Take Care of Your Friends: An Enneagram Guide to Interpersonal Relationships

Wilcox (Take Care of Your Type) explores the intersection of Enneagram types and friendship in this practical guide. Each of the nine Enneagram types has a unique way of moving through life, which affects both self-presentation and interactions with others. There’s a chapter for each type, which includes a brief overview of the type; five tips on how to care for a person of that type; a guide to maintaining friendships while healthy, coasting, or stressed; five tips for becoming a better friend; and advice for approaching conflict. The information is straightforward and nicely laid out, and the advice is actionable, direct, and friendly. Although the first section of the book provides a basic introduction to the Enneagram and its nine types, readers’ knowledge of their own Enneagram type (and their friends’ types) is assumed. However, there are many free tests available online where newcomers can learn their Enneagram type.