Typology
Episodes
051: [REVISITED] :: Sarah Thebarge, Moving Out of Fear Into Love as an Enneagram 6
05 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For the month of July we will be revisiting some of Typology's most downloaded episodes. This week we revisit Ian's interview with Sarah Thebarge. S...
050: Bob & Maria Goff, the Beautifully Imperfect Marriage of an Enneagram 9 & 7, Revisited
28 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are revisiting Ian's interview with celebrated Author, Speaker Bob Goff and his wife Maria. Bob is an Enneagram 7 and Maria is a 9. And ev...
049: Julianne Cusick (Enneagram 1) Finds Her Inner Encourager
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As Richard Rohr says, Ones are childlike and full of joy and wonder at the world and creation. But for Ones, that sense of joy has been lost. Inst...
048: Surrender and Acceptance, feat. Ashley Cleveland
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Every single day I receive multiple emails from listeners saying they are stuck and can't figure out their Enneagram type. Usually, my first recomme...
047: Self to Lose, Self to Find, feat. Marilyn Vancil
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today is an Enneagram professional, spiritual director, coach, facilitator, and author who is passionate about the Enneagram personality mo...
046: How an Enneagram 8 learns to be vulnerable, feat. Patrick Chappell
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Eights are often called the Challengers, but I like to call them the Protectors or Defenders. Every type has a basic fear and desire coloring the wate...
045: An Enneagram 7 Lets Go of His Expectations, feat. Luke Norsworthy
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sevens are the joy bombs of the Enneagram. The energy they give off is energetic, fun-loving and naturally cheerful. They are optimistic by nature a...
044: Jen Hatmaker's Fight for Grace using the Enneagram
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The last time I spoke with Jen Hatmaker on her "For of Love" podcast, we talked about how she identifies as a Three. As our conversation continued I b...
043: An Enneagram 8's Process of Defrosting, part 2 with David Gungor
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Last week David Gungor shared his struggle in determining his type, how he embraces his "chaotic intentionality," and what it means to need others to ...
042: Practicing Vulnerability as an Enneagram 8, feat. David Gungor
03 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Eights are called The Challenger for a good reason. Eights don't like to feel controlled and avoid any appearance of vulnerability. They a...
041: Who am I if I can't DO anything? feat. Michele Cushatt (Enneagram 2)
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Twos have an amazing way of making other people feel safe and comfortable. They are some of the most caring, supportive and upbeat people I know. Th...
040: Part 2, May the Fours Be with You: A Panel of Enneagram Fours
19 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue with our panel of Fours -- Sandra McCracken, Megan Miller, Matthew Perryman Jones, and Don Chaffer. Tune in as we discuss the st...
039: May the Fours Be with You: A Panel of Enneagram Fours
12 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For those who are new to the Enneagram or to what life is like as an Enneagram Four, let me just give a 50,000-foot fly-by of the Enneagram Four. Fo...
038: How the Enneagram Unexpectedly Rocked Our World, feat. research psychologist Dr. Richard Beck and his wife, Jana
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After a knee-jerk reaction of skepticism, Dr. Richard Beck and his wife, Jana, share how the Enneagram has had a profound effect on their family. In t...
037: Part 2 of Exploring "The Shack" with the Enneagram and author Wm Paul Young
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week we jump back into our conversation with Paul Young to help nail down his type. Figuring out his type was hard, as it can be for many. Bu...
036: Exploring "The Shack" with the Enneagram and author Paul Young, pt 1
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When learning the Enneagram and figuring out your number, one of the things that complicates the process is trauma and the effect of trauma on persona...
035: Sarah Thebarge, Moving Out of Fear Into Love as an Enneagram 6
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
I've said it before, Sixes are wonderful. They have a strong need for security and consistency. They appreciate order, plans and rules and like the co...
034: How to fix your broken record with the Enneagram, Feat. Amena Brown (Type 2)
07 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Every type on the Enneagram has misbeliefs and errant unconscious motivations that get us to do and think and feel things that just are not in our bes...
033: The Enneagram on Tour with Tenth Avenue North
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go on tour with a band? It sounds exciting, right? You'd hop on a tour bus, travel coast to coast se...
032: Reading People through the Lens of the Enneagram, with author Anne Bogel (Enneagram 9)
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When Nines are healthy and self-aware, they learn to feel special and important. They get in touch with their own passions and feel secure enough to s...
031: Here, Hold My Beer...A Panel of Enneagram Twos
14 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In Enneagram-speak, Enneagram Twos are called The Helpers. They are some of the most loving, kind, supportive, upbeat, and—when healthy—genuinel...
030: Blowing up the Personality Box, feat. Brian Hardin, creator of the Daily Audio Bible podcast
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our personality types can put us into an almost hypnotic trance, something I'd call the shadow. We relegate to the shadow those parts of ourselves we ...
029: An Enneagram State of the Union, feat. Author & Former White House staffer Michael Wear
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
About a month ago, I sat down with author and former White House staffer, Michael Wear, to talk about personality, power, and politics. And I know ...
028: The Grace of Letting Go—the conversation continues with Michael Cusick (Enneagram 2), Part 2
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Twos are part of the shame triad which, for those who are just getting started with the Enneagram, means that 'shame' is the go-to emotion f...
027: "I'm OK if you're OK" A conversation with Michael Cusick (Enneagram 2) Part 1
17 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Known as The Helper, or as Michael Cusick prefers to call them, The Giver, Twos can be really great therapists and are maybe the most natural to move ...
