The Enneagram Journey – Details, episodes & analysis

Its Q&A time on The Enneagram Journey!

Suzanne and Joel sat down to record today's episode at The Micah Center and decided at the last moment to turn on the camera. Having the camera on contributed to the conversation about seeing a therapist and accountability, and the show just takes off from there.

Some of the things you'll here in this episode:

• A question about a 7 and 5 relationship
  • this leads to some subtype talk
• What needs to fall away when you go to therapy?
• Enneagram 6s and Trust
  • Are 6s the most controlling personality?
• A 4 and 5 parenting adult children
• A great Chuck Knoblauch joke that Suzanne talked over
• aaaaand more!

"Tell me what you want, and I'll tell you whether or not I can give it to you."

PLUG TIME

2025 is going to be the year that LTM gets around the country! Several stops already locked in: Arkansas, South Carolina, Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas. And many more that are in the works!

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You've got Enneagram questions? We've got Enneagram responses! This is seriously Suzanne's favorite way to teach, so send your questions in at theenneagramjourney.com/contact

TODAY'S INTRO

• Ben Folds, "Annie Waits" (2001, Rockin' The Suburbs)
• Pete Holmes (Pete is the WORST Therapist)
• Suzanne Stabile in today's show
• Step Brothers (2008, Columbia Pictures)

The second half of 2024 is well underway and so is the second half of the 2024 Cohort Program. Welcome back Alex Reegan (enneagram 8) and Darnell Young (enneagram 1)! Our third guest, Matt Lesser (8), couldn't join us for this conversation, but he'll be back at the end of the year for sure! Today's episode is fantastic:

• Is "triggered" still a term we should be using? Who decides?
• Would you rather be Right or in Relationship?
• Armor and Privilege
• Tattoo Talk
• When are you vulnerable?
• Orientation to Time!

We think it would be hard to listen to this episode and not want to apply for the 2025 Cohort Program. So, LTM has extended the application deadline to September 1, 2024. Visit lifeinthetrinityministry.com/2025cohort for all of the information, expectations, and applications.

BIG PLUG!!

The Enneagram and Spiritual Practices

September 6-7, Birmingham, AL with Rev. Joseph and Suzanne Stabile

Join the Reverend and The Enneagram Godmother for a weekend diving into our enneagram personalities, specifically Stance Work, and the role it plays in our Spiritual lives and practice.

lifeinthetrinityministry.com/alabama

The Enneagram and Relationships

October 4-5, Charleston, SC, with Suzanne Stabile

Join Suzanne for her final travel teaching of 2024 in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. We don't know anyone who can combine enneagram wisdom with relationships better than Suzanne. She needs her own weekly radio show to be honest!

lifeinthetrinityministry.com/charleston

Today's Intro:

• Scrubs (S3, E9)
• South Park (S19, E1)
• The Enneagram Journey Podcast
• Eric Nadel (The Texas Rangers Radio Network)

This is the first episode of an anticipated 10 Episode series over the next year, that we're really excited for! You have most likely heard about the LTM Cohort program on the podcast, and what better way to talk about it then to follow along with 3 Cohort members?

On today's show, meet Enneagram One Darnell Young.

She has always been interested in the behavior of others and the motivation behind people's behavior. In being introduced to the Enneagram, Darnell felt the tool put a name, or number, to how she viewed people. She loves to share information with others to bring them to awareness of themselves and others around them.

In the next couple of episodes listeners will also meet Matt and Alex from the 2024 Enneagram Cohort.

If you're interested in applying for the LTM Cohort program, there is still time to apply for the 2024 Leading Change Cohort, and the dates, expectations, and application for the 2025 program will open up in the Spring!

Want to dip your toes before diving into a Cohort? CLICK HERE to sign up for one of LTM's Enneagram small groups starting in March.

The Enneagram Journey podcast is produced by Life in the Trinity Ministry, a 501c3 non-profit ministry, and your donations help us to keep workshops and resources affordable as well as fund scholarships for the Cohort program, teaching events, and maintenance and upkeep of The Micah Center. You can contribute at lifeinthetrinityministry.com and the enneagram journey.com

TODAY'S INTRO

• Jerry Maguire (TriStar Pictures, 1996)
• The Princess Bride (20th Century Studios, 1987)
• South Park (S4, E8)
• You People (Netflix, 2023)

Blessings on your journey!

Part 2 of 2

Billy is back for more!

