How to Approach Someone Who’s Crying, Based On Their Enneagram Type
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How to Approach Someone Who’s Crying, Based On Their Enneagram Type

BySusan Storm

Witnessing someone in an emotional state can be challenging. You want to offer comfort and empathy but it can be hard to know what to say or how to help. Different Enneagram types experience emotions differently, so it makes sense that approaching them will require different strategies. A Five might run for the hills when…

Escaping the Trap of Resentment for Enneagram 1s
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Escaping the Trap of Resentment for Enneagram 1s

BySusan Storm

As human beings, each of us are driven by certain motivations, fears, and deeply-held desires. Sometimes we’re not even sure why we have these motivations. Many times they stem from formative childhood experiences, and other times they come from our individual personality types. The Enneagram is a system that helps us to understand our motivations…

Here’s Why You’re Annoying Everyone, Based On Your Enneagram Type
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Here’s Why You’re Annoying Everyone, Based On Your Enneagram Type

BySusan Storm

Do you ever find yourself annoyed by someone who believes in their own mind that they’re being “kind” or “good”? Do you ever inadvertently annoy others without knowing why? Each Enneagram type has an annoying habit that they tend to emulate without even realizing it. Many times they believe that this habit is a good…

How Each Enneagram Type Guards their Hearts
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How Each Enneagram Type Guards their Hearts

BySusan Storm

Life has a way of throwing us some hard knocks now and then. In order to cope, we protect ourselves so we don’t feel that same gut-wrenching pain again. We all guard our hearts in different ways. Some of us build walls around ourselves to keep others out, others look for distraction, and others try…

What Your Inner Child Needs to Hear, Based On Your Enneagram Type
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What Your Inner Child Needs to Hear, Based On Your Enneagram Type

ByMuna Nnamani

There is plenty of psychology surrounding the idea of an “inner child”: the part of our subconscious that never really got over the messages it picked up before it could fully develop and learn discernment. If you were shown compassion, patience and acceptance as a kid, you have a relatively healthy inner child. But if…