Shauna Niequist joins the show! You enneagram fans may remember her from an early episode of The Road Back to You podcast, yup, that is a deep cut. Enneagram 7, and the author of, "I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet", (what a great title) joins Suzanne to talk about being married to a 4, her new book, journaling and so much more. PLUG TIME Where Will We Go From Here with Rev. Joseph Stabile, Brian D. McLaren, and the Enneagram Godmother is March 31 - April 2. Join online or in person in Dallas! ...
Mar 01, 2022•57 min
Suzanne says that enneagram sixes are the people that hold our communities together, so it seems fitting that 40 Days on Being a 6 author Tara Beth Leach will put a nice bow on our Daily Reflections Series! Tara Beth Leach is a pastor, preacher of the Word, and a writer. She speaks widely at conferences, retreats, and universities across America on Women in Ministry, Church Leadership, and the call to be a Radiant Witness. She is a pastor at Christ Church of Oak Brook in the western suburbs of C...
Feb 14, 2022•56 min•Ep. 2
The series of Enneagram Daily Reflections authors continues today with Enneagram 8, Sandra Maria Van Opstal! " Fósforito! The explosion happened so quickly there was no stopping it. My mother called me 'tiny match' when she would see this fire exploding from me." This is how Latina pastor, activist, and worship leader, Sandra Maria Van Opstal, describes her experience as an Eight. There came a point in her life when she saw how her fiery explosions were undermining her leadership. A wise spiritu...
Jan 27, 2022•55 min•Ep. 1
Oh Happy Dani, aka Danielle Coke, joins the show today! Earlier in the year we asked you the listeners to tell us some guests you wanted to hear from, and Dani's name came up over and over, and we can see why. Dani, an enneagram 7, shares about how what started as a hobby blossomed into a journey of using art and words to make complex social justice-related issues more digestible and easy to understand for people around the world. Find her online at ohhappydani.com and on instagram @ohhappydani ...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 21
Suzanne's favorite way to teach! Questions and responses today with the Godmother of the Enneagram. Today's show includes a call to the Reverend to help an aggressive couple who is dealing with leaving their church community, a heavy dose of relationship talk, and how many attempts does it take an enneagram six to leave a message? The Enneagram Journey Toward Wholeness Tour! Richmond, Birmingham, and Houston are filling up quickly and Austin and Portland will be opening up soon! Visit lifeinthet...
Dec 20, 2021•59 min•Ep. 20
What a special episode!! In today's show you'll get to hear from some of Suzanne's grandkids, some of her children, some of their spouses, from Carolyn K. Teel, and it can't be a family episode without the Reverend! Joel took a couple of microphones to the Stabile Family Thanksgiving, and collected some audio. We hope you'll enjoy some of their memories and conversation around the holidays, and then hear from Joe and Suzanne as they discuss what the holidays have meant for them, and how they've ...
Dec 10, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 19
LTM's own Lindsay O'Connor joins the show! Lindsay is an enneagram six, married to a nine, in seminary, parenting 2 beautiful girls, and self proclaimed "wannabe contemplative." Lindsay and Suzanne talk about the role books have played in her life, the similarities and differences between the two of them in the dependent stance, and more! You can find Lindsay on Instagram @lindsayloconnor and catch her at The Micah Center and upcoming LTM events! PLUG TIME! Where Will We Go From Here featuring t...
Dec 01, 2021•58 min•Ep. 18
The Enneagram Daily Reflections series marches on today with enneagram 1, Juanita Rasmus! The show starts today with Juanita getting us all grounded before jumping into some good enneagram teaching and background on wings and stress and security. Then let's hear about how ones take care of themselves, and how we can better take care of them (tip 1: don't touch their food). You can find out more about Juanita by visiting juanitarasmus.com and you can find your copy of 40 Days on Being a 1 at Amaz...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 17
Suzanne traveled to Tennessee in September 2021 for an incredible Enneagram Stances workshop. The questions asked were fantastic, but we didn't have enough time to answer them all, so Joel tucked the cards away in the ol' backpack and broke them out for today's episode of TEJ podcast! Resentment and the dependent stance. What about the other 2 stances? Orientation to time Fives and feeling How to help the doing repressed....do? Parenting a 1 and more Plug time! The Journey Toward Wholeness is re...
