

Enneagram and Marriage
Christa Hardin, MA
The Enneagram and Marriage Podcast, hosted by Christa Hardin, MA, is rooted in two decades of experience counseling and coaching couples. On top of her expert marriage advice, Christa uses the Enneagram to add another layer of understanding in how we work as individuals and gives us deeper insight into how we connect and shine together in marriage and relationships across the collective community.
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May 20, 2024 • 48min
Mental Health & Relationships Across Personality Types w/Danielle Fuller, MS, Type 9
Guest Danielle Fuller, MS, discusses mental health struggles across personality types like depression, anxiety, and ADD. She shares tips for couples to support each other, prevent issues, and maintain a healthy balance in relationships. The conversation also covers the importance of communication, understanding triggers, and seeking professional help for mental health improvement.

May 15, 2024 • 46min
Special Episode: This is Us Typing Episode w/Dana Lawson, Type 9
So many times, we relate to characters in a song or media outlet, and we don’t get to process them further. Today, you have a chance to do this with Christa and guest Dana Lawson, Enneagram 9 (9-4 pairing), as they walk through This is Us with you! Join Christa and Dana with a cup of coffee or tea for a meaningful chat as we discuss the Pearson family, including but not limited to the Big Three! Listen right here and cast your vote on which types of characters are by writing to us on Instagram in the DMs!
Learn About Relationships & the Enneagram! 🥳💕 Get Christa's "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370
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May 13, 2024 • 36min
How to Stop Striving and Live Purposefully and Abundantly w/Author Becky Kiser, 3w2
It can be so hard deciphering what your God-given dream is and then trying to get the steps just right, especially when you’re in the throes of motherhood or another busy season of life. Today we are joined by author and Enneagram 3w2 (3-6 pairing), Becky Kiser to talk about how she has learned to stop striving to slow down and listen with discernment about which steps to take in her busy life. Becky shares not only biblical wisdom but examples of how she has come to a place of both rest and production by listening and pausing to allow God to open and close doors with healthy packing. Join us for this life-changing conversation as you find your way to your own creative dreams coming true! Get Becky’s book here: But God Can: How to Stop Striving and Live Purposefully and Abundantlyhttps://a.co/d/iIUv5kRFind Becky’s website here: https://www.beckykiser.com/Get to know Becky on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/beckykiser/?hl=enLearn About Relationships & the Enneagram! 🥳💕 Get Christa's "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Spread the word about the podcast here! 📣🥳 Leave your review of this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enneagram-and-marriage/id1493137938Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 8, 2024 • 22min
What Every Partner of a 4, 6, or 8 Need to Know About Processing Conflict
We often find ourselves struggling when we have a spouse with a different way of solving conflict than we have. Today we talk about having conflict with our passionate 4s (artists) 6s (loyalists) and 8s (protectors) and what we can each to do find not only common ground but also passionate, enduring love!Don't forget! Mother's Day is coming! Get your beautiful free Mother's Day card download from Alisa here! https://alisataylordesign.etsy.com?coupon=FREEDOWNLOADFind Alisa's beautiful art here otherwise: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlisaTaylorDesignGift the Moms in Your Life some Enneagram & Marriage love! 🥳💕 or spread the nurturing love to others with hurting marriages by leaving your review of "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Spread the word about the podcast here! 📣🥳 Leave your review of this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enneagram-and-marriage/id1493137938Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 8, 2024 • 1h 5min
Mother's Day Special: Around the Table with Each Enneagram Type Mom w/Alisa Taylor, Type 9
Happy Mother's Day to you and yours! In this Mother's Day week coffee chat with Christa and her dear friend of over twenty years, artist Alisa Taylor type 9, we both celebrate the gift of mom friends as well as discuss ways we can serve our children the very best nourishment across all levels of their emotional, spiritual, mental, and physical palates. Today we talk about what moms of each personality type have on their metaphorical table or plate and what they can share with joy as well as what they can keep working on to make sure we don't pass down the unhealthy traits and overlays of our types!BONUS: Get your beautiful free Mother's Day art download from Alisa here! https://alisataylordesign.etsy.com/?coupon=FREEDOWNLOAD Find even more of Alisa's beautiful art here: https://alisataylordesign.etsy.com?Gift the Moms in Your Life some Enneagram & Marriage love! 🥳💕 or spread the nurturing love to others with hurting marriages by leave your review of "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Spread the word about the podcast here! 📣🥳 Leave your review of this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enneagram-and-marriage/id1493137938Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 6, 2024 • 36min
Finding Hope in Hard Times w/Author and Pastor Matthew Stephen Brown, Type 3
Across the personality spectrum, we each offer different giftings, and Type Threes offer us the reminder of holy Hope - the reminder that the race is not over even when it's hard or even if it feels like a marathon. Today we are given hope today afresh as we are joined by author, pastor, and founder of Sandals Church, Matthew Stephen Brown, Enneagram 3 with the refreshing reminders of faith in the midst of constantly scanning for negativity, especially in hard times. If you could use some encouragement and a reminder to stay strong to hold onto your marriage and to faith amidst all the hard work you’re doing, join us for the special of sharing stories and relationship-building tips from Matthew's newest book from Thomas Nelson here.Find Matthew’s book here (including the QR code): https://www.amazon.com/Every-Day-Miracle-Trusting-Inside/dp/0785240829Spread the Enneagram & Marriage love! 🥳💕 Leave your review of "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Spread the word about the podcast here! 📣🥳 Leave your review of this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enneagram-and-marriage/id1493137938Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 1, 2024 • 23min
What Every Spouse of a 2, 7, or 9 Partner Needs to Know About Processing Conflict
Discover how to navigate conflict with partners of Enneagram types 2, 7, and 9, emphasizing positivity, self-soothing, and maintaining a positive to negative ratio. Learn strategies for supporting these personality types in processing conflict with empathy, communication, and gentleness.

