Episode 52: The Enneagram—9 Ways to Uncover the Best (and Worst) of Who You Are, Get Honest With Yourself, & Improve Your Relationships

The Best of You

That Sounds Fun Network

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

5 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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What a rich conversation with Enneacast hosts Jesse Eubanks and Lindsey Lewis about the 9 types of the Enneagram! We talk everything from mistyping women to Jesus, Kevin Hart, and the Apostle Paul. This is a great episode to share with your family, small group, and friends—it's an opportunity for honest conversations about your areas of brilliance. . .and the blind spots we all have. Here’s what we cover: 1. The 9 different types 2. Your Enneagram number as one part of who you are 3. The Enneagram and narcissism 4. Why celebration is a discipline we all need to practice 5. How to love types that trigger us 6. The difference between comfort and shalom 7. What type was Jesus? Paul? Peter? Tom Brady? Find a full transcript and list of resources from this episode here. Do you have questions for Dr. Alison?⁠ Leave them here. Want to receive free bonus content? ⁠⁠Sign up for my free weekly email here. Related Episodes: Episode 49: Personality, the Big Five Traits, and Why Are We So Obsessed With Personality Types? Episode 50: 9 Types of Intelligence, the Trap of Comparison, and How to Connect More Authentically with God Episode 51: The 12 Common Thinking Traps, Mind Reading, Mental Filters, and How To Stop Taking Things Personally Boundaries for Your Soul Series Thanks to our sponsors: Go to ⁠www.organifi.com/bestofyou⁠ today and use code BESTOFYOU for 20% off your order today. Please visit christianapp.org/mentalhealthtsf to donate today! Go to fuller.edu/bestofyou to learn more about Fuller’s MS in Marriage and Family Therapy program. Get 35% off your first order of Sundays. Go to SundaysForDogs.com/BESTOFYOU or use code BESTOFYOU at checkout. Music by Andy Luiten Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:26.6	Hey everyone. I'm Dr. Allison and I'm so glad you're here to discover what brings out the best of you.
1:33.5	This podcast is all about breaking free from painful patterns, mending the past, and discovering our true selves in God.
1:41.5	I can't wait to get started as we learn together how to become the best version of
1:46.0	who we are with God's help. Hey, everyone, and welcome back to today's episode of The Best of You
1:55.2	podcast. I'm so glad you're here. So I have mentioned the Enneagram on this podcast numerous times and almost always one of you
2:02.9	writes to me and says, can you please tell us more about the anagram? And it is certainly one of my
2:08.8	favorite and most well-love psychology tools. So I thought it would be fitting to include it in this
2:14.1	series. And so I invited my new friends, Lindsay and Jesse, on to tell us all about it.
2:21.0	They are the co-hosts of an amazing podcast called The Eniocast. It's put out by their organization called
2:27.7	Love Thy Neighborhood, which I'm really excited to learn more about from them today. Its mission is to
2:33.7	disciple Christians, to serve their
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