Personality tests are fantastic tools to help us in self-discovery, self understanding and self acceptance. Not only that but it can also help with our understanding of each other as well…perhaps even to accept and embrace each other’s uniqueness.
The Enneagram is no exception. It’s been very popular especially among the yoga, self help and spiritual communities for a while now. It’s based on 9 personality types that are portrayed in a geometrical shape. The shape illustrates the rich, diverse and intricate interconnection between all personalities.
It’s a helpful tool for helping understand your unique tendencies. It also shows you what your shadows are.
….but for me it’s so complex! Some people totally understand it and others, like me, are mainly confused. But I want to know more! That’s why I invited Sarah Hamilton, Enneagram expert, onto the show to teach us!
Sarah Hamilton quit clinical medicine seventeen years ago to live a fuller life. Today, she’s the founder of WildWomanUnleashed and strives to guide and inspire women to reconnect with their authentic nature so that they can flourish with lives of balance, passion and fulfillment.
Plug in those earbuds and get ready for some self-discovery!
PS. Okay, I need to put this out there - as much as I love personality tests and find them to be so much fun, I also need to say that at the end of the day nobody and nothing gets to dictate who you really are except for yourself. These tests are tools to support you along the journey of self-discovery and is not the be all end all to who you are and what you should do. You’re the ultimate decider that.
Topic Summary:
What is the Enneagram?
How can it help you (benefits)
3 things you need to know about the Enneagram to get started
Sarah explains her own personality (9-7-4) as an example
RESOURCES
Sarah recommends this online test for your Enneagram profile: https://landing.trueself.io/
I’m still learning what it means but here’s what I got! Apparently I’m a “gentle spirit”
