The Enneagram & Mental Health: With Josh Lavine

In this episode of Better MENtal Health, we sit down with coach and Enneagram expert Josh Lavine to explore the Enneagram not just as a personality tool, but as a tool for mental health, growth, and authenticity.

Josh breaks down the 9 Enneagram types through the lens of body, heart, and mind, and shares his own journey of discovering what authenticity meant to him.

Whether you're brand new to the Enneagram or deep in the work, this conversation is full of insights into identity, therapy, and how we accidentally forget who we are, and how to come back home.

⏱ Timecodes

00:00 – Intro & Meet Josh

01:20 – What is the Enneagram?

02:10 – Why We Start With Type 8

04:00 – Body Types: 8, 9, 1

08:42 – Heart Types: 2, 3, 4

12:10 – Mind Types: 5, 6, 7

17:00 – All Three Hosts Are 9s!

18:20 – Growing Up Disconnected from the Body

21:00 – Josh’s Breakdown & Burnout at Princeton

26:00 – The Search for Authenticity

27:00 – How the Enneagram “Found” Him

33:40 – The Bermuda Triangle: Type 3/6/9

36:50 – Finding Yourself Again (and Again)

39:00 – Why the Enneagram Is So Effective for Mental Health

42:00 – What Does It Mean to Live From Essence?

44:10 – Nines and the “Accidental Blankness”

47:00 – Enneagram in Executive Coaching

48:40 – Why You Need the Whole System

50:00 – Wrap-Up + Where to Find Josh

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Links mentioned in the video

joshlavine.com

theenneagramschool.com

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