Enneagram 8 - The Challengers with Sarajane Case and Abi Robins

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Make way for the Enneagram Eights! On this week’s episode, we get to chat with not one, but two experts about the steely armor and tender insides that make up The Challengers, as they’re sometimes called. Sarajane Case of Enneagram & Coffee helps us unpack the hallmark characteristic of an Eight—their strength—and reveals that an Eight’s strength typically stems from childhood happenings that trigger the notion that they have to take care of themselves, which they can also wrap around their loved ones and those in need. This protective instinct means that Eights aren’t intimidated by opposition, but they do fear being betrayed or controlled—and when that happens, it can appear that Eights don’t need a shoulder to lean on. But, as Sarajane shows us, in order to love an Eight well, they need to see strength in us so that they can release the heavy responsibility they feel to carry the world’s weight on their shoulders. Abi Robins of Conscious Enneagram shares their expertise as not only an Eight themselves, but also as a teacher of The Narrative Enneagram. Abi also breaks down a new-to-us Enneagram term called “subtypes,” of which there are three—self-preservation, one-to-one, and social—and shows how these subtypes affect the way our Enneagram numbers play out in the world. Abi opens up about the incredible resilience that Eights possess and vulnerably shares what type Eight growth looks like to someone with a marginalized identity. Abi explains that a heated exchange that may look like an argument to some types is just a problem-solving, connective conversation to an Eight, and how that willingness to engage with an Eight, even when it’s messy, is the key to unlocks an Eight’s trust. Make sure you listen all the way through the hear how composer Ryan O’Neal (AKA Sleeping at Last) created a piece as strong as the Eights are, with a little touch of vulnerability that those who are close to Eights are lucky enough to glimpse. Thank you to our sponsors! ➤ Rothy's | Check out all the stylish and sustainable shoes (and amazing bags!) at https://rothys.com/forthelove ➤ BetterHelp | Get 10% off your first month at https://www.betterhelp.com/forthelove ➤ Stamps.com | Start your 4-week trial (plus, get free postage and a digital scale) at https://www.stamps.com/, and enter FORTHELOVE #ForTheLove #ForTheLovePodcast #JenHatmaker _________ CHECK OUT Resources Mentioned in This Episode ➤ Enneagram & Coffee Podcast: https://apple.co/3mABELX ➤ “The Honest Enneagram” by Sarajane Case: https://amzn.to/2C7rXCC CONNECT with Sarajane: ➤ Website: https://enneagramandcoffee.squarespace.com/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramandcoffee ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/sarajanecase ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sarajaneblog/ CONNECT with Abi: ➤ Website: https://www.consciousenneagram.com/ ➤ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consciousenneagram/ ➤ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ConsciousEnnea ➤ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ConsciousEnneagram/ ➤ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3mymhUf ___ ➤ JEN HATMAKER BOOK CLUB - Join the sisterhood! https://jenhatmakerbookclub.com ___ WATCH more videos from Jen: ➤ Happy Hour: http://bit.ly/JensHappyHour ➤ Monday Mornings with Jen: http://bit.ly/MondayMorningsJen ___ CONNECT with Jen! ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jenhatmaker ➤ FOLLOW Jen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenHatmaker/ ➤ LIKE Jen on Facebook: https://facebook.com/jenhatmaker ➤ SUBSCRIBE NOW on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JenHatmaker?sub_confirmation=1 ➤ VISIT: http://jenhatmaker.com/ ___ For more “For the Love” . . . ➤ SUBSCRIBE on Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastApple ➤ LISTEN on Spotify: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastSpotify ➤ HEAR IT on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastStitcher ➤ LISTEN on iHeartRadio: http://bit.ly/FTLPodcastiHeart