Protection vs. Control | Understanding the Enneagram Type Eight with Melanie Erickson

About this episode

This episode explores the complexities of Enneagram Type Eight, focusing on the balance between protection and control.

Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type Eight | Episode 3 of 4 Every Eight starts out protecting something. A wound, a person they love, or a standard of justice no one else seems to care about enough. But protection has a shadow side (and when it tips into control), the armor that was meant to keep people safe starts to push them away instead. In this episode, Amy sits down with Melanie, a Type Eight Canadian farmer, grandmother of almost 12, and certif...

People in this episode

Host: Amy Wicks

Guest: Melanie Erickson

Topics covered

• Enneagram Type Eight
• protection
• control
• self-improvement
• relationships

Keywords

• Enneagram
• Type Eight
• protection
• control
• self-improvement
• relationships
• Melanie Erickson

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types

Places: Canada

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