239 SelfWork: The Ins and Outs of The Enneagram: A Conversation with Expert Beth McCord
The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2021
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
I remember taking the Enneagram years ago - and quite frankly, I got pretty defensive about the results. It's funny now to think about! "This isn't me," I sarcastically decided. But I learned a lot about not only that defensiveness but the great insights the Enneagram has to offer through this conversation with author, speaker and Enneagram expert Beth McCord. She and her husband Jeff created Your Enneagram Coach, after spending years training under the top Enneagram experts, Beth is now leading the way in simplifying what she terms as the "deep truths of the Enneagram." We kept this interview quite ecumenical but the McCords do add a biblical perspective as they teach. Beth believes strongly that the Enneagram can help you understand not only what you think and feel, but why you think and feel what you do.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Selfwork, and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. |
| 0:14.1 | At Selfwork, we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world |
| 0:19.0 | and what to do about them. |
| 0:20.4 | I'm Dr. Margaret, and Selfwork is a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today |
| 0:26.2 | for your own Selfwork. |
| 0:29.6 | Hello, and welcome or welcome back to Selfwork. |
| 0:32.6 | I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. |
| 0:34.2 | I'm a clinical psychologist at a fave Arkansas, and I began this podcast almost five years ago |
| 0:40.4 | in order to reach really three groups of you. |
| 0:43.6 | Those of you who are already very interested in therapy and doing the kinds of things that we're |
| 0:48.5 | talking about in this episode, which is the Enneagram, for those of you who've just been diagnosed |
| 0:53.8 | and you're looking for answers, but also for those of you who are a little bit skeptic |
| 0:58.4 | and might think, oh, I'd never really darken the door of a therapist. |
| 1:01.6 | They're kind of strange people, but you're just curious enough or perhaps unhappy enough |
| 1:07.5 | to listen in. |
| 1:09.0 | Today, we have a very special guest, Beth McCord. |
| 1:13.2 | She wants you to know she's a type 9 on the Enneagram, meaning she's a peaceful mediator. |
| 1:18.7 | She's also a best-selling author, speaker, and coach, and she's very passionate about working |
| 1:24.2 | with individuals to help them understand and interpret their own story through the Enneagram, |
| 1:29.8 | allowing them to see that lasting change, meaningful relationships, and a life of deep purpose |
| 1:34.9 | is possible. |
| 1:36.1 | She and her husband, Jeff, created your Enneagram coach, which I'll have the link to it in the show notes. |
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