The Enneagram Journey

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 ve...

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 recordi...

Part 2 of 3 on Trauma and Adoption. How should we address change in other's behavior? What is episodic meaning? Birthdays, Adoption Days, and Memory Candles Q&A from the audience and more! "...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."

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...

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 a...

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....

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, th...

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...

Have you taken a test to find out your enneagram number? Did it turn out to be incorrect? Craig Nash is one of MANY people who has had this experience and he shares it on today's episode of The Enneagram Journey! Suzanne and Craig discuss the counter-phobic/phobic continuum, relationships between Sixes and Twos, Sixes and Fear, chaining, and on and on. Be sure to listen for the Jason Isbell lyrics...

This episode is a little bit Enneagram and a whole lot of Journey! Suzanne and Brian continue their conversation that was recorded at Lemuria Bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi. 

Coming to you from Lemuria Bookstore in Jackson, Mississippi! It's The Enneagram Journey with Suzanne Stabile and special guest and friend, Brian McLaren!! Brian and Suzanne have taught together in the past, and their warmth for one another is evident in the podcasts. If you want to know more about Brian though, here is a lot of great biographical information pulled from brianmclaren.net : Brian D...

You have probably heard more about Carolyn Teel from Suzanne over the years than will be in this podcast episode, but it is long overdue that you hear from Carolyn herself! Carolyn is an Enneagram 5 and Suzanne's oldest friend. You get to hear how they have made their relationship work as an extrovert 2 and an introvert 5 over the past 50 plus years. Their conversation goes back to when they had t...

This is an episode for everyone! Not just enneagram 1s, or 2s, or 7s, or people interested in learning about diet culture, or people who want to hear about SNAP, or people who want to learn about Belief Systems, or people struggling with shame, or people dealing with their body image....you see where we are going with this. Get to know Enneagram Ones, Casey Bonano RD, LD, CEDRD, and Whitney Stabil...

Meet Enneagram 9, Susan Robb! A former Kilgore Rangerette and Baylor Bear, mother of 2, and wife of Ike Robb (enneagram 1), Susan was called to seminary when her kids were in elementary school. Susan and Suzanne discuss Calling and what that can cost, but also what it's worth. She has been on staff at Highland Park United Methodist Church now for 18 years. They discuss her book, Called: Hearing an...

This is a very special episode! Unlike previous podcasts, today's episode is the introduction (first hour) of Suzanne and Joe's workshop, Spiritual Practices and the Enneagram. As it was being edited, it was incredible how many of your questions get answered in the first hour. It was too great not to share! The hour includes some enneagram introductory information, enneagram history, some next ste...

If you haven't met Melissa Radke yet, then you are in for a real treat! Author, star of the new USA reality show The Radkes, wife and mother of 2, and enneagram 7, Melissa joins Suzanne on the show today. One of the best parts of the conversation is hearing about when and how Melissa decided she was "worth the work". Like Melissa, have you ever been told you're "just too much"? They also discuss d...

Ann and Caroline have been on a Journey that has included the Enneagram for 7 years now after they attended Suzanne's workshops back in 2012. A lot of people think that 4s and 8s have much in common, and many believe that they are soooooo different. This podcast addresses both sides and talks about how their relationship has evolved as they've grown. What are the differences in parenting young chi...

What is your Repressed Center? Thinking? Feeling? Doing? Suzanne explains how 1s, 2s, and 6s are Thinking Repressed. How 4s, 5s, and 9s are Doing Repressed. And, how 3s, 7s, and 8s are Feeling Repressed. Remember, "Repressed" can mean many different things for each number in each Stance! People often push back on this topic, but today's episode will help to clear things up, and give us all some to...

How many fights do you have with people in your life about money and finances? How much internal conflict do you have over it?! We hope that today's podcast will help! Enneagram 3, Rachel Cruze joins Suzanne on The Journey to talk about life as a 3, contentment, money, jealousy and envy, and shame. Rachel helps people learn the proper ways to handle money and stay out of debt. She’s authored three...

It's low hanging fruit, but it is fair to say that you have done The Next Right Thing by listening to this episode! Enneagram 4, Emily Freeman, joins Suzanne to talk about discernment and the process of doing The Next Right Thing, which is the title of her newest book and her incredibly wonderful podcast.  Suzanne and Emily walk through the book discussing the chapters and the significance and ove...

Another episode where Suzanne sets out to answer some of your Enneagram Questions! Today's questions were submitted through theenneagramjourney.org  and on Instagram @suzannestabile. Thank you to everyone who submits questions, this is Suzanne's absolute favorite way to teach!  

You probably know Jeremy and Audrey from the hit T.V. show Little People Big World, but as we discuss in this conversation, that isn't what defines them. You may also have read their new book, A Love Letter Life, but that doesn't define their future either! Jeremy, an Enneagram 9, past oriented and an immovable object, and Audrey, Enneagram 8, future oriented and an unstoppable force talk about th...

This is a good one! Annie F. Downs joins Suzanne in this episode to talk about life as a traveling, writing, public speaking, enneagram 7. They talk about faith, expectations, boundaries, and more. Annie F. Downs is a bestselling author, nationally known speaker, and podcast host based in Nashville, Tennessee. Flawed but funny, she uses her words to highlight the everyday goodness of a real and pr...

We are trying to clean out the questions inbox! In this Episode, Suzanne answers: How do I figure out my number? What is your stance on tests? What would you say to people who say that the enneagram is evil? Talk about wings. Are they important? What does pathology mean in the enneagram? What is the order of enneagram work? How long can you live in your stress or security number? What are good Len...

Welcome back everyone for Part 2 of the Parenting and the Enneagram Discussion! If you missed the first half, you will find it in Episode 51. On February 28th, Suzanne and 8 friends gathered together to discuss Parenting and the role enneagram work has played in their lives. It. Was. Incredible. Lindsay Norsworthy (1), Suzanne Stabile (2), Aaron Ivey (3), Elizabeth Chapin (4), Nathaniel Chapin (5)...