Raising Boys & Girls Episode 334: Moving from Knowledge to Relationship with Kids / Enneagrams Wrap Up with Jill Phillips and Hunter Mobley
Dec 16, 2025
Join therapist and Enneagram teacher Jill Phillips, alongside lawyer and author Hunter Mobley, as they dive into the transformative power of the Enneagram in parenting. They discuss how understanding motivations can enhance compassion and reduce reactivity in relationships. Hunter shares insights from his book on self-discovery, while Jill offers strategies for connecting with children based on their unique needs. The duo emphasizes the importance of slowing down, modeling self-awareness, and finding hope in the ongoing journey of growth for both parents and kids.
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Start With Your Own Perspective
- The Enneagram first builds compassion by revealing nine different ways people see and respond to the world.
- Start by understanding your own way before trying to label or change others.
Use Shared Language To Model Repair
- Model humility by naming your struggles and using shared Enneagram language at home.
- Apologize and laugh about your patterns to make repair normal for your kids.
Passion Versus Virtue
- Passions (the shadow) and virtues (the true self) are opposites and originally paired in Enneagram tradition.
- Rediscovering the virtue reconnects you to who you truly are beneath the personality.
