Parenting and Personalities

One thing about being a parent – there’s no shortage of personalities to be surrounded by. Our kids, our partners, our family, our friends. They keep us laughing, growing, loving, and crying. If only they understood us. Like the musician Van Morrison once sang “When people understand what I mean, mama said there will be days like this.” Adelaide Australia’s Kate Mason is an author, wife, and mother who has spent her career studying personality and relationships. In this podcast she looks at why relationships work, and why some don't. She also looks at how our personalities impact our relationships and examines what compels our children, husbands, wives and others to behave the way they do. This podcast is designed to help you understand those you love. A half hour listening on your own, will connect you with the ones you care about the most.

  1. What Your Household Habits Reveal About Your Personality

    4 DAYS AGO

    What Your Household Habits Reveal About Your Personality

    What if the reason you and your partner drive each other absolutely crazy over the washing, the cushions, or even the toilet paper roll has nothing to do with bad habits and everything to do with personality? Kate Mason takes a warm, witty, and surprisingly eye-opening dive into the everyday irritations that quietly shape our closest relationships.  Drawing on the melancholic and phlegmatic temperaments and the Myers-Briggs judging and perceiving preferences, Kate explores why some of us are natural organizers who feel genuine calm when things are in order, while others live happily in flexible, "good enough" mode.  Through hilarious real-life stories from laundry debates at a dinner party to her 94-year-old mother's enduring love of perfectly folded clothes, Kate reveals how understanding your partner's or family member's personality type can transform daily conflict into genuine connection.  This episode will leave you asking a different question: am I loving them, or am I reorganizing them?  Listen For 4:14 What everyday moment reminded Kate how strongly our personalities show up in daily life? 6:07 Are you a folder or a scruncher  and what does it actually reveal about your personality? 7:10 What are the key strengths and challenges of the melancholic and phlegmatic temperaments? 12:00 How do judging and perceiving types experience time differently and why does it cause conflict? 15:02 What does Kate's 94-year-old mother teach us about how deeply personality is woven into who we are?   Leave a rating/review for this podcast with one click Contact Kate: Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X

    18 min
  2. Re-Humaning Your Family: Is Modern Life Stealing Your Family's Wellbeing?

    7 APR

    Re-Humaning Your Family: Is Modern Life Stealing Your Family's Wellbeing?

    What if the overwhelm you feel as a parent isn't a personal failing but a signal that something deeply human is missing from your family's life?  Kate Mason sits down with Stephanie Malia Krauss, an educator, social worker, author, and mother of teenage boys, to explore the revolutionary idea of "re-humaning": reclaiming the connections, love, and belonging that modern life has quietly stolen from our families.  Stephanie's latest book, How We Thrive: Caring for Kids and Ourselves in a Changing World, draws on decades of working with young people and thousands of conversations with overwhelmed parents and caregivers worldwide.  Together, Kate and Stephanie unpack the science behind why our children are struggling, and the beautifully simple, practical shifts that can transform your family's wellbeing starting today.  Understanding your child and those you love has never felt more urgent…or more hopeful.  Listen For 2:59 What personal experiences shaped Stephanie's lifelong commitment to caring for children? 10:20 How did the pandemic reveal what overwhelmed parents and children truly need? 23:37 What does the science tell us about connection, love, and belonging as human essentials? 30:50 How does the story of Eastern European orphanages show us what children cannot survive without? 41:06 What small intentional actions can parents take this week to rebuild belonging in their family?   Leave a rating/review for this podcast with one click Connect with guest: Stephanie Malia Krauss, M.Ed., MSW | Author | Speaker | Strategist  LinkedIn | Website | YouTube | Instagram | Book: How We Thrive Contact Kate: Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X

    49 min
  3. The Science Behind Autism that Most Parents Never Hear

    24 MAR

    The Science Behind Autism that Most Parents Never Hear

    What if the biggest barriers to your autistic child's progress aren't the ones anyone told you about… and the solutions are already backed by science?  Kate Mason welcomes back Theresa Lyons, PhD, scientist, autism researcher, and founder of navigating AWEtism, for a conversation that goes beyond the diagnosis and into the biology.  Theresa unpacks three powerful areas that functional medicine research has identified as having real impact for children on the spectrum: gut health and diet (including gluten, dairy, and food additives), the role of genetics and environment in why two siblings in the same house can have completely different outcomes, and a groundbreaking discovery called cerebral folate deficiency… a condition affecting up to 70% of autistic children that may be dramatically limiting speech.  Parents who feel overwhelmed, confused, or like they've already tried everything will find this episode both deeply informative and genuinely hopeful.   Listen For 3:50 What is the real science behind going gluten-free for a child with autism? 7:31 Why is diet change so overwhelming for autism families, and how should parents approach it? 12:16 How can genetics and environment explain why two children in the same household experience autism so differently? 14:29 What is cerebral folate deficiency, and how could a simple blood test unlock speech in non-verbal children? 18:34 What should parents do right now if they think cerebral folate deficiency could be a factor for their child?   Leave a rating/review for this podcast with one click    Connect with guest: Theresa Lyons, MS, MS, PhD | Founder & CEO Navigating AWEtism Website | LinkedIn | Instagram| YouTube| Facebook Contact Kate: Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X

    23 min

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One thing about being a parent – there’s no shortage of personalities to be surrounded by. Our kids, our partners, our family, our friends. They keep us laughing, growing, loving, and crying. If only they understood us. Like the musician Van Morrison once sang “When people understand what I mean, mama said there will be days like this.” Adelaide Australia’s Kate Mason is an author, wife, and mother who has spent her career studying personality and relationships. In this podcast she looks at why relationships work, and why some don't. She also looks at how our personalities impact our relationships and examines what compels our children, husbands, wives and others to behave the way they do. This podcast is designed to help you understand those you love. A half hour listening on your own, will connect you with the ones you care about the most.

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