Enneagram and Marriage

Finding your marriage mission just isn’t possible without finding your own authentic God-given gifting, a gift others may have missed in your life. Today Christa intimately weaves her own stories and encouragements for you together on the podcast to give you a lift in finding your authentic self before God. This episode can help you to destabilize shame in your life and find your gifting again with yourself and with God, even amidst church hurt, family of origin wounds, marriage hurt, and more. Listen here or watch on YouTube here! Use the code EMBOOK40 for 40% off the book right here at Baker Books also! https://bakerbookhouse.com/products/516448 Also, don’t forget to enter the glow contest right here! Visit www.EnneagramandMarriage.com for all of your relationship care needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today we take a peek into the soul of the Enneagram in Marriage book in a heartfelt conversation with Christa and the Baker Books executive editor Christa worked with on the pages of it, Stephanie Duncan Smith (Slant Letter, @stephanieduncansmith on Instagram). Stephanie and Christa discuss not only the heart of the mission of E + M in the pages of the book but also private writing as soul care, and how partners can and must give one another support, liftoff, and a safe place for us to explore our dreams. We hear about Stephanie's 4-8 marriage pairing, her reason for championing Christa's book at the pub board and onward as the book finally gets launch liftoff, and so much more in this interview together! Don't have the book yet? Make sure you grab it here to walk alongside Christa in this Amazon #1 Top New Release in Christian Marriage here! Get it here! or here >> https://a.co/d/9P4KvVF Watch on YouTube here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When you're in seasons of shadow, it often feels like your spouse is the antihero and you're not only the hero but the author, writing your own story and having to rely on whatever methods you need to survive. In the new "Enneagram in Marriage" book, we remember together that it's not so much about casting judgment on one person wholly as it is about discovering the emotional backstory behind the maladaptive marriage struggles in one or both partners -  and more, just what can be done about this so your vices don't inevitably make things worse. In this brand-new Enneagram in Marriage book backstory series, Christa unlocks the often misread complex layers contributing to keeping our vices locked into place piece by piece, and puts her cards on the table to bring her husband Wes on to share his side of the book intro story about her own vices as well. Join us for this series as you also unlock the mysteries still undetected in your own and your spouse's life. Don't have the book yet? Make sure you grab it here to walk alongside Christa in this Amazon #1 Top New Release in Christian Marriage here! Get it here! or here >> https://a.co/d/9P4KvVF Watch on YouTube here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, our biggest hearts for you are for you to reach into the pages of Christa's brand-new book that launched today, The Enneagram in Marriage: Your Guide to Thriving Together in Your Unique Pairing, which LAUNCHED TODAY! This is a book dedicated to helping you to grow healthier in the ways you shine together in your relationship and yes, it's finally here for you to order wherever you buy books, including Kindle and Audible, etc! In this open-hearted episode, Christa dives into the purposes and intent of each chapter and shares vulnerable pieces of her heart, stirring this community to courage in taking steps forward together as we cross from shadowlands into light.   Order it here on Amazon! Order it here at Baker! Watch this episode on YouTube here!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As Christa prepares to launch her new book into the world tomorrow, she draws strength from one of her greatest heroes, J.R.R. Tolkien, reminding listeners of the absolute necessities we can learn for our own life's epics on the shadowy roads of life and relationships. Join us as we share about the week's adventures here at E + M as well as what you came for, an epic saga of psychology, literature, lore, and lessons with the bestselling "Lord" of the Rings, himself. Stay tuned for our heart-driven mid-week launch week episode as well that airs tomorrow on launch day! TOMORROW IS LAUNCH DAY! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GET PRE-ORDER BONUSES! ORDER HERE AND CLAIM YOUR BONUSES AT WWW.ENNEAGRAMANDMARRIAGE.COM Watch episode on YouTube!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The shadows and stresses each of you bring to marriage have volumes of family lore behind them, backing them up and urging you each on to survival in your own nuanced ways. When the honeymoon is over, and these rhythms tend to re-emerge and spousal stories converge and collide into differing rhythms in middle seasons of marriage, how can you stand united? Today Christa invites you on a brief and gentle journey of viewing your stories alongside some of the stories right here from her book and otherwise in terms of places and spaces we want to grow from together! Also, celebrate with us a day on the top of the Amazon Christian Marriage charts for the new books, because of our awesome launch team! Don't forget to order yours right here as we bring the Enneagram learning to others!  