“The Enneagram is a tool that awakens our compassion for people just as they are, not the people we wish they would become so our lives would become easier.”
The Enneagram is a personality system based on a person’s innate motivations. Broken down into nine types, the Enneagram can give a person insight into why they tend to make their choices they make in life. This system also realizes that each person can have nuances, so each type has two wings and then reaches toward another type when stressed and a different type when in a growth mode. While it can sound complicated, The Road Back to You breaks down each type into an easy-to-understand format. Each number has a chapter and describes that person in-depth. Readers won’t walk away wondering which number they are – they’ll know.
I have heard a lot about the Enneagram over the last few months from podcasts, articles and friends. Crystal Paine (Money Saving Mom) mentioned The Road Back to You and I added it to my to-read list. I waited several weeks for the book to become available from my local library through Libby.
The author first gives an overview of the Enneagram and then takes the reader on a journey through each type. He also gives tips in each chapter for the person who is that type in how to really be a healthy person with that type of personality. He explains how that person looks healthy, okay and not healthy. Each chapter starts with a quick overview of how life is like for that person and ends with ways that person can deal best with life.
I really enjoyed The Road Back to You and read it rather quickly. It could be read a chapter at a time to study it more in-depth. I already knew what type my husband and I are, so I focused more on those chapters. I will probably buy The Road Back to You to have on my shelves so I can learn more about my children as we figure out what types they are. Besides that, I just love personality systems.
Have you studied the Enneagram? What number are you? Share on the blog! (I’m a One.)
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