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Tag: Type 5

Relationships Type 5

Couples’ Relationship & the Enneagram 5

In a couple’s relationship, 5’s are self sufficient, nonintrusive, calm and “low maintenance.”  5’s motto is, “I won’t ask anything of you and you...

by Michelle Joy June 30, 2020September 12, 2023
The Nine Types Therapy and Counselling Type 5 Type 7

Fives in Psychotherapy

Presentation in Therapy • Five clients may be shy and guarded with a flat affect • They may offer brief responses or intellectual verbosity...

by Carolyn Bartlett December 17, 2010July 8, 2024
Applications Type 5 Type 7

Understanding Art: Social Gatherings of 5 & 7

Antonio Barbato Marina Pierini In the last issue our focus was on how the enneagram type, events and life stories of an artist influence...

by Marina Pierini and Antonio Barbato March 1, 2009September 26, 2023
Relationships Type 5

Dating Challenges for Type Five

Peter Zappel Written by Peter Zappel Several years ago the CBS show 60 Minutes ran a segment on Finland, the quintessential Enneagram type 5...

by Peter Zappel February 1, 2005September 8, 2023
Type 5

A 5 on Music, the Enneagram and infinity

Written By: Elizabeth Wagele A child is given an impossible task, and, on the verge of cracking  under its weight, retreats, entombing the horror...

by Elizabeth Wagele December 1, 2004September 8, 2023
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