"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Gal 5:1

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The gospel-centered Enneagram teaching has become a pivotal tool in my healing journey. I have seen first-hand that offering this tool to others in meaningful ways brings them hope and healing through a closer relationship with Jesus, and my passion is to share that healing with others! 

In my mid-20's I fell passionately, head-over-heels in love with Jesus. I began to take in scripture in every form and fashion I could. I practiced spiritual disciplines, and I believed that all of God's promises are real. Yet I found myself circling back to familiar strategies and behaviors over and over again - toxically relating to my husband, dumping anger onto my kids, responding in unhealthy ways to the world around me, and turning in on myself with a vengeance. I just could not seem to experience the freedom in Christ that God promises.

At times I determined that freedom must be intended for eternity; I just needed to hold on until then. At other times I believed I must be more broken, more depraved, than other people. I believed I was the one person Jesus could not fix. Knowing my eternal salvation but continually going down rabbit-holes and returning to unwanted behaviors over and over and over. 

I began to receive counseling through my church, became a lay counselor myself, and in 2019, was introduced to the Enneagram by a precious young lady who I was counseling at the time. For all of the healing I had experienced up to that point, discovering my internal world as a Type 1, was a deeply emotional and redemptive experience. I felt seen at the core of my being and allowed me to invite Jesus to penetrate my internal world with new levels of genuine healing. 

"If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." John 8:36