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EPP Media + Press

Discover how EPP is making headlines through articles, podcasts, and video features.

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By Rimma Boshernitsan

November 14, 2017

Meet The Woman Working Behind Bars To Uncover Human Potential

Susan Olesek is featured as a change-maker, helping prisoners understand themselves through the Enneagram...

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The Prison Program Healing Lifetimes of Pain

This visually bold article outlines EPP’s work in guiding people to discover the patterns of their personality and reclaim their true essence.

By Rimma Boshernitsan

November 14, 2017

Google’s VP of Design Says Human Connection is Essential to Isolation Time

EPP is referenced in a broader discussion on the importance of human connection and self-awareness in settings like prison...

By Lynn Roulo

September 11, 2023

Enneagram Prison Project: The Key to Learning from Within

Highlights the power of self-awareness, with EPP’s program used as a compelling example of how personality education can catalyze...

By Evan Barbee

April 03, 2023

Follow the Little Lights

A poetic and powerful piece on how EPP’s work brings light into the darkest corners, emphasizing stories of hope, change, and redemption.

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January 24, 2020

EPP Empowers Teens through Pilot Program

Coverage on EPP’s pilot program for teens at Los Gatos High School, empowering young people to understand themselves through the Enneagram.

Featured Articles

Read featured articles that highlight EPP’s mission, impact, and the voices behind our work — as seen in major publications and media platforms.

Inside The work

Read featured articles that highlight EPP’s mission, impact, and the voices behind our work — as seen in major publications and media platforms.

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Enneagram Prison Project Talks 'Embodying Self-Love'

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Susan Olesek & Alex Senegal "9 Prisons ONE Key"

THE LONG WAY BACK: Transforming Lives Behind Bars: Enneagram Prison Project

Susan Olesek showcases the power of self-awareness and self-regulation for prisoners using the Enneagram system, somatic awareness, and mindfulness meditation. Her programs help inmates become "change agents," driving a new approach to criminal reform and personal transformation.

PULLING THE THREAD: Susan Olesek: The Power of the Enneagram

Pulling the Thread features 45-minute conversations and investigations with today's leading thinkers, authors, experts, doctors, healers, scientists about life's biggest questions: Why do we do what we do? How can we come to know and love ourselves better? How can we come together to heal and build a better world?

PERSONALITY HACKER: The Enneagram Prison Project Part 1 (With Susan Olesek)

In this episode, Joel and Antonia talk with the founder of the Enneagram Prison Project Susan Olesek about her work, passion, and mission to help people heal in one of the hardest places to do healing work.

PERSONALITY HACKER: The Enneagram Prison Project Part 2 (With Sue Lambert)

In this episode, Joel and Antonia talk with Ambassador Liaison of the Enneagram Prison Project Sue Lambert about her personal story.

NEW VENTURES WEST: The Prison of Personality

Adam talks with Susan Olesek, founder of the Enneagram Prison Project. They delve into the distinction between personality and essence, what power actually means, and how the Enneagram can help us shed ego and access the truth of who we are. Susan shares how this work has impacted folks who are behind bars—and all she has learned from them.

MIKE'S SEARCH FOR MEANING: The Prison of Personality

Mike's Search For Meaning is the intersection between philosophical and practical. How do leaders organize their inner world? What tools and tactics can we use to enhance our relationships and careers? Join host and life coach Mike Trugman as he seeks to unlock the keys to living a deeply fulfilling life.

FLOWING EAST AND WEST: Freeing ourselves from the prisons of our own making and the Enneagram

In this episode, we speak with Susan Olesek, Founder of the Enneagram Prison Project (EPP)... Susan shares how the Enneagram provides an opportunity to be more honest and kind with ourselves and to learn how to get out of our own way.

RIGHT SIDE UP LEADERSHIP PODCAST: Enneagram Prison Project "Freedom from our own prisons"

On today's episode, Alan interviews the founder and current leader of the Enneagram Prison Project about how the Enneagram is helpful to leadership and marriage and how they had to adapt when prisons were closed.

Featured Podcasts

Listen to featured podcasts that highlight EPP's mission, impact, and the voices behind our work — as seen on major audio platforms and media channels.

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