Family Dynamics Archives - Enneagram Monthly

May 29, 2026May 17, 2026

The Bridges of Madison County

Jack Labanauskas Occasionally there is a book, a film or a public figure that appears to contain a classic embodiment of an Enneagram type....

by Jack Labanauskas

Family Dynamics Interviews Relationships

Exploring Parenting, Presence, and the Enneagram: An Interview with Cindy Leong

This month, we sit down with Cindy Leong, coach, author, and long-time student of the Enneagram. Her recent work, Parenting and Educating with the Enneagram: Understanding Our Children in...

by Kristina Lor December 16, 2025February 10, 2026

Family Dynamics Instincts and Subtypes Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 4 Type 5

Touchstone Column

Sexual Four and Self-Pres Five: May Love Flourish and Last? David Daniels M.D. Dear Dr. Daniels, First of all thank you for your column....

by Dr. David Daniels September 13, 2025September 11, 2025

Family Dynamics

The Enneagram World of the Child

At birth, each child presents us with a profound paradox. Though legally a person, they arrive as both a blank canvas awaiting life’s impressions...

by John Harper April 22, 2025April 18, 2025

Family Dynamics Relationships

Growing Awareness and Deepening Love: How The Enneagram Helps Couples

Gillian and I had written and re-written her dating profile now for almost two sessions together. We started as you might think, with an...

by Lisa Pisha, MS, LMFT April 10, 2025April 10, 2025

Family Dynamics Relationships

Beyond the Wound: Chiron, the Enneagram, and Healing Generational Trauma

We all carry wounds we didn’t choose. Some were handed to us, stitched into the fabric of our lives long before we even took...

by Christopher L. Heuertz January 28, 2025February 26, 2025

Family Dynamics Latest Research Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram: Distorted Self-Images

Tom Condon Beyond our biological need for identity is the desire to know who we are in a deep, personal sense. Each of us...

by Tom Condon January 24, 2025January 17, 2025

Family Dynamics Relationships

Honking Horns, Sorting Seeds, and Gathering Wool: Love, Shadow, and the Trials of Relationships

A former co-worker and I found ourselves stuck in a recurring conflict scenario we didn’t quite understand at the time. While the details always...

by Christopher L. Heuertz January 23, 2025February 26, 2025

Family Dynamics Relationships Type 4 Type 6

The Romantic – Detective (4 -6) Couple

Jennifer P. Schneider and Ron Corn A chapter from the recently published reference book, Understand Yourself, Understand Your Partner: The Essential Enneagram Guide to...

by Jennifer P. Schneider and Ron Corn August 11, 2024July 29, 2024