Enneagram and Marriage

You know that last-minute resolutions aren't going to get you on your way in your marriage for 2022 as well as we do. Instead it will be grace-filled intentional growth that gets you there, growth that factors in your personality type, your instincts, and your nuances as a pairing. Join Christa and Jenn for tips for your head, heart, and body as you plan your very best for the next step of growth!...

With all of the Enneagram tools out there, sometimes it's hard to know what order we do our work in. Though there will be nuances for each person and relationship, the work we do as couples does need to have a particular flow if we're going to make any headway individually, one to one, and in shining our lights together in the world also. Join this special show to learn how to move with personal r...

Join this fun episode of Christa interviewing her teens Hannah and Melody about using the Enneagram as they talk casually and candidly about how the Enneagram can help or hurt them in their developing lives, families, and friendships. Figure out the best timing in sharing the Enneagram with your kids as you plan for, begin, or continue the parenting journey, how to grow and glow in type across tim...

Join Christa for an episode packed with hands-on tips for re-energizing your Enneagram route to healing by living with intention as you grow in your life and marriage. Today's podcast differentiates wings from arrows and takes every listener on a type-by-type journey of how they can reclaim their arrow lines to offer them more routes and healthy options in their Enneagram growth journey, both pers...

Join Christa and Olivia for the annual E + M Christmas movie typing special in analyzing the rom-com "Serendipity." Set in Christmas in New York City in the early 2000s, Serendipity has so many playful and fun, romantic characters to type. The movie also brings so much encouragement to those seeking the right relationship as well as those seeking to revive their love. Grab some popcorn and a mug o...

We're always talking about which wing we "are" in our Enneagram types versus deeper diving into how we can use both wings to grow in our lives and marriage. In this episode, take a deeper dive with Christa into the route for how to move from one wing into the other so you are most balanced in your type work. We go type by type to process the nuances of what your work may look like and most importa...

Keeping your marriage and family goals aligned with your big dreams for shaping your corner of the world is an intentional process and there's no one better to talk about it on our show today than the ambitious Connor Swenson and Claire Dinan, both Enneagram types 378 on Truity's Enneagram assessment living out their dreams both at home in London as well as all over the world together. Join them i...

Holidays are a time for families to come together but often with the extra time comes the noticing of our disparities in marriage as well. Take time to listen to this week's episode with Christa and her assistant, coach Jenn Johnson (1-3 Glow) for a chat about all things love stories, Enneagram and the holidays. You'll get tips for how to keep your love alive as well as tips to avoid and work thro...

When two expressive types come together, there's pure passion no matter the result. It's truly a journey to find balance with all the big love and feelings going on. Today Christa takes a journey with Kirsten and Jeshua Barker (2-8 Glow) as they help couples with lots of emotions process the ins and outs of dealing with the codependency that can occur with passionate pairings. They also share the...

We've got a power-packed episode for you today as we discuss not only the E + M Glow Relationship Planner launch but also the all-important topic and research results from a recent marriage and sensory issues survey! Beth Johnson, Occupational Therapist and 1-1 Glow Pairing joins Christa for a riveting episode on how much our sensory issues can impact our marriages and cause stress in our families...

Great, pleasurable sex life isn’t something a lot of people even in premarital counseling are taught since intimacy is such a private space. After having their 6 kids, Dan and Emily Purcell (types 7-9) of the Intimately Us App and the Getting Your Marriage On Podcast are sharing a tool that helps couples bring their morals as well as a ton of fun into their most intimate space together. Today Dan...

Join Christa for a special conversation with Mexican-American recording artist Moriah Smallbone the day she releases "Worth," a song she produced with her Grammy-award winning husband Joel Smallbone on her brand new EP Live at the Quarry. Moriah and Christa discuss the stories behind the songs, Moriah's marriage story, and the ways they continue to inspire one another together creatively in their...

Christa is joined by Enneagram and Marriage Certified Coach Lisa Carter of the 7-8 Love in Motion Glow pairing for a deeper dive into love languages. Christa and Lisa walk through the focus on the five love languages through the unique lens of the Enneagram and marriage, sharing how each type not only gives love but also feels loved. Lisa also introduces us to the ways Enneagram types speak forgiv...

