The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The Type Eight guest this week is actually a pastor couple- Jimmy and Kristin Scroggins who have dedicated more than twelve years to create a Christ-centered community at Family Church and over 25 years in their home with their kids.  Jimmy leads as an Enneagram Eight and Kristin leads as an Enneagram Two, so I thought it would be fabulous to hear the dynamic of using the Enneagra...

Send us Fan Mail Are you in search of belonging? Truth is, we are all on a journey to find our way out of loneliness. Each of us has created our own unique coping mechanisms, and in my daily conversations both locally and online, so many of us are in desperate need to know our true worth. Bonnie Gray has taken the brave step to share her journey of how God makes the beauty of our brokenness in her...

Send us Fan Mail When I helped Samantha discover she led as a type 6 suddenly her life story began to click, the decisions she made, the struggles she had, and her fierce loyalty (that didn’t always serve her) suddenly made sense. We first met over coffee, just across the Stateline in KS at one of my favorite healthy eateries, we chatted and planned out a fall speaking event for Wise Women , but t...

Send us Fan Mail The Type Five guest today is Bethany Smith co-founder of Enneanerds a new community on IG to foster conversation about the Enneagram and in Bethany’s words- a place to have an outlet for all her information. In this conversation, she’s providing so much insight about the inner world of a type five and fabulous tips for those of us who love a type five and want to strengthen our re...

Send us Fan Mail I thought it would be fun to read and record the introduction to my new book , Should Christians Use the Enneagram , to give you a sample of the style and my heart behind the work I’ve put together. Whether you’ve been uncertain about the Enneagram, questioned the integrity of its origins, or need some facts to share with others to come up with an informed verdict, my hope is you’...

Send us Fan Mail Are you in search of a “long road walker”? If you aren’t sure exactly what I mean by the phrase, I’ll define it as someone who is willing to walk alongside you in the good and the bad. Cheering you on when things are going your way and offering comforting truth when it gets tough. Well, if you are anything like me, you are always on the hunt for long-road walkers and I know you ar...

Send us Fan Mail I don’t know about you, but I love the idea of systems, except for one minor problem- systems threaten my ideas of spontaneity and seem, boring!  Since becoming a mom, I’ve learned the value of systems and I’ve made it a habit to do my best to learn from others who are naturally better at systems than I am. I’ve done my fair share of system guru searching and some have worked and...

Send us Fan Mail The second guest our Ennea Summer is a friend you may have heard me mention before. If you are a part of the Wholehearted community, you got the heads up when I was on Andrea’s podcast, The Perfectionist’s Guide to Mothering. It was a super fun conversation where we talk about how Each Enneagram Type might struggle with perfectionism, not just the Enneagram Ones. Now, in this epis...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are starting our Wholehearted EnneaSummer with a new friend, and Enneagram One, Jen Pollock Michel. I invited her on the podcast to share about her newest book, A Habit Called Faith. I’m a big fan of habits or at least making good ones, so a book to encourage building my faith habit is something I wanted to know more about. I was not disappointed in our conversation and i...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s conversation is with an old friend of the podcast Mo Isom- she was a guest clear back in October 2018 and today she is back to share about her new book Fully Know, and invitation to true intimacy with God. It’s so fitting that this is her follow-up book to Sex, Jesus and the Conversations the Church Forgot.  If you know Mo you know this girlfriend goes deep! And she is #en...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 In this three-part series, Tina Webb and I are talking about parenting, social justice, and understanding your story. She is a mom of SIX kids, so Tina has some incredible wisdom and insight to pass along.  Tina has been a homeschool mama for twenty years and she loves it! Besides that full-time job, she’s been an assoc...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 In this three part series, Tina Webb and I are talking about parenting, social justice and understanding your story. She is a mom of SIX kids, so Tina has some incredible wisdom and insight to pass along.  Tina has been a homeschool mama for twenty years and she loves it! Besides that full-time job, she’s been an associ...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 In this three part series, Tina Webb and I are talking about parenting, social justice and understanding your story. She is a mom of SIX kids, so, Tina has some incredible wisdom and insight to pass along.  Tina has been a homeschool mama for twenty years and she loves it! Besides that full-time job, she’s been an assoc...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 The story you are about to hear is powerful and compelling, and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate this podcast community's FOURTH anniversary.  Keewani Vallejo-Cook was born into abject poverty in the Philippines but can share her story with you because of a Compassion sponsor. I’ve asked her to share b...

Send us Fan Mail When you have a minute to yourself how do you spend it?  Do you automatically hit the button on your phone and get lost in the scroll?  Do you find yourself with your head in the pantry or fridge snacking on a few things hoping they might satisfy or give the boost you are looking for?  Or do you stay up after the kids and hubby go to bed to get in a couple of hours of the new bing...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48  During this season of Lent, I wanted to introduce you to a new friend with a beautiful resource for your heart and the whole family to prepare for the celebration of Easter.  Quina Aragon was born in the Philippines but raised in FL where she became friends with a family who introduced her to Christ. It’s this relation...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 Do you struggle with low self-esteem?  Are you burned out- all the time?  Are your decisions and choices Guilt driven?  These are all just a few manifestations of what you might do when you think you have to do mom life in your own strength and when you feel like you have to raise yourself.  Ultimately you feel alone an...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 Do you often wonder what you are really good at?  You know the thing you want to be known for?  Have you ever wished you had superpowers, like Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel or Super Girl?  What if I said that you do have superpowers.  For real!  Okay, so you may not be able to leap from building to building or have a tru...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 Have you ever felt lonely?  I know I have and more than once. Because not long ago I had three little babies, in a city where I still felt like a stranger, and I was downright lonely. And what was already a lonely road is even more lonely because, over the last year, you and I have found ourselves more isolated and more...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 Do you love helping people?  Do you want others to like you and think well of you?  But, then you feel trapped in an exhausting and debilitating cycle of pleasing people?  Often people-pleasers like you and me get stuck giving without thanks and without receiving in the end.  That’s why I’ve invited Dr. Mike Bechtle, an...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 Today, I am going to continue the conversation we started last week and I’m going to shine a light on the ideal self. In today’s episode, I am going to just scratch the surface, but I believe the content today is going to provide the empathy you’ve been craving and the practical help to flourish in motherhood.  First, w...

Send us Fan Mail To contribute to the Bening Family https://gofund.me/81f75f48 Are you a mom?  Do you struggle with frustration, anxiety, and self-doubt? Is your day-to-day mundane sometimes overwhelming?  You are not alone! Welcome to the first episode of a special series specifically created with you in mind to champion you to overcome the overwhelm of motherhood through faith, Enneagram, and si...

Send us Fan Mail Are you a journaling type? As in do you have a million journals that you’ve requested to be burned at the moment of your death?  Or do you like the idea of journaling, but when you try, you just don’t like it?  Is it something you dream of but never happens? That thing on your to-do list that you tend to put off because of all the things?  Yep, finding time to write, whether it’s...

Send us Fan Mail Worship. What does that word mean to you?  Choirs of angels? Church? A great band? What if I told you the rhythm of worship is so much simpler and yet so much more?  Here are four words to sum up the meaning of worship:   In everything, give thanks.  Yep, you heard me right. In everything, give thanks.  I’ll explain myself a little more in a minute, but- Here’s the deal- we need a...

Send us Fan Mail When you hear the phrase “quiet time” what does it make you think?  A time out in the corner? Something you dream of but never happens? That thing on your to-do list that you tend to put off because- borrrring?  Yep, Getting in the Word of God is challenging, especially if you are a mom.  That’s why every year this community begins with the 3 Wholehearted Rhythm Pillars series- Wo...