026: Living Out Loud - A Conversation with Jo Saxton
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Healthy Eights are great friends, exceptional leaders and champions of those who cannot fight on their own behalf. They have the intelligence, courage...
025: Life, Family and the Enneagram with the Crons
04 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
"Compassion is a verb." - Thich Nhat Hanh The Enneagram helps us recognize and overcome self-defeating patterns of behavior by challenging us to brave...
Episode 24: Part 2 - Science Mike hacks the Enneagram
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Typology, we continue our conversation with 'Science Mike' McHargue. This show is bursting with wisdom about Nines. You'll learn how Ni...
Episode 23: Science Mike hacks the Enneagram
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Nines, or The Peacemakers, are open and receptive in every way. They can see both sides to everything and they have a profound awareness of...
Episode 22: Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Sorry...wrong number?
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of listeners have reached out asking "how do I figure out my type?" And though I would love to give the answer, the truth is it can be very dif...
Episode 21: Why Didn't Matthew Perryman Jones Get the Memo?
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Fours are the most complex of all the types on the Enneagram. They spend their lives feeling different and separate from others and long to be underst...
Episode 20: Becoming Lisa Whelchel
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Threes focus on outstanding performance, being perceived as successful and avoiding failure at all costs. They believe that love comes from ...
Episode 19: Andy Root, The Hysterical Analytical Enneagram Five"
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Fives are known as the Investigators, or the Observers. They see the world as intrusive, overwhelming and draining. They prefer to obser...
Episode 18: Matt Carter, An Enneagram Skeptic Finds His Number (And So Can You!)
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I've received lots of emails and messages from folks on social media who are struggling to nail down their Enneagram number. Well, let me tell you, if...
Episode 17: Take Five! A Panel of Enneagram 5s with Lori Chaffer, Kenny Benge and Joel Miller
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show we invited a panel of Enneagram Fives into the studio to describe how they see and experience the world. Called the Investigators,...
Episode 16: Sleeping At Last, Grace Requires Nothing of You
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I think there are truths which reveal the limitations of human language. And when this happens we have to rely on artists to express these great spiri...
Episode 15: Richard Rohr, Finally Getting Over Your "Self" with the Enneagram, pt. 2 (Enneagram 1)
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
On last week's episode of Typology, I had an amazing conversation with my friend, Fr. Richard Rohr, renowned Enneagram expert and Franciscan Priest, a...
Episode 14: Richard Rohr, Finally Getting Over Your "Self" with the Enneagram, pt. I (Enneagram 1)
05 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I first encountered the Enneagram when I was a graduate student at a conservative seminary. While on a weekend retreat I came across a copy of Fr. Ric...
Shauna and Aaron Niequist on Nurturing Relationships with the Enneagram (Enneagram 4 and 7)
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Recently I came across an intriguing article in the Huffington Post about a group of Harvard researchers who undertook a longitudinal study to answer ...
Episode 12: I Know My Type...Now What? Continuing Our Conversation with Beatrice Chestnut
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, renowned Enneagram teacher and author Dr. Beatrice Chestnut joined me on our show to discuss how Enneagram Twos see and relate to the...
Episode 10: So Six-y it Hurts (A Panel of Sixes)
07 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The more I know about life and people, the more I love Enneagram Sixes. Called Loyalists, Sixes are the most faithful and dependable people on the Enn...
Episode 9: Beatrice Chestnut, An Enneagram Two's Journey Toward Finding Real Love
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Twos are some of the most caring, kind, supportive, upbeat, and tenderhearted people on God's good green earth. Three of my closest friends ...
Episode 8: Jeff Goins, Image Isn't Everything (Enneagram 3)
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In 1991, tennis superstar Andre Agassi appeared in a television ad for a camera called the Canon Rebel. On the set, the fashionably dressed Agassi ste...
Episode 7: Give Peace(makers) A Chance. A Panel of Four Enneagram 9's
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not kidding when I say Enneagram Nines (The Peacemakers) are well represented in my universe of relationships. My wife Anne is a Nine. My daughter...
Episode 6: Enneagram 8 Melissa Greene, The Velvet Hammer
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Enneagram Eights (The Challengers) are hard driving, tough, decisive, innovative, and resourceful people who make things happen. They're larger than...
Episode 5: Lee C. Camp, An Enneagram 1's Journey toward Embracing Progress, Not Perfection
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people," writes author Anne Lamott in her beautiful book, Bird by Bird: Some Instructio...
Episode 4: Tsh Oxenreider (Enneagram 4), The Art (and Angst) of Living an Unconventional Life
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Most Enneagram teachers I know say Enneagram Nines are the least complicated of all numbers on the Enneagram, while Fours are the most complicated n...
Episode 3: Rabbi Evan Moffic (Enneagram 3), Shalom & Success
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Can you pursue a life of success and enjoy a growing sense of 'shalom'--the Hebrew word for a sense of inner harmony, wholeness, and ultimate well-bei...
Episode 2: Bob & Maria Goff, the Beautifully Imperfect Marriage of an Enneagram 9 & 7
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Goff is a 7. His wife, Maria, is a 9. This is an episode about how two very different types can love and compliment each other. We learned a lot ...
Episode 1: Rob Bell (Enneagram 7), Author, Speaker & Gracious Provocateur
06 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When I launched this podcast, I knew Rob Bell had to be my first guest. Discovering the Enneagram was a game-changer for Rob. His knowledge and enth...
Introducing Typology & the Enneagram
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Who are we? Why do we act, think and feel the way we do? How does the lens through which we see the world shape the way we live our lives? Welcome ...