Using the wisdom of the Enneagram, and ongoing discussion and conversation, we will grow compassion for ourselves and others, as well as a better understanding for why we do what we do!

The year is 2020. Quarantine. Dispute at the house with your partner. Where do you go and what do you do?! Lets talk about how Andrew and Braden Bowles deal with it! And while we're at it, lets talk about enneagram 9s and 6s in relationships, sharing a line on the 'gram, and the importance of our mental health and what tools are out there to help.

Episode 92 - Andrew (9) and Braden (6) Bowles

There isn't enough time in a podcast or space here to adequately say how much we love Christine Min! Christine was born in Los Angeles and is a life-long Angeleno except for three years spent in Washington D.C., where she attended Georgetown Law and met her husband, Michael. Christine is an attorney and most recently worked as the in-house counsel for a venture-backed sustainable beverage company. She currently provides legal counsel for corporate clients, and also works with mission-driven executives to help grow and develop their teams and businesses. Christine also serves on the board for the Disability Rights Legal Center. Her husband Michael (also an Enneagram 8) works in finance. They live in West LA and are currently sheltering at home with their two young children, who are 9 and 7 years old, and with Dustin, their 4-year old rescue dog from Korea. Christine is Korean-American -- her parents immigrated from Korea over 50 years ago.   “People who are thinking dominant, are lazy thinkers. And people who are feeling dominant are lazy around emotions.” -Suzanne

Episode 91 - Christine Min (Enneagram 8)

Do you have an enneagram one in your life that you want to understand better? Are you figuring out your enneagram number and still unsure if you're a One or not? Do you love listening to 20 minutes of good people sharing parts of their Enneagram Journey? Then this episode is for you! Others on The Journey part 2 is hearing from Enneagram Ones and what their Inner Critic is to them. It is definitely not a universal experience as you'll hear! If you want to read more submissions that were written in, check out <a href= "http://www.theenneagramjourney.org/podcast/2020/ootj2">www.theenneagramjourney.org/podcast/2020/ootj2</a> While you're there, be sure and click on the link for your new <a href="https://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/store/mask" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Enneagram Face Mask!</a> Thank you for listening, for your engagement and enthusiasm, and for your continued support of Life in the Trinity Ministry and The Enneagram Journey podcast!

Others on The Journey - Enneagram 1s

Let's check the voicemail and answer some questions! Everyone says this about their podcast or show, but it is for sure true in our case, what makes The Enneagram Journey podcast so wonderful is you the listener. Such great questions, keep 'em coming! Today's topics include: <ul> <li>Numbers that share a line on the enneagram</li> <li>Veterans, Trauma, and the relationships with our stress and security numbers</li> <li>Enneagram and Parenting</li> <li>ONEs and their voices, prayer and prayer beads</li> <li>Are you triggered by other's who are your stress number?</li> <li>And more!</li> </ul> Be sure and join Suzanne, Dr. Barbara Rila, and Rev. Dr. Andy Stoker for 2020 Enneagram Bootcamp! <a href= "http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/2020ebc">www.lifeinthetrinitymi</a><a href="http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/2020ebc">nistry.com/2020ebc</a> Thank you for listening and making LTM a part of your Journey! Keep doing the work!

Episode 90 - Q&A with Suzanne

What is above "bonus content"? That is what this is! Enneagram master Russ Hudson walks listeners through the 9 numbers and their Virtues and Passions. "If you've really found your core Passion, you'll be with it for the rest of your life." - Russ And, Ennegram 7s, Joel did you a solid and asked Russ to start with your number! Be sure to stick around though for the other 8, because it is all GOLD. PLUG! Be sure and sign up for the 2020 Enneagram Bootcamp online! Visit <a title="2020 Virtual Bootcamp" href= "https://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/ltm-events/2020bc1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/ltm-events/2020bc1</a> The Enneagram, Family Systems, Trauma and Grief with Suzanne Stabile, Dr. Barbara Rila, and Dr. Andy Stoker As always, thank you for listening, for leaving a review and rating and visit the podcast online at <a href= "http://www.theenneagramjourney.org/">www.theenneagramjourney.org</a> !

