The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast

Amy Wicks
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Honest stories, sacred rhythms, and wholehearted identity for every Enneagram Type. What if the Enneagram wasn’t just a personality tool, but an invitation to transformation? Welcome to The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast: The Enneagram for Real Life with your host, Amy Wicks, a certified Enneagram coach, author, and “guide by the side.” Each week, you’ll find faith-based conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom to help you live with more clarity, compassion, and courage. Together, we’ll explore how understanding your Enneagram Type can transform your relationships, strengthen your family rhythms, and deepen your walk with God. Whether you’re new to the Enneagram or ready to go beyond the basics, this podcast will remind you that your starting point doesn’t have to be your stuck point.  Because the Enneagram shines the light, but Christ is the transformation. 💛 Subscribe for episodes that blend faith + story + strategy and discover what wholehearted living looks like in your real, everyday life.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Enneagram Eight and Burnout | An Eight's Wholehearted Journey with Melodie Kenniebrew

    Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type 8  | Episode 2 of 4 What does transformation actually look like for an Enneagram Eight? Not softer. Not smaller. Not less. In this episode, Amy talks with Melodie, a Type Eight, certified Wholehearted Enneagram Coach, and someone who has done the kind of honest, courageous inner work that changes everything. Melodie shares what it looked like to finally stop filling her plate as a way of avoiding what she couldn't control, what it cost her to keep pushing through when her body was telling her to stop, and how she's learning to trust God's timing when her instinct is to do everything herself, now. Her story will feel familiar if you've ever stayed up 48 hours to finish something that didn't need to be done. If you've ever said hallelujah when someone canceled on you, but couldn't bring yourself to cancel on them. If you've ever wondered whether your strength is carrying you or driving you. This conversation is warm, honest, and full of the kind of specific detail that only comes from someone who's actually done the work. In this episode: Why Melodie resisted the Eight label and what finally made it clickThe navy jet metaphor that reframes what Eight strength actually looks likeThe pattern of doing, doing, doing, and what it was really covering upHow chronic illness became an unexpected invitation to surrenderLearning to wait, rest, and trust God's timing as a Type EightThe "hallelujah when they cancel" story that perfectly captures the Eight's hidden struggleWhat Melodie would tell an Eight who's just starting this journeyYour strength is a gift, and you don’t have to carry everything alone. Connect with Melodie Kenniebrew here: https://www.melodiek.com/ Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    35 min

  2. APR 7

    The Eight's Tender Strength | Power, Vulnerability & Trusting God with Deanna Sudom

    Send us Fan Mail When Eights Finally Trust: Power, Vulnerability & Faith with Deanna Sudom Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type Eight | Episode 1 of 4 What if the most powerful person in the room is also the most guarded, and for very good reason? Enneagram Eights are often misread as bulldozers. The memes paint them as intense, controlling, and hard to be around. But underneath that strength is something most people never get close enough to see: one of the most tender, loyal, justice-driven hearts in the entire Enneagram. In this episode, Amy sits down with spiritual director and co-teacher Deanna Sudom to open the Wholehearted Enneagram Eight month. Together they explore what's really driving the Eight's intensity, why vulnerability feels so costly to them, and what it looks like when an Eight finally learns to trust God, others, and themselves. Both Amy and Deanna are raising Enneagram Eight daughters, which means this conversation comes with a level of tenderness and firsthand insight you won't find in a meme. Whether you're an Eight, love an Eight, or just need to access your inner Eight this season, this episode is for you. In this episode: What most people miss about the Eight's assertiveness and angerThe core fear driving the Eight's need for control and what they're really longing forFalse scripts the Eight might believe, and the voice of love that counters each oneWhy vulnerability feels like weakness to an Eight and why that's worth examiningHow Eights experience God, where they connect, and where they resistThe spiritual practice that can shift everything: naming vulnerability out loudA scripture that reframes weakness as the very place God's power shows upDeanna Sudom is a spiritual director and co-teacher on the Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast. https://www.simplywholehearted.com/deanna-sudom https://www.capstonefreedomcoaching.com/ Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    32 min

