Parenting and Personalities

This is an episode originally published in October 2023. It is one of my most popular.
It’s so important for parents to have effective communication with their teenagers and using the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) can help. 
Kate and guest Jeanine Mouchawar discuss how understanding your own and your teen's personality type can improve communication and reduce conflict. 
Jeanine shares a five-step process for effective communication: calming oneself before a conversation, stating observations without judgement, getting curious about the teen's feelings, validating their feelings, and asking for their ideas to make better choices.
Jeanine emphasizes the importance of removing the word "why" from conversations as it often puts the other person on the defensive.
 
Listen For:
10:30 Why parenting approaches differ for teens as opposed to younger children
18:24 Calming techniques (for calming down parents)
24:19 The importance of stating observations clearly
29:35 Avoiding the word “Why”
 
Guest: Jeanine Mouchawar, BA Stanford
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Have you ever forgotten something so obvious that all you could do was laugh and wondered whether your greatest frustrations might actually be the flip side of your greatest strengths? 
Kate Mason flies solo and bravely opens the door to life inside her spontaneous, flexible, perceiving brain. 
After 30 years of teaching personality, Kate shares her most memorable mistakes: leading the wrong child away at the zoo, concert tickets for the wrong day, and watching her cruise ship sail off without her, alongside the deeply moving story of navigating her mum's dementia and move into nursing home care. 
Warm, funny, and unexpectedly tender, this episode is an empowering invitation to understand your own personality, embrace your blind spots, celebrate the organised people who carry you, and discover the joy of living your best life… your way.
 
Listen for:
2:21 What happens when a teacher accidentally leads the wrong child away at the zoo?
4:48 How can parents turn a plan gone wrong into the best surprise ever?
12:02 How did Kate navigate her mum's dementia and the move to nursing home care?
20:11 What did Kate learn when her river cruise ship sailed away without her?
23:14 Why are your greatest frustrations the flip side of your greatest strengths?
 
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You don’t need to be opposites to attract. Sometimes two very like-minded people with like-personalities people find mutual attraction.
But it does seem odd that it’s often two people are not the same in many, many ways who find attraction.
For example, why does the introvert find attraction in the extravert? Do they help them learn to speak up more and join the party? And why does the extravert fall for the introvert? Do they help them learn to listen and reflect?
Kate and Tracy are coming at this from experience. Grab a cuppa and join.

Listen for:
7:15 What really attracts introverts and extroverts to each other?
8:43 What does Tracy Noon find irresistible about introverted partners?
11:03 Why does an extrovert reopen an argument two days later?
13:18 Why did Tracy's eleven-year relationship end in total silence?
15:00 How many social outings are too many for an introverted partner?

Guest Co Host – Tracy Noon

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What if the exhaustion and lost sense of self in early motherhood aren't signs you're failing but signs you're being remade? 
Kate Mason welcomes Benita Bensch, author, certified Motherhood Studies Practitioner, clarity coach, farmer, and mum of four boys, for a warm, honest conversation about matrescence, the profound identity shift of becoming a mother. 
Benita shares her own journey through postnatal anxiety and burnout, the "black hole" she hit with four children under four, and the science and language that finally helped it all make sense. 
Together they explore why understanding this transition matters, how to recognise when to seek help, and why reclaiming your identity makes you a wholer parent. 
It's an empowering, hope-filled listen for anyone who has ever quietly wondered, "Who am I now?"
 
Listen for:
8:00 Why did Benita gradually start to lose her sense of self?
10:24 What do the physical symptoms of postnatal anxiety feel like?
11:57 What does hitting the "black hole" of motherhood look like?
16:52 What is matrescence and why aren't mothers told about it?
25:49 When should an overwhelmed mum reach out for help?
  
Guest Benita Bensch, Author, Speaker & Clarify Coach for Women
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This is an episode originally published in August 2024. It is one of my most popular.
Have you ever wondered what builds resilience in us and our children?
In this episode, Kate chats with Tania Johnson, co-founder of the Institute of Child Psychology.
Tania shares her journey, from fostering four First Nations children to her academic accomplishments and her profound insights into attachment theory and resilience.
Together, they explore the power of purposeful parenting, the importance of allowing children to fail and learn, and practical strategies to foster resilience in our young ones.
Listen For:
4:44 Experiences as a Foster Mom
11:15 When Did We Start Protecting Children from Failure?
26:17 The Impact of Overpraising
35:51 Teaching Resilience

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