HER STORY ⟡ Karen Harmon

Today, we are meeting Karen Harmon, an Enneagram-certified teacher and coach!

Tell us about you!

H! I’m Karen Harmon, an Enneagram-certified teacher and coach. I’m a mom of two (a teen and a pre-teen) and married to my incredible partner, Jon. We live in

downtown Cincinnati and love to walk or bike through the city and travel as much as we can. I volunteer with HRC and work to support equity and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community. I’m also a great cook, which is one of Jon’s favorite things about me :)

What do you do?

I am a Certified Enneagram Teacher and Coach. I coach and teach about the

Enneagram with individuals, executives, and small business and corporate teams and give talks about the Enneagram to groups.

What is the Enneagram?

The Enneagram is a personalty typing system that helps you understand the reasons behind your actions. It stems from Ancient Greek philosophy and has been used as a tool for personal and spiritual growth around the world. 

There are 9 personality types we all fit into and Enneagram helps us understand our type, what that means for us, what motives and drives us, and it lays out a clear path for growth.

Knowing your Enneagram type can help you leverage your strengths, know and

mitigate your challenges, create better communication and stronger relationships,

lessen and resolve conflict, and more.

Why do you coach with the Enneagram?

I believe the Enneagram is the premier tool for anyone seeking personal or

professional growth because it uncovers your hidden motivations, so you understand not just your actions but WHY you take them.

Knowing what motivates you cultivates deeper self-awareness, enables effective

self-reflection, and sparks intentional, conscious change while giving you skills and confidence in every area of your life.

Understanding your Enneagram Type and how it impacts you gives you an

enlightened perspective of yourself and others, allowing for clearer communication, less conflict, deeper connections, and better interactions.

What impact do you want to have?

I want everyone to truly know and understand themselves. I didn’t know myself until I started to work with the Enneagram, and it was like someone handed me my owner’s manual.

Knowing my Enneagram type enabled me to be more self-aware and create the life I really wanted through conscious choice instead of living from old patterns and habits. I broke out of a long cycle of fear-based decision-making and I was able to take control of my life, take big risks, and be courageous and resilient.

I was a self-improvement skeptic for a long time (FYI, I’m a Type 6, and being

skeptical is second nature to me). But, I couldn’t deny what I was learning from the Enneagram and the profound impact it was having on me and my life.

Wherever you are on your journey to self-discovery, I am here to support and

empower you to know yourself better than you could ever imagine.

What does beauty mean to you?

For me, it’s been about loving and accepting myself, understanding who I am, and

why I think, act, and believe the way I do - and giving myself lots of grace along the way! Knowing and understanding myself has given me a confidence I didn’t know I was capable of, and I think that feeling of self-assurance emanates from within and shines out to others and the world.

How can people connect with you?

You can find me at www.karenharmonenneagram.com

Email me at karen@karenharmonenneagram.com

Or follow me on Instagram @karenaerts75