Upcoming Book Release

COMING APRIL 2026

Enneagram Fairy Tales

Nine Stories of Remembering, Forgetting,
and Returning Home

A return to wholeness through story, presence, and love

Beneath every personality pattern is something tender that once needed protection. These nine fairytales offer a different way of seeing ourselves—not as problems to fix, but as stories still unfolding.


OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK

This is not a typical Enneagram book. There are no profiles to memorize, no boxes to fit into, and no strategies for self-improvement.

Instead, The Enneagram Fairytales invites you into a different kind of knowing.

Each story begins in Essence—a natural state of wholeness, aliveness, and belonging. Then something happens: a moment too much, too soon, or not enough. In response, a protective pattern forms—what the Enneagram calls type.

But here, that pattern is not treated as a flaw. It is understood as a form of devotion—a way the heart learned to protect something precious.

And then, gently, the story continues.

Each tale opens a doorway into awakening—what becomes possible when presence returns and the pattern no longer has to carry the burden alone.

This is the Enneagram as story, as medicine, and as a path back to love.

How To Buy

XXX page, soft cover book.


What People Are Saying About The Book:


  • "This book doesn’t explain the Enneagram—it transforms how you feel it."

    —Former Customer

  • "A rare blend of depth, beauty, and psychological insight."

    —Former Customer

  • "I found myself in these stories in a way no description has ever done."

    —Former Customer

About the Author – Ipek Serifsoy, PhD.

Ipek Serifsoy is the founder of The Leader’s Muse Institute and CEO of the Deep Coaching Institute. For over two decades, she has guided leaders, coaches, and organizations in cultivating a more wholistic, presence-based approach to leadership—integrating head, heart, and body.

She is the creator of Wholistic Leadership Circles (formerly Women’s Leadership Circles)—programs that support an inside-out approach to leadership for conscious leaders, and a learning community rooted in connection, presence, and shared insight.

Her work draws from neuroscience, the Enneagram, contemplative practice, and the arts, offering a path of transformation that begins not with fixing, but with presence.

She lives in Northern California, where the natural world shapes and inspires her work.


Host A Salon

Host an Enneagram Fairytales Salon

Gather a group of friends, colleagues, or your book club for a shared experience of reflection, connection, and insight. These salons are designed to open meaningful conversation—not through analysis, but through story, presence, and resonance.

The first 25 salons are offered free.

Talks & Events

Bring This Work to Your Organization

Invite Ipek to speak at your next offsite, leadership gathering, or company event. These talks introduce a fresh, human-centered approach to the Enneagram—one that deepens self-awareness, strengthens relationships, and unlocks collective intelligence.