Leslie Hershberger

Welcome!

Looking for a grounded guide for your inner work?
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I don’t pathologize the joys and sorrows of the human condition. Wisdom is something we grow into through life experience and conscious practice in all 3 Centers: Head, Heart and Body.

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My approach supports you in developing your own inner resilience, self-awareness and interpersonal awareness.

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Whether we work together one-on-one or in a group, I’ll share practical tools you can use at home, at work, and in real life-not just in our sessions.

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About me:

The Enneagram

In 1998, I discovered The Enneagram as a tool for self awareness, interpersonal awareness and transformation. (I got into it to understand my kids and family!)

I fell in love with the Narrative Tradition of the Enneagram and its focus on panels of people sharing their inner experience.

I developed Enneagram programming in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2004 and continue to teach and facilitate Enneagram and personal/spiritual growth groups in person and online to people around the world.

I trained in The Enneagram in Business and brought the Enneagram to workplaces as I had so many requests for Enneagram in the workplace.

I have been teachin the 3 centered Enneagram for over 20 years as a consultant, master teacher, coach, spiritual guide, facilitator. I now mentor new teachers, coaches and therapists.

I serve as a mentor for students, teachers, coaches and therapists in training, keynoted at conferences, have served on the board of the International Enneagram Association and I’m former editor of Nine Points Magazine, the online magazine of the IEA.

While I’ve done deep dive study in the Enneagram and have published countless articles, my Enneagram expertise has come from over 20 years of boots on the ground work with real people in countless settings: universities, businesses, schools, non-profits, recovery communities and hospitals.

While I love the insights of the Enneagram, I’ve learned more than anything else, we are more than our type. Whether I’m sitting down with one person or an entire room of people, I’m aware that I’m standing before the mystery of each unique human being.

Theology

Theology focuses on meaning and the deeper questions.

Why are we here?

What matters most?

How do beliefs about the divine shape our lives and communities?

I obtained a Master’s in Theology from Xavier University and focused primarily on the inner Christian contemplative traditions and Buddhism.

These traditions focus on direct, personal transformation through practice and inner awakening in self and community rather than focusing external beliefs and institutional authority.  

I met wonderful friends who remain in my life today and I continue to occasionally teach and learn at my alma mater.

Integral Life Practice:

In 2004, I discovered the work Ken Wilber who developed Integral Theory.

I trained in Integral Theory at JFK University and ultimately,developed two online courses for Integral Life with Ken Wilber.

Integral gave me a stellar framework in understanding how different people and groups filter their experience through 4 key lenses. It changed how I coach, facilitate and teach.

Integral offers a comprehensive approach to personal and professional development that focuses on the whole person, not just specific aspects like goals or behavior change. It integrates diverse perspectives as we humans have many facets. 

I became the Enneagram expert for Integral Recovery with  John Dupuy, CEO of iAwake Technologies and author of Integral Recovery. In 2025, I partnered with iAwake to create Enneagram meditations for each of the 9 types.

I live in on 5 quiet acres in Loveland, Ohio with my husband Dave who is in the travel business. We have 3 wonderful children and 3 grandchildren who are lights in our lives.

We travel extensively and we’ve found a way to balance my love of culture, food, cities, ancient ruins and monasteries with Dave’s love of hiking, kayaking and exploring the wilderness.

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