The Enneagram Journey

The Journey with Shannan and Cory Martin continues today with Part 2 of their conversation with Suzanne and Joel! Let's get into some Phobic/Counter Phobic Enneagram 6 talk, as well as confront our own biases, lean into mystery, and more. Odds are you're going to want to check out more about what Shannan and Cory are up to and here are two good places to look: shannanmartin.com and elkhartcountyja...

Welcome Shannan and Cory Martin on The Journey! Shannan, enneagram 8, is an author ( Start with Hello , The Ministry of Ordinary Places , and Falling Free ) and a cook at a soup kitchen. Cory, enneagram 6, is the Chaplain at The Elkhart County Jail. They have 4 kids and have been married for 22 years. The conversation was so great that we had to break it into two episodes, so enjoy Part 1 and be s...

The first podcast of 2023! We are excited for what the New Year will bring on The Enneagram Journey! New incredible guests are already lined up, and a new schedule of podcasts to release each month has us thrilled. We thought the best way to kick off 2023 would be to wrap up some questions from the 2022 Book and Podcast Tour, The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness. Thank you everyone who joined Su...

Taking a break from Holiday shopping and decorating, and we're back in the mailbag and mailbox for today's episode. Enneagram 3 questions about feelings (always great!) Communication in relationships (4 & 8 couple in this instance) Diving too deep too quickly in relationships Keep your questions coming! Beginning in 2023 we will have a monthly Q&A episode. These episodes are so great becau...

Thank you everyone who has joined us on The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour '22, both in person at the recordings and from your home, car, work, the gym and on your walks. Today's episode is the final conversation from the tour, with Ryan and Suzanne Motter in Kansas City, MO. Ryan and Suzanne work together, raise two wonderful girls together, and support each other in the hot seat with th...

The podcast hits the road for Charlotte, NC in today's episode, sitting down with homeschooling moms, Melissa (enneagram 9) and Alexiz (enneagram 1).  Like all of the Tour '22 podcasts, this episode is a little longer than our typical shows, but it is packed with great Q&A, enneagram insights from the guests on life as a 1 and 9, wisdom from the Godmother, and a few laughs. If this episode con...

This is one of those conversations that could have lasted easily another 2 hours. Enneagram 8, Danielle Shroyer, visited the Micah Center to join Suzanne on The Journey. Did you have to Google Lebanese Druze? (Joel did) Original Blessing (you're going to want your own copy) Enneagram 8s and Anger Staying connected to your history and family tree while moving on in a new world And, you guessed it,...

The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour '22 continues with Erin Moon (3) and Jamie Golden (7)! As someone who clearly listens to good podcasts, you probably already know Erin and Jamie from The Bible Binge or The Popcast, but if you don't, you'll get to know a lot about them today. Can we hack our Repressed Centers? What do you think the overlap is of ADHD and Enneagram Sevens? Which numbers c...

What?! Back to back episodes with Enneagram 2 guests? That's right! Jillana Goble joins The Journey in this episode to talk about her experience as an enneagram two parent, foster parent, wife, and her book, A Love Stretched Life. Towards the end of the episode Suzanne and Jillana run through all 9 numbers, briefly discussing hangups they may have and questions to ask themselves as they pursue fos...

So as it turns out, we need to have more Enneagram Twos on the podcast! Dr. Holly Oxhandler is the first to help out as she joins Suzanne and Joel at the Micah Center to talk about Enneagram Two life and her book, The Soul of The Helper. "I think the risk for a lot of Twos is that they can run themselves so ragged that they'll get to the end of their lives and just be like, 'I missed it, because I...

Today's episode was filmed in LTM's backyard (nearly). The rain forced us inside at Union Coffee in Dallas for this incredible conversation with Katy Alaniz, enneagram 4, and Justine Guzman, enneagram 1. You'll learn a lot about Katy and Justine in today's episode, and if you want to learn more about Katy visit www.thewakefulstate.com and if you want to learn more about Justine find her on social...

We open up the voicemail box and get Suzanne to answer some of the listener's questions in this episode. 7 Questions and all 9 Enneagram numbers get some air time! Fours married to Fives, Sixes married to Eights who both originally thought they were Nines, One's inner critics, and Sevens showing their feelings. Yeah, and there is so much more! PLUG TIME Applications and information for the 2023 LT...

