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E85: Your Enneagram Trifixation Might Explain Your Dark Side (We Read Ours Out Loud)

Episode 85
44m | Oct 22, 2026

Holly and Tannah open with personal life updates—solo parenting prep, Costco chaos, Midwest October warmth, swim class, and concert plans—before introducing their podcast Enneagram Adventure and explaining the Enneagram as core motivation. Responding to a listener comment from Natalie, they explore “trifixation” (related to tritype) as a shadow-side lens on how ego protection shows up in thinking, feeling, and action. Holly explains her 5/4/9 tritype (triple-withdrawing) and how her default is to disappear or feel invisible, referencing descriptions she found on enneagrammar.com. Tannah shares her 1/2/6 tritype (triple-compliant), connecting it to being moral, helpful, anxious, judgmental, and the inner resentment of doing everything without recognition, plus how humility and self-criticism can become ego strategies. They close by inviting comments, guests for upcoming type episodes, and thanking listeners.


00:00 Sunday Night Catch-Up

00:56 Solo Parenting Prep

03:59 Warm October Weekend

04:47 Concerts on School Nights

07:04 Podcast Intro and Enneagram Setup

08:24 What Is Trifixation

10:51 Tri Type Refresher

12:49 Holly’s 5 4 9 Shadow Side

15:46 Tannah’s 1 2 6 Inner Critic

19:05 Reading the Dark Descriptions

22:58 Fives and Passivity

24:35 Finding Her Tritype

26:20 Maternal Two Energy

28:30 Hug Story and Ex

30:15 Two Ego and Manipulation

33:24 Drama Bonding Trap

39:13 Outgrowing Old Patterns

41:00 No More Complaint Loops

42:35 Wrap Up and Guest Call

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