Episode 89 - The 9 Virtues with Russ Hudson

Well, if you wanted a WEALTH of enneagram knowledge and wisdom, just put Suzanne Stabile and Russ Hudson together! Enneagram 5, author of The Wisdom of the Enneagram, incredible teacher, and incredible human, Russ Hudson joins Suzanne to share what he has learned teaching different cultures around the world about the enneagram, what enneagram wisdom offers us during these times of social distancing and quarantine, and what he wants people to know about Fives. If listening to this episode leaves you wanting more, then check out episode 89! Russ walks us through the 9 Passions and Virtues. If listening to both leaves you STILL WANTING MORE! Then sign up for the 2020 Enneagram Bootcamp online! Visit <a title="2020 Virtual Bootcamp" href= "https://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/ltm-events/2020bc1" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/ltm-events/2020bc1</a> The Enneagram, Family Systems, Trauma and Grief with Suzanne Stabile, Dr. Barbara Rila, and Dr. Andy Stoker. As always, thank you for listening, for leaving a review and rating and visit the podcast online at <a href= "http://www.theenneagramjourney.org">www.theenneagramjourney.org</a> !

Episode 88 - Russ Hudson (Enneagram 5)

This episode is fantastic. That is the preview. Meet Jamie Grace, Enneagram 7, singer, song writer, artist, mother, daughter, sister, wife, and all the things! Jamie and Suzanne talk about life as an enneagram 7, as a young black woman, what it was like being diagnosed with Tourette's, OCD, anxiety and ADHD at a young age. Be sure and stick around until the end of the episode to hear a clip from Show Love, a song from Jamie's and Morgan's new EP, Songs For Our Children. You can find it on iTunes and in Apple Music! And find out more about Jamie and where she is going to be touring at www.jamiegrace.com

Episode 87 - Jamie Grace (Enneagram 7)

On May 7, Joey (8) and Billy Schewee (9) joined Suzanne, and then later Joe, to talk about parenting, relationships, the enneagram, struggling, and being vulnerable during the pandemic. Their conversation was so great, we decided to flip it for the TEJ Podcast! Episode 86 is the second part of their conversation, and it includes: <ul> <li>6s and Authority</li> <li>9s and Orientation to Time</li> <li>Relationships when you share a line</li> <li>Forgiveness</li> <li>Could you be a 7 or an 8?</li> <li>3s, expectations, and goals</li> <li>2-8 Mother-Daughter Relationships</li> </ul> We hope you enjoy this episode, and join Suzanne for upcoming conversations with Nadia Bolz-Weber, Jamie Grace, and Russ Hudson!

Episode 86 - Livestream Part 2

If you are in any sort of relationship with an enneagram 8 or 9, you want to hear this podcast episode! On May 7, Joey (8) and Billy Schewee (9) joined Suzanne, and then later Joe, to talk about parenting, relationships, the enneagram, struggling, and being vulnerable during the pandemic. Their conversation was so great, we decided to flip it for the TEJ Podcast! In episode 85, the first of two episodes, we learn about: <ul> <li>Enneagram 8s and 9s and co-parenting. It's not always so easy!</li> <li>"Scene Control" for 8s</li> <li>Vulnerability vs. Transparency</li> <li>9s, parenting, and energy</li> <li>Advice for relationships between 2 mothers and their 8 daughters.</li> </ul> "I have the highest expectations of you without wanting to be close to you. And that's where the problem comes." - Joey (8) And a very cool and special ending to today's episode from our friends Andy Gullahorn and Jill Phillips!

