The Dauntless Grace Exchange

Suzanne Overstreet joins Deedra and Megan to discuss the enneagram and health journeys. As a wellness coach, she dives into each type and what common pitfalls may be for each type and how to best coach them through it. Suzanne started a health journey in February of 2018 with the goal of losing some weight and feeling comfortable on the campaign trail with her husband. What she didn't count on was...

We are wrapping up this enneagram and relationships series with two best friends: Lorna and Katrina! Lorna is a Six and Katrina is a Seven, and together they talk about how they meet each other in the middle of what each needs: planning v. spontaneity and quiet nights in v. exciting adventures. Realizing their types was a huge key in how they interact, and we are thankful they share their stories...

Best friends and ministry co-directors Ginger and Annie join us to discuss how the enneagram plays in their relationship. Ginger is a 5, and Annie is a 1. They share how they learned about their types; how each of them has learned to lean into their strengths to pull up the other's weaknesses; how their numbers ebb and flow into stress and security; and why understanding the energy levels of both...

Next up in the enneagram and relationship series: it's Brock and Kelsey Morgan! They're both enneagram Sevens, and we talk about all the things: living life as an adventure; what it looks like when someone needs to be structured; and what happens when you can't reframe something. Brock opens up about his anxiety, and Kelsey discloses the depression she hit in her infertility journey. Don't miss th...

Megan and Deedra have the privilege of speaking with pastors Soo Ji and Joe Alvarez on the podcast! Soo Ji is an enneagram 3, and her husband Joe is an 8, so together they make for one dynamic couple. We talk about two two aggressive numbers in relationship and how that manifests in their working together and in their parenting. We also discuss the impact of bringing four cultures together into th...

In this episode, Deedra and Megan spend time answering some questions sent in by listeners such as: Why would each number hesitate to start a relationship? Which numbers pair well together...and which don't? Do all enneagram Fives struggle to commit? And then, in their usual way, they end up discussing why vulnerability is so important, and Megan shouts out a sermon by Pastor Melissa Pellmann abou...

Today is such a special episode! We have Deedra's daughters, Hope, Sav, and Lela, on to talk about the enneagram in sister relationships. The girls, ages 19, 18, and 18, represent all three numbers in the heart triad. They each talk about what that means in how they process feelings and how it manifests in conflict. They also discuss their different stances and how each of them has a different rep...

We are so excited to share this episode! Kendall and Janell are best friends and business partners who run a coaching business together, but we don't want to talk about that right now. Instead, we are going to discuss how being an enneagram 9 and a 2 work in relationship! We dive right into managing conflict, making decisions, how each type moves towards stress and security, and how they've learne...

We're kicking off a new series with this episode: the enneagram and relationships! We explore all types of relationships to see how different enneagram types interact with each other. Today's episode explores the relationship between two sisters-in-law, Meg Amsden (type 1) and Kami Amsden (type 3). Meg and Kami married brothers, and their relationship has evolved into a close friendship. In this c...

Deedra and Megan explain the tagline of Dauntless Grace: connecting women to a meaningful story. They personalize that by enneagram type, and they also step on their soapbox to talk about why sin is not equal to behavior; sin is a byproduct of diSINintegration in our souls. Finally, they connect the miracles Jesus performed in the Gospels to the healing message each enneagram type needs to hear fo...

Recently, Megan put a series on Anger on her Instagram account: @EnneagramMegan, so she and Deedra talk about what anger is, how it manifests as parts of ourselves, and what might trigger anger in each enneagram type. Also, they can't have an episode without mentioning Breñe Brown, neuroscience, or their favorite IFS therapists. As always, visit dauntlessgrace.org for more information.

Deedra and Megan jump right into the Gospels and talk about what Jesus has to say about self-help, looking inward, and what living in wholeness really looks like. Plus, how do we know what part of us is driving the bus, and how can we allow Jesus, through our Spirit-led Self, take the wheel? As always, visit dauntlessgrace.org for more information.

Deedra and Megan are recording from a youth conference in the mountains in Colorado and remembering their own teenage selves. If we could go back, what would we want to say to our younger selves? What do we wish we had known back then? Teens and young adults are trying to figure out how to move through the world in a way that makes them feel safe and loved, but the truth is, we are all affected by...

