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You've had insight before. The clarity, conviction, and even real momentum. And yet, somehow, it didn't last.

If you've ever wondered why meaningful change feels so hard to sustain, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, Amy explores why insight alone—no matter how true or powerful—rarely leads to lasting transformation. Not because you failed, but because insight was never meant to carry the full weight of change on its own.

This episode gently reframes skepticism as wisdom-in-the-making and invites you to consider a different path forward & one rooted in formation rather than intensity.

You'll explore:

• Why insight often sparks change but can't sustain it
• How intensity-based growth struggles to survive real life
• Why seasons of disappointment don't mean you're resistant
• The difference between performance-driven change and formation that lasts
• What it means to stay with your story long enough for wisdom to take root

This isn't a call to try harder or hope faster. It's an invitation to slow down, notice patterns, and consider what kind of change can actually be carried over time.

If you've been protecting yourself from false hope (or wondering why past breakthroughs faded), this episode offers language, clarity, and a steadier way forward.

Not through reinvention. Through spiritual formation.

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Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
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Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
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My confession and an invitation to release…

As a faithful woman, you aren’t burned out because you lack discipline; you’re exhausted because you’ve been carrying a responsibility God never asked you to bear.

In this episode, Amy explores the difference between responding to God and taking responsibility for outcomes and how easily faith can slip from love into pressure, control, and performance.

This conversation isn’t about becoming irresponsible or lowering the bar. It’s about releasing the heavy yoke and rediscovering a faith formed by belovedness rather than fear.

You’ll explore:

• Why responsibility often becomes a hidden spiritual burden.
• How Scripture reframes obedience as response, not self-management.
• What Jesus meant when He said His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
• How fear, control, and the need for significance quietly shape our faith.
• Why discipline isn’t rejected, but reordered around love.

If faith has started to feel heavy, demanding, or joyless, this episode offers language, permission, and a better way forward.

Not through striving, but through response.

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Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
https://bit.ly/EnneagramHistory

Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
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If faith has started to feel heavier than life-giving, you’re not alone AND you’re not doing it wrong.

In this foundational episode, Amy defines what Wholehearted living really means and, just as importantly, what it does not mean. This conversation is for the faithful, disciplined woman who has kept showing up… but is quietly tired of spiritual intensity that burns her out instead of forming her.

Wholehearted living isn’t hype, it doesn’t strive out of fear, and it doesn’t happen from trying harder.

It’s a formation process that begins with belovedness, not responsibility, and unfolds slowly through perseverance, wisdom, and grace.

In this episode, you’ll explore:

• Why some “old” approaches to spiritual growth stop working over time.
• How Scripture names divided, weary, and broken hearts, without shame.
• What it means to love God with your whole heart, mind, and strength without fragmentation.
• Why do rhythms spiritually form you more deeply than striving or big emotional moments?
• How discipline can be reordered around love instead of fear or pressure.

This episode lays the foundation for the podcast's themes: Enneagram, rhythms, storywork, and a slower, more intentional journey of spiritual formation throughout the year.

If you’ve been longing for growth that doesn’t exhaust you, faith that doesn’t demand certainty, and transformation that honors your story, then this conversation is for you.

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Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
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Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
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When the future feels foggy, and the next step isn’t clear, what does it look like to move forward with wisdom, not just grit and tenacity?

In this final episode of the Wholehearted Rhythms mini-series, Amy shares a grounded reflection on discernment, drawn from James 1, personal story, and the wholehearted lens of spiritual formation. Rather than forcing answers, this conversation invites you to listen, reflect, and receive wisdom that often comes in the waiting, not before you come to a tidy ending.

You’ll explore:

• How Scripture reframes wisdom as something formed through perseverance.
• Why wise discernment often happens in the company of trusted guides and story witnesses.
• The role your personal story plays in helping you notice God’s movement.
• How this posture of listening prepares the way for Wholehearted Storywork in the year ahead.

You'll also receive a simple 3-question wisdom practice to help you start your next chapter, not with striving, but with ease.

Because even when the plan isn’t obvious, wisdom is still being offered.

Grab your gift for the new year: The Wholehearted Abundance Journal

https://www.simplywholehearted.com/thejourneytowholeheartedabundance

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Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
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Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
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Part 3 of Wholehearted Rhythms for 2026

Writing doesn’t have to be productive or even preserved to be meaningful.

In this episode of The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast, Amy Wicks reframes writing not as a habit to keep up with, but as a wholehearted rhythm of listening, a way to make space for honesty, gratitude, and discernment while your story is still unfolding.

Drawing from her own practice of keeping both a gratitude journal and a “How long, O Lord?” journal, Amy explores why recording our prayers, questions, and thanksgivings over time helps form wisdom, not by rushing clarity, but by tracing your story.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why writing is less about processing and more about listening
• How gratitude and lament can belong together on the page
• The benefits of keeping a record, not to preserve everything, but to notice patterns
• How writing creates space for wisdom to form over time
• A simple, gentle practice for engaging writing as a sustainable rhythm

This conversation is part of the Rhythms for 2026 mini-series, designed to help you stay grounded in God’s presence through worship, writing, and wisdom, especially when life feels unclear.

✨ Writing creates memory. And memory is where wisdom begins to form.

Grab your gift for the new year: The Wholehearted Abundance Journal

https://www.simplywholehearted.com/thejourneytowholeheartedabundance

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RESOURCES FOR YOU:

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Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
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Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
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Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
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Part 2 of Wholehearted Rhythms for 2026

When life feels unfinished, worship can feel complicated.

