Podcast Episode: Emotional Health, the 3 Centres of Intelligence & the Enneagram — with Gayle Hardie
What is emotional health, and why does it matter so much in how we show up in the world?
In this episode of Make Your Mind, I speak with Gayle Hardie—co-author of The Emotionally Healthy Leader and co-founder of the Global Leadership Foundation.
We explore how emotional health underpins our experience, impacts our relationships, and influences the way we lead. We also unpack the three centres of intelligence—head, heart, and gut—and how the Enneagram can serve as a powerful tool for self-awareness and growth.
If you’re curious about tools for:
Tapping into your intuition
Understanding personality types (yes, we’re talking Enneagram)
Exploring emotional health, mindfulness, and even a little manifestation
…this episode is for you.
✨ Key takeaways:
Emotional health is foundational to leadership and connection
Being “above the line” means making conscious, intentional choices
The three centres of intelligence—head, heart, and gut—offer different kinds of wisdom
The Enneagram helps deepen self-awareness and relational understanding
We manifest what we focus on
Reflection and intentionality help us grow
We’re all a work in progress
🌀 Sound bites:
“Emotional health is a state of enhanced well-being.”
“We’re all a work in progress.”
“How do you want to be?”
🕰 Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction and context
5:06 – Understanding emotional health
9:47 – Above and below the line
16:07 – The three centres of intelligence
22:10 – Enneagram and self-awareness
29:57 – Personality and emotional health
36:47 – Practices for wellbeing
45:00 – Quantum thinking and manifestation
55:11 – Final reflections and intentions