The Real Enneagram, a Podcast by the Institute for Conscious Being
The Real Enneagram is not just about personality- it's a spiritual quest.
A podcast delving into the spirituality of the Enneagram and its applications for growing in consciousness. Produced by the Institute for Conscious Being.
Hosted by Nanette Mudiam, ICB faculty member, Scott Smith, and Dr. Joe Howell, ICB founder and author of Becoming Conscious: The Enneagram's Forgotten Passageway, and Know Your Soul: Journeying With The Enneagram.
Music provided by Drexel Rayford, ICB faculty member.
Learn more about the Institute for Conscious Being, and the spirituality of the Enneagram: theicb.info
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The Real Enneagram, a Podcast by the Institute for Conscious Being
Episode 211: The Dancing Girl Within: Consciousness, Grief, and Healing
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Welcome back to The Real Enneagram! In this episode, Dr. Joe Howell, Shannon, and Archie Reeves sit down with Dr. Renee Harmon, a retired family physician and the author of Surfing the Waves of Alzheimer's and Life Hikes.
Renee, an Enneagram Ego Type 1, opens up about navigating profound life transitions, including the loss of her husband to early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She shares how her understanding of the Enneagram helped her recognize when she was disintegrating into an unhealthy Type 4 during times of intense stress, and how she now consciously integrates into the joy of her Type 7 "soul child"—the dancing girl.
In this episode, you will hear:
- How solo hiking on narrow, rocky trails serves as a powerful mindfulness practice to quiet the inner critic and stay fully present.
- The beautiful spiritual metaphors Renee draws from nature, such as comparing the growth of a mushroom to the universe imparting wisdom into the soul.
- How Renee’s lifelong identity as a healer has evolved from medical patient care to writing, speaking, and connecting with others through shared pain.
- The process of amalgamating the structured, capable energy of an Ego Type 1 with the free-spirited joy of a Soul Child.