EP 39: 9 Types

On this week’s episode of Relatable, we are further exploring the topic of Personality–specifically, the Enneagram and the 9 types. Colter, Cayla and Lauren dive into the fascinating world of the Enneagram, a powerful tool for understanding personality types, promoting personal growth, and seeing how others navigate the world. Whether you're new to the Enneagram or a seasoned enthusiast, this episode offers insights into the nine types and their core motivations/fears. Join us as we explore the Enneagram.

 

Key Discussion Points:

Enneagram: Understanding your Enneagram type can provide deep insights into your core motivations, fears, and behavioral patterns. This self-awareness helps you recognize why you act the way you do and how you can grow and develop in healthier ways. After hearing the fears and motivations of each type, can you identify your type?

 

Triads: The Enneagram divides its nine types into three triads, each associated with a different aspect of human experience: the Heart (Feeling), Head (Thinking), and Gut (Instinctive) centers. Each triad is linked to a core emotional response—shame, fear, or anger—that significantly influences the behavior of the types within that triad. How do you see the core emotions (shame, fear, anger) manifesting in your life, even if they are not part of your primary triad? How do these emotions influence your overall personality and behavior?

 

Enneagram on a Spectrum: The Enneagram describes each type's behavior across a spectrum of health, from healthy to average to unhealthy. This spectrum reflects how an individual of a particular type functions at different levels of self-awareness, emotional stability, and personal growth. Can we identify the characteristics of your type when you are in heath, average, and/or unhealthy?

 

The message of this episode is to get a better understanding of the enneagram and what the basic desires and fears are for each type! As you go on this journey of researching and really identifying your type, you and others can start to understand how we navigate this world. What is our motivation? What drives us to do certain things? What characteristics do we possess?