What are some questions you have about the enneagram? Did you know that your number has sub-types? How can becoming familiar with these nuances deepen your understanding of both yourself and your loved ones? In this podcast episode, Billy and Brandy Eldridge speak with Jackie Coban who answers some of your questions about the Enneagram. Meet Jackie Coban Jackie is a triple-certified coach in Life Coaching, Enneagram Coaching, and Neurolinguistic Programming. She is the founder of Table For 9 Coaching and the host of the Table for 9 podcast. She is a quick-witted, passionate, fire-cracker woman whose personal philosophy is that it IS possible to see people win in life, love, and work. Jackie is a coach who works with various individuals and groups to help them embrace who they are and what they bring to the table, no pun intended. She is well-balanced in where she has worked: law offices, anti-sex trafficking movements, the non-profit sector, human resources, finance, and the like. She had one thing in common in all places: the pull to “make it work” for everyone. After leading 5+ teams simultaneously at a non-profit organization, she realized what everyone brought to the table was truly different and equally valuable, and she wanted other people to see it, too. Visit Jackie’s website and connect on Instagram. Listen to her podcast here. In This Podcast Summary * Is it okay to type your friends? * How to find your number in the three that you’ve narrowed it down to? * Arrows: where do people go when healthy or unhealthy * For my number, how do I move towards health? * How can people be the same number yet look different? Is it okay to type your friends? Usually, Jackie is against typing people other than yourself, however, if you are confident that you have a clear and strong understanding of all 9 enneagram types, their traits, downfalls and you are close enough to that person to make a decision based on their sincere motivations, try this: * Say to them: here is my thought, here is why, and here are some examples, take a test and we’ll look at it together, and only then will I type you. How to find your number in the three that you’ve narrowed it down to? Jackie recommends either then reading some books or finding a qualified coach to guide you through the rest of the process. A specifically trained person can pull out the distinct meaning from your language and life experience that you may otherwise miss. Arrows: where do people go when healthy or unhealthy What those arrows are is where you go in stress and health. Now, if you are a certain enneagram type, you don’t become the other number – same with wings – you are your number. When you’re healthy, you take on healthy attributes of a different type, and when you’re unhealthy you take on unhealthy attributes of a different type. (Jackie Coban) Where numbers go when healthy or unhealthy: * Type 1: in stress, they take on unhealthy attributes of type 4 and become moody and irrational. When they are healthy, they take on healthy attributes of type 7 and they embrace more and allow more room for fun. * Type 2: in stress, they take on aggressive, cut-throat unhealthy habits of type 8. In health, type 2 goes to type 4 and become more emotionally aware and nurturing. * Type 3: in stress, they act like unhealthy type 9s, becoming disengaged, apathetic. In health, they go to a healthy type 6 and become more cooperative. * Type 4: in stress, they go to an unhealthy type 2 and become clingy, codependent. In health,