Episode 85 - Parenting Livestream with Joey and Billy (part 1 of 2)

Welcome back to The Enneagram Journey Live! Join Suzanne, Jon Singletary (3), Laura Addis (3), Heather Mustain (6), Craig Nash (6), Jill Herrington (9), and Brett Gibson (9) during this 2 part series as they discuss life on the central triangle of the enneagram. Or the "3-6-9 train" as Father Rohr calls it! Episode 84 is part 2 of this panel discussion, so if you missed the first half, be sure and go back and listen to Episode 83. <ul> <li>How are you in a group?</li> <li>If you could choose to go be with your enneagram triad or enneagram stance, which would you choose?</li> <li>Let's hear about "inner committees", how important efficiency is for some, and making school lunches!</li> </ul> "It's easy for me to just go through life, just doing things, and not being known in what I'm doing." - Jill, enneagram 9

Episode 84 - 3,6,9 Panel Live! Part 2

What does it mean to have the same dominant and repressed center of intelligence? Let's find out! Join Suzanne, Jon Singletary (3), Laura Addis (3), Heather Mustain (6), Craig Nash (6), Jill Herrington (9), and Brett Gibson (9) during this 2 part series as they discuss life on the central triangle of the enneagram. Or the "3-6-9 train" as Father Rohr calls it! <ul> <li>What does "later" mean to each number?</li> <li>Why is it so hard to determine if your enneagram number is a 9 or 1?</li> <li>How important is Google to 6s? How much do you use it?</li> </ul> Be sure to come back for Part 2 on Episode 84!

Episode 83 - 3,6,9 Panel Live! Part 1

You have questions, and Suzanne is going to answer them! Suzanne and Joel discuss what 5s look like when they move to their stress and security numbers. Do enneagram Fours like conflict? What is Essence? Aaaaaaand more. "I think a healthy 5 who can appropriately choose and use the high side of 7 and the high side of 8, is kind of a home for everybody." If you are an enneagram Four and would like to share your thoughts on conflict and today's talk, please visit <a href= "http://www.theenneagramjourney.org/interact">www.theenneagramjourney.org/interact</a> and leave a voicemail! We will compile the responses and share them, because as Suzanne says, nobody can better describe an enneagram number than that number. And if you aren't walking through The Enneagram Journey Curriculum with friends, family, neighbors, strangers...anyone really, why not?! <a href= "https://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/store/vimeo">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/store/vimeo</a>

Episode 82 - Q&A with Suzanne

The INCREDIBLY talented, Morgan Harper Nichols joins Suzanne on The Enneagram Journey today! Morgan Harper Nichols is an artist whose work is inspired by real conversations. Morgan spent the first couple of years of her professional life as a college admission counselor, and then, as a full-time touring singer-songwriter and musician. It was on the road that she cultivated her curiosity and passion for writing, art, and design and slowly began to share her work online. She and Suzanne discuss how they as an enneagram 5 and 2 can learn from each other, the different ways they connect to people, the value of stories, and more. <ul> <li>"I think the way we challenge our personalities is affected by whether or not we're an introvert or an extrovert."</li> <li>"I think there is something powerful and beautiful about thinking mindfully about others. We don't always have to say anything."</li> <li>"I cut people off from pursuing me by pursuing them first."</li> </ul> You can find out more about Morgan at <a href= "http://www.morganharpernichols.com">www.morganharpernichols.com</a>  You can find out more about Suzanne and what she and LTM are up to at <a href= "http://www.suzannestabile.com">www.suzannestabile.com</a> and <a href= "http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com</a> As always, please share your feedback about the podcast and questions you have at <a href= "http://www.theenneagramjourney.org/interact">www.theenneagramjourney.org/interact</a>

Episode 81 - Morgan Harper Nichols (Enneagram 5)

In today's episode, Suzanne sits down with Joel to answer some of the questions listeners have sent in. <ol> <li>Why is it significant when an enneagram 3 has a 4 wing?</li> <li>What numbers are good in relationship together?</li> <li>How can 9s and 1s deal with their anger?</li> <li>What does being "other referenced" mean, and what numbers are?</li> <li>AND MORE</li> </ol> <ul> <li>Morning Pages</li> <li>Prayer Beads</li> <li>Church antagonists</li> <li>Totems</li> <li>Stay at home parents</li> </ul> Thank you all for listening and for your feedback! Keep the questions coming in at <a href= "http://www.theenneagramjourney.org/interact">www.theenneagramjourney.org/interact</a> And visit <a href= "http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com</a> today to sign up for an upcoming event with Suzanne!

