Enneagram Conflict Styles, How Each Type Reacts (1-9)

About this episode

Damon and Kelly discuss how each Enneagram type reacts to conflict and provide strategies for managing these responses.

Why does the same disagreement feel completely different to a Type 8 versus a Type 9? Your Enneagram type shapes how you react. Damon and Kelly walk through the knee-jerk conflict response for all nine Enneagram types and what to do instead. Plus, the 20-minute rule for getting untriggered. Quick guide to each type's conflict response: Type 1: Criticizes others or themselves Type 2: Becomes overly helpful or manipulates Type 3: Spins the situation to avoid failure Type 4: Wi...

People in this episode

Hosts: Damon, Kelly

Topics covered

• Enneagram
• conflict styles
• personality types
• self-improvement
• relationships

Keywords

• Enneagram
• conflict response
• Type 1
• Type 2
• Type 3
• Type 4
• Type 5
• Type 6
• Type 7
• Type 8
• Type 9

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