Dr. Chad Prevost uses the Enneagram as a guideline to help people navigate their stress and prevent burnout in his book, “Shock Point: The Enneagram in Burnout and Stress.” He showcases “how your distinct personality type reacts to stressors, and work to build healthier pathways to overcome them” (Prevost 45), a goal he successfully achieves throughout the book.

From the start, it is evident how much research Dr. Prevost has conducted. In the first part of the book, he explains the Enneagram’s history and presents various theories on its origins, giving credit where it is due. He then transitions into discussing stress studies and the increasing severity of burnout in recent years.

The third section of the book offers practical ways to navigate stress depending on your Enneagram type. Not only can readers learn how to respond to stress and burnout more healthily, but Dr. Prevost also provides insights into different types and their instincts, how to lean on your wings, how a type can work with the arrows in growth and stress, reactive impulses under stress, and much more. This book offers a fresh perspective on each Enneagram type in this context.

Dr. Chad Prevost successfully explores the Enneagram in a new field of psychology, focusing on stress and burnout. This book is an excellent resource for understanding how modern stress and burnout have formed and how we can react to them as they continue to progress in our lives and society. It reminds us how we can regain our power through our Enneagram type with activities to lower stress and increase self-development.

Citation:

Prevost, Chad. Shock Point: The Enneagram in Burnout and Stress. Big Self Books, 2023.

Dr. Chad Prevost

Dr. Chad Prevost is Lead Transformation Coach at Big Self School. He is a professor, Executive Coach, freelance writer, broadcast specialist, reporter, and so much more. You can find out more about Dr. Prevost here or check out his Big Self School here.