Enneagram Type 8 with Kelly Topping and Laurie Stephenson

To explore Enneagram Type 8, we sit down again with photographer Kelly Topping, from our Dec 2019 Art Episode. She is joined by her best friend, Laurie Stephenson, who is also sister to Leah, our Enneagram Type 4. We learn more about Type 8s, with twice the impact, as both these women identify as this number.

Tips from Kelly and Laurie (Type 8s): Enneagram 8s have a dislike and distrust of people behaving in "fake" manner. Underneath an exterior that can be intimidating, these types have a tender heart that desires honest and real connections. Also, if you put a straw in your movie theater popcorn bucket and pump the butter through it while slowly pulling it up to the top of the bucket, you can get butter on every level!!
Major Quotes: “Our thing is a battle of the mind, where we have to get in a good place to be successful, or we’ll become confrontational- with ourselves and with other people”. 
How to show love to 8s:
Let them have their "moment". Let them vent. Love them in their vulnerability and honesty. Don’t tell them how they "should" feel or react at these times.

Topics related to this episode:
Becoming Us
Daring Greatly book
The Road Back to You

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