Type 2 Archives - Enneagram Monthly

December 12, 2025December 14, 2025

Type Two’s and Three’s war with Fat

Shadrach Smith, MD. and Clarence Thomson I’mShadrach Smith and here’s how I came to the Enneagram, with Enneagram integrations by Clarence Thomson A Doctor’s...

by Shadrach Smith, MD. and Clarence Thomson

Type 2 Type Insights Understanding the Enneagram

The Dynamic Enneagram: Fine Distinctions — Twos

Tom Condon Subtypes — Self Preservation Twos Healthy Self-preservation Twos are often more in touch with how they feel and what they want. Have...

by Tom Condon November 22, 2025November 20, 2025

Centers of Intelligence Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

Enneagram Defense Mechanisms, Part 3

Peter O'Hanrahan Emotionally Based Defenses The emotional (or feeling) types, whose lead center is in the area of the heart, solar plexus, and diaphragm,...

by Peter O'Hanrahan July 13, 2025June 9, 2025

Personal Growth/Self-Development Type 2 Understanding the Enneagram

The Enneagram and Me: Type 2

Kim Maree I first came across the enneagram in early February 2011, so it has been in my life for just over 5 years...

by Kim Maree June 23, 2025June 28, 2025

The Nine Types Type 2 Understanding the Enneagram

Intimate Twos

Tom Condon Healthy Intimate Twos are often emotionally intelligent and capable of deep personal intimacy. They have highly developed social skills and are able...

by Tom Condon May 29, 2025December 11, 2024

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Type 5 Type 6 Understanding the Enneagram

Vignettes of Type Characteristics (Part 1)

Tom Condon Ones: Loosening Rigidities A One client of mine was an accomplished business consultant. Whatever she attempted professionally turned out well, because she...

by Tom Condon April 27, 2025February 17, 2025

Personal Growth/Self-Development Relationships Type 2 Type 7

The Giver-Adventurer (Two-Seven) Couple

Jennifer P. Schneider M.D. and Ron Corn M.S.W Here is another chapter from our forthcoming book on using the enneagram to understand and improve...

by Jennifer P. Schneider M.D. and Ron Corn M.S.W April 13, 2025April 1, 2025

Centers of Intelligence Type 2 Type 3 Type 4 Understanding the Enneagram

Importance of working with the Centers:

The Heart Center John Luckovich The Nine types of the Enneagram are derived from nine relationships between the Mind, the Heart, and the Body. We refer to...

by John Luckovich February 3, 2025December 24, 2024

Type 2 Understanding the Enneagram

The Giver (Type Two) in Relationship

Jennifer P. Schneider M.D. and Ron Corn M.S.W Here is another chapter from our reference book, Understand Yourself, Understand Your Partner: The Essential Enneagram...

by Jennifer P. Schneider M.D. and Ron Corn M.S.W January 12, 2025January 6, 2025