Episode 80 - Q&A with Suzanne

Part 2 of 2 Billy is back for more! Suzanne and Billy are diving into Repressed Centers of Intelligence today, as well as, how can each enneagram number best communicate with their kid’s teachers? <ul data-rte-list="default"> <li> The Process vs. Progress </li> <li> Responding vs. Reacting </li> </ul> “Doing the next right thing is sometimes followed by the word, ‘now’.” “The delivery of the message is equally as important as the content of the message.” Billy in some form or fashion has been studying the enneagram under Suzanne since he was 19! Now 40, married to Joey Schewee (enneagram 8), raising 2 boys and working on his doctorate at UTD, Billy shares how he utilizes what he has learned as a parent, an educator, and an administrator. We hope you enjoy today’s podcast, and be sure to go back and listen to Part 1 (Episode 78) if you missed it!

Episode 79 - Education and the Enneagram Part 2

Part 1 of 2 Billy Schewee, enneagram 9, joins Suzanne on the podcast to talk about his pursuit of bringing enneagram knowledge and work into the education world. Billy in some form or fashion has been studying the enneagram under Suzanne since he was 19! Now 40, married to Joey Schewee (enneagram 8), raising 2 boys and working on his doctorate at UTD, Billy shares how he utilizes what he has learned as a parent, an educator, and an administrator. We hope you enjoy Part 1 and be sure to download Part 2 when it becomes available!

Episode 78 - Education and the Enneagram Part 1

Welcome Meredith McDaniel to The Enneagram Journey! Meredith is a wife, mom, author, and therapist from North Carolina. She and Suzanne talk about her new book, In Want and Plenty, which was released in January 2020, and what her life and relationships are like from the lens of an enneagram 4.  They talk about so much including: <ul> <li>Does God give us more than we can handle?</li> <li>Life as a 4 married to an enneagram 7.</li> <li>Disappointment </li> <li>Discernment</li> <li>Spontaneity vs. Surprise</li> <li>And more of course!</li> </ul> You can find out more about Meredith and her practice at <a href="http://www.milkandhoneycounseling.com">www.milkandhoneycounseling.com</a> "I really used to believe that in order for other people to want to have anything to do with God, that I had to pretend like I had it all together. Im from the South, and we do that really well." - Meredith McDaniel

Episode 77 - Meredith McDaniel (Enneagram 4)

Our good friends Brad and Noelle join Suzanne on The Journey today to talk about their relationship, their family, and how they have navigated life over the past 15 years as an Enneagram 7 and 4. The first half includes a lot of good enneagram stance talk and great discussion on the Head and the Heart and that disconnect in their relationship. "We realized that we don't know how to argue. He is very good at arguing, and I'm very good at retreating." - Noelle The second half of the show the Otts share their joys and struggles in building a family. The discussion includes discernment, they're experiences with therapy, and tools and advise for other parents going through tough seasons. “...learning how to have the freedom within messy trauma to re-write the script of how things are supposed to look.”   2020 ENNEAGRAM BOOTCAMP IS OPEN! Visit <a href= "http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com</a> for dates, information, and registration for the 2020 Enneagram Boot Camp with Suzanne Stabile. The event sold out quickly last year, so don't wait too long to register!

Episode 76 - Brad (7) and Noelle (4) Otts

This is the final installment of our three part conversation on the Enneagram, Trauma, and Adoption. If you are new to The Enneagram Journey Podcast, we recommend listening to the first two parts of this conversation in episodes 73 and 74. Dr. Rila (enneagram 7) and Suzanne (enneagram 2) open this episode answering a few more questions from the audience who was at The Micah Center for this recording. Then they run through each enneagram number and the struggles they may have with adoption as both a child and adopting parent. Thank you for joining us on this Journey! Please keep sending your questions, comments, and feedback to <a href= "http://theenneagramjourney.org/interact">theenneagramjourney.org/interact</a>

The Enneagram, Trauma, and Adoption Part 3

Part 2 of 3 on Trauma and Adoption. <ul> <li>How should we address change in other's behavior?</li> <li>What is episodic meaning?</li> <li>Birthdays, Adoption Days, and Memory Candles</li> <li>Q&A from the audience</li> <li>and more!</li> </ul> "...the wounds are so great that the family pulls into a cocoon for retreat and not for growth." - Dr. Barbara Rila "The enneagram gives us a structure in which to be mindful."

