112 episodes

A podcast that brings personality type models into parenting! Sandra is a Family Type Practitioner, certified in Myers-Briggs personality type for both adults and children. Em is a mom, lawyer, "accidental politician" and personality type enthusiast. Together, they explore how MBTI, Enneagram and other personality type models can help you parent more peacefully and compassionately. If you are wondering why your kids, teens, your spouse and your parenting partner do the things they do and how you can understand them on a deeper level, then this is the podcast for you. This podcast takes it beyond generic personality type quizzes and assessments and will help you figure out your child’s or teenager’s personality type and everyone in your family. Knowing your kids’ personality type can help you better communicate with them, understand how they are best motivated and really help you change the way your see your family. Sandra and Em are not only into personality type models but also believe in gentle, empathetic and positive discipline approaches with their own children, and find that personality type helps them accomplish a healthy attachment style for their kids. Join us to discuss Introversion, Extraversion, Sensing, Intuition, Thinking, Feeling, Judging and Perceiving and all of the cognitive functions in Myers-Briggs. The podcast will sometimes mix in other models like love languages, the Kolbe Index, DISC, true colors and HSP, to name a few! Anything that can help us better understand our kids and our whole family is welcome. If you’re looking for self growth, self understanding and a way to improve your parenting - come join the family! Personality type is especially great for homeschoolers because it helps you understand how your homeschool child best learns. It’s great for unschoolers because unschooling parents understand that true learning comes from intrinsic motivation and they want their kids to build a life that really honors their individuality instead of trying to fit them into the traditional school box. It’s great for stay home moms and dads and working moms and dads alike. The show also helps you in your adult relationships, whether it’s your marriage you’re looking to improve or the relationship with your co-parent. You can understand how to best communicate with one another and understand whether the other person is coming from, leading to a more cooperative and peaceful partnership. This show is a great fit for: introverts, extraverts, INTJ ENTJ INFJ ENFJ INTP ENTP INFP ENFP ISTJ ESTJ ISFJ ESFJ ISTP ESTP ISFP ISTP And of course for Enneagram type 1, Enneagram type 2, Enneagram type 3, Enneagram type 4, Enneagram type 5, Enneagram type 6, Enneagram type 7, Enneagram type 8, Enneagram type 9 Come join The Family! 

Family Personalities Sandra Etherington & Em Levy

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    • 4.9 • 24 Ratings

A podcast that brings personality type models into parenting! Sandra is a Family Type Practitioner, certified in Myers-Briggs personality type for both adults and children. Em is a mom, lawyer, "accidental politician" and personality type enthusiast. Together, they explore how MBTI, Enneagram and other personality type models can help you parent more peacefully and compassionately. If you are wondering why your kids, teens, your spouse and your parenting partner do the things they do and how you can understand them on a deeper level, then this is the podcast for you. This podcast takes it beyond generic personality type quizzes and assessments and will help you figure out your child’s or teenager’s personality type and everyone in your family. Knowing your kids’ personality type can help you better communicate with them, understand how they are best motivated and really help you change the way your see your family. Sandra and Em are not only into personality type models but also believe in gentle, empathetic and positive discipline approaches with their own children, and find that personality type helps them accomplish a healthy attachment style for their kids. Join us to discuss Introversion, Extraversion, Sensing, Intuition, Thinking, Feeling, Judging and Perceiving and all of the cognitive functions in Myers-Briggs. The podcast will sometimes mix in other models like love languages, the Kolbe Index, DISC, true colors and HSP, to name a few! Anything that can help us better understand our kids and our whole family is welcome. If you’re looking for self growth, self understanding and a way to improve your parenting - come join the family! Personality type is especially great for homeschoolers because it helps you understand how your homeschool child best learns. It’s great for unschoolers because unschooling parents understand that true learning comes from intrinsic motivation and they want their kids to build a life that really honors their individuality instead of trying to fit them into the traditional school box. It’s great for stay home moms and dads and working moms and dads alike. The show also helps you in your adult relationships, whether it’s your marriage you’re looking to improve or the relationship with your co-parent. You can understand how to best communicate with one another and understand whether the other person is coming from, leading to a more cooperative and peaceful partnership. This show is a great fit for: introverts, extraverts, INTJ ENTJ INFJ ENFJ INTP ENTP INFP ENFP ISTJ ESTJ ISFJ ESFJ ISTP ESTP ISFP ISTP And of course for Enneagram type 1, Enneagram type 2, Enneagram type 3, Enneagram type 4, Enneagram type 5, Enneagram type 6, Enneagram type 7, Enneagram type 8, Enneagram type 9 Come join The Family! 

    104 ISFP Child Lilly - Introverted Feeling - Extraverted Sensing - MBTI in Kids

    104 ISFP Child Lilly - Introverted Feeling - Extraverted Sensing - MBTI in Kids

    Sandra interviews Lilly, her 8 year old daughter, about what it’s like being a child with ISFP preferences in Myers-Briggs.
    Links and references:


    Myers-Briggs Basics
    Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet


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    103 Kate Mason ESFP Parent and Fellow Personality Type Podcaster - Extraverted Sensing Myers Briggs MBTI Kids Children

    103 Kate Mason ESFP Parent and Fellow Personality Type Podcaster - Extraverted Sensing Myers Briggs MBTI Kids Children

    Sandra interviews Kate Mason, a parenting and personality type podcaster, about what it’s like being a parent who uses the cognitive function of Extraverted Sensing, nicknamed Responsive Sensing, in Myers-Briggs.
    Links and references:
    AusAPT Personality & Parenting Course
    Kate Mason

