I discovered The Enneagram in a way that I've found is quite common. I had a friend who saw an amazing impact on their relationship through the lens of The Enneagram, and she shared it with me and my partner at a party. The very next day we began our journey of figuring out our own Enneagram types. He found his in just a few hours, and yet it took me months. I tried on lots of different types thinking it could be me. Not being able to discover my type led me down a research rabbit hole of learning everything I possibly could about every type. However, when I finally read my type, it felt so intimate and eerily accurate. Almost as if someone had read my journal and documented it for the entire internet to see. 

Through working with The Enneagram personally, I've been able to slow down, simplify my life, and accept the beauty of the present moment instead of focusing so much on the future.

When I found The Enneagram I was working as a burnout prevention and recovery coach. I would spend months with people discussing what burnout looked like for them, how they got there, and what they were trying to protect through overworking. When I started to apply The Enneagram to our sessions we were able to go much deeper more quickly. 

The magic of The Enneagram is that it helps us to heal at the root. We can work with the symptoms of self neglect and overwork all day everyday. But, unless we get underneath and really discover why we keep choosing chaos over nourishment, we will always be in a constant state of self-fixing instead of allowing ourselves to heal. 

Below is my preferred free Enneagram tests to help you identify your type.

This Enneagram test is a bit more in-depth but does cost $12.