  3. MAR 31

    The Nine's Sacred Desire | Why Your Wants Matter to God with Marilyn Vancil

    Send us Fan Mail The Nine's Sacred Desire | Why Your Wants Matter to God with Marilyn Vancil Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type Nine | Episode 4 of 4 Do your desires actually matter to God, or are you supposed to keep setting them aside? For Enneagram Nines, that question cuts deep. When your default is to merge, accommodate, and keep the peace, knowing what you even want can feel impossible. And trusting that God cares about those wants? Even harder. In this conversation, Amy sits down with Marilyn Vancil, Enneagram author, spiritual director, and fellow Nine, to explore the sacred journey of desire for the Type Nine. They unpack why Nines struggle to identify and claim their desires, how the distorted longing for union can pull a Nine right out of herself, and what it looks like to surrender to God without disappearing in the process. Marilyn also shares a personal and surprisingly vulnerable moment about the "mirage," a word that stopped her cold when she encountered it in her own story. Whether you're a Nine trying to figure out what you actually want, or you love a Nine and want to understand them better, this episode will meet you with patience, depth, and a lot of grace. In this episode: Why Nines have a "vague sense of self" and what that has to do with desireThe three subtypes of the Nine and how desire shows up differently in eachWhy stubbornness in a Nine is actually a red flag worth paying attention toThe John the Baptist misquote that keeps Nines small, and the truth that sets them freeHow to love a Nine well when they're learning to claim what they wantResources:  Self to Lose - Self to Find: A Biblical Approach to the 9 Enneagram Types  Beyond the Enneagram: An Invitation to Experience a More Centered Life with God Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    41 min
  4. Peace vs. Peacekeeping | Understanding the Enneagram Type Nine with Jilann Carlson

    MAR 24

    Peace vs. Peacekeeping | Understanding the Enneagram Type Nine with Jilann Carlson

    Send us Fan Mail Where do Type 9s get stuck, and how do they move forward? Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type Nine | Episode 3 of 4 In this episode, Amy and Jilann (a Type 9 and Wholehearted Coach for quiet leaders) walk through the four roles that show up in the Nine's journey: Victim, Villain, Hero, and Guide. You'll discover:  Where Nines get stuck in Victim energy (and why conflict feels like a personal threat) How Villain energy shows up as passive-aggression and quiet stubbornness What it looks like when a Nine steps into Hero energy and claims their voice The difference between being a peacekeeper (avoiding conflict) and a peacemaker (creating true peace) The False Script vs. Voice of Love for Type 9 Practical answers to real questions: How do I know if I'm actually a 9? How do I help my Nine spouse? What's the first step toward growth?This episode gives you the framework for understanding the Nine's journey—whether you're in the middle of it or just beginning. If you're a Nine, you'll hear that wherever you are in this journey, feeling unheard, struggling with resentment, taking your first brave steps, or learning to sustain your voice, you're exactly where you need to be. You don't have to have it all figured out. Just take the next right step. Your presence brings peace. You don't have to go along to belong. Connect with Jilann Carlson here: https://www.jilenneagram.com/ Listen to her Strength in Numbers Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strength-in-numbers-an-enneagram-centered-podcast/id1638164115 Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    34 min
  5. From Going Along to Showing Up | A Nine's Wholehearted Journey with Meredith

    MAR 17

    From Going Along to Showing Up | A Nine's Wholehearted Journey with Meredith

    Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type 9  | Episode 2 of 4 What does transformation actually look like for an Enneagram Nine? In this episode, Amy talks with Meredith Davis, an Enneagram 9 who's been walking the Wholehearted Transformation Journey. Meredith shares honestly about the moment she stopped using the Enneagram as an excuse ("this is just how I am") and started doing the deeper work. You'll hear about:  Why Meredith initially mistyped herself and how she finally landed on Type 9 The breaking point that made her realize she couldn't stay stuck anymore The surprising stubbornness of Type 9 (and how it shows up sideways) How her faith journey intersected with learning to find her voice A birthday story that perfectly illustrates what it looks like to claim agency as a Nine The practice of gratitude vs. rumination (and why Nines need this distinction) What she'd tell a Nine who's just starting this journeyThis isn't about having it all figured out. It's about taking brave steps, stumbling, growing, and discovering that your starting point doesn't have to be your stuck point. If you're a Nine (or you love one), Meredith's story will help you see that speaking up doesn't destroy connection, it creates the kind of honest relationship you've been longing for. Your presence brings peace. You don't have to go along to belong. Thank Meredith, for sharing her story:  email: meredith.irene.davis@gmail.com Instagram:  meredith_irene_davis  Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    37 min
  6. The Nine's Courage | Peace, Fairness & Finding Your Voice with Deanna Sudom

