On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Naomi Hattaway. Naomi is the CEO of 8th & Home, a consulting practice that combines affordable housing and homelessness prevention work, with the power of Leaving Well, a practice for individuals, organizations, and boards in periods of transition.

Her practice of leadership and implementation of the Leaving Well concept combines strategic visioning, organizational development, and community care. She delivers a deep commitment to equitable practices, a willingness to have tough conversations, strong project management and facilitation skills, and compassion and generosity to every interaction and facet of her work.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Jacqui Acree. As a certified Advanced EFT (Tapping) Practitioner, Jacqui Acree works with overstimulated, high achieving women to turn down the dial on your stress response so you can actually enjoy the good already in your life...and maybe even let more in.

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On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Lauren Cañafranca, Accredited Financial Counsellor Canada, speaker, and Joyful Money Coach. She specializes in serving those who have variable income and anyone who is looking to develop a stronger relationship with their money. Lauren is an enneagram eight, a rugby coach, and a mother to three.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we continue our conversation with Jacqui Acree, Certified EFT Practitioner. As an EFT practitioner, Jacqui Acree is a self-compassion advocate, goal trauma coach, and a self-help disruptor. She's the founder of Being Human Together, an online course community where she uses EFT to empower highly sensitive women to free themselves from chronic stress, perfectionism, and their inner critic so they can live each day as their favorite version of themselves. We talk about what it’s like to be an Enneagram Eight, finding softness and gentleness through EFT tapping, and the power of NOT powering through.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Jacqui Acree, Certified EFT Practitioner. As an EFT practitioner, Jacqui Acree is a self-compassion advocate, goal trauma coach, and a self-help disruptor. She's the founder of Being Human Together, an online course community where she uses EFT to empower highly sensitive women to free themselves from chronic stress, perfectionism, and their inner critic so they can live each day as their favorite version of themselves. We talk about what it’s like to be an Enneagram Eight, finding softness and gentleness through EFT tapping, and the power of NOT powering through.

On this week’s episode of Enneagram IRL, we meet with Jessica Denise Dickson, a life empowerment coach who believes that when Black women heal, the world heals. She believes that the path to personal and collective healing comes through embodying our Enneagram and liberation work. Jessica supports clients, through groups and one-on-one work, with the reclamation of our full humanity - healing work that leads us to equity, justice, and freedom. We discuss that when we do this work, we live more authentically with self-trust, self-safety, and fully-embodied freedom, and this echoes into our communities and changes the world. We explore Jessica’s beautiful and powerful experience as an Enneagram Eight whose love for life, people, and justice is so evident and quite contagious!

When I think about communication, I think about more than just talking: it’s how we express ourselves (even silence is a form of self-expression), it’s how we connect (or don’t), it’s how we build relationships and cultivate our lives. It’s everything! And this is one of THE most important ways I think we can use the Enneagram. How do you communicate with yourself? (Yes, it’s a thing!) And how do you communicate with others?

If you’ve been curious about using the Enneagram for growth, improving your relationships, and deepening self-awareness, I have good news for you!

I find that type Eights are very often misunderstood, and they tend to recognize it. Their communication style alone can cause some Eights to feel like they have to dial themselves back for the sake of others’ feelings, which can be frustrating. So it helps to note that while they may not show it, Eights truly are compassionate towards others.

Not only do Eights fiercely protect themselves, but they also tend to fiercely protect others. They can have a knack for using their strength to empower and lift others up. I encourage you to look beyond what may initially seem intimidating.

In relationships, Eights value authenticity and passion. Eights do everything in life with gusto; this intensity sometimes acts as a shield for their softer side, but it can also originate in the idea that anything worth doing is worth doing to the fullest. A relationship with an Eight offers mutual trust, respect, and protection. When less aware, Eights can struggle to show anything other than their tough exterior, and they may speak declaratively rather than communicating as equals. Eights are tenderhearted and deeply loving in relationships, but very few people get to see that side of them.