Suzanne and Billy are diving into Repressed Centers of Intelligence today, as well as, how can each enneagram number best communicate with their kid’s teachers?

• The Process vs. Progress

• Responding vs. Reacting

“Doing the next right thing is sometimes followed by the word, ‘now’.”

“The delivery of the message is equally as important as the content of the message.”

Billy in some form or fashion has been studying the enneagram under Suzanne since he was 19! Now 40, married to Joey Schewee (enneagram 8), raising 2 boys and working on his doctorate at UTD, Billy shares how he utilizes what he has learned as a parent, an educator, and an administrator.

We hope you enjoy today’s podcast, and be sure to go back and listen to Part 1 (Episode 78) if you missed it!

Part 1 of 2

Billy Schewee, enneagram 9, joins Suzanne on the podcast to talk about his pursuit of bringing enneagram knowledge and work into the education world.

Billy in some form or fashion has been studying the enneagram under Suzanne since he was 19! Now 40, married to Joey Schewee (enneagram 8), raising 2 boys and working on his doctorate at UTD, Billy shares how he utilizes what he has learned as a parent, an educator, and an administrator.

We hope you enjoy Part 1 and be sure to download Part 2 when it becomes available!

Welcome Meredith McDaniel to The Enneagram Journey!

Meredith is a wife, mom, author, and therapist from North Carolina.

She and Suzanne talk about her new book, In Want and Plenty, which was released in January 2020, and what her life and relationships are like from the lens of an enneagram 4. 

They talk about so much including:

• Does God give us more than we can handle?
• Life as a 4 married to an enneagram 7.
• Disappointment 
• Discernment
• Spontaneity vs. Surprise
• And more of course!

You can find out more about Meredith and her practice at www.milkandhoneycounseling.com

"I really used to believe that in order for other people to want to have anything to do with God, that I had to pretend like I had it all together. Im from the South, and we do that really well."

- Meredith McDaniel

Our good friends Brad and Noelle join Suzanne on The Journey today to talk about their relationship, their family, and how they have navigated life over the past 15 years as an Enneagram 7 and 4.

The first half includes a lot of good enneagram stance talk and great discussion on the Head and the Heart and that disconnect in their relationship.

"We realized that we don't know how to argue. He is very good at arguing, and I'm very good at retreating." - Noelle

The second half of the show the Otts share their joys and struggles in building a family. The discussion includes discernment, they're experiences with therapy, and tools and advise for other parents going through tough seasons.

“...learning how to have the freedom within messy trauma to re-write the script of how things are supposed to look.”

2020 ENNEAGRAM BOOTCAMP IS OPEN!

Visit www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com for dates, information, and registration for the 2020 Enneagram Boot Camp with Suzanne Stabile. The event sold out quickly last year, so don't wait too long to register!

This is the final installment of our three part conversation on the Enneagram, Trauma, and Adoption.

If you are new to The Enneagram Journey Podcast, we recommend listening to the first two parts of this conversation in episodes 73 and 74.

Dr. Rila (enneagram 7) and Suzanne (enneagram 2) open this episode answering a few more questions from the audience who was at The Micah Center for this recording. Then they run through each enneagram number and the struggles they may have with adoption as both a child and adopting parent.

Thank you for joining us on this Journey!

Please keep sending your questions, comments, and feedback to theenneagramjourney.org/interact 

Part 2 of 3 on Trauma and Adoption.

• How should we address change in other's behavior?
• What is episodic meaning?
• Birthdays, Adoption Days, and Memory Candles
• Q&A from the audience
• and more!

"...the wounds are so great that the family pulls into a cocoon for retreat and not for growth." - Dr. Barbara Rila

"The enneagram gives us a structure in which to be mindful."

Special Episode!

Dr. Barbara Rila joined Suzanne at the Micah Center in front of a small audience to talk about Trauma, Adoption, and the Enneagram, so we went ahead and recorded it to share. This is Part 1 of either 2 or 3 where Suzanne and Barbara introduce themselves and why they're having the discussion and then tackle the topic of Trauma.

"Every enneagram number finds a victim spot in the low side of their stress number." - Suzanne

This episode includes:

1. Definition of Trauma
2. Genetic predisposition vs. Environment
3. Movement in the Enneagram during trauma
4. Parenting Styles and Trauma
5. Pro Social Behavior
6. A good chunk of Enneagram 6 talk

Enjoy the episode and please share it with anyone you think may need or want to hear it!