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
Nov. 11, 2025
Is Josiah Really a Five?
Has anyone ever told you that you’re not really a Five? In this episode, Cody stages an intervention (armed with four years of transcripts, Enneagram books, and a surprising analysis from ChatGPT) to settle an ongoing debate: Is Josiah actually a Five… or a Three in disguise? What starts as a light…
Oct. 28, 2025
Intellect vs. Intelligence: Do we rely too much on our analytical mind as an Enneagram 5?
Fives are proud of being “smart.” But what if that thing we trust most is also the thing holding us back? In this episode, we talk about the difference between intellect and intelligence, and why Fives tend to obsess over one...
Oct. 14, 2025
Hard Work & Motivation: What does effort really look like as an Enneagram 5?
Hard work is a virtue… until it becomes a trap. In this episode, we explore how Fives relate to hard work, motivation, and the stories we’ve inherited about what effort should look like. We unpack our personal histories (lazy labels, blue-collar expectations, engineering hacks, and chronic fatigue)…
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…
![[LIVE] Are Enneagram 5s really great listeners, or do we just look like we’re listening?](https://storage.buzzsprout.com/wj41k0dhif06pp1kdi84k2tuvo04?.jpg "[LIVE] Are Enneagram 5s really great listeners, or do we just look like we’re listening?")
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...
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