What Are You Really Afraid Of? The Enneagram’s Nine Core Fears, Your Worst Nightmares, and the Messages We Need to Hear
Whether it’s fear of failure, being unloved or unworthy, rejection, losing control, being in pain, or being left behind, most of us have a box somewhere with those fears and worries neatly packed away so we don’t have to deal with them.
Well, in Part 3 of this 3-part Halloween series, Sandy is dealing with them.
Join her as she heads down into a spooky basement to open a box labeled “Your Worst Fears and Nightmares. DO NOT OPEN!” Inside are nine nightmare scenarios that reach the fears beneath our everyday worries, and each one points to a belief we carry about ourselves and the world around us.
But the box holds a surprise, too: a message that offers another way to understand each fear.
In this episode, Sandy shares:
- Nine “nightmares” that reveal some of our deepest fears
- How the Enneagram’s core fears can show up in ordinary moments
- The messages we may have needed to hear as children, and how they can help counter old beliefs about ourselves
- Why fear can serve a purpose, and what happens when it starts to feel like a nightmare
- How therapy or coaching can help when fear and anxiety feel too heavy to work through alone
You don’t have to face your worst fears all at once; sometimes the first step is just opening the box. So grab a flashlight, and come down to the basement with Sandy (and don't worry, she'll tape the box back up at the end of the episode!).
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Part 1 of the Halloween Series - The Costumes We Wear: What Your Enneagram Type Reveals About You
https://www.swansoncoaching.com/podcasts/beyond-the-type-an-enneagram-inspired-podcast-about-being-human/episodes/2149266723
Part 2 of the Halloween Series - When a Role Doesn’t Fit: Masks and the Pressure to Fit In
https://www.swansoncoaching.com/podcasts/beyond-the-type-an-enneagram-inspired-podcast-about-being-human/episodes/2149276051
Learn more about working with Sandy:
https://www.swansoncoaching.com/
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