Towards Eden, an Enneagram Podcast

Rachel and I recorded this episode two months before her WEDDING…so of course we had to talk alllll the wedding planning details! 

Have you ever met someone who made their own wedding dress? Look no further - Rachel’s amazing creativity and imagination are on full display as she DIYs her own wedding.

Rachel gives great insight into the inner world of Enneagram 4s, explaining how her imagination was formed at a young age as she made up her own bedtime stories to self-regulate and help herself fall asleep.

We discuss the dynamics of maintaining open communication in relationships, particularly for Type 4s who feel and empathize deeply. 

⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

• Rachel’s story of how she met her fiance… and how their wedding will be located at the very place they met 👰🏽
• The rich inner world and vivid imagination of an Enneagram 4 - Rachel goes back to childhood and tells us about how she befriended her imagination
• What goes into a DIY wedding & allll the dresses she’s making herself 👗
• The Withdrawn Stance (4s, 5s, and 9s) and what it’s like for a 4 to withdraw/retreat 
• Getting out of your own head in order to have healthy communication with a partner

📚 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE 📚 

• Enneagram with JB
• Rachael's Sci-Fi Novel, "Once Upon Her Veins"

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Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

Brielle, Enneagram 9, has a lot to say about learning to lead in her various jobs.
She takes us from her recent college graduation to her impactful role as a discharge planner at an adolescent mental health facility. Leadership at work has empowered her in all areas of her life - and now she’s starting grad school to become a Clinical Mental Health Counselor.

Brielle opens up about overcoming her fear of conflict and finding fulfillment through right action, highlighting the resilience and humor that help her navigate the high stress level of her job. 

Listen to this episode to learn about the strengths and gifts of Enneagram 9s at work - and what it’s like to navigate conflict and tension in a high-intensity workplace.

Also, what’s it like to be an Enneagram 9 in a family of 9 kids??!

⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

• Self-regulation in stressful work environments - Brielle shares about her high-intensity job helping teens at a residential facility 
• Enneagram 9’s gifts in the workplace - for example, staying regulated when being yelled at by children
• Leadership & Growth as an Enneagram Nine
• How a big family with big personalities impacts type - and how the baby of the family is now the oldest at home 🏡
• Brielle’s new season of starting grad school

📚 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE 📚 

• The Road Back to You by Ian Cron
• Healthy Feelings, Thriving Faith by Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

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Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

It's time to grow together using the Enneagram 🌿

Your favorite Enneagram besties (Erin and Christel) are back - this time to share all about how TEACHERS can use the Enneagram to cultivate a better learning environment 🌱

⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

• Erin's process of assessing her students to determine Enneagram type
• How she implements Enneagram knowledge
• Tips for teaching students of each type
• What each type needs in the classroom
• An Enneagram Two teacher's classroom style

Erin is a panelist at the upcoming event Enneagram at Work 👩🏼‍🏫

Join us at this event to learn about the 9 types at work & discover how you can get along better with coworkers.

• Saturday, October 12th
• Valparaiso, IN
• 1-4pm

GET TICKETS HERE 🎟️

______________________________________________________________

Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

I answer all of your frequently asked questions about TYPING and give you my fool-proof method to determine your type! 

As a Certified Enneagram Coach, here are the questions I get asked ALL THE TIME. 

⚡ FAQs answered ⚡

• Can my type change?
• How do I find my type? 
• What test should I take?
• I already know my Myers Briggs, my DISC, do i need to know Enneagram too?
• Am I a ____ or a ______?
• Can I tell someone else what type they are?

My 3-step process

1. take this assessment (don't pay for anything)

2. screenshot your pie chart (we're going to look at the top three results)

3. schedule a free 30-minute call with me to discuss your top 3 results

I'll help you determine which of those top three is your actual type.

Then you can start incorporating your Enneagram type into your growth 🌿

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Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

Elyse welcomes her dear friend Emily, an Enneagram 7. She offers a deep dive into her personal journey, especially how she’s embraced all the emotions as a 7-  and that’s not easy! 

Emily shares her emotional growth and strategies to let herself feel the sadness and grief of life - and it might involve a story about crying in the car.  Also, the pain of losing a community - and the joy of finding a new one.

⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

• Mistyping 7 and 8
• How to feel the whole spectrum of emotions - not just the comfortable ones
• Sevens’ love for freedom + joy
• A season of winter ❄️
• Spiritual practices for Sevens
• The power of community to harm us or heal us

📚 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE 📚 

• The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation by Aj Sherrill
• The Road Back to You by Ian Cron

Join us at the upcoming event Enneagram at Work 👩🏼‍🏫 to learn about the 9 types at work & discover how you can get along better with coworkers.

• Saturday, October 12th
• Valparaiso, IN
• 1-4pm

GET TICKETS HERE 🎟️

______________________________________________________________

Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

Are there onnnlllly 9 types of people in the world???? 🤔

Elyse gives her thoughts on putting people in boxes & explains variations between the 9 types.

This episode was completely inspired by this Instagram post from Scientific Enneagram 🔬

It's time to grow together using the Enneagram 🌿

⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

•  Codenames Duet
• Elyse being silly but also educational

📚 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE 📚 

• The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson
• Scientific Enneagram (Danielle Fuller)

Do you want to learn more from Elyse and you also live in Northwest Indiana?

Join me at the upcoming event Enneagram at Work 👩🏼‍🏫 to learn about the 9 types at work & discover how you can get along better with coworkers.

• Saturday, October 12th
• Valparaiso, IN
• 1-4pm

GET TICKETS HERE 🎟️

______________________________________________________________

Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

Elyse is joined by ✨besties✨ Christel (6) and Erin (2).  The ladies discuss how they use the Enneagram personality typing system to understand and improve their friendship. 

It's time to get curious using the Enneagram 🌿

Christel and Erin met through a pickleball group and their friendship deepened as they bonded over their Enneagram types.  Bonus: Hear the origin story of how pickleball came to LaPorte, IN! 🏓

As Christel says, everyone needs a 2 best friend, and as Erin says, everyone needs a 6 best friend!

⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

• Pickleball (this episode NOT sponsored by Paddletek)
• ...and how the sport of Pickleball came to La Porte, Indiana
• The best friendship of a 2 & 6
• How a Two and a Six prepared for the Eras tour (any Swifties listening?)
• The core desire of 2 and 6 - and how knowing those helps Erin and Christel love each other better

In another episode, Erin shares how she uses the Enneagram in her classroom as a high school English teacher. That episode releases Sept. 23 🎒

Erin is a panelist at the upcoming event Enneagram at Work 👩🏼‍🏫

Join us at this event to learn about the 9 types at work & discover how you can get along better with coworkers.

• Saturday, October 12th
• Valparaiso, IN
• 1-4pm

GET TICKETS HERE 🎟️

______________________________________________________________

Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

I'm thrilled to have my good friends on this first episode - friends who know a ton about their own Enneagram types and have lots of good stuff to teach us!

Welcome to Timmy and Ariel, who share from their vast Enneagram experiences—Timmy as a Type 9 and Ariel as a Type 2. These two have done a lot of inner work to understand themselves better. Their insights reveal how understanding their Enneagram types has enriched their personal lives and marriage. Together, we explore the distinct characteristics of Types 2 and 9, explaining how these types process the world, manage conflicts, and nurture relationships. 

Ariel and Timmy recommended some great resources that have guided their own journeys! Check out their recommendations below. 
 
⚡ HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS EPISODE ⚡

• The Two-Nine marriage
• Timmy & Ariel's love story 💌
• 2's need to understand who they are apart from other people
• 9's need to be disrupted in order to fully engage & take action
• DIFFERENCES between 2 and 9 - this section is great for people unsure if they're a 2 or 9! 

📚 RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE 📚 

• The Road Back to You by Ian Cron
• The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
• Sleeping at Last song catalogue
• Glow Guides from Enneagram + Marriage

Timmy Miller is a panelist at the upcoming event Enneagram at Work 👩🏼‍🏫

Join us at this event to learn about the 9 types at work & discover how you can get along better with coworkers.

• Saturday, October 12th
• Valparaiso, IN
• 1-4pm

GET TICKETS HERE 🎟️

______________________________________________________________

Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.

In the Towards Eden Podcast, we use storytelling through the lens of the Enneagram to explore the depths and complexities of our personalities, relationships, and families.

______________________________________________________________

Get my free Guide to the 9 Enneagram Types 🌱
This guide is a great quick-reference to help you remember the types.

Towards Eden Enneagram Instagram  🌿
Towards Eden Enneagram Website 🌿

For more resource recommendations, click here.