Around the Circle | An Enneagram Channel

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The Enneagram is a map of the human personality. It’s a tool for navigating relationships. It creates language for what motivates us and helps us look at the way we look at everything else. Most importantly the enneagram is a mirror; because sometimes you need help seeing yourself.

4小时前

Processing Centers | Twos and Fours

Connect with all our work : HERE This episode of Rewired continues a deep dive into the Enneagram’s processing centers, turning toward those who process with feeling—Twos and Fours. Using Joey Schewee's NEW BOOK as a springboard, Jeff and Katie wrestle with how Twos and fours meet their needs and overcome their underlying feeling. Through Twos, the discussion becomes concrete. Feeling processing shows up as a drive to cultivate connection, often at the expense of productivity or self-reflection. The Two’s outward energy—serving, engaging, and attuning—reveals both the beauty and cost of building identity through others. Jeff and Katie contrast this with the Three’s pursuit of admiration and the difficulty doing types have in understanding relational ambiguity. The result is a grounded exploration of how connection becomes both a compass and a vulnerability. As the conversation expands to Fours (and begins moving toward Sixes), a richer picture emerges: feeling processors possess a heightened awareness of people, an instinct for emotional depth, and a persistent need to locate themselves within relationship. Whether through the Two’s service, the Four’s emotional magnetism, or the Six’s relational testing, each type reveals a different strategy for securing connection. What unfolds is less a tidy definition and more an invitation—to see how profoundly our wiring shapes what it means to feel “okay” in the world.

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1天前

Enneagram Workshop | 4s & 5s

Sign up for our April 11 Workshop : HERE This is a recording of our Second Saturday Workshop from March. Our next Second Saturday workshop is April 11, where we’ll be focusing on Sixes and Sevens. You can find all the details and sign up at AroundtheCircle.org. ___ We moved into the inner world of Enneagram Fours and Fives, exploring what each type fears, avoids, and protects. For Fours, the conversation centers on the fear of insignificance, the pull of envy, and the deep longing to be seen and understood. What emerges is a powerful insight: envy isn’t just comparison—it can become a form of protection, keeping Fours in longing rather than risking rejection through real action and expression. As the conversation shifts to Fives, the focus turns to competency, energy, and the instinct to withhold. Fives reflect on their relationship to time, knowledge, and emotional exposure—revealing how easily life can be observed, analyzed, and prepared for, rather than fully entered. Their connection to need, dependence, and self-sufficiency brings a different angle on withdrawal, one rooted not in identity, but in resources. Together, this session offers a grounded and honest look at two withdrawn types and what it takes to move toward fuller participation in life.

1 小时 51 分钟
2天前

Roots | Enneagram 3 & 1 : Jen & Olivia

Join us a Member : HERE In this first Early Access family episode, Katie Whitlock sits down with a mother–daughter pair to explore how the Enneagram plays out inside real relationships. Jen (Enneagram 3) and Olivia (Enneagram 1) bring both depth and honesty as they reflect on their shared history—shaped by achievement, responsibility, and a deep desire to “do things right.” From childhood dynamics and sibling comparisons to adult friendship and mutual respect, this conversation traces how their relationship has evolved across seasons of life. Together, they unpack the unique strengths of a 3–1 pairing—drive, alignment, and shared vision—alongside the tensions: judgment, emotional restraint, and the pressure to perform.

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3天前

"The Morning Show" | The Enneagram and Vulnerability

Connect with us : HERE In this Morning Show conversation, we dive into one of the most uncomfortable—but essential—parts of growth: exposure and vulnerability. From the “Enneagram of Avoidances” to the deeper question of what each type refuses to face, this episode explores how avoidance shapes our patterns … and how facing it might be the exact path to what we actually want. We unpack: The core avoidance for each Enneagram typeWhy growth requires contacting what we resistThe tension between healing vs. reopening woundsWhether parts of ourselves should be accepted, integrated, or eradicatedHow vulnerability functions in real relationships and community Along the way, the conversation moves from playful (favorite compliments 👀) to deeply personal—touching on fear, motivation, shadow work, and what it means to actually change.

