About 80% of conflicts, whether in the workplace or elsewhere, stem from misunderstandings about innate temperamental differences.

 

In this episode, we dig into the four temperaments: sanguine, choleric, melancholic, and phlegmatic but give specific focus to the Powerful Choleric.

 

The choleric is often a misunderstood personality but it often shapes leadership, decision-making, and workplace relationships.

 

Listen For These Insights on the Choleric:

9:43 Natural Leader with a Need for Change

9:53 Often Perceived as Overbearing but Also Inspiring

10:50 Effective in High-Control Environments

14:42 Impatient with Delays and Prefer Direct Communication

 

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This week we’re highlighting an episode in which Kate was the guest in the form of a Feed Drop. It’s an episode by the podcast Stories and Strategies first published in May of 2022.

 

The podcast is hosted by Doug Downs and Kate is the special guest looking at historical influencers and analyzing their personalities using the MBTI. People such as Abraham Lincoln, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa, Henry VIII, and even Adolf Hitler. What were the unique traits and aspects of their personalities that made us love, or hate them?

 

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8:53 About Abraham Lincoln

10:44 About Princess Diana

16:49 About Mother Teresa and Joan of Arc

23:46 About Steve Irwin

 

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Tracey Fry and Joanne Ling are sisters. In this episode they share with Kate their personal experiences of health issues, such as migraines and skin reactions, triggered by exposure to strong scents and chemicals in cleaning products, perfumes, and even new clothes.

 

They also discuss the potential link between these chemicals and more serious health conditions, such as thyroid issues and fertility problems. They recommend a more natural, additive-free lifestyle is needed beginning with people swapping out their cleaning products and gradually moving toward an additive-free diet.

 

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6:03 How Tracey’s Health Improved Once She Had Eliminated Fragrances

10:49 Children’s Health and Sensitivities to Fragrances

11:37 Impact on Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Health

19:40 Awareness of Ingredients in Personal Care Products

 

Guests Joanne Ling and Tracey Fry, Additive-Free Lifestyle

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Food additives have an enormous impact on us. Preservatives, and colourings affect our health and behaviour.

 

In this episode Kate shares her personal experience of eliminating these from her family's diet and seeing immediate improvements in their health. Guests Tracey Fry and Joanne Ling, creators of Additive Free Lifestyle, also share their experiences and discuss the importance of understanding what is in our food. They highlight the significant profits made by the food additive industry and the lack of regulation around labelling, particularly with 'natural' flavours and colours.

 

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4:16 Joanne Ling’s Personal Experiences With Food Additives

8:40 The Importance of Awareness and Informed Choices

13:48 Market Size and Influence of Food Additives

26:33 Navigating Misleading Labels and “Natural” Claims

 

Guests Joanne Ling and Tracey Fry, Additive-Free Lifestyle

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During adolescence, the brain undergoes significant development, likened to upgrading from a dirt road to a paved freeway. However, this process can be hindered by sleep deprivation, which can lead to increased risk-taking, impulsivity, and exacerbation of mental health issues.

In this episode Lisa L. Lewis suggests making sleep a family priority, modeling good sleep habits, and having ongoing conversations about the importance of sleep. She also recommends assessing the factors that may be contributing to late bedtimes, such as overscheduling or excessive tech use, and working collaboratively with teens to address these issues.

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5:08 The importance of Sleep in Adolescents

14:53 Understanding Teenager’s Brain Development

20:46 The Role of Parents in Modeling Healthy Sleep Habits

25:51 Navigating Technology and Sleep

 

Guest: Lisa L Lewis, MS

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Mistakes are normal, even unavoidable when it comes to parenting. In this episode Kate connects with several friends whose kids have all grown up now to share personal stories of their parenting mistakes, such as being overprotective, solving problems for their children, and being too harsh. They also discuss the lessons they've learned from these mistakes, such as the importance of self-reflection, empathy, flexibility, and resilience.

Mistakes are a natural part of parenting and can be used as stepping stones for personal and parental development.

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In this episode Kate discusses the concept of love languages and how they can be used to strengthen relationships, particularly within families. She explains that love languages, as introduced by Gary Chapman, are the ways in which individuals express and receive love.

 

The five love languages are affirmations, gifts, acts of service, quality time, and physical touch. It’s important to understand and respect each family member's love language, as it can greatly impact their feelings of being loved and appreciated.

 

Kate also shares personal anecdotes about her own family's love languages and how understanding them has improved their relationships.

 

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For Chanel Kenner, her lifelong dedication to developing a health and sustainable relationship with food began very personally. She needed to make some serious life changes and understand those were changes she would live with daily, for the rest of her life.

 

Today Chanel is a dietician who helps clients understand the concept of diet, which can have both positive and negative implications depending on individual interpretations. She emphasizes the importance of understanding that diet refers to an individual's habitual eating pattern, which can be influenced by cultural, social, and personal aspects.

 

She also discusses the concept of food shaming, particularly in schools, and the importance of promoting a positive conversation about food. She advocates for Kenner advocates for the Ellyn Satter method of feeding, which involves parents deciding what food is served, when, and where, while children decide what they will eat and how much. This approach promotes autonomy and a healthy relationship with food.

 

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4:41 The Role of Parents in Recovery from Eating Disorders

8:47 Empowering the Individual in Recovery

15:20 Challenging Diet Culture and Food Shaming

28:48 Promoting Positive Food Relationships in Children

 

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Guest: Chanel Kenner, RDN

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Kate discusses the four personality temperaments of children: choleric, sanguine, melancholic, and phlegmatic. She explains these temperaments are innate and can greatly influence a child's behaviour. Understanding these temperaments can help parents tailor their approach to their child's unique needs and strengths, fostering a more positive and effective parenting experience.

 

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4:38 The Choleric Temperament

8:17 The Sanguine Temperament

10:35 The Melancholic Temperament

12:48 The Phlegmatic Temperament

 

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Why are kids so fussy around food? Are their taste buds different?

 

In this episode Dr Samantha Goldman, an occupational therapist and feeding therapist, discusses the sensory fears that children can have around food. She explains that disliking the taste of foods is usually the first assumption parents make, but the sensory fear of food also involves how the food looks, feels, smells, and possibly the noises associated with it.

 

She suggests parents should try to understand their child's sensory journey of food from the child’s point of view, and not label kids as fussy or picky eaters.

 

She recommends techniques such as food chaining and the SOS approach.

 

Listen For:

13:24 Understanding sensory processing

18:40 The food chaining technique

21:54 The SOS approach

29:22 Promoting independence and skill-development

 

Guest: Dr Samantha Goldman, Magical Mealtime Specialist

Samantha is a pediatric occupational & feeding therapist whose mission is to provide online education to help parents, adults, & therapists finally understand the sensory system & how to help the senses feel their best, so you can make life a bit less chaotic and a lot more fun. She believes that education & knowledge is power, and the more you understand the mind and body, the better you can support it at the table, and throughout the entire day.

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