​About this MIDWEEK practice

​What drives someone to confidently insert themselves in defense of a vulnerable stranger or confidently negotiate a bargain at a car dealership? Welcome to the world of Enneagram Type Eight, also known as “The Challenger.” Type Eights are fueled by a deep desire to assert control, protect themselves and others, and avoid being vulnerable. But what’s really going on beneath the surface?

​In this MIDWEEK, we’ll take a closer look at the Enneagram Type Eight. You’ll learn what motivates this type, what they fear, and why their bold, take-no-prisoners attitude is both a powerful strength and a complex challenge. We’ll explore the incredible strengths that make Type Eights courageous, decisive, and fiercely protective, as well as their struggles with vulnerability, trust, and balancing strength with softness.

​Whether you’re a Type Eight yourself, love someone who is, or just want to better understand this unique personality type, this session will leave you with insights and tools to appreciate their perspective and support their journey. Come discover what makes Type Eights tick.

​​Brent Walsh is a certified Enneagram Life Coach with a passion for helping people deepen their understanding of themselves and others. He has over a decade of experience working with the Enneagram, beginning in 2010 when he first encountered it during seminary. Brent has since devoted himself to studying and teaching the Enneagram in a wide range of contexts.

​​Brent currently serves as the Program & Engagement manager at Beacon Hill Friends House.

​What is MIDWEEK?

​​​MIDWEEK: Experiments in Faithfulness is a weekly facilitated online program. Each week, we engage a unique topic or spiritual practice that is meaningful and that we can incorporate into our own lives. 

​​​MIDWEEK is always free and open to the public. If you'd like to support this program, you can make a donation here.

• ​​​​Automated Closed Captions will be available for all participants.

​About Beacon Hill Friends House

​​Beacon Hill Friends House is a Quaker Center for Learning and Action in downtown Boston, MA. Founded in 1957, its mission is "to embody the Quaker principles of faith, simplicity, integrity, community, and social responsibility in order to nurture and call forth the Light in all of us." BHFH lives into its mission by:

• ​​Providing a center where Friends and others can meet, worship, and learn

• ​​Advancing and fostering the principles of the Religious Society of Friends

• ​​Offering opportunities for leadership development, personal deepening, and collective action

• ​​Maintaining a diverse, intentional, residential community guided by Friends principles