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Better MENtal Health

The Enneagram & Mental Health: With Josh Lavine

17 Jul 2025

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In this episode of Better MENtal Health, we sit down with coach and Enneagram expert Josh Lavine to explore the Enneagram not just as a personality tool, but as a tool for mental health, growth, and authenticity.Josh breaks down the 9 Enneagram types through the lens of body, heart, and mind, and shares his own journey of discovering what authenticity meant to him.Whether you're brand new to the Enneagram or deep in the work, this conversation is full of insights into identity, therapy, and how we accidentally forget who we are, and how to come back home.⏱ Timecodes00:00 – Intro & Meet Josh01:20 – What is the Enneagram?02:10 – Why We Start With Type 804:00 – Body Types: 8, 9, 108:42 – Heart Types: 2, 3, 412:10 – Mind Types: 5, 6, 717:00 – All Three Hosts Are 9s!18:20 – Growing Up Disconnected from the Body21:00 – Josh’s Breakdown & Burnout at Princeton26:00 – The Search for Authenticity27:00 – How the Enneagram “Found” Him33:40 – The Bermuda Triangle: Type 3/6/936:50 – Finding Yourself Again (and Again)39:00 – Why the Enneagram Is So Effective for Mental Health42:00 – What Does It Mean to Live From Essence?44:10 – Nines and the “Accidental Blankness”47:00 – Enneagram in Executive Coaching48:40 – Why You Need the Whole System50:00 – Wrap-Up + Where to Find Josh— Links mentioned in the videojoshlavine.comtheenneagramschool.com Subscribe for more honest conversations around men’s mental health: relationships, identity, healing, and self-leadership.#Enneagram #MensMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #PersonalityTypes #SelfDiscovery #TherapyForMen #HealingJourney #SelfAwareness #EmotionalWellness #InnerWork #BetterMENtalHealth #PodcastForMen #MensHealthPodcast #EnneagramCoach #JoshLavine

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