How to Practice Self-Compassion with Enneagram Types 5-9

How to Practice Self-Compassion with Enneagram Types 5-9

From Authentic Men's Group podcast by Authentic Men's Group

August 26, 2025 · 42 min · Episode 95

About this episode

The episode explores self-compassion through the lens of Enneagram types 5-9, emphasizing kindness towards oneself.

Using Self-Compassion With The Enneagram (Part 2) Last time, we explored Enneagram types One through Four—seeing how each carries its own beauty, struggle, and path toward compassion. Today, we pick up where we left off. So often, we hear messages about what we should fix or change. But the real invitation of the Enneagram is to see the truth of how we're wired and to treat that truth with kindness. It's not about boxing you in—it's about showing you the patterns you've been living out, and then inviting you back home to your truest self. As Ian Morgan Cron reminds us, "The Enneagram doesn't tell you who you are; it tells you who you think you have to be." That's the gift—it reveals the mask we've learned to wear, and then it helps us lay it down. In this episode, we're continuing our walk through the remaining Enneagram types, not to critique but to celebrate. To honor. To offer compassion to the parts of ourselves we often overlook. And once again, we're joined by AMG coach and life coach Stephen Nichols, who has guided countless men in this very work. TYPE 5 – THE INVESTIGATOR Ian Cron describes Fives as the wise men—those who see the world from a thoughtful distance, cutting…

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Guest: Stephen Nichols

Topics covered

  • self-compassion
  • Enneagram
  • personal growth
  • mental health
  • self-awareness

Keywords

  • Enneagram types
  • self-compassion
  • mental health
  • personal development
  • self-awareness

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