Nature vs Nurture, Are You Born with Your Type or Does It Develop?

About this episode

This episode explores whether personality is innate or shaped by experiences through the lens of the Enneagram.

Are you born with your Enneagram type, or is your personality shaped by family, environment, and early experiences? In this episode, Damon and Kelly dig into the nature vs nurture question through the lens of the Enneagram, childhood temperament, birth order, attachment, and growth. You’ll hear why this question matters, what psychology and lived experience suggest, and why your story still matters even if parts of your personality were set early. Follow us on Apple Podcasts and leave a revie...

People in this episode

Hosts: Damon, Kelly

Topics covered

• nature vs nurture
• Enneagram
• personality development
• psychology
• childhood experiences

Keywords

• Enneagram
• nature vs nurture
• personality
• psychology
• childhood

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Books & works: Enneagram

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