Enneagram in Real Life

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Tyler Zach, author and certified Enneagram coach with 18 years of experience coaching students, adults, couples, and business teams. He has grown a vibrant community of over 47K Enneagram enthusiasts on his Instagram account @GospelForEnneagram. He is writing a faith-based 40-day devotional for every Enneagram type which you can grab on Amazon.com. To test drive your type's book, download a free 5-day devotional on his website at https://www.tylerzach.com/free.  🔗 Connect with Tyler Zach!💻 https://www.tylerzach.com📷 Instagram: @GospelForEnneagram🎥 Youtube: @gospelforenneagram📱 Facebook: @gospelforenneagram🐦 X/Twitter: @gospelforgram🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:My mom follows Tyler’s InstagramHow we (as Threes) sometimes mistype ourselves based on how we want to beMaking the decision to leave ministryLoss of identity and identity work as a ThreeChanging his perspective from his previous ideas (Joke about Wayne Grudem, IYKYK)Opening up to different perspectives of himself and who God isHow we use our types to harm others unintentionally, and how the Enneagram can improve our relationshipsSixes as protectorsFeeling like we’re drowning as Threes when we try to slow down The EnneaSummit: how it came to be and why Tyler is excited about itTip for Threes: Practice slowing down. It doesn’t feel great at first, but it’s necessary.Resources mentioned in this episode:The EnneaSummit: Love & Relationships EditionTyler’s History of the Enneagram Course https://www.tylerzach.com/history The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne StabileEnneagram 2.0 Podcast by Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio PaesFacets of Unity by AH Almaas (the book Steph mentions on Holy Ideas)Here on a Mission by Donald MillerWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, Harvard physician, nationally recognized stress expert, and author. She is also an in-demand multi-media personality, high profile medical correspondent, internationally renowned Fortune50 speaker, and podcaster. Uniquely fulfilling her original career ambition to be a journalist, Dr. Nerurkar has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Oprah Magazine, Architectural Digest and Elle – in addition to being a columnist for Forbes and writing for The Atlantic.Dr. Nerurkar’s expertise on stress comes from working with thousands of patients throughout her years as a primary care physician and director of an integrative medicine program at Harvard’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is now a lecturer at Harvard Medical School in the Division of Global Health & Social Medicine and serves as the Co-Director of the Clinical Clerkship in Community Engagement. She has also worked in global public health at a World Health Organization collaboration center in Geneva, Switzerland.To bring stress back to healthy levels, Dr. Nerurkar offers her five science-backed mindset shifts, rooted in more than two decades of clinical experience, for when life gets hard:The First Reset: Get Clear on What Matters MostThe Second Reset: Find Quiet in a Noisy WorldThe Third Reset: Sync Your Brain and Your BodyThe Fourth Reset: Come Up for AirThe Fifth Reset: Bring Your Best Self ForwardTo learn more about Dr. Aditi Nerurkar and “The 5 Resets,” visit https://www.draditi.com/.🔗 Connect with Dr. Aditi Nerurkar!💻 https://www.draditi.com/📷 Instagram: @draditinerurkar🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:What is Toxic Resilience?The Rule of TwoDiving into the Five ResetsAddressing: “I’ve tried everything nothing is working”What is the mind-body connection?Exercise: Stop, Breathe, Be & Sticky FeetMyth: You can’t think your way out of stressResources mentioned in this episode:The Covenant of Water Novel by Abraham VergheseCutting for Stone Novel by Abraham VergheseLearn more about subtypes! Download my free subtypes guide here.Not sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide and a series of six emails to walk you through the whole process. Sign up here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Dr. Meg Arroll (PhD, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, FHEA, MISCPAccred), a chartered psychologist, scientist and author with a specialist focus on behavioural psychology related to health and wellness, invisible/misunderstood illness and everyday trauma. Dr Meg has published widely in peer-reviewed journals including British Medical Journal (Open) and Medical Hypotheses, in addition to seven mainstream books for the public on topics ranging from chronic fatigue to emotional eating. Dr Meg works on a 1-2-1 basis with individuals, in corporate settings to improve health and performance and as an advisor to brands and the media. As a regular contributor to commercial publications such as The Daily Mail and Psychologies magazine, Dr Meg translates complex scientific theories and research for public dissemination.Meg has held academic positions at a number of universities and is currently an assessor for the British Psychological Society’s chartered route in coaching psychology. She’s busy promoting her most recent book Tiny Traumas around the world, across 33 publication territories including the UK, USA, throughout Europe, South America, Asia and Australasia and splits her time between London and the southern states of the US.Grab her book here!🔗 Connect with Meg!