

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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Jul 20, 2020 • 58min
All About Enneagram 4s in Relationship
Fours are considered the Individualists or the Romantics of the Enneagram. Why do Fours seem to delve into places of shame and sorrow more quickly than others, and why is there so much variety and stereotyping going on with them as well? What are they like in marriage, and most importantly, what can they do to be at the best individually and in their families and relationships? Join in for a talk on all things beloved Enneagram 4 including wings, subtypes, and type-by-type relationship pairings! Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 13, 2020 • 55min
Around the Table Part II: With Guest Dietician & PA, Stacey Day, Enneagram 2
This week as we wrap up our Around the Table segment, join Christa going through her research findings and chatting with her first official guest, her best friend Stacey Day, a dietician and PA-C. It's been so wonderful to conduct research and to spend time learning about how so many individuals and types have formed food preferences, food issues, and couple bonds over the course of their lives and relationships. They discuss couples tips for the long haul and also how friendship and food can carry you through so many beautifully memorable times if you open yourself up to it. Most importantly, how your marriage and family can truly thrive in both your most intimate and special everyday moments with food. Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 6, 2020 • 42min
Around the Table: The Role of Eating Together for Healthy Marriages
In this episode, you'll get encouragement and learn how to talk about and address food issues in your marriage, season by season. Research tells us ways we plan for or initiate and carry out our eating rituals in our families and cultures matter. Food together in marriage and family has such potential to either hurt or help your communication. You're also getting a great tool for conversations around your table! Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 29, 2020 • 36min
All About Enneagram 3s in Relationship
Fresh from the vault of pre-COVID times comes our "All About Enneagram 3s in Relationship" episode! Though our voices are a bit lighter in earlier 2020 times, the content you'll find for loving and living with your Enneagram 3 is just as rich and deep as you would hope. Enjoy this episode so you learn more about this secretly romantic and deeply vulnerable (under the stylish and bold exterior) heart type with the absolute best you have to give! Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 22, 2020 • 35min
Choosing to Celebrate Together: Anniversary Episode
Happy events in our lives and marriages deserve to be celebrated, and not just at the end of the road, but at important milestones too. In this episode, join Christa as she talks about various personality trappings for your types and hers, and especially how celebrating the amazing journey along the way changes your life for the better. Research, media, and personal examples all converge to tell us the same thing - the stories you tell about your marriage and the actions you take in it matter - a lot! Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate well together as you step into a fresh new moment of your life lived with intention. Anniversary contest also! For the @AlisaTaylorDesign Enneagram prints, visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/AlisaTaylorDesign Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 15, 2020 • 43min
Technology Troubles (& Tips) for Marriage with All Enneagram Types
Marriages are in danger of losing connection more than ever due to literally constant tech use & interruptions. The research we gathered over quarantine shows that phones are getting out of control and communication is suffering. Listen to why tech is particularly addicting, what types suffer most, and how it's hurting you even if you don't realize it. We also share seriously vital tips you need in order to stay tuned not just to social media but to your most important relationship! https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/style/smartphones-iphone-marriage-husbands-wives-technology.html https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2014/02/11/couples-the-internet-and-social-media/ https://www.marriage.com/blog/relationship/reasons-technology-is-affecting-divorce-rates/ https://www.focusonthefamily.ca/content/how-to-make-technology-work-for-your-marriage Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 8, 2020 • 31min
Healing Attachment Wounds in Marriage & Culture
Join Christa in a conversation about the importance of compassion, listening, empathy, and specific steps for healing trauma wounds in a marriage using the Enneagram. These steps bring success to a large degree and are the hallmark of healing difficult moments - together. Tune in for the three steps in healing attachment wounds as a couple, and stick around or our free resource for regaining balance in your marriage as well. Visit https://www.verywellmind.com/five-stages-of-grief-4175361, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169872/, and https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/helping-someone-with-ptsd.htm for information about grief, trauma, and compassion research as we continue on in marriage and life. Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 1, 2020 • 38min
4-Second Start and Stop Behaviors Every Marriage Needs
Can a few seconds really make a difference in the life of a person, a marriage, a culture? The answer is a resounding yes, and in light of what's been happening in culture lately with the instability, the quarantine and the racial tragedies, it's the very best time to bring life and healing to your marriage, family, and community. Starting with a prayer and some tips for what you can do about what's happening around us today, and listening to this entire strategy-packed episode, will help you to find your way back to health presence and practice today! Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 25, 2020 • 30min
The Big 3 Issues in Marriage: Part 3, Sex
Listen in as Christa uses the Enneagram to openly discuss sexual needs and desires, as well as the ways they have been stifled, shamed, and overexposed. This episode is critical for you to listen to on your own or with your partner. Then you can get started on the road to your most amazing and sacred intimate life together with tons of practical tips and research you don't want to miss! Kendra Swalls info from Girl Means Business also! Website - www.girlmeansbusiness.com Itunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/girl-means-business/id1457458458 Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/girlmeansbusiness/ Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Have a specific question? Fill out this form to get your personal questions answered now! Or leave us a comment or question by sending an MP4 recording to enneagramandmarriage@gmail.com. (You can use your voice memos app on your iPhone to record). Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too right >> here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

May 25, 2020 • 23min
Transforming Through Trials, Grief, and Loss Together
We know you're working so hard to make a great life and legacy for future generations together both in the world and in your family. But what do we do in marriage when trials and losses hit, as they inevitably do as time passes. Join Christa for an amazing journey through her own and your grief at each stage with tons of practical and heartfelt marriage and personal tips and an extra special freebie for you from her husband Wes! Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our amazing freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @ enneagramandmarriage Love what you're learning on E + M? Make sure you leave us a 5-Star review so others can find us, too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices