Typology

About Typology

Who are we? Why do we act, think and feel the way we do? How can we become our best, most authentic selves? Welcome to Typology, a podcast that explores the mystery of the human personality and how we can use the Enneagram typing system as a tool to become our best, most authentic selves. Hosted by author, speaker and counselor, Ian Morgan Cron, Typology features interviews with thought leaders from every sphere of life, including renowned Enneagram authors and teachers, psychologists, theologians, artists, business leaders, neuroscientists, philosophers, and more. In other words, we'll be talking with people who are trying to become the best version of themselves in the world.

Publisher

Ian Morgan Cron

Category

health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Jun 2017

Latest episode

6 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

123 of 549 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Shame Is a Compass: Dr. Frank Spinelli on Trauma, Healing, and the Enneagram Eight

   What if shame isn't the enemy we've always thought it was? What if, instead of trying to silence it, we learned to listen for what it might be telling us? This week, I sat down with Dr. Frank Spinelli, an Enneagram Eight and the author of The Shame Compass: A Radical Framework for Trauma Healing and Self-Acceptance. Frank has spent years thinking about the ways trauma and shame shape our lives and he knows this territory personally. In our conversation, he shares how the armor we build to protect ourselves can help us survive, but can also keep the people who love us from ever seeing who we really a Dr. Spinelli offers a different way to understand shame. Rather than treating it as proof that something is wrong with us, he invites us to see it as information: a signal that something deserves our attention. We talk about his COMPASS framework for working with shame, why learning to pause can change the course of a difficult moment, and how to separate the facts of a situation from the harsh stories we tell ourselves. We also get into the Enneagram Eight's relationship with strength, anger, control, and vulnerability. Frank makes a point I think many of us need to hear: our strength may not be the problem. The belief that we have to carry everything alone might be. And underneath all of it is the importance of connection. Shame thrives in isolation. Healing asks us to risk being known. Whether shame is something you've wrestled with for years or you're only beginning to recognize its voice, I hope this conversation helps you meet yourself with a little more honesty, compassion, and courage. In this episode: • Why the armor we build to survive can eventually keep us from being fully known • How shame can function as a signal rather than an indictment • The difference between toxic shame and the kind of shame that calls us back to our values • Frank's seven-stage COMPASS framework for developing shame literacy • Why pausing is a skill we can—and should—practice before we're activated

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   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Who Are You Becoming? The Slow Work of Cultivating Character with Chuck DeGroat

   Host Ian Morgan Cron interviews therapist and author Dr. Chuck DeGroat about cultivating deep character in a performance-driven world, offering insights into authenticity and spiritual growth.

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   15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   We Are Made of Us: Family, Grief, and the Stories We Carry (with J.S. Park)

   Host Anthony interviews J.S. Park, hospital chaplain and author, exploring how family stories and grief shape our identities and offer pathways to greater self-understanding.

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Shame Is a Compass: Dr. Frank Spinelli on Trauma, Healing, and the Enneagram Eight

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It wasn't your fault. And there is no cosmic predestination that says you were fated to be traumatized in this way. And the other part of that is the exercises that I think we need to do or have to be done in everyday life. For example, learning to pause when you're activated is not going to happen. […]

Who has been a guest on Typology

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• Chuck DeGroat
• JS Park
• Wm Paul Young
• Les Parrott
• Leslie Parrott

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

783,353

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

3,174 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

190 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100

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Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

100

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