💻 https://www.drmegarroll.com/📷 Instagram: @drmegarroll🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:Breaking down “little T” traumaWhy “Keep Calm and Carry On” isn’t helpfulMisconceptions about tiny T traumaMeg’s Triple A approach: Awareness, Acceptance, ActionBenefits of emotional writingWhat is our “psychological immune system?”Meg’s response to “Is everything just trauma nowadays?”Resources mentioned in this episode:James Pennebaker’s workI Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouLearn more about subtypes! Download my free subtypes guide here.Not sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide and a series of six emails to walk you through the whole process. Sign up here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Naomi Hattaway. Naomi is the CEO of 8th & Home, a consulting practice that combines affordable housing and homelessness prevention work, with the power of Leaving Well, a practice for individuals, organizations, and boards in periods of transition. Her practice of leadership and implementation of the Leaving Well concept combines strategic visioning, organizational development, and community care. She delivers a deep commitment to equitable practices, a willingness to have tough conversations, strong project management and facilitation skills, and compassion and generosity to every interaction and facet of her work.After living across the US, her family moved overseas to India where she learned to thrive in the midst of chaos. Following one year in Singapore, they moved back to the US and have traipsed their way through Florida, Virginia, Ohio, and Nebraska, and now back in Florida. Naomi is an 8w7, and her love languages are accountability, tattoos & really good playlists.🔗 Connect with Naomi!💻 https://naomihattaway.com📷 Instagram: @naomihattaway🧑‍💻Linkedin: @naomihattaway🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:Naomi’s journey of self-discoveryVulnerability vs. transparency in EightsWhat is the concept of “Leaving Well”Grief and loss as part of a transitionDiscussing each Enneagram type in workplace transitionThe Workplace Transition ArchetypesPractical Practices for those making transitions How to connect with NaomiResources mentioned in this episode:“Eight” by Sleeping at Last Necessary Endings by Henry CloudYour Caring Heart by Jaiya John Workplace Transition Archetype Quiz DiSC® ProfileThe Power of Onlyness by Nilofer MerchantLeading for Justice by Rita SeverSupervision Matters by Rita SeverCountdown to Leaving Resource by NaomiLearn more about subtypes! Download my free subtypes guide here.Not sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Kristi Rowles, a mental health therapist turned Enneagram Coach. She launched Enneagram University in 2020 where she trains Enneagram-loving humans to be the most competent and confident coaches on the market. Kristi is known for teaching the Enneagram in a way that is accessible, practical, fun, and compassion-driven. She and her partner, Nick, call central Florida home but they love traveling. She’s got a thing for chocolate, bright colors, and fun earrings.We discuss Kristi’s journey opening a business (and purchasing a totally unfamiliar business) as an Enneagram Six, and we discuss obstacles each type faces in opening a business.Find Kristi Online!Instagram:  @enneagramuniversity and @heyitskristirowlesHer earring business: https://roziejune.com/Sign up for Enneagram University (Affiliate links): EU Level 1: Enneagram WisdomEU Level 2: Coaching Skills EU Level 3: Biz Building SkillsFULL Enneagram University Coaching Certification ProgramUSE THESE PROMO CODES to save 5-15% through Friday, Dec. 1.BF5 for 5% off one levelBF10 for 10% off two levels BF15 for 15% off the bundle of all three! Here are the key takeaways:Kristi’s path into entrepreneurshipWhat makes entrepreneurship challenging as a 6Why Kristi built Enneagram UniversityObstacles each type faces in opening a business + how each type can shift their perspective or do something different Resources mentioned in this episode:Free Preview of Enneagram UniversityWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Jacqui Acree. As a certified Advanced EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, Jacqui Acree works with overstimulated, high achieving women to turn down the dial on your stress response so you can actually enjoy the good already in your life...and maybe even let more in.Join Happyish Holidays! This is an affiliate link, so I earn a small commission if you purchase. This really helps support the podcast and it helps Jacqui track where her clients are coming from. ninetypes.co/happyish-holidays🔗 Connect with Jacqui!💻 ninetypes.co/happyish-holidays📷 Instagram: @jacqui.acree🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:Why do the holidays feel so hard for so many of us?You’re not alone in feeling this wayWhat is tapping and why does it help?Self-care vs. Self-maintenance (a perspective shift)Emotional boundaries and how we can use themBeing a middle school girl with curly hairMicro tools we can use when gatherings are challengingHow laughter can help us change our perspectiveResources mentioned in this episode:The Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan SchaflerA list of micro-tools for self-regulationJacqui’s funny reelSteph’s funny videoFull Show Notes Here: https://www.ninetypes.co/blog/enneagram-irl-podcast-jacqui-acree-happyish-holidaysWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Christa Hardin, MA, a relationship expert, author, as well as host of the popular Enneagram & Marriage Podcast. Christa has been working with and researching marriage for two decades, providing hope for couples who are struggling to find their light, love, and mission together in any season of relationship. Her most recent title, "The Enneagram in Marriage: Your Guide to Thriving Together in Your Unique Pairing," is out now from Baker Books!Grab her book here!🔗 Connect with Christa!