The Enneagram in a Movie

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The Enneagram in a Movie Podcast is a fun and informative way to take a deep dive into understanding the Enneagram. You’ll never see movies—or the Enneagram—the same way!

  1. Jun 18

    The Rules Beneath the Rules | The Diplomat and the Navigating One

    In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Dawe and TJ Ingrassia talk about The Diplomat's Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) as a masterclass in the Navigating One subtype. They explore how Kate's relentless drive to identify problems and fix them operates within a highly navigating world of protocols, unspoken rules, and relational chess moves. Kate appears controlled and confident, but underneath sits self-doubt rooted in her sky-high standards. She cancels galas, refuses pomp, and dresses only in black to minimize distractions from what matters: reading people, systems, and the gaps between what's said and what's meant. The hosts examine how she differs from preserving and transmitting Ones, her complex marriage to Hal (likely a navigating Seven or conflicted Three), and why the entire diplomatic world is essentially a Navigating One ecosystem. Chapters0:00:00 The Diplomat Arrives 0:04:11 Navigating Type One Defined 0:09:00 Kate's One-ish Core 0:23:23 Protocol as Navigation 0:42:43 Integrity vs. Shape-Shifting 1:08:44 Navigating One vs. Other Subtypes Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Book: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear Thinking TJ Dawe: Web: tjdawe.ca TJ Ingrassia: Web: tjingrassia.com YouTube: @TypeCast

    1h 21m
  2. Welcome to Thinking Well & Why - Thinking Well & Why

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    Welcome to Thinking Well & Why - Thinking Well & Why

    Thinking Well & Why, a new podcast on the Awareness to Action network hosted by Mario Sikora, Lee Fields and Seth “Creek” Creekmore, will tackle critical thinking, reasoning, and intellectual honesty – not as abstract disciplines, but as practical tools for making sense of life. Your biggest obstacle to being right is trying not to be wrong. The same cognitive biases that shape every area of life show up in your Enneagram work. The hosts promise no guarantees, but will offer sharp, direct conversation about the thinking skills worth defending. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Pod: Enneagram in a Movie Pod: The Awareness to Action Enneagram Lee Fields: Web: enneagrammatic.com IG: @enneagrammatic Seth "Creek" Creekmore: IG: @_creekmore Pod: Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast Pod: Delusional Optimism Pod: The Awareness to Action Enneagram

    1 min

  3. Jun 4

    A 14-Year-Old's Burden | True Grit and the Transmitting One

    Mario, TJ Dawe, and TJ Ingrassia (a transmitting One himself) dive into the 2010 Coen brothers remake of True Grit, exploring 14-year-old Matty Ross as a textbook example of the One subtype's core wound and superpower. The episode traces how Matty's need to correct, improve, and take responsibility—whether her mother is "a dummy" or her brother "a child"—drives her relentless pursuit of Tom Chaney across the frontier. They examine the transmitting One's intensity, perfectionism, and inner certainty, contrast her with a Type Nine (Rooster Cogburn's grizzled pragmatism), and unpack what it means when a child shoulders burdens no child should carry. Hailee Steinfeld's performance reveals the One's beautiful and dangerous edges: moral clarity that can calcify into judgment, and duty that can become obsession. CHAPTER MARKERS ------------------------------------------------------------ 0:00:00 Why True Grit, Why Now 0:11:53 The One's Core Drive 0:23:46 Responsibility She Invented 0:35:39 Hermione in the Old West 0:47:32 Rooster's Quiet Respect 0:59:26 Eight Rules for the Girl with Grit

    1h 11m

  4. May 21

    Repression and Rebellion | Witness and the Preserving One

    In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe explore the 1985 film, Witness, starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis, through the lens of the Preserving One subtype. They examine how John Book, played by Ford, embodies the deep tension between duty and desire. The three hosts dissect the film's themes of repression, moral rigidity and the carefully controlled outlets ones use to manage internal conflict. They also deep dive into how restraint becomes both a strength and a prison. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Book: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear Thinking TJ Dawe: Web: tjdawe.ca TJ Ingrassia: Web: tjingrassia.com YouTube: @TypeCast

