The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to
By Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
Published October 6, 2025
A friendly primer on the Enneagram that emphasizes self-awareness over labels. Cron and Stabile show how nine core patterns shape attention, fears, and defenses—and how to use that insight to pause, choose, and grow. Less personality box, more compassion and practical steps to move beyond your default.
Key Lesson
Label the pattern so you can choose something better.
Notice. Name. Choose.
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ISBN
9780830846191
ASIN
0830846190
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Full Summary
The Road Back to You introduces the Enneagram as a lens for understanding why we do what we do—not to excuse behavior, but to make better choices. It sketches nine core strategies for feeling safe and valuable, then helps you spot the habits of mind and body that keep those strategies on autopilot. The value is practical: when you can name your default stories, you can notice them sooner and choose a wiser response.
Rather than treating types as boxes, the authors frame them as patterns of attention with strengths and blind spots. They offer quick self-observations, growth suggestions, and relationship tips that translate insight into action. Across types, the arc is similar: notice the cue, breathe, tell a kinder story, and practice the opposite habit in small, repeatable ways.
See also: The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to, First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Story About, How to Be Perfect
Key Takeaways
- Types describe attention patterns—not destiny.
- Grow by practicing the opposite habit in tiny steps.
- Notice your stress tells and build resets you’ll actually use.
- Use the Enneagram to increase compassion, not to pigeonhole people.