Episode 324: You're More Prepared than You Think / Enneagram 5's with Kris Plunkett & Lauren Rupley

Raising Boys & Girls

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Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Enneagram 5 parents Lauren Rupley and Kris Plunkett talk curiosity, intentionality, and energy management in family life. They describe how fives’ love of learning, patient problem-solving, and reflective nature become strengths—sparking great questions, thoughtful rhythms, and delight in kids’ unique wiring. They also name common struggles: over-researching instead of trusting intuition, scarce-energy mindsets, stepping back to observe rather than engaging in hard moments, and turning kids’ challenges into a referendum on their own preparedness. Practical help includes building daily downtime, modeling conscious tech boundaries, asking “Is this about me or about my child?”, showing vulnerability, and finding mentor parents a few steps ahead. Resources mentioned: Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-Sections Black Beauty by Anna Sewell The Black Stallion by Walter Farley . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Access Raising Boys and Girls courses here! Connect with David, Sissy, and Melissa at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠raisingboysandgirls.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Owen Learns He Has What it Takes: A Lesson in Resilience⁠ ⁠Lucy Learns to Be Brave: A Lesson in Courage⁠⁠ . . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. A special thank you to our sponsors: QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. THRIVE MARKET: Head over to ⁠ThriveMarket.com/rbg⁠ to get 30% off your first order and a FREE $60 gift. NIV APPLICATION BIBLE: Save an additional 10% on any NIV Application Bible and NIV Application Commentary Resources by visiting faithgateway.com/nivab and using promo code RBG. WAYFAIR: Get organized, refreshed, and ready for the holidays for way less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home. KIWICO: Tinker, Create, and Celebrate this holiday with KiwiCo! Get up to 50% off your first crate at kiwico.com, promo code RBG. JOLIE: Jolie will give you your best skin & hair guaranteed. Head to jolieskinco.com/RBG to try it out for yourself with FREE shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.4	Welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:31.0	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:32.0	And I'm David Thomas,
0:33.2	and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:36.7	Let's dive in.
0:43.6	We have been very excited about this episode for a long time thinking about being in the room with two folks we really enjoy and respect.
0:53.5	Yes.
0:53.7	And excited to learn from you both.
0:56.0	And so we're going to be talking about all things fives today.
0:59.0	We have kids of multiple ages represented in this room, male and female perspective, and excited
1:07.0	to just start out by asking you both, what would you say you love the most about your number
1:11.6	and what do you love the least?
1:14.8	I'm gonna let you go first.
1:16.2	Okay, I came up with three words to summarize.
1:21.6	My love the most, curious, patient, and tenacious.
1:28.3	And I think there's a distinction between tenacious and persistent, because I think persistent would imply, like, repetitive, whereas tenacious would be, like, adapting.
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