056: Deconstruction and Reconstruction with Suzanne Stabile (Summit Sessions)

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In this session, Suzanne shares her surprise at the number of people willing to talk about trauma and her concern about the misuse of the term. She also highlights the subtle nature of religious manipulation and the need for acceptance and understanding among different denominations, emphasizing the importance of setting boundaries and finding healing in dealing with church antagonists. Suzanne suggests using all three centers of intelligence for productive thinking, feeling, and doing and discusses the significance of therapy and contemplative practice and the value of accountability and discernment through groups and clearness committees.

Takeaways

• Many people are now willing to talk about trauma, but there is a concern about the misuse of the term.
• Religious manipulation can be subtle and harmful, and there is a need for acceptance and understanding among different denominations.
• Setting boundaries and finding healing are important in dealing with church antagonists.
• Using all three centers of intelligence (thinking, feeling, and doing) can lead to productive growth and self-awareness.
• Therapy, contemplative practice, and accountability through groups and clearness committees are valuable tools for personal growth and discernment.

Guest Spotlight ✨ 

As an internationally recognized Enneagram Master, Suzanne has conducted over 500 Enneagram workshops over the past 30 years to audiences all over the country, and is lovingly referred to as the “Enneagram godmother.”

Suzanne received her B.S. in Social Sciences from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas where she also completed additional graduate work in the Schools of Sociology and Theology. She has served as a high school professor, the first women’s basketball coach at SMU after Title IX, and as the founding Director of Shared Housing, a social service agency in Dallas.

She hosts The Enneagram Journey podcast and has authored 3 books, including The Road Back to You, The Path Between Us, and The Journey Toward Wholeness. She is also the series editor for an excellent devotional series for each of the nine types.

When she is not on the road teaching and lecturing, Suzanne is at home in Dallas, Texas with her husband Rev. Joseph Stabile, a United Methodist pastor with whom she co-founded Life in the Trinity Ministry and the Micah Center. She is the mother of four children and grandmother of nine.

Links & Resources 🔗

Website | Life in theTrinity Ministry website |  Instagram

• The Journey Toward Wholeness by Suzanne Stabile
• The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile
• The Road Back to You by Suzanne Stabile and Ian Morgan Cron
• Antagonists in the Church by Kenneth C. Haugk
• Leader Killers by Kenneth C. Haugk
• The Thing Beneath the Thing by Steve Carter
• Money, Sex, and Power by Richard Foster
• "The Clearness Committee" by Parker Palmer

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