GET TO KNOW RICHARD

I am a licensed Enneagram Coach. I’ve studied the enneagram for the past 10 years finding great benefits in using it as a tool for myself and for others to find their most authentic selves.

Richard’s personal journey

I grew up in a very dysfunctional home being raised by 2 alcoholic parents. I have been a Christ follower since 1981. I’ve survived through the death of a spouse and divorce. And I am a proud father of 2 amazing young men.

I have been part of a faith based mens community for the last 16 years in which we take men through experiential weekends to help them examine their own lives and find healing through open and honest conversations in community.

I participate in a 12 step community for Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families helping one another to gain the tools needed to heal from the past and live in healthy ways in the present. Giving each other the ability to let go of survival tactics learned in childhood that create chaos in our adult relationships. Learning to walk away from the effects of abandonment, abuse, and loss.

I have been involved in building a community geared toward single adults that have come through divorce, seeking a place where their voices are heard and basic needs of community can be met.

How I came to love the enneagram

I was introduced to the Enneagram by a friend and found great self awareness both good and bad. It gave me better self knowledge of all the ways I interact with myself and others in healthy and unhealthy ways. It became a path, a lighthouse to lead me to find my best most truest self.

At first glance I could see myself more clearly, and all the ways I interact in relationships. Although, as I read on to see the unhealthy parts of my personality, I wanted to throw the book across the room. But as I learned more about the Enneagram and how it gives me a path to learn to walk and be my healthiest and most authentic self, I saw myself through a more compassionate and grace filled lens. I was fascinated at how accurately it described all the parts of my personality, even the parts I didn’t want to face. But it was not only a road map to my heart, It was a light onto a path that would lead to better self awareness and a better understanding of why I react the way I do and took me down the road less traveled. The Enneagram also gave me the tools to get out of the vicious cycle of insanity, repeating the same mistakes over and over again. I am now living my best life and loving it!