Soul Talks With Bill & Kristi Gaultiere

Practical thinkers who are effective multitaskers look out for the well-being of others. Yet underneath, you may struggle with fear and worry, looking for security and safety nets.

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Thinkers and analyzers are often keen observers who ask insightful questions. However, approaching your life primarily through analysis without emotional awareness can be an unhealthy way of coping w…

If you are a deep feeler, sometimes living in melancholy emotions can cause you to lose sight of your positive emotions. Being able to find words for emotions is a gift, but our own deep emotions are…

Being successful and winning appeals to all of us, but when this becomes a measure of our worth we are imprisoned by our false self. Living up to conditions of worth can suffocate your soul and lead …

We all need to be loved. For Enneagram Twos, the deep core belief that you aren’t loved or wanted can drive you to secure love from others by focusing on meeting their needs while denying your own. I…

As leaders and soul shepherds, we seek to be responsible and do our best. But the wisdom of God is to do your best, but don’t trust your best!

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Stepping outside of our normal routines and habits of life to draw close to the Lord in retreat fosters incredible healing, growth, and life change. These extended windows of time allow you to explor…

Reading the classics of devotion to Jesus is an incredible source of encouragement for our faith. When a devotional classic highlights lessons and struggles by someone with our Enneagram type, the im…

Cultivating our enthrallment with Jesus is so important because we are shaped by what we love. For all nine Enneagram types, the Gospels show us Jesus as the healthy and holy perfection of our type.

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Each Enneagram type has a unique emotional alarm that is an unconscious behavior pattern. This alarm helps us identify the lie from the enemy that we have believed in the area we are most vulnerable.

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Our personality can charm us when we only focus on its positive aspects and remain unaware of our needs and the unconscious areas where we are broken or dysfunctional. These ways of coping work for a…

We each have habitual approaches to securing ourselves that come out of our unhealthy selves. When we learn to recognize these false messages operating in the background of our activities, we grow in…

Much of our personalities are unconscious and habitual defense mechanisms and coping patterns for dealing with pain, problems, and sin, causing us to miss God’s love and grace. The power of the Ennea…

Our journey of self-awareness is intertwined with our journey of knowing God. Having language to describe our experiences and understand ourselves and others helps us to love God and love our neighbo…

Perhaps you have been curious about the Enneagram, but wonder about its origins and symbol. As Christians we ask questions of any tool we use — is this consistent with the teachings and values of the…

Our thoughts influence how we feel and act, and some of the thoughts in our heads can keep us from fully embracing God’s life and love for us. Allowing all of these narratives to remain unchecked can…

Our stories are powerful. We make sense of our own soul stories as we find ourselves in God and his story becomes our story. Living reflectively, engaging curiosity, and cultivating a calm presence r…

Weariness, compassion fatigue, and burnout are the natural result of statistics like these: 44% of pastors are not taking a regular day off, let alone a sabbath day, 63% are not getting enough exerci…

Spiritual rest in God’s presence is so important for our mental health. Yet sometimes we avoid true rest because we fear the influx of unprocessed emotional distress that rises up when we create spac…

How is therapy different from spiritual direction? How do I know which one I need? Understanding the difference is important, especially when there are not enough professionals to meet the growing me…