Enneagram Coaching with Abbi Rodriguez

In this Episode, I teach about the natural stress response for Type Two and what it their stress behavior looks like when they get “pushed” across the Enneagram diagram to their Stress Point. We take an in-depth look at the shift to the Stress Point and how we can use that Stress Point as a resource to better cope with stress. This episode is one of nine subsequent episodes in this series explorin...

In Episode 19, I teach about the natural stress response for Type One and what it their stress behavior looks like when they get “pushed” across the Enneagram diagram to their Stress Point. We take an in-depth look at the shift to the Stress Point and how we can use that Stress Point as a resource to better cope with stress. This episode is one of nine subsequent episodes in this series exploring...

In Episode 18, I teach about how to better coper with stress with the internal resources the Enneagram diagram offers each Type. This episode is an introduction to what’s referred to as the “Stress Point” for each Type and how that shift shows up in our Enneagram number. The nine episodes following this introduction will take an in-depth look at the shift to the Stress Point for each of the nine T...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Type 9 desiring to better navigate her response to stress. We explore the natural stress response of Type 9s getting pushed over into the lower levels of Type 6 behavior, but we also take a look at some healthy practices to better manage stress by integrating to the higher side of Type 6 as a resource. In our conversation, we talk about...

In this teaching episode, we explore how to be vulnerability, so if you have trouble being vulnerable - this episode is for you. I define vulnerability and how it typically shows up for Type Eights. I also explain why sharing your vulnerabilities with others is essential for healthy relationships. And lastly, I offer some baby steps to begin practicing vulnerability. Interested in Enneagram coachi...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Eight that desires to communicate well with her spouse who leads with Type Two. We explore how vulnerability comes up for Type Eights in personal conflict, and the common misconception that all confrontation is just easy for Eights because the reality is that it’s not. We also take a look at the movement to Type Five as a stress point a...

In this teaching episode, I unpack the idealism of Type Sevens and how it permeates various aspects of how Enneagram Sevens see and respond to the world around them. In the previous coaching conversation with our Enneagram Seven, he shared these challenging moments of feeling completely disenchanted with the education system and other aspects of adulthood that we explored during his coaching conve...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Type 7 about navigating the frustration he experiences when what is hoped for or the “ideal” (so to speak) is not met. 7s often have these moments or seasons where their rosy colored glasses get cracked or they just can’t find the silver lining in an experience & it weighs heavy on them. It’s like all the tender feelings the Type-st...

In this teaching episode, I share with you the process that I guide my coaching clients through when emotions get constricted or feel hard to let ourselves experience. I offer a step-by-step process for experiencing our feelings so that we are not pushing them down into our subconscious and causing a slow build-up of raw emotions that eventually results in some variation of feeling completely over...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Six that has a desire to better navigate worry & fears that come up in relationships, but also that come up in life in general. We talk about how Type Sixes are naturally wired with a greater sensitivity towards potential threats and the invitation to view our fear-response to those threats with more self-compassion. In our coaching...

In this teaching episode, I share with you some practical tips for incorporating self-care into your everyday rhythms so that you can move out of a place of just surviving each day. The concept of self-care is more and more common in our day and age, but often we are just pandering to our Enneagram Type and not our authentic self. When we think about self-care, we might have a list of self-soothin...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Five that’s a working mother with five kiddos ranging from an infant to teenagers. We explore how to balance the often overwhelming expectations of motherhood with her personal need to have time alone. Whether you are a Type Five or not, I think all the mothers out there can relate to how overwhelming it can be to balance your needs wit...

In this teaching episode, I teach about the Defense System for each of the nine Types and share how the three parts of this system activate to keep us stuck in the patterns of our Type. The Defense System has a profound impact on our relationships, which is why I teach more on this topic in the virtual Enneagram & Relationship Workshop Series in October. This episode expounds on one of the top...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Type 4 who is an English Teacher from Texas. Her intention for coaching was to shed light on the strengths of her Type and how to be more practical rather than idealistic in her work as a teacher. In our time together we talk about the gift of being emotionally attuned with themselves & others and how she sees that in her work. We a...

In this teaching episode, I offer some practices to manage everyday stress in order to avoid gradual self-neglect that results in burnout. This episode expounds on one of the topics that arose in the Type Three Coaching Session from the previous episode. Register for the Growth & Self-care Workshop series at www.abbirodriguez.com/enneagram-sessions Interested in Enneagram coaching? Schedule a...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Type Three whose intention for coaching came out of a desire to avoid burnout in the midst of a busy work season. We talk about the characteristic of Type 3’s naturally striving to be even better than the day before & how we might shift that into considering how to take even better care of ourselves than the day before. We also expl...

In this teaching episode, I offer some practices to discern what boundaries you need and how to engage in relationships with others with less emotional reactivity because you have boundaries in place. This episode expounds on one of the topics that arose in the Coaching Session in the previous episode. Learn more about yourself and others in an upcoming virtual workshop series with Abbi. Register...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Type 2 from Seattle, Washington. Her intention for coaching comes out of a desire to communicate well in conversations with loved ones about controversial topics that seem to keep coming up. For Twos, this can be such a tricky space to balance their orientation towards connection, but also holding boundaries around what they need in a r...

In this teaching episode, I offer some practices to balance out the Inner Critic & the exhausting effect the “should” & “oughts” can have on our daily lives. This episode expounds on one of the topics that arose in the Coaching Session with a Type One in the previous episode. Checkout the Welcoming Prayer guided meditation on InSight Timer https://insig.ht/ry4dZHJsmgb and join Abbi’s medit...

In this episode, I share the coaching space with an Enneagram Type 1 that’s a homeschooling momma of kiddos ranging in age from preschool up to junior high. Building off of her experience participating in the Enneagram Foundations workshop, we explore how to turn down the volume on the inner critic and invite a posture of self-compassion in her experience as a mom. Our coaching conversation also i...

Hey Enneagram Friend! This is Abbi Rodriguez, your Certified & IEA Accredited Enneagram Teacher & Coach. In this space, I’ll give you a sneak peek into real live coaching sessions & teach you how to apply the wisdom of the Enneagram into your life for personal growth. The invitation for each episode is to take on a posture of curiosity about yourself & others so that you can shift...