Welcome back and thanks for listening! This week we delve into a complicated and interesting question: why am I one particular personality type instead of another? This question is multi-faceted, requiring us to think back to our childhood experiences and traumas and early family life, as well as our faith. I find the question particularly thorny given that I have 4 children with 4 distinct personalities that are not the same as mine or Sara’s personality. Each of them were raised by the same parents in similar circumstances so answering the question is complicated.
Enneagram wisdom says that our personality types are the results of wounding messages that we heard and internalized as a child, messages that may not have been explicit but that shaped how we approach the world. As we think through each of those messages today, I hope one will resonate with you so that you better understand why you are the way you are. I also hope that hearing all of the messages can help you understand, empathize, and love other people better since we are all shaped by our wounds.
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