In this first episode on trauma, we interview Sharon K. Ball. Licensed therapist and enneagram professional who specializes in trauma and the enneagram. Sharon is the author of Reclaiming You: Using the Enneagram to Move from Trauma to Resilience. 

[1:10] Abram asks Sharon for her “top strength in her Myers-briggs finder” (?)

[2:00] Clarifying some terms: trauma and resilience

[4:15] The 4 Types of Trauma: Chronic, Insidious, Acute, & Complex

[9:30] Big T vs. little t trauma

[12:00] How important is it to label one’s type of trauma?

[16:10] The difference between a stressful experience and a traumatic one

[22:30] On being trauma informed…and not reducing people to a type

[27:40] Finding specific practices for our type

[29:45] The triad of resilience/trauma resolution

[33:00] The difference between an enneagram type as a coping strategy vs. a trauma response. 

[36:20] How knowing your type can engage your trauma work

[39:05] How can we honor each other and arrive at a greater sense of unity? 

Follow Sharon’s work: @sharonkball // www.ninepaths.com

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Fathoms | An Enneagram Podcast: “Discovering our inner depths, one fathom at a time.”

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Co-hosts: Seth Abram, Seth Creekmore, Lindsey Marks, Drew Moser

Production/Editing: Seth Creekmore

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