This week, we veer a bit away from our typical subject matter to chat about a topic that Erin and Abby find interesting: the Enneagram. We are joined by guest, Marathana Prothro, an Assistant Professor of Communication at Bluffton University who is also certified through the Enneagram Institute of Ohio.

In our conversation with Marathana, we chat about how the Enneagram differs from other personality tools, how being Mennonite might impact how an Enneagram number presents or is interpreted, and spend a fair amount of time trying to help Abby determine what her Enneagram number might be.

While this episode does cover some of the basics of the Enneagram - what it is, and a brief overview of the 9 types - if the Enneagram is new to you, we recommend looking at the Enneagram Institute website for a quick primer. We use a couple terms in this episode without explanation, for example "wings" (the number directly left or right of one's primary enneagram number - for example, Erin is a 7 wing 6), and "directions of integration" or disintegration which refer to how an enneagram type grows, or reacts to stress.

If you are interested in learning more, here are some recommended resources from Marathana:

• The Art of Typing: Powerful Tools for Enneagram Typing by Ginger Lapid-Bogda
• The Complete Enneagram: 27 Paths to Greater Self-Knowledge by Beatrice Chestnut
• Discovering Your Personality Type: The New Enneagram Questionnaire by Don Richard Riso
• The Enneagram of Belonging: A Compassionate Journey of Self-Acceptance by Christopher Heuertz
• The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Rohr
• The Enneagram in Love & Work by Helen Palmer
• The Journey Toward Wholeness by Suzanne Stabile
• Keys to the Enneagram by A.H. Almaas (for more advanced students)
• Know Justice, Know Peace: A Transformative Journey of Social Justice, Anti-Racism, and Healing through the Power of the Enneagram by Deborah Threadgill Egerton
• The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
• Reclaiming You: Using the Enneagram to Move from Trauma to Resilience by Sharon K. Ball & Renée Siegel
• The Road Back to You book & podcast by Suzanne Stabile & Ian Morgan Cron
• The Wisdom of the Enneagram by Riso & Hudson

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