Three Keys to Self-Understanding: An Innovative and Effective Combination of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Tool, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing [Paperback]

Pat Wyman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0935652574 | ISBN-13: 978-0935652574

Self-discovery can be an elusive process. Some people never fully express their true personalities because of obstacles from the past. Others float through life with a set of defense mechanisms that seem adequate until something happens to shake that pattern. In her groundbreaking work, Pat Wyman combines three psychological techniques to create a successful method of personal integration. The foundation of the work is a comparative exploration of how the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® instrument, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing can assist in self-discovery. In the end, it is a strikingly honest and poignant study of how a remarkable group of people dealt with tragedy and abuse, and how they achieved healing through intense introspection and the use of these three modalities. Courageous clients share their stories, poems, artwork and letters, which are interwoven throughout the author’s in-depth explanation of how to guide clients through this process.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Three Keys to Self-Understanding is a groundbreaking, highly illuminating, and warmly approachable work on the subject of healing. Wyman has effectively blended two personality theories, Psychological Type and the Enneagram, with the very different Innerchild Theory to create what may be the most comprehensive model on healing that is currently available. With her use of nonclinical language, liberally spiced with delightful wit and humor, she has proven that authentic and correct psychological information can be made available to anyone who really wants to take the healing journey. --Pat Ryan, Clinical Social Worker and MBTI® Practitioner

About the Author

Pat Wyman, LPC, has a Masters in Education-Counseling from the University of Missouri St. Louis, is certified for Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), is an Inner-Child Therapist in private practice and a certified hypnotherapist. She is trained in the Enneagram, imaging, and Neurolinguistic Programming. Pat has also served as consultant to various business and ministry groups, and presented workshops for corporate teams, small companies, ministry groups, faculties and retreats. She has presented workshops at the International Enneagram Conference, a variety of MBTI regional and international conferences including the MBTI Clinical Conference and the National Wellness Conference. She has published articles in the Enneagram Monthly, Dream Network Journal, Bulletin of Psychological Type, and the Journal of Psychological Type. She is an adjunct faculty member of Rockhaven Ecozoic Center and a former faculty member of the Center for Applications of Psychological Type (CAPT). She is an adjunct faculty member of APT, teaching an online course, and actively involved in spreading type knowledge in Saudi Arabia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: Center for Applications of Psychological Type (July 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935652574
• ISBN-13: 978-0935652574
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #67,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Three Keys to Self-Understanding, December 7, 2004

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luv2run (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Keys to Self-Understanding: An Innovative and Effective Combination of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Tool, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing (Paperback)

I found this book to be very easy to follow. The author does a great job of explaning how different types view and handle many situations. The case studies also provide great examples of people dealing with personal conflict, emotions, and obstacles. By using a combination of the MBTI, Enneagram, and Inner-Child healing they are able to overcome some of their inner doubts, unresolved issues, and other emotional conflicts. Pat Wyman is very effective in getting the reader to understand each individual tool and how the combination of these tools can be greatly beneficial in therapy.

This book can be useful not only to therapists, but to someone who has an understanding of these tools and may want to gain some insight into how they are used.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By far the best book on the topic that I have read!, September 21, 2009

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Enrique Jose Maldonado V (Monterrey, México) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Keys to Self-Understanding: An Innovative and Effective Combination of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Tool, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing (Paperback)

I have been MBTI certified for many years and have helped many since. But it was until I read this wonderful book and then had the opportunity to discuss issues with Pat that I finally found my true type. I have over 60 different resources (books, manuals, and short guides), and it was not until I saw the brilliant comparison of the MBTI with the Enneagram that I finally came to terms with myself. There were a couple of MBTI types that sort of described me, but it was so frustrating to not be sure. When I read the diagram describing INFJ with Enneagram 5, suddenly everything made sense. What a wonderful, enlightening, relieving experience! I am extremely grateful to Pat Wyman for her wonderful book Three Keys to Self-Understanding: An Innovative and Effective Combination of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Tool, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing. Not only did it answer my questions regarding the MBTI, but it also brought insight into another complementary part of personality, plus the great section for the healing process. If you are looking for answers, look no more. This is a must have book. In retrospective, out of the 60+ references in my library, I could do with this masterpiece book and David Keirsey's Please Understand Me II (Temperament theory), that's it! I am now looking forward to join Pat in one of her seminars.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Self Help Book, May 18, 2007

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Ellen Simpson "woman writer" (Denver CO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Three Keys to Self-Understanding: An Innovative and Effective Combination of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Assessment Tool, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing (Paperback)

Pat Wyman has provided an excellent workbook for anyone seeking a better understanding of themselves. Combining the strengths of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, the Ennegram and Inner Child work is pure genius. This book is easy to read and apply with or without a trained professional. I benefited from each chapter and especially from the hands-on techniques for healing the child within.