306: On Addiction, the Enneagram and a Healthy Fix for Our Inner Brokenness with Ian Morgan Cron

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Even if you don’t think of yourself as an addict, today’s episode will show you how addiction can take many forms. Author Ian Morgan Cron invites us to look beneath the surface, showing how we are all addicted to something, whether it’s control, approval, performance, or distraction. In this conversation, you'll learn how the 12 Steps can bring healing to our inner brokenness and why overcoming addictions is more relevant to all of us than we might realize.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

[03:12] What Can the 12 Steps Teach Us About Wholeness, Even If We Are 'Well Adjusted'?

[06:10] How Does Recognizing Our Inner Ache Guide Us Toward Wholeness?

[08:23] How Addictions Can Sneak Up On Us + The Connection Between The 12 Steps and Christianity

[12:19] “To Be Alive Is to Be Addicted”

[14:22] How Do We Figure Out What Our Addictions Are?

[22:26] What if Addictions Are an Invitation From God?

[24:30] How Can the Church Become a Place Where It Is Safe to Be Broken?

[32:16] The Ways Enneagram Types Deal With Their Inner Brokenness + Is The Enneagram Against Biblical Teachings?

[37:42] A Deeper Dive Into The Enneagram - Subtypes + Countertypes

[40:17] Alicia’s Reflections: Can You Identify The Brokenness Inside of You? And If So, What Are You Going to Do About It?

RESOURCES:

Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.

Connect with author Ian Morgan Cron

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