by Leslie Hershberger | Oct 18, 2023 | Body Types, Change, Enneagram, Heart Types, Inside Out Enneagram, Spirituality
I sent this poem to an Enneagram 9 on retreat. They’re finding the voice they silence when in the throes of their type structure. Many 9s tell a story of taking excessive responsibility for others. 2s do too. They begin to resent it. Others resent their resentment....
by Leslie Hershberger | Apr 8, 2020 | Enneagram, Grief, Heart Types, Meditation, Pause Process
THE PRIMARY THEMES OF THE HEART TRIAD INCLUDE: I OVER-CONNECT TO OTHERS which fits my idealized image of who I should be in the eyes of the other. Meanwhile, I leave my own personal experience rather than coming home to myself, as you are in this present moment....
by Leslie Hershberger | Aug 24, 2018 | All Articles, Body Types, Head Types, Heart Types, Parenting, Relationships, Temperament, Uncategorized
I wrote the following to prepare for an interview with Julie Bogart, Creator and Owner of Bravewriter. She writes: “I love kids. I love parents. I love writing. She’s a BIG fan of the Enneagram. We talk often about how it impacts our parenting. Hello...
by Leslie Hershberger | Aug 7, 2018 | Heart Types, Relationships
TYPE TWO: It’s about being needed and liked by significant people in order to get their needs met without having to ask. Some words to describe Twos in their varying degrees of self-awareness: WARM, ENGAGING, CARING, MANIPULATIVE, SEDUCTIVE, DEMANDING,...
by Leslie Hershberger | May 2, 2017 | Enneagram, Heart Types
Every practice below is predicated on the first practice which is a non-negotiable. It may be ridiculously simple, but all good practices are something teachable. Kind of like: Everything I need to know, I learned (on some level) in kindergarten. 1. Encourage them to...
by Leslie Hershberger | Mar 9, 2017 | Enneagram, Heart Types
Heart Types project a world in which they have to DO in order to feel connected. Twos see a world of needs, Threes see a world that rewards only winners and achievers and Fours see a world in which you must be different and unique so they project that you see things...
