Enneagram Five

For deep thinkers who want to fully live. Go past the stereotypes and delve into what it's really like to navigate life and personal growth as an Enneagram Type 5. Join Cody Harris (5w6 SP/SX/SO) and Josiah Goff (5w4 SO/SX/SP), as well as a community of other Fives, as we explore a different aspect ...

Recent Episodes

Sept. 30, 2025

Expectations: What do we expect from ourselves and others as an Enneagram 5?

Fives crave clarity, but expectations make everything fuzzy. In this episode, we wrestle with how expectations shape our creative process, our friendships, and our self‑story—often without us noticing. We start with the behind‑the‑scenes saga of trying (for the third time!) to record this conversat…
Sept. 9, 2025

[LIVE] Are Enneagram 5s really great listeners, or do we just look like we’re listening?

In this live episode, we dig into a common belief about Fives that seems flattering on the surface but gets more complicated the deeper you go. We talk about what listening actually looks like for us, why presence is harder t...
Aug. 26, 2025

Getting Older: How Do Enneagram 5s Deal with Aging?

Fives often imagine themselves outside of time, but aging has a way of forcing us back into reality. In this episode, we explore how Fives experience getting older—from bodies that don’t bounce back the way they used to, to the existential weight of midlife, to the surprising hope that comes with p…
Aug. 12, 2025

Procrastination: Why do Enneagram 5s struggle to take action until it's too late?

Some people think procrastination is just poor time management, but for Fives it’s often much deeper. In this episode, we explore how procrastination shows up for us in uniquely Five ways, from building things up in our heads until they feel impossible, to putting off the projects we care about mos…
July 29, 2025

[LIVE] Do Enneagram 5s think they're smarter than everyone else?

Fives are known for their sharp minds, but does that mean we think we’re smarter than everyone else? In this live episode, we take on a common misconception about Fives—arrogance—and explore where it comes from, why it isn’t the whole story, and what’s really going on beneath the surface. Along the…

Reviews

Finally! I don't feel alone as a 5 💙

"Being a five in the enneagram often feels lonely. I am thrilled to finally have a space where I can learn alongside other fives."

BCGoldcoast | June 17, 2024

So well done

"I’m new to learning about the enneagram and think I might be a five, but needed to learn more. One episode in (the one about female fives) and I am hooked. Such a thoughtful and well done podcast. I …"

elskermeg | Nov. 16, 2023

What a great show

"Enneagram Fives aren't always represented on other enneagram podcasts, probably because many of us aren't comfortable speaking up and/or exposing ourselves. So it is a balm to my soul to hear the hos…"

BBDSP | Dec. 3, 2022