How Each Enneagram Type Grieves and Supports Others Through Loss with Elizabeth Orr

What if understanding your Enneagram type could help you grieve with more self-compassion and support others without trying to fix their pain? In part two of this heartfelt conversation, Sarah Peterson and The Unfiltered Enneagram author Elizabeth Orr explore how Enneagram Sixes and Sevens respond to loss, fear, control, and emotional pain. They also explain how every Enneagram type can offer care while staying aware of their own habits. From setting healthy boundaries and releasing perfection to sitting with discomfort and knowing when humor is helpful, this episode offers honest, practical guidance for showing up during life’s hardest moments. Whether you are grieving a death, a relationship, a job, or an unexpected change, you will learn how presence, courage, and compassion can matter more than having the perfect words. Episode highlights: (2:39) How Enneagram Sixes experience grief, fear, and powerlessness (11:01) Why Enneagram Sevens may avoid pain through plans and activity (17:44) Supporting grief through the lens of your Enneagram type (18:11) Type Eight: Releasing control and connecting with vulnerability (23:29) Type Nine: Staying present through discomfort (27:50) Type One: Letting grief be messy and imperfect (31:15) Type Two: Setting caring and healthy boundaries (36:14) Type Three: Moving past performance toward honest connection (39:44) Type Four: Making room for breaks from emotional intensity (42:14) Type Five: Showing up without needing all the answers (47:48) Type Six: Offering courage, loyalty, and practical help (52:04) Type Seven: Reading the room before reaching for humor (53:44) How self-awareness helps us offer better grief support (57:21) Resources for discovering your Enneagram type Connect with Elizabeth: IG: https://www.instagram.com/lzjhnsnrr/?... https://www.instagram.com/rudeassenne... Grab a copy of her book The Unfiltered Enneagram: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C9Y3X6MP Connect with Sarah: ✅ Instagram: instagram.com/clearmourning ✅ Official Website: clearmourning.org Follow us on Instagram: @ClearMourning Stay inspired with daily reflections, quotes on healing, and behind-the-scenes content from the podcast. Love What You Hear? Leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform—it helps others discover these stories of healing. And if this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who might benefit. Word of mouth is the best way to spread healing and hope. Clear Mourning is a non-profit dedicated to promoting positive social change around the subjects of grief and loss, as well as providing grief support to those facing a traumatic loss. Visit our website www.clearmourning.org Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @clearmourning