Books & Podcasts I recommend for your Personal Enneagram Journey:
There are MANY Enneagram Books it can be difficult to know where to start. Below are some of my favorites and why you may like each of them. My “Review” of who it could be helpful for and how to use the book to “get the most out of it!”
Best Book to Learn Your Type or Figure Out Types of Others:
The Art of Typing: Powerful Tools For Enneagram Typing
Ginger Lapid-Bogda $19.79
Lots of visuals and information that will help you to understand each type deeply without deep reading.
Information also about mistyping so you can learn the differences between the types.
Current context factors for how may people present as another type. (Stress, sadness, anger…)
It’s a great one to have in your hands - an audiobook isn’t going to be a good one for this!
Best Book for Personal Growth Journey
The Enneagram Guide to Waking Up: Find Your Path, Face Your Shadow, Discover Your True Self
Beatrice Chestnut & Uranio Paes $14.69
This is for the seasoned Enneagram Lovers who KNOW their type for 100% and are ready to take a deep dive into their growth.
This is another book that is best to have in your hands bc the lists are important to be able to interact with. Audio will have you missing out on important info to take notes on.
Take each section SLOWLY. Only read one section and then digest and reflect.
TRY to change some of the mindsets and DO the things they are recommending.
If you get into this book and would like support to go deeper with it- I use MANY of these tools in my 8 Week Elite Life Experience
You really only need to read the intro and your own type. It could be helpful to do this with a friend who is also into the Enneagram!
Best Book for people who want to do a DEEP DIVE!
Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
by Don Richard Riso (Author)
$12.49
An expanded edition of Don Riso's revoluntionary interpretation of the Enneagram—the ancient psychological system used to understand the human personality.
This expanded edition of Don Riso's classic for the first time uncovers the Core Dynamics, or Levels of Development, within each type. This skeletal system provides far more information about the inner tension and movements of the nine personalities than has previously been published. This increased specificity will allow therapists, social workers, personnel managers, students of the Enneagram, and general readers alike to use it with much greater precision as they unlock the secrets of self-understanding, and thus self-transformation.
Best Book for the Scientific Approach to the Enneagram
The Neuroscience behind the Enneagram: How changing yourself... changes everything
by Adelaida Harrison (Author)
$13.61
Did you know that reality is not as your brain perceives it?
Each of us actually has our own reality which is colored by our experiences and perceptions. This book explains, step by step, how your brain was shaped from early childhood and what you can do to remodel your mind.
The Enneagram is a powerful self-knowledge tool that reveals in a profound and practical way the nine personality types or Egos: Nine different ways of seeing the world, of thinking, feeling and reacting. What characteristics predominate in you? What defines your basic personality type?
Through the Enneagram and the neuroscience behind it, you'll discover what makes you, you - and how you can develop your full potential and transform every aspect of your life in a positive way. Stop surviving and start living!
Remember, if you change, your life changes.
Finally, the neuroscientific facts that were so lacking for the Enneagram enthusiasts are presented. Giving this powerful tool the scientific validation that it already has in practice was one of the author's goals. She also shares her vision on the way in which the ego is built to protect us from an environment that we cannot understand and much less modify, when we are children.
With the help of the Enneagram we can reconstruct our frames of reference, which allows us to regain control of our life and thus transform it.
The enneagram is a tool that generates peace and understanding among human beings. Knowing it, allows and motivates radical changes in human behavior through modifying the perception of what is happening, in order to naturally create tolerance and inclusion.
Best Book for HUGE Mindset Shifts (Not Enneagram Specific)
The Dance of Anger: A Woman’s Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships
Harriet Learner $11.79
This book was 100% a game changer for me with many relationships in my life. I truly think ANY person male or female would get a lot out of reading this book.
If you are a dependent type 1,2 or 6 or identify yourself as an anxious attached partner you would benefit GREATLY from the mindset shifts offered in this text.
I finally understood my role in my anxiety and HOW to begin making changes in my life so I felt more in control—- even with releasing responsibilities!
I’m a type two and I’m confident this book changed my life. I heard about it from Brene Brown’s Podcast “Unlocking Us” and if it was a game changer for Brene— I knew it would be for me too!!
As a next step I also highly Recommend “Why Won’t You Apologize” By Harriet Learner.
Love listening to podcasts? I’ve been featured on several awesome episodes discussing a variety of topics. Check out the episodes below!
Looking for an Enneagram expert to join you on your podcast?
Worthy Mother Podcast
In the episode we talk about:
How the Enneagram can be used as a tool for self-awareness
Differentiating between behaviors and the underlying motivations
The basics of the 9 types
Why the Enneagram does not put you in a box
How we can connect with others through the lens of the Enneagram
Casa De Confidence
I share my own background and how she helps her clients discover their Enneagram type. I'm all about helping people live more present and connected lives. And let me tell you, they really get into it! We dive into the Enneagram and how it's often misunderstood as just a personality test. But guess what? I explain that it's actually a self-discovery tool that goes way deeper than that.
