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In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Alison Cook, an Enneagram Three. We talk about why quick-fix solutions and spiritual bypassing can keep us from genuine healing, and how learning to honor difficult emotions can lead to greater emotional health. She also shares her practical framework of naming, framing, and braving our emotions so we can face hard situations with greater wisdom and courage.Dr. Alison is a therapist and host of the top-ranked The Best of You podcast. She’s the bestselling author of I Shouldn’t Feel This Way and The Best of You, and co-author of Boundaries for Your Soul, which brings the popular Internal Family Systems model of therapy into a Christian framework. Widely recognized for her work at the intersection of faith and psychology, Dr. Alison helps people heal from past wounds, develop a strong sense of self, and build healthier relationships.You can learn more about Dr. Alison Cook and get access to all her resources at https://www.dralisoncook.com/0:00 Audio Intro0:20 Welcome2:11 Alison Cook's Enneagram Journey6:31 The Enneagram & Internal Family Systems9:01 The Problem with Quick Fixes12:55 Name, Frame & Brave Your Emotions22:02 What Is Spiritual Bypassing?26:51 Honoring Difficult Emotions28:56 Faith, Fear & Avoiding Pain33:33 When Love Can't Fix Someone37:35 Healing Takes Time40:19 Resources from Alison Cook43:01 Final Thoughts━━━━━━━━Join the Mental Health ‘27 Summit Waitlist (Feb 16-19, 2027)Be the first to know when registration opens: typeish.com/summit/waitlist━━━━━━━━Get FREE Enneagram Self-Typing GuideDownload here: https://www.typeish.com/free ━━━━━━━━Start Binging the Type·ish PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/type-ish/id1867815632Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hczBky5UIYxWaZypxdwyT?si=42d759b9c3c74816YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Follow Type·ishWeb: https://www.typeish.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/typeishofficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gospelforenneagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Music used with permission: 1EHGFXLKCSTV87DM, R1FX7HC5J8QQ4AG3, FKF90OE351KHV1DU 

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Dr. Curt Thompson, a Four on the Enneagram. We talk about why healing is more than simply treating symptoms, and how our stories, relationships, and wounds can shape our mental health. Curt also explores neuroplasticity, interpersonal neurobiology, and why being deeply seen, known, and loved by others can be such an important part of becoming whole.Dr. Thompson is a board certified psychiatrist, author, speaker, and co-host of the Being Known Podcast. He is known for beautifully integrating neuroscience, human relationships, and faith. Many people have told me that his books such as The Anatomy of the Soul, The Soul of Shame, and The Soul of Desire have been life-changing. You can learn more about Dr. Thompson, his podcast, and books at https://curtthompsonmd.com/0:00 Audio Intro0:20 Welcome2:00 Curt Thompson's Enneagram Journey5:50 Life as a Type 49:13 Rethinking Mental Health & Healing24:57 Finding Agency in the Healing Process31:36 The Long & Difficult Work of Healing34:04 Why We Guard Against Healing38:33 Neuroplasticity & the Hope for Change46:07 What Is Interpersonal Neurobiology?50:57 A Word for Therapists53:02 Final Thoughts━━━━━━━━Join the Mental Health Summit Waitlist (Feb 16-19, 2027)Be the first to know when registration opens: typeish.com/summit/waitlist━━━━━━━━Get FREE Enneagram Self-Typing GuideDownload here: https://www.typeish.com/free ━━━━━━━━Start Binging the Type·ish PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/type-ish/id1867815632Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hczBky5UIYxWaZypxdwyT?si=42d759b9c3c74816YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Follow Type·ishWeb: https://www.typeish.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/typeishofficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gospelforenneagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Music used with permission: 1EHGFXLKCSTV87DM, R1FX7HC5J8QQ4AG3, FKF90OE351KHV1DU

I'm joined by bestselling author, psychotherapist, and The Road Back to You co-author Ian Morgan Cron. While Ian has helped millions of people understand the Enneagram, this conversation is much more personal. Ian shares his own journey through addiction and recovery, why he believes every one of us is somewhere on the addiction continuum, and how our deepest attachments—to work, success, relationships, control, or even our own pain—can quietly shape our mental health. This was one of the most talked-about sessions on my Mental Health Summit and I think it will change the way you think about addiction.You can find Ian, his best-selling books, Enneagram courses, and new Enneagram assessment at https://ianmorgancron.com/0:00 Audio Intro0:30 Welcome2:23 What Is Mental Health?7:06 Everyone Is on the Addiction Continuum11:46 Idolatry, Attachment & Addiction16:22 Hidden Attachments That Shape Us20:45 The Five-Step Addiction Cycle29:31 Ian's Story of Addiction & Recovery36:08 The Enneagram & Our Attachments45:47 The First Steps Toward Freedom50:09 Resources from Ian Cron53:03 Final Thoughts53:51 Outro━━━━━━━━ FREE Preview of 3-Hour Enneagram History CourseEnroll here: https://www.typeish.com/history ━━━━━━━━ FREE Enneagram Self-Typing GuideDownload here: https://www.typeish.com/free ━━━━━━━━Binge the Type·ish PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/type-ish/id1867815632Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hczBky5UIYxWaZypxdwyT?si=42d759b9c3c74816YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Follow Type·ishWeb: https://www.typeish.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/typeishofficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gospelforenneagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Music used with permission: 1EHGFXLKCSTV87DM, R1FX7HC5J8QQ4AG3, FKF90OE351KHV1DU*********

You may know Greer Grammer from MTV's Awkward, ABC's The Middle, or as the daughter of actor Kelsey Grammer. I sat down with Greer to talk about what it's like to navigate the entertainment industry as an Enneagram Nine. We discuss handling rejection, responding to online criticism, her faith, mental health, and how the Enneagram has helped her better understand herself, her relationships, and her calling as an actress. This is a must-listen to episode if you an Enneagram Nine, an Enneagram coach, or are in relationships with someone who is a Nine.The best place to follow Greer is on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/greer_grammer. She loves the community she’s built there and loves connecting with people.0:00 Audio Intro0:31 Welcome2:29 Discovering She's a Type 97:08 The Superpower of Type 9s13:04 Feeling Seen in Hollywood17:52 Handling Criticism & Social Media29:57 Surviving Hollywood Through Faith34:28 The Hidden Anger of Type 9s38:59 Why Hollywood Needs More Type 9s44:10 Final Thoughts44:45 Outro━━━━━━━━ FREE Enneagram Self-Typing GuideDownload here: https://www.typeish.com/free ━━━━━━━━Binge the Type·ish PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/type-ish/id1867815632Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hczBky5UIYxWaZypxdwyT?si=42d759b9c3c74816YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Follow Type·ishWeb: https://www.typeish.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/typeishofficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gospelforenneagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Music used with permission: 1EHGFXLKCSTV87DM, R1FX7HC5J8QQ4AG3, FKF90OE351KHV1DU*********

I'm joined by Ben Higgins, who many of you know as Season 20's Bachelor on ABC's hit show The Bachelor. Together, we explore what it's really like to experience life as an Enneagram Four—from feeling misunderstood and wrestling with shame to navigating fame, marriage, and the longing for authentic connection. You can visit his company Generous Coffee online at https://generouscoffee.com which donates 100% of its revenue to non-profits. I’d also recommend checking out his book Alone in Plain Sight wherever books are sold, and his podcast Almost Famous wherever you listen to podcasts. 0:00 Audio Intro0:31 Welcome2:48 Life After The Bachelor5:19 Discovering He's a Type 48:41 The Bachelor & Feeling Misunderstood12:48 Fame, Validation & Identity18:32 Raising a Type 4 Child27:03 Longing, Love & Marriage34:10 What He Loves About Type 9s37:06 Longing for the Ideal Relationship43:25 Which Types Challenge Him?46:04 Final Thoughts50:40 Outro━━━━━━━━ 40-Day Ennearam Devotional SeriesBuy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VGPJTX6━━━━━━━━ FREE Enneagram Self-Typing GuideDownload here: https://www.typeish.com/free ━━━━━━━━Binge the Type·ish PodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/type-ish/id1867815632Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4hczBky5UIYxWaZypxdwyT?si=42d759b9c3c74816YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Follow Type·ishWeb: https://www.typeish.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/typeishofficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/gospelforenneagramTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@typeishofficial━━━━━━━━Music used with permission: 1EHGFXLKCSTV87DM, R1FX7HC5J8QQ4AG3, FKF90OE351KHV1DU*********