Everyone, break out your Feelings Wheel for today's episode! The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour '22 made its way to Portland to sit down with Alex (8) and Michele (5) Choi. We're going to find out what it means to be "trust challenged", how we can change the time of disconnect in our relationships, and what keeps each enneagram number from accepting help? Don't miss your opportunity to jo...

Who are you?! Who are you not?! Who? Who?! The Enneagram: Know Your Number workshop is where the Journey begins, and NOBODY is better at teaching it than the Enneagram Godmother. Today's podcast is the introduction to her Know Your Number workshop, as well as the teaching on enneagram Eights. This is the podcast that you're going to give to your friends when they say, "Where can I learn about the...

We're in the tree, no? In the nest?! Yeah we are! Mother/son duo from the Northstar Community in Richmond, VA, Scott (5) and Teresa (6) McBean join the show in today's episode to talk about their enneagram one spouses, working together, how Northstar came through the last 2 and half years, and some great Q&A with the live audience at Coco + Hazel. The similarities and differences between 2s an...

Meet Enneagram 6, Mike Alexander! His accomplishments and accolades are looooong, and you can read about them at lionstrategy.group , but for the purpose of this podcast, you just need to know that the man is the real thing, and has been doing his work. Lindsay points out in the show how great it is to hear an enneagram 6 talk with so many years of enneagram experience in hand. Let's talk psycholo...

The LTM bus rolls into Austin, TX for the second stop of The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour '22! Maybe we'll call this episode an Enneagram podcast collab with The Enneagram Journey and Austin Enneagram, oh yeah, that is the podcast that Leigh and Elizabeth host! This is a loaded episode: "the hedgehog story" What have they learned hosting Austin Enneagram? Are sexual subtypes the most in...

Oooooh, you're going to hear in Suzanne's voice how excited she gets in today's episode because of the greatness of the guest, Enneagram 4, KJ Ramsey. KJ is a trauma-informed licensed porfessional counselor and author whose work offers space to see every part of our souls and stories as sacred. They'll talk some in this episode about one of her books, This Too Shall Last, and she has a new book co...

Suzanne's favorite way to teach returns on this episode of The Enneagram Journey! We remove a few more messages from the inbox as Suzanne talks about: Some differences between EIGHTS and TWOS Vulnerability and Betrayal Anxiety and Fear Addressing some difficult family circumstances Special contribution from a guest in the Micah Center! PLUG for the Enneagram Event of the Year!! From Intentional To...

The podcast's first stop on The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour finds us in Tomball, TX at The Renewal Center with friends of LTM, Aaron Edwards and Kelly Hall. Both Enneagram Fours, Aaron and Kelly are the directors of the Renewal Center and they share in this episode how they make that work, why their ministry benefits from being led by two 4s, and a lot more! You can find out more about...

Shauna Niequist joins the show! You enneagram fans may remember her from an early episode of The Road Back to You podcast, yup, that is a deep cut. Enneagram 7, and the author of, "I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet", (what a great title) joins Suzanne to talk about being married to a 4, her new book, journaling and so much more. PLUG TIME Where Will We Go From Here with Rev. Joseph Stabile, Brian...

Suzanne says that enneagram sixes are the people that hold our communities together, so it seems fitting that 40 Days on Being a 6 author Tara Beth Leach will put a nice bow on our Daily Reflections Series! Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, preacher of the Word, and a writer. She speaks widely at conferences, retreats, and universities across America on Women in Ministry, Church Leadership, and the cal...

The series of Enneagram Daily Reflections authors continues today with Enneagram 8, Sandra Maria Van Opstal! "Fósforito! The explosion happened so quickly there was no stopping it. My mother called me 'tiny match' when she would see this fire exploding from me." This is how Latina pastor, activist, and worship leader, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, describes her experience as an Eight. There came a poin...

Oh Happy Dani, aka Danielle Coke, joins the show today! Earlier in the year we asked you the listeners to tell us some guests you wanted to hear from, and Dani's name came up over and over, and we can see why. Dani, an enneagram 7, shares about how what started as a hobby blossomed into a journey of using art and words to make complex social justice-related issues more digestible and easy to under...

Suzanne's favorite way to teach! Questions and responses today with the Godmother of the Enneagram. Today's show includes a call to the Reverend to help an aggressive couple who is dealing with leaving their church community, a heavy dose of relationship talk, and how many attempts does it take an enneagram six to leave a message? The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour! Richmond, Birmingham,...