Linda Mitchell joins Deedra and Megan on the podcast to discuss the fire burning in her heart: literacy. Linda tells her family's own literacy journey and how it shaped her own determination to see every home filled with books. Her motto is literacy is liberation, and she uses her education and experience to bring literacy access to book deserts and to partner with communities who need resources....

Deedra and Megan go back to their podcast basics on this episode. They discuss: why being aware of our internal selves is so important; how hurt people hurt people; what being thick-skinned really means for us as Christians; and how we can advocate for others on the journey. Also, don't miss Megan learning the basic storyline of Superman and Deedra crying at least three times. As always, visit dau...

Megan and Deedra welcome their friend Ronne Rock to the podcast! They discuss the grittiness of hope, how it feels to not have all the answers, if short-term missions trips are worth it, and what it looks like to love your enemies - all from the lens of an enneagram Four! Ronne Rock weaves themes of transformative hope and grace into everything she shares on page and stage. She's an author, speake...

Lesa Brackbill joins the podcast today to share about the painful journey she walked in losing her daughter Tori and how God has brought so much redemption from that pain and turned it into a story of hope and advocacy. Lesa Brackbill is a California native and Azusa Pacific University alumna who made central Pennsylvania her home thirteen years ago. She met her husband, Brennan, not long after mo...

We've been exploring Internal Family Systems (IFS) for eight weeks now, and Megan and Deedra wrap up the series in this episode. You won't want to miss insights on: how constellations of parts cluster around emotions; using the enneagram (wings and lines) as doorways into IFS; why both the enneagram and IFS are important for soul work and growth; how our exiled parts are tied to our enneagram woun...

Your Enneagram Coach founder Beth McCord is on the podcast today! She sits down with Deedra and Megan to talk all things Enneagram, including: why Christians don't need to be afraid of the Enneagram; how Beth (and Dauntless Grace) use the Enneagram as a road map for healing through the Gospel of Jesus; Beth's work with combining IFS and the Enneagram into her own system called Enneagram Internal P...

IFS therapist Jenna Riemersma brings her knowledge and experience to this conversation with Deedra and Megan. They discuss: facing pain instead of running away; the three steps in her Move Toward movement; the spiritualizer parts most Christians have; and how society is a reflection of all the parts. Best-selling author, speaker and therapist, Jenna Riemersma is the Clinical Director of the Atlant...

Kami Amsden joins the podcast and discusses her journey through discovering that she's an enneagram Three and what that has looked like in her relationship with the Lord. She also shares about her own IFS experiences, including how she met a part of herself and what it felt like to reassign that part a new role in her life. Kami is from the St. Louis metro-east area and works in interior design wh...

Megan and Deedra spend some time talking about all the goodness in the last few episodes about Internal Family Systems. They briefly break down the IFS concepts and vocabulary and explain how this map has been a great companion to enneagram work. They each describe their own journeys with IFS and the transformative tool it has been in their own lives. As always, visit dauntlessgrace.org for more i...

Megan and Deedra have the honor of speaking with Dr. Alison Cook today! Alison dives further into IFS with us, and she even walks us through the process in a really clear example. You don't want to miss the grace and wisdom she brings to the conversation, especially as she reflects on the work God does in our souls and how sometimes we can spiritually bypass that inner healing. Alison Cook, MA, Ph...

Deedra and Megan welcome enneagram expert Joan Ryan to the podcast today! Joan talks about the overlay of enneagram and IFS, stress and security moves, how understanding your type can expand your freedom, and what each type’s focus of attention is. Joan's wisdom of the narrative tradition of the enneagram is unparalleled. As always, visit dauntlessgrace.org for more information.

Join Deedra and Megan as they welcome guest Tammy Sollenberger. Tammy, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, introduces our listeners to Internal Family Systems (IFS), a therapy model for bringing our full selves into more wholeness and integration. Tammy is the host of the The One Inside podcast and the author of The One Inside: 30 Days to Your Authentic Self. In this episode, Tammy explai...