    Myers-Briggs Basics
    Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet
    Donate!
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    102 Resonant Feeling (Fi) in Kids - ISFP INFP ESFP ENFP - Introverted Feeling - MBTI Myers Briggs Children

    102 Resonant Feeling (Fi) in Kids - ISFP INFP ESFP ENFP - Introverted Feeling - MBTI Myers Briggs Children

    Sandra and Em talk about how the cognitive function of Introverted Feeling (nicknamed Resonant Feeling) shows up in kids. This function is used by kids who have ISFP, INFP, ESFP and ENFP preferences in the Myers-Briggs personality type model. 
    Full show notes


    Links and references:

    Find Your Child’s Myers-Briggs Type
    Myers-Briggs Basics
    Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet
    Donate!
    Check out my podcast page for episodes broken down by topic.
    Enlist Sandra's services to create a more peaceful dynamic in your family!
    Email us at familypersonalitiespod@gmail.com
    Follow us on Instagram @FamilyPersonalities
    Follow us on Facebook @FamilyPersonalities
    Leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts
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    101 Persuasive Children, Countertype Moments and Purposeful Careers - MBTI Myers Briggs Kids Parenting

    101 Persuasive Children, Countertype Moments and Purposeful Careers - MBTI Myers Briggs Kids Parenting

    Sandra & Em briefly catch up and then analyze some Why Do They Do That Moments including:
    -One INFP listener’s thoughts on the recent Resonant Feeling (Introverted Feeling) episode
    -A listener’s ENFP child who gave her parents a presentation on why she should have a pet hamster
    -A couple of days where Sandra’s ISFP daughter looked a little bit more like someone who uses Imaginative Intuition (Extraverted Intuition), even though her type supposedly does not.
    -How Em’s new role as a state representative fits her Resonant Feeling and one big moment where it didn’t. 
    Links and references:

    Find Your Child’s Myers-Briggs Type
    Myers-Briggs Basics
    Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet
    Donate!
    @Sandraeth on Venmo
    Check out my podcast page for episodes broken down by topic.
    Enlist Sandra's services to create a more peaceful dynamic in your family!
    Email us at familypersonalitiespod@gmail.com
    Follow us on Instagram @FamilyPersonalities
    Follow us on Facebook @FamilyPersonalities
    Leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts
    Rate, Review, Subscribe, Share
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    • 35 min
    100 Japan Personalities with Harumi Gondo - MBTI Myers Briggs Moms Parents Social Culture

    100 Japan Personalities with Harumi Gondo - MBTI Myers Briggs Moms Parents Social Culture

    Sandra chats with Harumi Gondo about what Myers Briggs type represents Japanese culture and expectations and what it’s like working with moms and personality type in Japan.
    Links and references:

    16type.org
    Harumi on LinkedIn

    Myers-Briggs Basics
    Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet
    Donate!
    @Sandraeth on Venmo
    Check out my podcast page for episodes broken down by topic.
    Enlist Sandra's services to create a more peaceful dynamic in your family!
    Email us at familypersonalitiespod@gmail.com
    Follow us on Instagram @FamilyPersonalities
    Follow us on Facebook @FamilyPersonalities
    Leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts
    Rate, Review, Subscribe, Share
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    • 54 min
    99 The Gift of Personality Type in Parenting with Sue Blair ESTJ - Myers Briggs MBTI

    99 The Gift of Personality Type in Parenting with Sue Blair ESTJ - Myers Briggs MBTI

    Sandra interviews Sue Blair, a personality-based speaker, author and coach. They chat about:
    -Being a mother with ESTJ preferences
    -Parenting her two vastly different children with ISTJ and ENTP preferences, respectively
    -Sue’s main Do’s and Don’t’s when using type with parenting
    -Being someone with ESTJ preferences in the Intuition dominated personality type community
    -The gift of using type with kids and teens 
    Links and references:

    Find Sue at:
    www.PersonalityPuzzles.com
    www.PersonalityDynamics.co.nz

    Find Sandra and more about the podcast at:
    Myers-Briggs Basics
    Cognitive Function Cheat Sheet
    Donate!
    @Sandraeth on Venmo
    Check out my podcast page for episodes broken down by topic.
    Enlist Sandra's services to create a more peaceful dynamic in your family!
    Email us at familypersonalitiespod@gmail.com
    Follow us on Instagram @FamilyPersonalities
    Follow us on Facebook @FamilyPersonalities
    Leave us a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts
    Rate, Review, Subscribe, Share
    Check out From the Bleachers: A Real Housewives Game Analysis ! 

    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
24 Ratings

24 Ratings

SmilingSuey ,

So interesting! Can't wait to learn more.

Really interesting to get past the basics about personality types, and dig into Myers-Briggs types. Hearing others discover new things about themselves is mesmerizing (try Episode 13 Learned Skills ...). I finally see how I am an extrovert even though I want to avoid people (Episode 22 Introversion vs Extroversion)!

Failing_Motherhood ,

Important Info

Parents need all the tools they can get to better understand themselves and their kids. This podcast is a great tool to facilitate these conversations! Thanks Sandra & Em, for sharing it with the world!

So Not Fancy ,

My New Binge!

Sandra and Em are soooo easy to listen to. I am a personality type junkie, and I loooove this format and concept. New super fan here!!!! And if you love them like I do, you’ll love them on episode 45 of Fancy Free!!! So fun!!! INFJ, enneagram 2!

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