Apr 29, 2024 • 41min
Working on Toxic Patterns in Your Relationship w/Psychotherapist Charisse Cooke, Type 2
How much emotional pain do couples have to endure before making the healthy changes that often feel so scary to initiate? This is a question many need to ask themselves since it's so vulnerable to break deep patterns of trauma together. Today Christa helps you to work through toxic relationship patterns with London-based psychotherapist and influencer Charisse Cooke as we talk about healing toxic bonding and trauma bonding. You CAN learn to find health and healing again or for the very first time and you're going to learn how right here!Find Charisse:Find Charisse's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/charissecooke/Find Charisse's website right here: https://charissecooke.com/Spread the Enneagram & Marriage love! 🥳💕 Leave your review of "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Spread the word about the podcast here! 📣🥳 Leave your review of this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enneagram-and-marriage/id1493137938Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 24, 2024 • 20min
Post-Traumatic Growth Lyrical Lessons from TTPD, Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poet's Department Dark Night of the Soul Album
On this special surprise mini-episode for Swiftie fans and for inquiring minds otherwise, Christa takes you on a journey of finding ways through pain to post-traumatic growth, analyzing through the lens of The Tortured Poet's Department Album (TTPD) from Taylor Swift. Join us for therapeutic lessons, fun, and a few meaningful takeaways for healthy ways to process grief, love, loss, and angst. In this episode we analyze Taylor's vulnerable path forward to healing, adding tips for post-relationship hurt growth healing for you and yours as well! Bring your journal to this pod!SHOW NOTES:Can you spread the word on the book tour? 🥳🙏 Leave your review of "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apr 22, 2024 • 33min
Bringing Minimalism to Your Marriage w/Diane Boden, The Minimalist Mom, Type 7 (7-5 Pairing)
How do you go from busy and overloaded to present in marriage and family, especially when we know that "turning towards" behaviors are what make relationships succeed or fail long-term, especially when we differ SO much after a long span of time together in marriage? As we strive to connect in a truly frenetic world when we have so much to do along with all of these differences, today Christa is sharing a meaningful and uplifting conversation with you and top podcast expert on the massively successful The Minimalist Mom Podcast and Instagram influencer, Diane Boden, Enneagram 7 (7-5) pairing on the pod! We analyze the 5-7 pairing deeply and then Diane to help us with the gift of her pairing as she gives realistic and life-giving tips for minimalism and experiences so you can truly simplify in an overly complex world!Specific convos here are:Diane's 5-7 pairing and what she's learning in her second decade of marriage about becoming less scattered with friendshipsSetting systems into place to help everyone in the family, not just one personStarting in spaces with less sentimental itemsTalking with your spouse for 5 min each week to get settled into the rhythmsFinding what you're both on board with in terms of minimalism and getting focused and organizedFind more free mental and physical space with your systemsHow to work with the busy chaos and say no moreHow to find the jomo (joy of missing out!)Find Diane's Minimalist Mom Podcast here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minimalistmomspodcast/?hl=en and on her website here https://minimalistmomspodcast.com/aboutCan you spread the word on the book tour? 🥳🙏 Leave your review of "The Enneagram in Marriage" book right here: https://www.amazon.com/Enneagram-Marriage-Thriving-Together-Pairing/dp/1540903370Join Christa virtually on your own time in the Enneagram in Marriage 5 week course here! https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/the-enneagram-in-marriage-5-week-course-for-saleWe would love to hear from you! Leave your questions or messages for Christa or sign up for coaching RIGHT HERE: https://www.enneagramandmarriage.com/contact-usSign Up For Christa's WEEKLY NEWSLETTER here: https://enneagramandmarriage.myflodesk.com/olivbuf96oInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandmarriage/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/772026686525647 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagramandmarriage?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices