Where big ideas meet real-world application. Here, you’ll find insights, stories, and practical strategies — all drawn from years of experience and a passion for helping others succeed. Explore posts on personal and spiritual growth, the Enneagram, and transformation. New reflections are added regularly—stay inspired and informed through this thoughtful collection.
Defense Mechanism–Type Three
What do you do when you feel uncomfortable in social situations? What is your automatic response when you feel insecure?…
Defense Mechanism–Type Two
One of the more fascinating patterns of human behavior is the phenomena known as defense mechanisms. I introduced defense mechanisms…
Defense Mechanisms–Type One
Each of us has automatic defense mechanisms that we employ when our anxiety elevates. We use defense mechanisms to overcompensate…
Enneagram insights for anxiety
Many have found the Enneagram to be an accurate and effective system for working with anxiety. The Enneagram identifies our…
Can we recognize anxiety when we see it?
Several years ago, I underwent a very, very difficult season of life. When my life is all done, I hope…
Having anxiety without anxiety having us
Much attention has been given to stress and anxiety surrounding all we’ve experienced in 2020. Many are looking forward to…
Toward a healthier spirituality
I’m working through a journaling program, and this week’s prompts were: Both stem back to the same experience–my faith awakening…
Keeping Our Energy Supply Open
One of my Enneagram teachers, Helen Palmer, is fond of saying that Enneagram work is all about recovering the “juice…
Relationship by the Numbers: Which Type Combinations are Best?
When people discover the clarity the Enneagram brings to understanding self and others, one of the first questions often asked…
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