Nov 04, 2021•58 min•Ep. 16
There may not be a workshop or podcast that exists where Suzanne doesn't bring up The Soul of Shame. So it is long overdue that the author, Curt Thompson, enneagram four, joins the show! With a considerable dose of warmth (and surprising measure of humor), Curt weaves together an understanding of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB) and a Christian view of what it means to be human — to educate and encourage others as they seek to fulfill their intrinsic desire to feel known, valued and connected. ...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 15
Meet Philip and Jaimie Bowen! Philip, enneagram 7, is a musician, and Jaimie, enneagram 3 is currently a stay at home mom with their three kiddos: Cora, Stella, and Henry. They share how they began their enneagram journey and ways that the tool has helped them along the way in their marriage and in their work. We hope you enjoy the podcast, and go find Philip and his music online and on social media @philipbowenmusic. The song excerpt from today's episode comes from Happy With Myself which relea...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 14
A special Q&A with a group of individuals who over the past 12 months have been working through LTM's Enneagram Journey Curriculum for small groups! How can 7s get things done and not get lost in activities? What is innocence? What is it to 8s? How can 5s better connect with people? What is the relationship to anxiety on that 6-9 line? And so much more! If this episode inspires you to start your own Enneagram Journey Curriculum group, hop on over to lifeinthetrinityministry.com/curriculum wh...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 13
Meet the man of Wheel of Fortune fame, Enneagram 4, Anthony Williams! Anthony shares some of his experience being a single, black, man from Tyler, TX, as well as how he discovered his is an enneagram 4. What is it like to have relationships with other 4s? He shares his experience with grief and the recent loss of his grandparents, aaaaand so much more. What did you think about the new intro?! The clips are from previous episodes of The Enneagram Journey podcast with guests who share the same num...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 12
Morgan Harper Nichols is back on The Journey with Suzanne! The author of 40 Days On Being a 5 shares some of her experiences writing the book, what she wishes she could have had more space for, what she is curious about, and so much more. If you aren't following her beautiful work on Instagram, you may be the only one! And you can see more about her at morganharpernichols.com PLUG! All Things Enneagram October 23rd, a virtual enneagram event! Join Intervarsity Press, LTM, Joe and Suzanne and the...
Sep 15, 2021•58 min•Ep. 11
Suzanne sits down to answer some of your questions in today's episode! The enneagram Godmother and Joel talk about productive doing and what that looks like for not just enneagram ones, but issues we're all dealing with. Trying to decide if you're a 9 or a 1? This episode will help! Can Fives be emotional? Yup. And is the enneagram manipulative?! SAVE THESE DATES! Saturday, OCTOBER 23rd All Things Enneagram: A virtual event for your enneagram journey Join Suzanne and the 9 authors of the Enneagr...
Aug 27, 2021•44 min•Ep. 10
This episode has been a long time comin'! Tony Jones, enneagram 8, joined Suzanne on TEJ a couple of years ago (seems like a lifetime) and Courtney, enneagram 7, was on the show earlier this year. Now we get to have them BOTH TOGETHER IN PERSON at the Micah Center to sit down with Suzanne and Joel. Life In The Trinity Ministry Cohort Program Be sure and take the time to check out the LTM Cohort Program! LTM is accepting applications right now for both the Enneagram Cohort and the Contemplative C...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 9
Join Suzanne and Joel in welcoming back Whitney Russell Stabile to the podcast! Suzanne's daughter in law, Joel's wife, is an enneagram 1 with a lot of letters after her name. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist-Supervisor. Whitney earned her Bachelors in Psychology from Austin College in Sherman, Texas and her Masters in Counseling Psychology from the University of North Texas. She began her counseling career at the Dallas County Juvenile...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 8
The Enneagram Daily Reflections Series continues! Meet enneagram 4 Christine Yi Suh, then grab your copy of 40 Days on Being a 4 ! "Fours tend to abandon environments that bring shame or rejection." - Christine What is the difference between self awareness and self indulgence? What does it mean to you? Differences and similarities between 4s and 7s PLUG! Live teaching events are back! Texas, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Arkansas are up! Be sure and visit LifeInTheTrinityMinistry.com/events for d...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 7
Brian McLaren, Enneagram 4, is back on the show today with Suzanne talking about his newest book, Faith After Doubt! "Using his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers, Brian D. McLaren, a former pastor, proposes a model of faith development in which questions and doubt are not the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful kind of faith." PLUG TIME! We are less than 2 months away from Breaking The Cycle, an enneagram event with Suzanne, Russ H...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 6
Meet Abigail Eernisse! Abigail, an enneagram 1, was introduced to the enneagram at a prayer meeting, which is pretty darn cool. She grew up between East Africa and the Chicago area, and joins Suzanne to share some of her story and her journey. Suzanne and Abigail set the table for a future conversation going deeper into her work around anti-racism and anti-trafficking, and Abigail shared some resources for us to prepare for it! Leaving the Life: Embracing Freedom from Exploitation by Becca C. Jo...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 5
A new episode of Others on The Journey! LTM has had the opportunity over the past year to facilitate Enneagram Journey Curriculum groups online via Zoom, and our most recent group, led by Joel, just finished the twelfth and final week. One of the exercises of the final session is each group member writes on a card, "I used to think..... now I think....." and shares with the group what they wrote. Today's episode is what the group shared! If you are looking to start a Curriculum group, Enneagram ...