59 分钟
5天前

The Reading Room | Chapter Two : "Personality and Wholeness in Therapy"

Sign up for our Around the Circle Membership : HERE This week in the Reading Room, we continue our journey through Personality and Wholeness in Therapy with a deep dive into Chapter Two. This chapter introduces the PDP framework—a fresh attempt to reinterpret the Enneagram through developmental pathways, neuroscience, and narrative data. Along the way, we wrestle with big questions: What actually counts as evidence? How much of personality is fixed? And what role does inner experience play in shaping who we become? The conversation moves between appreciation and critique. We explore the strengths of the narrative tradition—especially its focus on first-person experience—while also pushing back on philosophical assumptions around “true self,” wholeness, and the limits of scientific grounding. We also examine the tension between “types” and “patterns,” the role of automatic behavior, and whether personality constrains or enables real change. Ultimately, this episode lands on a practical and urgent insight: the Enneagram matters because it reveals motive. And if we don’t examine our motives, they quietly run our lives. But when we bring awareness to them, we gain the possibility of real transformation—toward greater balance, integration, and health.

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4月2日

Processing Centers | Threes and Ones

In this installment on the Enneagram’s processing centers, Jeff Cook and Katie Whitlock engage When Working Together Doesn’t Work by Joey Schewee, focusing on the doing center through Types One and Three. The conversation explores how these types assess life through action—how progress, productivity, and accomplishment become the primary lens for determining whether things are working. For Ones and Threes, doing is not secondary; it is the ground of evaluation, the place where identity and meaning begin to take shape.

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4月1日

KJ Ramsey | Joy and Pain

What can joy survive? In this conversation, Jeff Cook sits down with licensed trauma therapist and author KJ Ramsey to explore the surprising relationship between pain, joy, identity, and healing. Drawing from her upcoming memoir The Place Between Our Pain, KJ shares how chronic illness, trauma, and the limits of control reshape our understanding of time, self, and what it means to be held. Together, Jeff and KJ examine the tension between despair and hope, the role of the Enneagram in personal growth, and the deep question beneath it all: Can joy still exist when everything falls apart? This episode moves through themes of: Trauma and post-traumatic growthThe “true self” vs. personalityChronic illness and the experience of timeJoy as presence, not performanceAgency, embodiment, and survivalFaith, meaning, and the limits of understanding Whether you're navigating suffering, exploring the Enneagram, or asking deeper philosophical questions about identity and purpose—this conversation offers both honesty and hope. 📘 KJ Ramsey’s Book The Place Between Our Pain: A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive → Pre-order & learn more: https://www.kjramsey.com 🌐 KJ Ramsey Website → https://www.kjramsey.com 🎙️ Around the Circle The Enneagram publishing platform: Podcast • Books • Video • Ongoing formation → Join the community: https://www.aroundthecircle.org → Become a member: https://www.patreon.com/aroundthecircle 📅 Live Event (Colorado) KJ Ramsey + Suzanne Stabile → April 17–18 : HERE

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3月31日

"Early Access" | Enneagram 9 | Blake in Utah

What does it feel like to move through life believing your presence doesn’t quite matter? In this episode of Early Access, Katie Whitlock talks with Blake Walker, an Enneagram Nine, about the quiet patterns that shape her life—from avoiding conflict to merging with others’ goals, to the slow realization that her own voice matters. Blake reflects on marriage, motherhood, and building a life that at times felt more aligned with others than herself. Along the way, they explore the Nine’s relationship to energy, anger, and purpose—revealing both the strength and struggle of a type that longs for peace but often loses itself in the process.

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2025/11/07

Afstrick2013

I searched on a long shot when husband exclaimed he wanted to hear more ‘1s’, but it was easier listening to a man’s voice. As the one, I feel like Jeff did a great job “laying us out”. I look forward to checking out his number shows, 5. Thank you!
Enneagram as it’s meant to be!

2025/08/01

LGT33

Jeff and TJ take enneagram to the depths it was intended to go! They also provide a platform for so many enneagram voices and facilitate such rich conversations!
Best enneagram podcast available.

2025/03/31

sueub

Thanks guys for all the hard work. I do love this podcast.
5 stars!

2025/03/27

AllyNoel

I love this podcast. It’s easy to listen to and extremely interesting. I love getting different perspectives and relatable references. The guests are also people I familiar with so that makes sense even more tantalizing.

The Enneagram is a map of the human personality. It’s a tool for navigating relationships. It creates language for what motivates us and helps us look at the way we look at everything else. Most importantly the enneagram is a mirror; because sometimes you need help seeing yourself.