Typology

The journey of self-understanding isn't easy. Each of us are deep, mysterious, and complex beings who don't fit into one specific box. Those complexities can sometimes make the process of uncovering your true self difficult. Today's guest thought he was an Enneagram Seven for a long time but when he realized he was actually a dominant Six with a heavy Seven wing things changed.

Front man of the award-winning Chrisitan group, MercyMe, Bart Millard joins me for a great conversation about the complexities of personality and how fear plays into his daily life.

In this episode, we discuss:

• what let Bart to conclude his core type is a Six
• the strong influence wings can have on your core type
• the difference between about counter phobic and phobic sixes

Tune in to hear our conversation and learn more about the inner workings of an Enneagram Six.

We've got another great interview today. An entrepreneur, actor, musician, singer-songwriter, and music executive...hip-hop artist Lecrae joins me in a personal conversation about shame and grief. We get really honest about his life, where he came from, what influenced his Threeness, a real identity crisis that he hit at the height of his fame, and what role therapy has played in his healing and restoration.

What mud do you bring into your relationships? Though we're often unaware of them until we can no longer ignore them, each of us carries hidden beliefs adopted in childhood into every relationship. And until we bring that mud, those self-limiting beliefs, to the surface they're going to work against us as adults.

This week, Toni and Carey Nieuwhof, join me to talk about the unconscious messages that impacted their relationship, identify the seven core issues that tend to take out marriages, and share what they learned while working through their "messy middle."

Enneagram Nines have an innate ability to foster peace with those around them. With their intuitive wisdom and great skill in listening to differences and understanding multiple perspectives, Nines seem to have a leg up on the rest of us when it comes to spirituality.

Artist and multiple Dove award nominee, Audrey Assad beautifully gives us an honest look into the importance of spiritual community, embracing shadow work, and manifesting a non-anxious presence.

Listen through to the end as Audrey also offers a few great tips for Nines.

How do you do the things within your control without falling under the illusion that you are in control? Control is a big theme in all of our lives...it just shows up in different ways. No matter your type, we all try to control others with the suite of behaviors that go with our type. In fact, we train people to respond to us and interact with us in a certain way based on our type.

So, how does an Enneagram 3 respond when faced with something they can't do -- something that's out of their control?

National bestselling author, speaker, founder/CEO of the Own It Academy, and host of SHE, a top-rated podcast for women, Jordan Lee Dooley opens up about one of her most challenging struggles, how she is responding to the complex emotions surrounding grief, and learning to let go of the things she can't control.

We love it when our guests get vulnerable because it reminds us that we are not alone. And, you are not alone.

As we navigate the current climate it's easy to become disconnected. But as humans, we're actually wired for connection. We must look for opportunities to connect with each other. Connection is fuel for the soul.

And who better to explain the beauty of connection, of togetherness, than Morgan Harper Nichols. For Enneagram Fives who may already isolate, and be comfortable there, Morgan's words illuminate the importance and the challenge of balancing that space and connection.

Morgan Harper Nichols is an artist and poet whose work is inspired by real-life interactions and stories. Morgan spent the first couple of years of her professional life as a college admission counselor, and then, as a full-time touring singer-songwriter and musician. It was on the road that she cultivated her curiosity and passion for writing, art, and design and slowly began to share her work online.

I often get emails from our listeners asking how the Enneagram can help their marriage. And usually, the email is asking for advice on a specific type-combination. That can be difficult to answer because there are so many variants with the Enneagram.

But, when you understand the Enneagram--and not just your own type--it can be an invaluable tool for communication and support in any relationship, in any type-combination.

Today, we've got a young couple joining us to talk about how the Enneagram allows them to help each other do 'work' within their own type.

Our special guests, Maddie and Paul Voge, owners of the sparkling water line, Aura Bora, share:

• What a relationship between a 7 and a 9 is like
• Where their types go in stress, and
• How the Enneagram helps them manage extreme stress

Listen in for some great Enneagram insights then set a reminder to watch Shark Tank on Friday, January 22nd to find out whether they "got a deal."

I'm often asked how trauma affects your Enneagram type. The answer is: it's complicated.

Trauma is the result of an extraordinarily stressful event that shatters your sense of security and safety and makes you feel isolated and helpless in the world. It can be a one-time event or ongoing, complex trauma. Your response to trauma largely determines the type toward which you gravitate as a little child as a way of coping in the world.

In today's episode, Chris Cook opens up about his childhood trauma and how healing his broken spirit exposed his true self. We also dig into unconscious motivations, subtypes, and the inner critic. You don't want to miss this in-depth conversation.

Christopher Cook believes people should be able to live successful, meaningful lives, far above the status quo of "just getting by." Put simply, he believes people should be able to win today. He exercises this belief as a leadership coach and business consultant to both Fortune 1000 and non-profit organizations. Additionally, he is the host of "Win Today with Christopher Cook," a weekly podcast available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, and most other outlets. Through his work at WINTODAY.tv and as a featured writer for SUCCESS Magazine, he serves as a guide to wellness-minded men and women who are eager to confidently design their roadmap to wholeness and show up each day fully-alive in their true identity.

We often think of Enneagram Eights as powerful, charismatic, and natural leaders. They make great mentors with an uncanny ability to inspire and uplift people.

Our guest today is a wonderful example of a healthy Eight leader who understands how to balance the power of her personality with self-restraint and vulnerability while motivating others. Dr. Sasha Shillcutt shares what drives her as an Eight, how she's managed the past year of the pandemic, and why it's important for her to empower other women to live life "brave enough."

In this episode, we hope you will discover:

• When and where to lean into the 7 wing or the 9 wing of an Enneagram Eight
• Enneagram Eight subtypes and how they show up differently in the world
• A few tips for mitigating the passion (lust) of the Eight

ABOUT DR. SASHA SHILLCUTT

Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE is a renowned cardiac anesthesiologist, Tenured Professor and the Vice-Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Sasha is also a wife, mother, well-published gender-equity researcher, and Founder of Brave Enough, where she leads over 12,000 female physicians. She teaches professional women resilience, self-care, and negotiation through events, retreats, and courses.

Sasha speaks frequently to executives and companies on the topics of professional burnout, resilience and gender equity and has a featured TEDX Talk on Resilience: The Art of Failing Forward. Her writing has been published in both the New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA. Her book, Between Grit and Grace, and podcast, The Brave Enough Show, elevate women to lead authentic and empowered lives.