May 14, 2021•46 min•Ep. 4
If you have listened to Suzanne talk...probably ever, you know she is a huge advocate for adoption and foster care. Her guest today, fellow enneagram 2, Tori Hope Petersen, tells her story and shares how we can all get involved and become a part of this community. Stay tuned to the second half of the podcast when they run through the 9 enneagram numbers and discuss something each one should be aware of as they consider adoption or becoming a foster parent. If after listening you want to learn mo...
May 07, 2021•57 min•Ep. 3
You might remember from 2019, episode 62 of The Enneagram Journey, Intro to Spiritual Practices and the Enneagram. That episode is the most downloaded of all the podcast, so LTM decided to use the same format again, this time sharing Suzanne's introduction to Grieving and the Enneagram from her workshop early in 2021. “Suppressed grief often turns into depression, anxiety, or addiction.” - Miriam Greenspan You can find the rest of the teaching at lifeinthetrinityministry.com and suzannestabile.c...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 2
The Enneagram Journey is back! In our first episode back after a short break to work on a few other projects, and our first episode of "season 2" we open by reliving the ice storm that hit Texas earlier in the year, hear from the shows new official Spiritual Correspondent the Reverend, and learn all about the Yenneagram. Enneagram 7, Courtney Perry, joins Suzanne and Joel on today's show to dive into some SOLID enneagram talk, including: The best and worst part of being a 7 in your 40s What low ...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 1
Meet Matt and RayLynn! They come out of the chute with some vulnerability and truths about parenting and it just doesn't stop. A blended family, a foreign adoption, a widower, phenomenal people, parents, and the Enneagram Godmother. Orientation to time Relationships the present moment 2 different kinds of 2s Dependent Stance talk Parenting in a blended family Such great content! Speaking of great content, there are so many great things happening at LTM! Upcoming online workshops include Prayer a...
Mar 19, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 107
That's right! Back to back episodes with authors from the Enneagram Daily Reflections series! Enneagram 7, Gideon Tsang joins Suzanne and Joel on the Journey to share a little of his experience and his story as a seven. What does depression really look like in a 7? He'll share some of his history in Austin, TX by way of Canada, and did you know he is codependent? We hope you enjoy the conversation and then take the opportunity to get a copy of his book 40 Days on Being an Enneagram 7 at ivpress....
Mar 09, 2021•53 min•Ep. 107
Another incredible human being joins us on the podcast to talk about their ninth of The Enneagram Daily Reflection series of books by InterVarsity Press! Enneagram 9 Marlena Graves takes a break from her busy schedule as a teacher, writer, mother of 3, wife, and citizen of the world to talk about her thoughts on: Orientation to Time Her relationship with her Enneagram Five husband Having an 8 wing Protecting her energy Life in the Gut/Anger/Justice Triad You'll LOVE this episode! And after you f...
Mar 02, 2021•58 min•Ep. 106
Nadia Bolz-Weber is back on the show! This episode was actually recorded in the summer of 2020, however we couldn't track down the file. FOUND IT! And it is packed. Suzanne and Nadia talk about Grace and Compassion, her latest book Shameless and her podcast The Confessional, and more. Hopefully you see that little E out by the side of the show. If you are uncomfortable with a few "explicit" words, please skip this episode, and come back for the next. You can find more about Nadia, her podcast an...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 104
While Suzanne puts the finishing touches on her next gem of an Enneagram book, Joel took The Enneagram Journey on the road and met up with Enneagram 7, Michelle B. Noah, to get a guided tour of her enneagram art series, By The Numbers. Michelle walks Joel through all 30 paintings (9 core numbers, 18 wings, and 3 triads), giving her thoughts, interpretations, and inspirations for how she painted each one. It is a BEAUTIFUL series of art that you can find currently at The Eisemann Center in Richar...
Jan 20, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 103
In this podcast episode, Suzanne tackles 3 questions about relationships: Dating from an 8 Marriage from a 7 Life after Divorce from a 1 "Each heart must make its own choice. Each choice has its own experience. Each experience has its own purpose. And, AFTER that comes the new lens." We hope you enjoy the show! GRIEVING AND THE ENNEAGRAM an online teaching event with Suzanne Stabile February 26-27th 2021 www.lifeinthetrinityministry.com/grieving...
Jan 15, 2021•59 min•Ep. 102