    1h 17m

  5. May 7

    A Sweet Escape | Marie Antoinette and the Preserving Seven

    In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe explore Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette as a portrait of the Preserving Seven subtype. Rather than a straightforward period piece, Coppola combines gilded excess with modern punk aesthetics to mirror Marie's internal world of distraction and avoidance. Compared to other Seven films, Marie Antoinette reveals how a Preserving Seven can become trapped within accumulated stimulation and numb herself through pleasure, fashion, and social engagement. “And you see these moments in her when she does kind of feel the terror and feel the fear, but she bounces back really well. And this is a gift that Sevens have. They can get knocked down, and they can bounce back up and look for the bright side of things. And I think we see this throughout with Marie Antoinette.” - Mario [15:31] “In the first 10-ish or so minutes of this film, she says virtually nothing. We’re just watching her as she’s experiencing these things that are happening to her. If you watch the first 10 minutes of Birds of Prey, Harley Quinn says more words in the first ten minutes than Marie Antoinette says in the entire film. And I think there’s something in there in terms of the Transmitting versus the Preserving difference.” - TJ Ingrassia [23:24] “The note that I wrote down is she’s trapped in a golden prison. There is this sense that she’s enjoying these things, but it’s like she’s oppressed almost by this castle that she’s stuck in.” - TJ Dawe [34:17] TIMESTAMPS [00:03] Intro [02:28] About this week’s movie [04:13] Sofia Coppola's filmmaking style [06:36] More thoughts on the film [11:22] What's Seven-ish about Marie Antoinette [17:55] The most Seven-ish scene [20:24] Preserving: traditions and loyalty [30:09] The Preserving Seven [35:40] The happiest time at her life [41:29] A different kind of Seven [46:14] Copy and paste in another person [49:54] Zone of Inner Conflict [52:23] Marie Antoinette as a Transmitter or Navigator [55:29] Typing the other characters [1:01:12] Other Preserving Sevens [1:05:49] Final thoughts Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Book: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear Thinking TJ Dawe: Web: tjdawe.ca TJ Ingrassia: Web: tjingrassia.com YouTube: @TypeCast

    1h 7m

  6. Apr 23

    Fantabulous Freedom | Birds of Prey and the Transmitting Seven

    In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe discuss the Transmitting Seven through the 2020 film Birds of Prey. They analyze Harley Quinn, played by Margot Robbie, and how Harley's breakup from the Joker functions as complete emancipation, unleashing a character that embodies the Seven's relationship with freedom, pleasure and constraint. Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Book: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear Thinking TJ Dawe: Web: tjdawe.ca TJ Ingrassia: Web: tjingrassia.com YouTube: @TypeCast

    1h 5m

  7. Apr 9

    Pawnee's Finest, Typed | Parks & Recreation and the Enneagram

    In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe take a break from their subtypes series to talk about the TV show, Parks and Recreation. They focus on a few notable characters, from Ron Swanson to Leslie Knope, to explore their Enneagram types based on five episodes from Seasons 3, 4 and 5. While the characters go through an evolution throughout the seven seasons, the hosts feel these episodes do a good job of illustrating the personality types. “Leopard skin is a classic tell for Transmitters. Now TJ Dawe, I’ve never seen either of you wear leopard skin that I know of, and not every Transmitter wears leopard skin, but like woodworking, it is a heavy, heavy signal of the instinctual bias.” - Mario [46:34] “I think, at large or in general, Fours are pretty rare in sitcoms, and I say this as a Four.” - TJ Dawe [1:09:58] “Earlier when I said that Parks has some legendary characters, I think Ron Swanson is at the top of that list. And over the course of those hundred-something episodes, there are many, many moments, but this episode had some of the best.” - TJ Ingrassia [32:15] TIMESTAMPS [00:03] Intro [01:24] Hosts’ thoughts on the show [03:49] Five episodes to focus on [10:31] About the show [13:32] Ron Swanson’s Enneagram Type [18:10] One of the great Preserving characters [25:13] Ron’s dynamic with Tammy [31:27] Ron is a survivalist [35:48] Chris Traeger’s Enneagram Type [40:47] Andy Dwyer is also a Type Seven [45:41] Tom Haverford’s Enneagram Type [47:38] Treat Yo Self [51:58] Tom’s Strategy [57:29] Ann Perkins’s Enneagram Type [1:02:07] Jerry’s Enneagram Type [1:06:05] April, Tammy and Ben [1:21:29] Leslie Knope’s Enneagram Type [1:29:20] Leslie’s ambition [1:38:34] Final thoughts Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Book: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear Thinking TJ Dawe: Web: tjdawe.ca TJ Ingrassia: Web: tjingrassia.com YouTube: @TypeCast

    1h 41m

  8. Mar 26

    Pride and Prejudice and the Navigating Seven

    In this episode of The Enneagram in a Movie podcast, Mario Sikora, TJ Ingrassia and TJ Dawe talk about the Navigating Seven through the 2005 film, Pride and Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. While this movie is all about navigating, they focus on Knightley’s character, Elizabeth, the strong-willed daughter who navigates falling in love in 19th-century England. TIMESTAMPS [00:03] Intro [00:50] About this week’s movie [02:49] Hosts’ thoughts on the movie [09:05] Elizabeth as a Type Seven [18:44] Other Seven-ish things [24:22] Navigating about Elizabeth [34:32] Navigating Seven [43:44] This movie as Transmitting Seven [49:47] Other characters’ Enneagram Types [1:11:31] Closing comments Connect with us: Awareness to Action Enneagram on Demand The Awareness to Action Enneagram Podcast Mario Sikora: IG: @mariosikora TikTok: @mariosikora Web: mariosikora.com Substack: mariosikora.substack.com Book: How to Think Well, and Why: The Awareness to Action Guide to Clear Thinking TJ Dawe: Web: tjdawe.ca TJ Ingrassia: Web: tjingrassia.com YouTube: @TypeCast

    1h 13m
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