Typology

We Are Made of Us: Family, Grief, and the Stories We Carry (with J.S. Park)

None of us becomes who we are on our own. We carry the stories, wounds, wisdom, and unfinished hopes of the people who came before us. Sometimes we recognize those inheri

The Long Arc of Forgiveness with Wm. Paul Young

Wm. Paul Young returns to Typology for a wide-ranging conversation about forgiveness, redemption, regret, grief, and hope. Paul shares what he's learned from his friendsh

You Are Here: Love, Restraint, and the State of Your Heart with Drs. Les & Leslie Parrott (Type 8 and 2)

This week I sat down with Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, an Enneagram Eight and Two who have been married for more than forty years, for a fun and personal conversation abo

The Missing Key to Intimacy: Learning to Be Known with Suzanne Dion

What if intimacy with another person begins with learning how to be intimate with yourself? Ian talks with Enneagram teacher and transformational coach Suzanne Dion, co

Parenting Teens Through the Lens of the Enneagram, feat. Ainsley Britain (REVISIT)

What if you had learned the Enneagram when you were a teenager? In this replay of my conversation with Ainsley Britton, author of The Enneagram for Teens, we explore wh

From the NFL to the Pulpit: Derwin Gray on Forgiveness, Fear, and Finding Your Father

There's a particular kind of loneliness that comes from caring about something before anyone else in the room does. My guest today knows that loneliness intimately. Rev

The Spark Three: Stephanie Barron Hall on Chemistry, Performance, and the Search for Self

What happens when a Three stops performing and starts telling the truth, even to herself? Anthony and I sat down with Stephanie Barron Hall, author of Enneagram in Real

The Secure Soul: Dr. Alison Cook on Learning to Trust Yourself, Others, and God

Dr. Alison Cook, bestselling author of Boundaries for Your Soul, returns to Typology to talk about her new book, The Secure Soul: Finding Inner Strength and Connection Wh

Mistyping, Subtypes, and the Long Road to Finding Your Real Number — with Beatrice Chestnut

What happens when the type you've claimed for years turns out to be wrong? Today, I sit down with returning guest Beatrice Chestnut — Enneagram teacher, author, and co-fo

When Certainty Collapses: Chasing Francis – Chapter One

True spiritual transformation often begins at the exact moment our old answers stop working. This week, I'm sharing Chapter One of my newly revised novel, Chasing Franc

Enneagram Essentials: Passion and Virtue

Most Enneagram teaching is very good at describing what's wrong with you. This episode is about what's right. Every Enneagram type has a Passion — the chief emotional d

Enneagram Essentials: Subtypes

When you combine an Enneagram type with a dominant instinct, you get a subtype — and there are 27 of them. This is the level at which most people finally, fully recognize

Enneagram Essentials: Instincts

Here's something I've noticed after years of teaching the Enneagram: there's usually a moment when someone who knows their type well suddenly encounters something that do

Enneagram Essentials: Basic Fears

Most people who know the Enneagram know their type. Fewer know their Basic Fear. And even fewer have sat with it long enough to understand why knowing your basic fear is

Enneagram Essentials: You Asked, We Answered

After nine seasons of Typology, Anthony and I thought we should revisit some of the basics.  This is the first episode of a five-part series we're calling Enneagram Essen

Good Boundaries and Goodbyes: Lysa Terkeurst exemplifies a Nine Who's Done the Work

There's a particular kind of courage it takes for a Nine to write a book called Good Boundaries and Goodbyes — and Lysa TerKeurst has earned every word of it. Join us as

Replay: Raising Kids Who Want to Come Home with Andy & Sandra Stanley

What does it mean to "get it right" as a parent? Not perfectly. Not without regret. Not with some airtight system that guarantees your children will become exactly who

Mailbag: Trauma & Type, Subtypes, Wings, and How We Grieve

We're going back into the vault for one of our most popular mailbag episodes from Season 3 — and the questions are just as good as we remembered. In this episode, Ian a

The Way You Communicate Is Costing You Connection | Jason VanRuler

What if the reason your closest relationships feel stuck isn't about how much you care — but about how differently you and the people you love communicate? Today, I sit d

Healing the Success Wound: Enneagram 3, Work Addiction, and the Path to Aligned Ambition with Brooke Taylor

What if the very thing driving your success is quietly breaking you? Brooke Taylor, Enneagram Three, career coach, and author of Healing the Success Wound,  joins me fo