

"One of the reasons its so important to me that people learn the enneagram, because you get to CHOOSE a reaction. And when you don’t know the enneagram, it so often chooses you."

“For 6s, there’s something scary about hope, and there’s something scary about change.” Leslie

“Duty is why I’m brave.” Leslie

Married to Kevin who is an enneagram 9, and mother to twin boys, Leslie is a therapist who lives in Austin, TX. This episode discusses so many topics including the enneagram in therapy, duty vs. desire, and lots of good discussion and distinctions within the Dependent Stance.

Hope you can join Suzanne live in Dallas or online on November 22 for Holidays and the Enneagram! Visit www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com for more information and registration.

Enneagram 3, husband, and father of two beautiful girls, Sean Palmer is on today's episode of The Enneagram Journey! (He is also a pastor, speaker, writer)

This episode is full of so many great sound bites:

"3s don't cut corners. We find efficiencies."

"Why is the investment in who we are and what we believe so low?"

"How many people I have talked to who are married to 1s, and how deeply they love them, but don't understand the 1s feelings about themselves."

This episode also holds some great content about enneagram stances, orientation to time, and how we all deal with failure.

Good luck on Your Journey!

Have you taken a test to find out your enneagram number? Did it turn out to be incorrect? Craig Nash is one of MANY people who has had this experience and he shares it on today's episode of The Enneagram Journey!

Suzanne and Craig discuss the counter-phobic/phobic continuum, relationships between Sixes and Twos, Sixes and Fear, chaining, and on and on. Be sure to listen for the Jason Isbell lyrics that Craig claims is the Enneagram Six Anthem!

If you have questions for Craig, or want to hear more from him, he will be back in Dallas on October 18th as part of a panel for a Live Enneagram Journey Podcast with Suzanne! visit www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com for more details and for tickets.

Thank you for listening, for your support of the podcast, LTM, and for Joe and Suzanne's work! We hope you enjoy today's show, and to see you at an upcoming event!

This episode is a little bit Enneagram and a whole lot of Journey! Suzanne and Brian continue their conversation that was recorded at Lemuria Bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi. 

Coming to you from Lemuria Bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi! It's The Enneagram Journey with Suzanne Stabile and special guest and friend, Brian McLaren!!

Brian and Suzanne have taught together in the past, and their warmth for one another is evident in the podcasts. If you want to know more about Brian though, here is a lot of great biographical information pulled from brianmclaren.net:

Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is a faculty member of  The Living School, which is part of the Center for Action and Contemplation, and he co-leads the Common Good Messaging Team, which is part of Vote Common Good. He is also an Auburn Senior Fellow and a leader in the Convergence Network, through which he has developed an innovative training/mentoring program for pastors, church planters, and lay leaders called Convergence Leadership Project. He works closely with the Wild Goose Festival, the Fair Food Program‘s Faith Working Group, and Progressive Christianity. His most recent joint project is an illustrated children’s book (for all ages) called Cory and the Seventh Story and his upcoming writing projects include The Galapagos Islands: A Spiritual Journey (Fall 2019) Faith After Doubt (Spring 2021), and Do I Stay Christian? (Spring 2022).

You have probably heard more about Carolyn Teel from Suzanne over the years than will be in this podcast episode, but it is long overdue that you hear from Carolyn herself!

Carolyn is an Enneagram 5 and Suzanne's oldest friend. You get to hear how they have made their relationship work as an extrovert 2 and an introvert 5 over the past 50 plus years.

Their conversation goes back to when they had to use a microphone pointed at a record player for the drill team to perform to! Also, we hope you enjoy an intro from Joey Schewee as she talks about the gifts and love that Carolyn has shown her over the years.