Episode 335: The Enneagram Comes Home with David and Sissy

Raising Boys & Girls

That Sounds Fun Network

Religion & Spirituality, Kids & Family, Christianity, Parenting

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Sissy and David reflect on the meaningful conversations and listener feedback from their Enneagram parenting journey, offering a quick, hope-filled recap of each number’s core parenting strengths and how to support kids of every type. They remind us there’s no “right” way to parent—only the unique goodness each number brings—share a few favorite resources for further learning, and close with a tender benediction for parents doing the sacred work of raising boys and girls. Resources mentioned: The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron & Suzanne Stabile The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile The Journey Toward Wholeness: Enneagram Wisdom for Stress, Balance, and Transformation by Suzanne Stabile . . . . . . 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. MERCY SHIPS: Please donate today at MercyShips.org/podcast. OMAHA STEAKS: Visit OmahaSteaks.com for 50% off sitewide during their Sizzle All the Way Sale. And for an extra $35 off, use promo code FUN at checkout. JOLIE: Jolie will give you your best skin & hair guaranteed. Head to https://tinyurl.com/RBGJolie to try it out for yourself with FREE shipping. EVERYDAY DOSE: Get 45% off your first subscription order of 30-servings of Coffee+ or Bold+. You’ll also receive a starter kit with over $100 in free gifts including a rechargeable frother and gunmetal serving spoon by going to https://tinyurl.com/RBGEverdayDose or entering RGB at checkout. You’ll also get FREE gifts throughout the year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey friends, welcome to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast.
0:12.4	I'm Sissy Goff.
0:13.5	And I'm David Thomas, and we're so glad you've joined us for this conversation.
0:18.3	Let's dive in.
0:25.7	Thank you. for this conversation. Let's dive in. I was about to say welcome back to the Raising Boys and Girls podcast, but I don't want to be here.
0:30.6	I don't want to record this episode.
0:31.8	I don't either. I mean, I want to be here with you having this conversation, but I feel so sad.
0:39.9	I don't know that I can remember a season of the podcast when I have had as many people stop me in as many places and talk about
0:47.2	how they've learned. I've had parents stop me in the waiting room. I have had parents stop me
0:51.9	in the airport, different places, and talk about the
0:54.2	conversations. My favorite conversation was a mom stopped me. And she said, I have been trying to get
0:59.9	my husband on board with the Enigram for the longest time. And he would just have nothing to do with it.
1:04.3	But because he loves a podcast and you all started talking about it. It's like all we talk about now in our house.
1:10.5	That's so cool.
1:11.4	I know it was so our hope that there would be so much good learning that has come from this.
1:16.7	And it seems like from the feedback we've been given, that's been the case.
1:20.8	That was our great hope.
1:21.8	It was our great hope.
1:23.3	And we have had so many fun conversations with friends and people we love and trust that are all different numbers.
1:30.4	We have learned so much.
1:31.9	Yes, we have.
1:32.9	We knew that would happen.
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