In this episode of The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast, Amy Wicks explores worship as a rhythm, not a mood, a performance, or a response to good outcomes, but a way of anchoring your heart in who God is when the story isn’t resolved yet.

Drawing from her own journey through joy, disappointment, and unanswered prayer, Amy reflects on how worship became real in moments of waiting, loss, and uncertainty, not by denying reality, but by choosing trust before understanding.

In this episode, you’ll explore:

• Why worship doesn’t depend on outcomes or emotional clarity
• How joy can coexist with disappointment and unfinished stories
• A simple, embodied rhythm for worship when life feels unclear
• Why what feels like rejection may actually be God’s protection
• How worship steadies you in the middle of the story, not just at the happy ending

This conversation is part of a 4-part mini-series on Wholehearted Rhythms for 2026, designed to help you stay grounded in God’s presence through worship, writing, and wisdom, especially when life feels uncertain.

✨ Worship isn’t about denying reality. It’s about anchoring in who God is.

Grab your gift for the new year: The Wholehearted Abundance Journal

https://www.simplywholehearted.com/thejourneytowholeheartedabundance

RESOURCES FOR YOU:

Book a High-Value Clarity Call with Amy Wicks

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Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz

Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
https://bit.ly/EnneagramHistory

Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
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Part 1 of Wholehearted Rhythms for 2026

What if the new year didn’t begin with pressure, but with looking for light?

In this Epiphany episode, Amy Wicks invites you to begin the year not with goals or resolutions, but with revelation, a light appearing in the dark.

Drawing from the Christian calendar, the story of the Magi, and James 1, Amy shares how a dark night of the soul and a season of spiritual warfare reframed her understanding of joy, not as circumstantial happiness, but as a forming, steadying gift rooted in Scripture.

This episode explores:

• What Epiphany teaches us about God’s guidance before clarity
• Why a “word for the year” is best lived out grounded in the Word of God
• How curiosity, attention, and belovedness matter in seeking a word for the year
• The beginning of Wholehearted Storywork in 2026, a rhythm of understanding your story with compassion
• And a brief guided Epiphany practice.

In addition, this conversation sets the direction for the first of four special mini-episodes this week, exploring rhythms of worship, writing, and wisdom to help you understand your story and begin a new chapter with courage and hope.

Grab your gift for the new year: The Wholehearted Abundance Journal

https://www.simplywholehearted.com/thejourneytowholeheartedabundance

RESOURCES FOR YOU:

Book a High-Value Clarity Call with Amy Wicks

https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks

Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz

Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
https://bit.ly/EnneagramHistory

Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
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This Christmas tale isn’t just a story; it’s a mirror.

In The Redemption of Mrs. Scrooge, you’ll meet Jade, a mom quietly shaped by fear, control, and scarcity, doing her best to manage life, relationships, and expectations… until grace gently interrupts her story with unexpected generosity and hope.

This modern retelling explores what happens when our patterns are exposed, not to shame us, but to free us.

Performed as a dramatic reading by my mom, Paula West, this story captures the heart of the Wholehearted Enneagram:

• How fear shapes our coping strategies,
• How control can masquerade as wisdom,
• And how Christ lovingly rewrites our stories with truth, tenderness, and joy.

As you listen, I invite you not to analyze, but to notice.
What feels familiar.
What stirs resistance?
What invites release?

Because peace isn’t found in what you can control…it’s found in what you’re willing to lay down.

RESOURCES FOR YOU:

Book a High-Value Clarity Call with Amy Wicks

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Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz

Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
https://bit.ly/EnneagramHistory

Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
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This episode is written to gift you a little extra joy amidst the holiday noise. 

It features a fictional Christmas story, read aloud by my sister, Annaliese Hinkin, that speaks to the parts of us feeling weary from constantly doing, stretching, pleasing, and trying to hold it all together. 

“To Grandmother’s House We Go” follows Etta, a warm-hearted, overextended mom, as she navigates family expectations, emotional overload, and the quiet yearning for rest she struggles to articulate. Yet, amid the clatter of dishes and the insight gained from an unexpected conversation, Etta begins to let go of an old belief: that love must be earned to be kept.

If you've ever felt responsible for everyone else's experiences, if the holidays bring both tenderness and tension, or if you simply need a moment to breathe and feel understood, this story is for you. 

May it provide you with more than just comfort. May it encourage you to receive love, not for what you do, but simply because you are here.

Looking for more seasonal resources? Find them here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagram-gift-guide

RESOURCES FOR YOU:

Book a High-Value Clarity Call with Amy Wicks

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Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz

Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
https://bit.ly/EnneagramHistory

Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
https://amzn.to/3VB9Prx

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This guided Advent Examen is a calm, soul-settling space to pause before a new story begins.

Amy leads you through releasing what you’ve been carrying, remembering the threads of grace in your year, and receiving the hope God is writing into your next chapter.

Consider listening once while multitasking, and again with a pen and paper in hand.

This reflection gently prepares your heart for the Christmas fiction stories to release in the weeks ahead and for the wholehearted narratives woven into Amy’s new book (April 2026!).

Let this be the quiet shift before your page turns.

Get Your Enneagram Gift Guide and Advent Podcast Playlist- https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagram-gift-guide

RESOURCES FOR YOU:

Book a High-Value Clarity Call with Amy Wicks

https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks

Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz

Wholehearted Enneagram Coaching
https://bit.ly/SWcoachingcollective

Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram
(free course + printables)
https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide

The Real History of the Enneagram Course
(use code AMY for 40% OFF)
https://bit.ly/EnneagramHistory

Should Christians Use the Enneagram? (Amy's book)
https://amzn.to/3VB9Prx

Connect with Amy:
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Website