The Enneagram Glow is a concept to describe how you and your partner’s combined relationship gifts shine brightly together in the world. On the flip side, it also provides a framework to work through your unique “couple shadow”. The glow we create together looks very different season to season and after years of struggle, coregulating, and exchanging our gifts. On today's show, Christa goes throug...

Whether you're a heart, head, or body type, your body is important and the ways you move and don't move affect your relationship quite a lot. Because of this, Christa interviews the amazing Hallie Ringhand, Enneagram 2, of New U & Fit Enneagram about helping couples with their health and fitness needs. Hallie is of the 2-6 Glow and not only does she tell us heart tips from over two decades of marr...

Do you feel like you're loved by everyone else but your own spouse doesn't appreciate you? Do you want to get both deep and practical in your growth journey? This episode covers some of the complexity of being married to someone with a different core fear and how to step into growth together. Christa interviews 3-6 Glow couple Pastor Matthew Stephen Brown and Tammy Brown about their mission to ext...

When you're hitting trauma triggers in your relationships, you need to restore your body's sense of safety and survival to progress. Therapist and author Aundi Kolber, Enneagram 4, not only talks us through our body's responses to triggers with her trauma-informed approach Try Softer, but she also offers tangible healing steps. As we work to bring safety into our lives one grounding step at a time...

Christa is joined by Des Schnell, Enneagram 3 of the 3-5 "Master Minds" Glow Pairing as we learn about working with both 3s and 5s in marriage as well as the pairing. We're also talking about not just working on marriage but being in one as ourselves honestly as people and as parents, as we continually lean into growth and grace. Join us for tips for on both maintaining your authenticity, finding...

Are you looking for new ways to move in your relationship? Wondering what motivates certain behaviors and instincts in your partnership outside of your core Enneagram types? You won't want to miss the talk with Katherine Fauvre, discoverer of Tritype, a systematic way of looking at your gifts and issues through a multi-faceted lens. Here you'll get practical tips to use the information you discove...

We all have certain routes we believe will help us in our life and relationships. However, they are actually the well-trodden but dysfunctional paths known as the ego-fixations that trip us up and create distance, disharmony, and conflict in our relationships, ultimately wounding us, our partners, and our families. Join Christa in hearing about not only the fixation of each type but in learning pr...

We all need refreshment and tips on how to get on the same page with a spouse or partner. In this episode, Christa is joined by financial experts, the energized 3-3 Glow pairing, Daniel and Kay of Centsei Financial, to help give you the tips that could change your financial trajectory forever. In addition to sharing their Truth in Love Glow Guide tips, Daniel and Kay take us on their marriage jour...

Are you struggling with staying focused and organized in this crazy moment of culture? Today's show covers mentally and physically energizing ways for couples, families, and individuals to get organized and to stay organized as we begin the new season! Christa is joined by the organizational expert, author, course creator, and podcaster Laurie Palau, as she shares her Enneagram and Clutter course...

Today's show covers the fascinating topic of how you can use the newest Enneagram Truity research to deepen your bond, to help you discover missing pieces together, or even to help you hone in on finding a partner. Truity's latest Enneagram personality tool helps couples to take their relationship to a healthier level together, but understanding how to use it makes all the difference. Christa is j...

Today Christa and Beth McCord explore the Enneagram and relationships together as well as the deeper implications of the Enneagram. How does the Enneagram theory work with someone who's a Christian? Is it a healthy tool spiritually? How can we use it to grow closer to God? Finish out Season 2 with a close chat between Christa and Beth and find your way to grace, balance, and as always more great t...

When you have a relationship rhythm where one partner has an entirely different way of moving through the world than you do, you have to learn to balance. Today Christa is joined by Sarajane Case to talk about her 7-4 Glow pairing with her husband Oby. Join two Sevens in a conversation about Oby falling in love with Sarajane in their better-than-fiction coffee shop romance love story, and more imp...