On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Tyler Zach, author and certified Enneagram coach with 18 years of experience coaching students, adults, couples, and business teams. He has grown a vibrant community of over 47K Enneagram enthusiasts on his Instagram account @GospelForEnneagram. He is writing a faith-based 40-day devotional for every Enneagram type which you can grab on Amazon.com. 

To test drive your type's book, download a free 5-day devotional on his website at https://www.tylerzach.com/free.  

🔗 Connect with Tyler Zach!

💻 https://www.tylerzach.com

📷 Instagram: @GospelForEnneagram

🎥 Youtube: @gospelforenneagram

📱 Facebook: @gospelforenneagram

🐦 X/Twitter: @gospelforgram

🔗 Connect with Steph!

💻 https://ninetypes.co/

📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco

🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhall

Here are the key takeaways:

• My mom follows Tyler’s Instagram
• How we (as Threes) sometimes mistype ourselves based on how we want to be
• Making the decision to leave ministry
• Loss of identity and identity work as a Three
• Changing his perspective from his previous ideas (Joke about Wayne Grudem, IYKYK)
• Opening up to different perspectives of himself and who God is
• How we use our types to harm others unintentionally, and how the Enneagram can improve our relationships
• Sixes as protectors
• Feeling like we’re drowning as Threes when we try to slow down
•  The EnneaSummit: how it came to be and why Tyler is excited about it
• Tip for Threes: Practice slowing down. It doesn’t feel great at first, but it’s necessary.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• The EnneaSummit: Love & Relationships Edition
• Tyler’s History of the Enneagram Course https://www.tylerzach.com/history 
• The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
• Enneagram 2.0 Podcast by Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes
• Facets of Unity by AH Almaas (the book Steph mentions on Holy Ideas)
• Here on a Mission by Donald Miller

Want to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.