Hidden Enneagram Narratives: Heart Center (Types 2,3,4) with Ro Elliott

What if the image you protect is also the thing keeping you disconnected?In this episode of Echoes and Edges: The Broken and Beautiful Podcast, Patria Rector and Ro Elliott explore the Enneagram Heart Triad (Types 2, 3, and 4) and the emotional realities beneath image management, connection, and belonging.Together, they discuss how shame shapes identity, relationships, leadership, and the hidden longing to be fully seen and loved. Through honest reflection and vulnerable storytelling, this conversation reveals how heart-centered strategies are often attempts to secure love while unintentionally building walls against it.Topics include:Why image consciousness is deeper than appearancesThe hidden shame narratives of Types 2, 3, and 4How people-pleasing, achievement, and emotional intensity become coping strategiesThe paradox of wanting connection while hiding the true selfMoving from performance to genuine relationshipWhy “people can’t have a relationship with an image”What healthy vulnerability looks like in leadership and communityThis episode offers powerful insight for leaders, helpers, creatives, achievers, and anyone learning how to move from curated identity toward authentic connection.Connect With Ro Elliott: https://www.thebrokenandbeautiful.com/remote-collective/ro-elliottResources & Announcements:Coming Home to Yourself — June Virtual WorkshopPatria is hosting a live virtual workshop, Coming Home to Yourself: A Journey Into Secure Belonging, on June 13, 2026. This experience is designed to help participants explore survival patterns, grounded identity, and secure connection with themselves and others.Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coming-home-to-yourself-a-journey-into-secure-belonging-registration-1986430449949To learn more about Courageous Pathways and the work being done to support healing, growth, and transformation through nonprofit care and community support: https://www.thebrokenandbeautiful.com/courageous-pathwaysIf this episode resonates with you, follow or subscribe to Echoes and Edges on your favorite podcast platform, leave a five-star review, and share with a friend who might need a gentle invitation to self-understanding.Connect With PatriaFacebookInstagramThe Broken & Beautiful WebsiteCredits:Echoes and Edges is Produced and Edited by: Stephen R. SandersMusic Promoted by EnvatoEchoes and Edges is a part of VividLivid Podcast Network - Where bruises speak and healing finds its voice.