In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes talk about gratitude not being a simple emotion, but rather a higher emotion that can elevate us when we feel it in a sincere way. Gratitude naturally reveals itself when we open up our spiritu

46. Gurdjieff, The Fourth Way, and the Enneagram for Inner Work: Self-Remembering

Nov 11th, 2021 1h 23m

Who is Gurdjieff, and why do we hear so much about his work in the Enneagram world? One of Beatrice and Uranio's biggest areas of commonality in their approach to teaching the Enneagram is their commitment to its origins and its seminal, founda

45. Does Your Enneagram Type Influence Your Career Path?

Oct 28th, 2021 1h 26m

Have you ever wondered if your Enneagram type impacts the career you choose, or how you perform in a given career? In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes discuss the unconscious patterns of our type that limit our professional poten

44. The Enneagram's Head Types in Relationships

Oct 14th, 2021 1h 27m

When we learn about the Enneagram, we often apply it first to our relationships. But we often look at it only from a type perspective, without bringing in the Enneagram's centers of intelligence as a framework of analysis. A few weeks ago, we s

43. Find Your Path, Face Your Shadow, Discover Your True Self

Sep 30th, 2021 1h

So, you may have been listening to the podcast for some time and you are ready to embark on your own inner work process, but what is your type's growth map? Bea and Uranio put together three practical steps that look different for each of the n

42. How do Psychology and Spirituality Intersect with the Enneagram?

Sep 16th, 2021 1h 14m

Where do you begin when you want to do high-quality inner work? Across history, we have seen spiritual paths as isolated approaches to personal development, and more recently, a sole focus on psychological work. But one powerful method to meani

41. Relationships through the Lens of the Heart Intelligence Center

Sep 2nd, 2021 1h 12m

Relationships are important for all nine types, but for heart types (Types Two, Three, and Four), they are essential. Those who are heart types or have been in relationship with them know this well. They also probably know that making those rel

40. Myers Briggs X Enneagram with Personality Hacker's Joel Mark Witt & Antonia Dodge

Aug 19th, 2021 1h 31m

One of the top questions we receive in our community is around other personality tests—how does the Enneagram compare? What about Myers Briggs? What are the overlaps? And the truth is that like the Enneagram, depending on who teaches the materi

39. Typology's Ian Morgan Cron: Enneagram Type Four Personal Growth Journey

Aug 5th, 2021 1h 29m

In this episode, Beatrice and Uranio speak to their friend, colleague, and fellow Enneagram teacher, Ian Cron, an Enneagram Self-preservation 4. This interview does not only focus on what his experience is descriptively but what his growth jour

38. Using the Enneagram to Heal Childhood Trauma

Jul 22nd, 2021 1h 15m

"Trauma happens to us, our friends, our families, and our neighbors," says Bessel van der Kolk, seminal author in the study of trauma. And in our work at the Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy, we know it's true. At every retreat we host, a big po

37. Interview: Enneagram Type Nine Personal Growth Journey

Jul 8th, 2021 1h 37m

When someone does years of inner growth work, often times it feels as if they carry a light within—a special capacity for understanding and connection to spirituality. In this episode, Beatrice and Uranio speak to their friend, student, and fel

36. Your Enneagram Questions Answered (Again!)

Jun 24th, 2021 56m 7s

Back by popular demand. You loved our Q&A episodes earlier this year, so here we go again! In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes go through the questions that the Enneagram 2.0 listeners have posed! Follow us on Instagram @cpennea

35. Key Ideas That Distort Your Reality

Jun 10th, 2021 1h 13m

Each of us believes something so deeply that our reality is completely distorted by that belief. The nine Enneagram types each have a core fixation—a lens through which we view the world. And around that fixation, we build a series of ideas tha

34. Enneagram Typing and How We Get It Wrong.

May 27th, 2021 1h 46m

Whether you are a professional trying to use the Enneagram in coaching or therapy, or just can't seem to land on the right Enneagram type, you know that typing is not easy. The Enneagram system of personality and the nine types hold enormous co

33. The Nine Enneagram Types as Leaders

May 13th, 2021 1h 27m

We often hear about the strengths and challenges associated with each Enneagram type. But what if our leadership potential had more to do with disidentifying with the confines of our type? In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes draw

32. The Enneagram Around the World

Apr 29th, 2021 1h 28m

How does the Enneagram move around the world? What is the history of the Enneagram and how is it accepted (or not) by different cultures? What are the Enneagram types associated with different countries? Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes are gl

31. The Enneagram Levels of Awareness - Part II

Apr 15th, 2021 1h 51m

If you have been to our workshops or retreats, chances are you have heard us refer to our Levels of Awareness model. Everything the Chestnut Paes Enneagram Academy does around the Enneagram is centered on our ability to leverage it for our inne

30. The Enneagram Levels of Awareness - Part I

Apr 1st, 2021 1h 5m

29. Why the Enneagram Wings Are Not What You Think They Are

Mar 18th, 2021 50m 58s

Here’s the one you have all been waiting for. What do Beatrice and Uranio really think about the role of wings on the Enneagram? You might notice that you never hear us refer to a type with a dominant wing attached to it (e.g. 1w2) and there’s

28. Interview: Enneagram Type Three Personal Growth Journey

Mar 4th, 2021 1h 26m

By now we all know what the nine types look like in personality, but what shifts when they start developing and experiencing changes in themselves? In this episode, Beatrice and Uranio speak to Janet, an Enneagram Type 3 who is actually a CP En

27. Psychotherapy through an Enneagram Lens

Feb 18th, 2021 1h 20m

Do you ever wonder how much time you would save with a therapist if they only knew your Enneagram type? Many of us have come to the Enneagram as a tool to help us overcome issues that have kept us from getting to our next level of awareness. An

26. The Enneagram Types' Defense Mechanisms

Feb 4th, 2021 1h 31m

What is behind your reactivity? What are the knee-jerk reactions that drive your behavior underneath the surface? In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes teach us about the unconscious behaviors that we develop to protect ourselves i

25. Your Enneagram Questions Answered (Part II)

Jan 21st, 2021 52m 8s

You asked and we answered! In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes go through the questions that the Enneagram 2.0 listeners have posed! This is part two of a two-part episode, so check out the first one as well if you missed it. Fol

24. Your Enneagram Questions Answered (Part I)

Dec 24th, 2020 1h 10m

You asked and we answered! In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes go through the questions that the Enneagram 2.0 listeners have posed! This is part one of a two-part episode. Follow us on Instagram @cpenneagram and join our Facebo

23. Functional Resilience Across the Enneagram Types

Dec 10th, 2020 1h 35m

Resilience has emerged as a key theme in psychology over the past decades. How does this apply to the Enneagram types, how can they foster it in a way that functions for them? In this episode, Beatrice Chestnut and Uranio Paes discuss how they