Trust me, this episode is a must-listen! So grab your headphones and get ready to dive into the fascinating world of the Enneagram with me, Chelsie Engle. You won't be disappointed.
How the Wise One Grows
What if there was a tool to help you understand not just the 'what' but the 'why' of your behavior? A tool that could lead you to a path of self-discovery and freedom from behaviors and attitudes that no longer serve you.
This conversation with Enneagram coach Chelsie Engle explores the profound tool of the Enneagram to do just that. We navigate the nuances of the Enneagram system, and how it sets itself apart from other personality tests. I work with Holly and also explore how the Enneagram sheds light on the core dynamics of our behaviors and attitudes, offering a path to transformative personal growth.
We explore how the Enneagram can lead to increased mental, emotional, and physical energy. We discuss the transformative potential of the Enneagram in the context of relationships, helping us identify codependency and the parts of ourselves that we don't love. I also share my insights on how the Enneagram can bridge gaps across cultural, communication, and justice issues. This tool is not just about understanding ourselves better, but also about creating bridges and building connections with others.
Joy Found Here
What if I told you nothing about anyone needs to be fixed? No one is broken; they are only experiencing different levels of self-knowledge.
In this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Chelsie Engle, a Certified Enneagram Coach with 10+ years of experience as an Educator and Instructional Coach. After years of struggling with infertility, pregnancy loss, and fertility treatments, Chelsie became a mom. Contrary to what she thought, her struggles were far from over after a severe post-partum depression while dealing with a toxic work environment. A therapist introduced her to the Enneagram universe, and once she understood her type, her entire life changed, she studied the Enneagram for years and became an Enneagram Coach.
Throughout our conversation, you'll learn what Enneagram Coaching is and how it can help you improve your self-knowledge and deal with your triggers more efficiently. You'll also hear Chelsie's passion for being an agent of change in people's lives and her love story with Enneagram Coaching.
Additionally, you'll discover why emotional struggles create interpersonal conflict, why growth happens when you switch from reaction to curiosity, and much more.
My Naked Mindset
Happy July! I have Chelsie on the pod, who is a certified enneagram coach with a successful business helping her clients beat stress & overwhelm. She is so knowledgeable in this space of enneagrams and has coached so many folks on finding more about themselves and their partner. She gives an overview of all 9 types and explains their core values, what they want in a partner, and their personality traits. She did a session with Tyler and me; it was a fun date night. We learned so much more about each other that we never would have known if we hadn’t done this session with Chelsie. Chelsie asks all of the right questions to get to the root of what type you are. This episode is full of great knowledge about enneagrams!
If you want to do a session with Chelsie and find what type you are (individual session or a couple's session) she is offering my listeners 15% off a session!
Created for More
In this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Chelsie Engle, a Certified Enneagram Coach with 10+ years of experience as an Educator and Instructional Coach. After years of struggling with infertility, pregnancy loss, and fertility treatments, Chelsie became a mom. Contrary to what she thought, her struggles were far from over after a severe post-partum depression while dealing with a toxic work environment. A therapist introduced her to the Enneagram universe, and once she understood her type, her entire life changed, she studied the Enneagram for years and became an Enneagram Coach.
Throughout our conversation, you'll learn what Enneagram Coaching is and how it can help you improve your self-knowledge and deal with your triggers more efficiently. You'll also hear Chelsie's passion for being an agent of change in people's lives and her love story with Enneagram Coaching.
Additionally, you'll discover why emotional struggles create interpersonal conflict, why growth happens when you switch from reaction to curiosity, and much more.
Dear Midlife
Today, Chelsie teaches us that:
The Enneagram is a self-discovery tool that helps an individual discover their core motivations. It allows us to explore our actions and behaviors through this unique lens to determine if they are serving us in a healthy way or not.
Our behavior and qualities should be seen as neither good nor bad, but rather healthy or unhealthy. Often, what we "loathe" in others are characteristics we don't see in ourselves.
It's easy to get caught in between your fears and desires and feel like you're on a hamster wheel you can't get off of, however, awareness is the first step to understanding how to create healthy behaviors in your own life.
A great way to identify your type is to ask yourself what is the best feeling in the world for me? (this will usually help you pinpoint your core motivation) and What is the worst feeling in the world for me? (which will help you pinpoint your core fear)
When you recognize you are in stress, stop. Acknowledge what you're feeling (usually something linked to your core fear). Ask yourself WHY you are feeling this way? Finally, ask yourself what you need in that moment? I feel...because...I need... and VALIDATE. yourself in these feelings.
