The Eight's Sacred Directness | When God Redeems Your Strength with Alli Patterson

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Alli Patterson discusses how her directness as an Enneagram Eight is a strength redeemed by God.

Send us Fan Mail Wholehearted Enneagram: A Year Through the Types | Type Eight | Episode 4 of 4 What if the very thing you were told was too much is exactly what God made you for? Alli Patterson is a teaching pastor, seminary-trained Bible teacher, and Enneagram Eight who spent years believing a lie: that her directness was harsh. That the way she communicated was a problem to be managed rather than a gift to be offered. In this conversation, Amy and Alli explore what it looks like for ...

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Host: Amy Wicks

Guest: Alli Patterson

Topics covered

• Enneagram Eight
• directness
• communication
• self-acceptance
• spiritual growth

Keywords

• Enneagram
• strength
• directness
• communication
• spirituality
• self improvement
• Alli Patterson

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

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