💻 www.enneagramandmarriage.com📷 Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage🎙️Podcast: The Enneagram + Marriage Podcast🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:Going beyond typologyUsing the Enneagram with your partnerAn Enneagram perspective in therapyWhat is the “Enneagram Glow,” according to Christa?An overview of strengths & pitfalls for each type in relationshipChrista’s perspective on typing kidsChrista shares tips from her book: Type 1 & 5 pairing How to connect with ChristaResources mentioned in this episode:The Birth-Mark, Short story by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Dating Divas Date Night KitsThe Lord of the Rings by J. R.R. TolkienWant to keep the conversation going? Join me on Instagram @ninetypesco to keep learning and chatting about how our types show up in REAL LIFE! Connect with me here: https://www.instagram.com/ninetypesco/?hl=enLearn more about subtypes! Download my free subtypes guide here.Want to stay up to date with all things Nine Types Co? Join my email-list and receive Enneagram reflections, thoughts about growth and personal development. Plus, you’ll get priority access to new offers and courses! Sign up here.Not sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide and a series of six emails to walk you through the whole process. Sign up here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

A while back, I shared an email about the top 5 things I learned while writing my last book (release date TBA!). Many of you asked for more writing tips for each Enneagram type. On this week’s episode, we’re tackling that topic! Writing can be hard. Here are a few tips for each Enneagram type to write (and finish) your next blog post, article, book, etc. Plus, I’ve tagged on some of my favorite advice at the end, too.You can also watch this video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/iG3CQ4g1xAI🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Mary Adkins, a writing coach and founder of The Book Incubator, a 12-month program to write, revise, and pitch your novel or memoir. She is author of the novels When You Read This (Indie Next Pick, “Best Book of 2019” by Good Housekeeping and Real Simple), Privilege (Today.com “Best Summer Read,” New York Post “Best Book of the Week”), and Palm Beach (recently named one of the New York Post’s “Best Books of 2021”). Her books have been published in 13 countries, and her essays and reporting have appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate, and more. A graduate of Yale Law School and Duke University, she helps aspiring authors finish their books with joy and clarity. You can apply for The Book Incubator here: https://www.thebookincubator.com/🔗 Connect with Mary!💻 https://maryadkinswriter.com/📷 Instagram: @adkinsmary🎙️Podcast: The First Draft Club🎥Youtube: @maryadkins🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:Typing as an Enneagram ThreeMary’s journey from lawyer to writer Patience and rejection as an Enneagram ThreeThe finished, published product— what’s it like?Discussing a Type Three approach to loss and lifeWorking with different Enneagram TypesMary’s goal-setting process for writingHow to connect with MaryResources mentioned in this episode:Palm Beach: A Summer Beach Read by Mary AdkinsExpressive writing, according to research by James ​​PennebakerBody Keeps the Score by Bessel van der KolkBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertNot sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide and a series of six emails to walk you through the whole process. Sign up here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Marta Gillilan. Marta has taught in public and private schools both in the US and in Europe. Marta has a Master’s degree in Global Leadership from Fuller Seminary. She has over 25 years of experience in teaching, leadership teams, small group dynamics as well as individual coaching. Marta has extensive practical experience interweaving the complexities of the Enneagram into everyday life coaching for all types of people. Marta teaches Enneagram in classes, small groups and retreats but her passion is coaching and mentoring, relationship building, and leadership development. She's traveled extensively but calls Kansas City, Missouri her home.🔗 Connect with Marta!💻Email: marta.gillilan@gmail.com 📷 Instagram: @smartagram🔗 Connect with Steph!💻 https://ninetypes.co/📷 Instagram: @ninetypesco🎥Youtube: @stephbarronhallHere are the key takeaways:Marta’s typing experience as a SixThe Type Six inner committee and self-doubtTyping as a Sexual SixOpposite-case scenario  vs. worst-case scenario“Grief feels like fear”Remembering & honoring Marta’s Type Five husbandLiving with grief— what worked, what didn’t?Being in touch with your body as a SixThe transformational power of the EnneagramResources mentioned in this episode:The Complete Enneagram by Beatrice Chestnut, PhDThe Wisdom of the Enneagram by Don Richard Riso, Russ HudsonThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Everything Happens for a Reason (And Other Lies I’ve Loved) by Kate BowlerSay Yes by Scott EricksonWant to keep the conversation going? Join me on Instagram @ninetypesco to keep learning and chatting about how our types show up in REAL LIFE! Connect with me here: https://www.instagram.com/ninetypesco/?hl=enLearn more about subtypes! Download my free subtypes guide here.Not sure about your type? Get my free self-typing guide and a series of six emails to walk you through the whole process. Sign up here: https://ninetypes.co/selftyping-guideWant to keep learning about the Enneagram? Grab Steph’s new book, Enneagram in Real Life! Find the book, ebook, or audiobook wherever books are sold.