The Enneagram, Trauma, and Adoption Part 2

Special Episode! Dr. Barbara Rila joined Suzanne at the Micah Center in front of a small audience to talk about Trauma, Adoption, and the Enneagram, so we went ahead and recorded it to share. This is Part 1 of either 2 or 3 where Suzanne and Barbara introduce themselves and why they're having the discussion and then tackle the topic of Trauma. "Every enneagram number finds a victim spot in the low side of their stress number." - Suzanne This episode includes: <ol> <li>Definition of Trauma</li> <li>Genetic predisposition vs. Environment</li> <li>Movement in the Enneagram during trauma</li> <li>Parenting Styles and Trauma</li> <li>Pro Social Behavior</li> <li>A good chunk of Enneagram 6 talk</li> </ol> Enjoy the episode and please share it with anyone you think may need or want to hear it!

The Enneagram, Trauma, and Adoption

Meet vocational coach, founder of The Reset Consortium, and enneagram 5, Stephanie Hewitt! Stephanie joins Suzanne and Joel on The Enneagram Journey to talk about life growing up as a 5 and daughter of a Marine who had to move a lot. She sheds some light on having a 4 wing, how she discovered her number, and what it has been like learning and growing with her stress and security numbers. Suzanne and Stephanie also talk some about Enneagram Subtypes. If you're interested in learning more about subtypes, visit <a href="http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com</a> and use the promo code "72" at checkout to get the Enneagram Subtypes mp3 for $20. (code is good through the end of the year). And, to learn more about Stephanie and The Reset Consortium visit <a href= "http://www.resetconsortium.com">www.resetconsortium.com</a> ! Enjoy today's conversation, and we hope to see you at an upcoming event!

Episode 72 - Stephanie Hewitt (Enneagram 5)

After a small break we are back! Feedback has been that you love the episodes that feature Suzanne answering your questions, so that is what we are going to start "season 3"? with! Can we discover our children's orientation to time and what can we do with that? Is my husband a 5 or an 8? And lets discuss being a stay at home mom who is a 3 and wondering about her movements in stress and security. Also, enneagram 6, Lindsay O'connor joins the Journey to talk about anxiety and Suzanne breaks down what all enneagram personalities get anxious about. 2020 is just around the corner and that means a whole new season of live workshops and events. Suzanne, Joe, and LTM hope to see you at an upcoming event in Virginia, Tennessee, Colorado, Georgia, or their home of Texas! We are lighting a candle for you and your Journey here at the Micah Center!

Episode 71 - Q and A with Suzanne

Leslie Bley, enneagram 6, is on The Journey with Suzanne in today's episode! “It is a particular gift of yours regardless of what is happening in the room, to lead people back to the middle.” Suzanne to Leslie "One of the reasons its so important to me that people learn the enneagram, because you get to CHOOSE a reaction. And when you don’t know the enneagram, it so often chooses you." “For 6s, there’s something scary about hope, and there’s something scary about change.” Leslie “Duty is why I’m brave.” Leslie Married to Kevin who is an enneagram 9, and mother to twin boys, Leslie is a therapist who lives in Austin, TX. This episode discusses so many topics including the enneagram in therapy, duty vs. desire, and lots of good discussion and distinctions within the Dependent Stance. Hope you can join Suzanne live in Dallas or online on November 22 for Holidays and the Enneagram! Visit <a href= "http://www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com">www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com</a> for more information and registration.

Episode 70 - Leslie Bley (Enneagram 6)

Enneagram 3, husband, and father of two beautiful girls, Sean Palmer is on today's episode of The Enneagram Journey! (He is also a pastor, speaker, writer) This episode is full of so many great sound bites: "3s don't cut corners. We find efficiencies." "Why is the investment in who we are and what we believe so low?" "How many people I have talked to who are married to 1s, and how deeply they love them, but don't understand the 1s feelings about themselves." This episode also holds some great content about enneagram stances, orientation to time, and how we all deal with failure.   Good luck on Your Journey!