Everyday Better with Leah Smart

The Enneagram: A Path to Discovering Who You Really Are

Jul 16, 2024

Psychotherapist Bea Chestnut discusses the enneagram, a personality typing system, and its use in personal development. She explains the nine enneagram types and their growth paths, highlighting the power of self-discovery and raising awareness. The podcast explores the Enneagram's impact on personal growth, overcoming skepticism, and the importance of self-observation for understanding motivations and behaviors.

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Bea Chestnut

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The Enneagram system aids in personal growth by highlighting motivations over behaviors, unlocking potential beyond perceived limitations.

Understanding Enneagram types fosters empathy, deeper connections, and improved communication for enhanced relationships and teamwork.

Deep dives

Understanding the Enneagram as a Pathway to Personal Growth

The Enneagram personality typing system categorizes individuals into nine distinct types based on their motivations, not just behaviors. By emphasizing awareness of identified traits, it offers insights into moving beyond self-imposed limitations to unlock personal potential. Through self-observation and understanding, individuals can navigate beyond their perceived personality constraints towards growth and enhanced self-awareness.

Intro

5min

Exploring Enneagram Personality Types for Self-Development

19min

Exploring the Characteristics of Type Sevens in the Enneagram System

4min

The Transformative Power of the Enneagram Personality Typology

9min

Exploring Self-Identification and Enneagram Types

10min

Navigating Skepticism Towards the Enneagram System

5min

Bea Chestnut is a psychotherapist, consultant and globally-recognized expert on the enneagram, a personality typing system based on ancient spiritual traditions. For the past 27 years, Bea has studied, written about and taught the enneagram in both therapeutic and business settings. She uses it as a map for guiding her clients towards a deeper understanding of themselves and others.

On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Bea and Leah dive deep into the enneagram – what it is, where it comes from and how it can be used to raise your level of awareness. Bea describes each of the nine enneagram types, including each type’s growth path for reaching a higher level of consciousness. She also shares how she discovered the enneagram and explains why she thinks it’s one of the most powerful personal development tools in the world.

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Everyday Better with Leah Smart

The Enneagram: A Path to Discovering Who You Really Are

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Understanding the Enneagram as a Pathway to Personal Growth

Exploring Empathy and Reverence through the Enneagram

Utilizing the Enneagram for Relationship Dynamics and Conflict Resolution

Embracing Personal Growth through Enneagram Typology

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts