E58: Enneagram Wings Explained: Dominant Wing vs Balanced Wings, Mistypes, and Real-Life Examples

What this episode covers

Ahead of a planned trip to California, Tannah and Holly (both IEQ9-certified Enneagram coaches) open with travel prep, family banter, and a reminder that Enneagram type is about core motivation, not just behavior highlighting how wings can contribute to mistypes (e.g., a person “giving seven vibes” but testing as an eight). They unpack what wings are (only the adjacent numbers) and outline three common wing theories: one dominant wing for life, wings shifting across life stages, or using both wings equally (as an integration goal). Using personal and coaching examples, they discuss how wings show up across the types, including perfectionism in 1-wing energy, 9w1 procrastination, and differences between 8w7 and 8w9, then close with a call to like/subscribe and check out their Substack. 00:00 Travel Prep Banter 01:58 Beach Plans and Sea Glass 02:52 Podcast Intro and Enneagram Basics 03:46 Why Wings Get Confusing 06:30 What Wings Really Are 07:03 Three Wing Theories 09:15 Wings in Coaching and Mistypes 13:21 Two Wing One vs Three 16:01 Nine Wing One Perfectionism 20:07 Nine Wing Eight Project Mode 22:36 Eight Wing Seven Dynamics 25:02 Fasting Crankiness Story 26:42 Subtype and Thinking Energy 27:35 Do Eights Wing Seven 28:39 Social Eight Bear Energy 30:01 Seven Wing Eight Edge 33:49 Seven Wing Eight In Action 37:56 Six Wing Five Similarities 39:01 Five Wings and Feeling Work 41:53 Four Wings and Creativity 44:53 Three Wings Two vs Four 47:30 Two Wing Reflections 50:08 Wrapping Up and Farewell Email the Podcast : [email protected] Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/enneagramadventure/ https://www.tiktok.com/@enneagram.adventu?_t=ZT-8tydSisg9ra&_r=1 https://substack.com/@enneagramadventure