    MAR 10

    The Nine's Courage | Peace, Fairness & Finding Your Voice with Deanna Sudom

    Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type Nine, Episode 1 of 4 What if the most peaceful person in the room is also the one most in need of courage? This month, we begin with Enneagram Type Nine, and Amy kicks off the conversation with her co-teacher and spiritual director, Deanna Sudom. Together, they explore what makes Nines so uniquely gifted (that rare ability to bring calm, see every side, and hold space for everyone) and what keeps them stuck. You'll hear about: The Nine's core fear of being overlooked, fragmented, or disconnected, and how it quietly shapes their choicesWhy Nines aren't lazy, they're numb, and the difference mattersHow Nines experience God (hint: it's often felt more than figured out)The surprising stubbornness that hides underneath all that easygoing presenceA Joshua 1 practice for the Nine who is ready to stop staying smallWhether you're a Nine yourself or you love one, this conversation is an invitation: God isn't asking you to stay quiet. He's asking you to wake up, speak up, and trust that your voice doesn't disrupt the peace; it creates it. Your presence brings peace. You don't have to go along to belong. Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    25 min

  7. MAR 3

    The Sidekick | When "helping" becomes hiding

    Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Storywork BONUS Episode (part 5) Before we move into our Type-specific series, there's one more pattern we need to talk about, a place where many women get stuck BEFORE they ever step into their Hero moment. In this bonus episode of the Wholehearted Storywork series, Amy explores the Sidekick stuck point, not as a lesser role, but as a protective pattern in which we use service, support, and "being helpful" to avoid claiming our own agency and stepping into our own story. This conversation gently names how "I'm just here to help" can become a hiding place rather than a calling, and why recognizing this pattern is essential before you can truly awaken Hero energy. You'll explore: Why the Sidekick pattern often forms before the Hero awakening, not after.How serving others can become a way to avoid your own calling.The difference between faithful service and hiding behind helpfulness.When Sidekick energy is a stuck point versus when it's a mature, faithful season.Why this pattern is especially common among Christian women.How Type Nine energy illustrates this stuck point (and why we're starting there next month).This episode isn't about stopping your service or diminishing the value of supporting others. It's about asking: Am I serving from wholeness, or am I serving to stay safe? If you've ever felt invisible while being incredibly useful, if you've championed everyone else's dreams while dismissing your own, or if the idea of pursuing your own calling feels selfish, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are. Sometimes the most courageous act is stepping out of the wings and into your own story. Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    20 min

  8. FEB 24

    The Guide | When Wisdom Sustains the Journey

    Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Storywork Part 4  After you've named the pain, let go of control, and stepped into agency, a question emerges: How do I sustain this? In this final episode of the Wholehearted Storywork series, Amy explores the Guide role, not as someone who has arrived or finished their own story, but as someone who has stayed with their healing long enough to walk alongside others without needing to control the outcome. This conversation reframes what it means to guide and be guided, and why formation is a lifelong journey that requires wisdom, presence, and ongoing support. You'll explore:  What a Guide is (and isn't) in wholehearted formation.Why Guides still need guidance and haven't "graduated" from their own healing.How Hero energy becomes sustainable through wisdom over time. The Holy Spirit as the true Guide in your life.Why you don't have to have it all together to walk with othersThis episode isn't about becoming an authority or arriving at spiritual maturity. It's about learning how to stay present with your own story so you can offer that same presence to others. If you've been on this wholehearted journey and are wondering what comes next, or if you've realized that even good changes need support to last, this conversation offers a vision of formation that doesn't end but deepens. Guides don't guide because they're finished; they guide because they've learned how to stay. Support the show RESOURCES FOR YOU: Join the Waitlist for 1:1 Coaching with Amy Wicks https://www.simplywholehearted.com/callamywicks Not sure about your Enneagram Type? Start here: https://www.simplywholehearted.com/enneagramquiz Ennea-what? The Beginners Guide to the Enneagram (free course + printables) https://bit.ly/Enneagram101Guide Connect with Amy: IG Website

    10 min
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Honest stories, sacred rhythms, and wholehearted identity for every Enneagram Type. What if the Enneagram wasn’t just a personality tool, but an invitation to transformation? Welcome to The Wholehearted Enneagram Podcast: The Enneagram for Real Life with your host, Amy Wicks, a certified Enneagram coach, author, and “guide by the side.” Each week, you’ll find faith-based conversations, personal stories, and practical wisdom to help you live with more clarity, compassion, and courage. Together, we’ll explore how understanding your Enneagram Type can transform your relationships, strengthen your family rhythms, and deepen your walk with God. Whether you’re new to the Enneagram or ready to go beyond the basics, this podcast will remind you that your starting point doesn’t have to be your stuck point.  Because the Enneagram shines the light, but Christ is the transformation. 💛 Subscribe for episodes that blend faith + story + strategy and discover what wholehearted living looks like in your real, everyday life.

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