Pre-order your book right here and get the bonuses!  Watch on YouTube Bonuses are: 🕯A guide to lead a small group book study on The Enneagram in Marriage! 🕯A handy printable chart for quick and easy reference on The Enneagram Types! 🕯Tips to increase sexual intimacy for each Enneagram Personality Type! 🕯Plus, you’ll get a FREE Audiobook! Grab and order here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of us from faith circles have been asked questions about the Enneagram origins and whether they are compatible with a Christian or even logical scientific worldview. Today we take time to process this question in detail with Christa's husband Wes Hardin, MA, who has a degree in biology and philosophy as well as a Master's in Theology from Wheaton College, along with his medical degree as a PA. Join Christa in the interesting conversation with Wes from a historical, faith-centered, and scientific logical viewpoint so you can learn more for yourself and more about how to discuss the Enneagram with intelligence and care in your marriage, faith, and social groups! Visit much of this content in written form on our FAQ page here also! Watch the convo on YouTube here You can find Jesse Eubanks' podcast link/s here and Tyler Zach's aforementioned resources on the same topics here! You can grab Christa's new book, "The Enneagram in Marriage: Your Guide to Thriving Together in Your Unique Pairing," right here also!https://a.co/d/ed25gVA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When we get busy and overwhelmed in marriage, talking about what’s deep and emotional may feel like the least desirable option. Yet we all know that hiding and stonewalling are the very worst things we can do together, especially during the busiest years with school-aged kids underfoot. Today we talk with Juilliard-trained creative artist and oboist Dr. Meredith Hite Estevez, Enneagram Four, who offers us an invitation to find the depths together safely, helping us not to lose ourselves as we continue to find our best rhythms together. She also talks about her marriage to her type 7 hubby who is the pastor at Kirk on the Hills Church in Bloomfield Hills, MI. Join us for this lilting conversation with this tremendously gifted writer, teacher, speaker, Ivy-league-trained musician, and creative artist Dr. Merideth, and also enjoy her music in the background during her introduction as well so you can find your own joyful rhythms as we connect together here!   Episode music credits: Merideth Hyte-Estevez - oboe Jani Parsons - piano   Find Merideth's beautiful site, podcast, and work here! www.artistsforjoy.com and for creative (and free!) meet-ups find her popular The Artist's Way group here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Although most parents desire a deep relationship spiritually with God, it's easy to leave it behind along with self-care and marriage care during the busiest seasons of the parenting era. Kayla Craig, author, wife, mom of five, and creator of Liturgies for Parents, has comforted thousands of souls with her prolific words on prayerfully parenting together through the very hardest of days. Christianity Today calls Kayla's page an essential parenting resource, and in this interview, we speak not only Enneagram (she and her hubby are an 8-8 couple with differing instinctual stackings), but she's got four kids, including a child who needs extra measures so she truly gets how lost we can be in finding the depths and heights with God when we're literally knee deep in kid messes of all kinds. We get real here on this fun but meaningful podcast. Don't miss this time together, and definitely don't miss Kayla's brand new book, Every Season Sacred that launches into the world this week! Watch on YouTube here!  Kayla Craig's author website and Liturgies for Parents Get Kayla's book! Love the Enneagram & Marriage pod? We would love to get your review so others can find the show as well. Share on Apple Podcast right here! Buy Christa's new book now so you can make sure tou get your pre-order bonuses before the launch date in 2 weeks! www.enneagramandmarriage.com       Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The work we do across personality types often has its very foundation in how our thinking tends to shift in stressful moments. In this E + M mini, Christa walks you through all the ways our mental fixations can attack us in life and marriage. To combat the dysregulating thinking, we also walk together through the holy ways of thinking of each type (the Enneagram holy ideas) and release our biggest mental blocks spiritually. Take a few moments to try to bring your unhealthy mental focus into healthier rhythms with us right here! Pre-order your book right here and get the bonuses, including the one-page chart with your holy ideas, virtues, vices, fixations, and more all on one page!  Read my book, “The Enneagram in Marriage: Your Guide to Thriving Together in Your Unique Pairing” so you can truly thrive! Get these bonuses for pre-ordering, too! 🕯A guide to lead a small group book study on The Enneagram in Marriage! 🕯A handy printable chart for quick and easy reference on The Enneagram Types! 🕯Tips to increase sexual intimacy for each Enneagram Personality Type! 🕯Plus, you’ll get a FREE Audiobook!   Grab and order here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices