Episode Details

How do your personality traits shape your eating habits?

In this episode of HCA Talks Health, we’re joined by Ann Gadd — author, artist, and certified iEQ9 Enneagram practitioner and teacher. With over 30 years of experience working with the Enneagram, Ann shares how this unique model of nine personality types can influence our relationship with food, diet, and exercise.

In conversation with our host and Functional Nutrition Health Coach Zena le Roux, Ann explores the intricacies of each Enneagram type and how understanding them can inspire change, personal growth, and healthier habits. She also offers valuable insights for Health Coaches on using the Enneagram as a tool for client transformation.

🎧 Tune in to discover:

What the Enneagram is and how it relates to eating behaviours

How personality types shape food choices and exercise patterns

Why self-awareness can support lasting lifestyle changes

How Health Coaches can apply the Enneagram in practice

Ann’s journey with the Enneagram over the last 30 years

📚 Ann’s book The Enneagram of Eating: How the 9 Personality Types Influence Your Food, Diet, and Exercise Choices is available here: https://www.amazon.com/DP/1620558270

🌐 Learn more about Ann at: https://anngadd.co.za | https://enneagrams9paths.com

🔗 Explore more HCA Talks Health episodes: https://www.healthcoachesacademy.com/health-wellness-podcast

⏱ Timestamps

0:00 – Introduction: Meet Ann Gadd, author & Enneagram practitioner
1:00 – What is the Enneagram? Nine personality types explained
3:00 – How personality influences behaviour and eating habits
5:00 – The Enneagram of Eating book and its purpose
6:30 – Different Enneagram types and their food relationships
9:00 – How stress and personality type affect food choices
11:00 – Emotional eating and self-awareness through the Enneagram
13:00 – Example: Type 2 and over-giving leading to food issues
15:00 – Type 3: performance-driven eating and body image
17:00 – Type 4: identity, emotions, and food patterns
20:00 – How childhood influences type and eating style
22:00 – Using the Enneagram as a tool in Health Coaching
24:00 – Compassionate coaching: meeting clients where they are
26:00 – The value of self-understanding for breaking food cycles
28:00 – How Ann integrates art, writing & coaching with Enneagram
30:00 – Resources: books, courses & where to learn more
31:00 – Final reflections and takeaways

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