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BY CATHERINE HAYES
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nowing your Enneagram type can
be transformational. For me, it was life-
changing. The moment I first understood
my Enneagram type is indelibly etched
in my consciousness. It was 2006. I was
sitting at a workshop in San Francisco with
my Enneagram teacher, Russ Hudson.
As Russ talked about the many ways the
Enneagram Type 3 abandoned themselves
to prove their worth and value, I felt deep
moments of sorrow and recognition. This
was how I’d been living my life. I grew up in
Boston’s public housing projects for my first
22 years and went on to Harvard University
to earn both Masters and doctoral degrees
and then as a full-time faculty member.
My life journey included working hard,
overcoming obstacles and achieving,
achieving, achieving.
Before this workshop with Russ, I’d been to
a couple of weekend Enneagram workshops
12 years prior and a weekend workshop
with Russ just two months earlier. In fact,
that last workshop was one year to the day
after my life-changing accident. One year to
the day. There are no accidents.
I knew the Enneagram was a powerful
teaching with potential for transformation. I
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How the Enneagram Opened
THE DOORWAY TO MY SOUL
& TRANSFORMED MY LIFE