Is your past secretly picking your partners for you? In this eye-opening episode of Parenting and Personalities, Kate Mason sits down with relationship coach and podcast host Nicole Colantoni to explore the hidden influences shaping our dating lives. Nicole shares how her own journey—from a turbulent childhood to a thriving coaching career—led her to uncover how our childhood wounds affect who we date and how we love. They dive deep into modern dating challenges, the art of building authentic connections, communication pitfalls, conflict repair, and how real self-awareness is the foundation for lasting love. Listen For3:17 Nicole’s Journey Into Relationship Coaching8:07 Tips for Building a Great Dating Profile11:47 How to Break Free From Repeating Bad Relationships20:31 When Only One Partner is Committed to Growth30:00 Three Top Dating Tips for SinglesLeave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickGuest Nicole ColantoniInstagram | Website | PodcastContact Kate:Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X
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Eight Love Links to a STRONGER Relationship
Can an app really save your relationship? Kate Mason reunites with couple’s therapists and authors Helen Robertson and Shahn Sorekli to unpack their groundbreaking relationship toolkit — a dynamic duo of a book, The Eight Love Links, and an innovative app designed to bring couples closer. With humor, warmth, and depth, they delve into the “why” and “how” behind their five-year journey of development, explore the psychology and practicality of their methods, and highlight how small changes can lead to meaningful, lasting improvements in love and connection. Whether you’re deep in love or just trying to get through dinner without a fight, this conversation is full of insights, intimacy, and plenty of laughs.Listen For06:34 – How the My Love Your Love app actually works12:47 – The Eight Love Links framework explained18:02 – The ‘Me in We’ link and self-awareness24:15 – Deep Connections and the power of shared goalsLeave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickConnect with guest: Shahn Sorekli & Helen RobertsonInstagram | TikTok | 8 Love Links Website | My Love Your Love Website | Couples Therapy Contact | Email Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X
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What's REAL Love Beyond the Honeymoon Phase?
Ever feel like your relationship is more “meh” than magic? Kate dives deep into the real, raw, and relatable side of love with clinical psychologists and couple therapists Helen Robertson and Shahn Baker Sorekli. Kate chats with the duo—who just so happen to be partners in both business and life—about the myths of the perfect relationship, what happens after the honeymoon phase fades, and why kindness beats grand gestures every time. With over 34 years of combined experience, Helen and Shahn unpack the power of empathy, how to rebuild trust, and what to do when only one partner wants to work on the relationship. With laughs, heart, and some hard truths, this honest conversation will leave you rethinking what it really takes to make love last.Listen For05:30 – When the Cracks Start to Show10:30 – Relationships Need Servicing Too15:10 – Willingness vs. Willfulness in Therapy22:00 – Can Relationships Survive Betrayal?Leave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickConnect with guest: Shahn Sorekli & Helen RobertsonInstagram | TikTok | 8 Love Links Website | My Love Your Love Website | Couples Therapy Contact | Email Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X
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Mommy Needs Wine—or Does She?
Ever asked yourself, “Why do I really drink?” Kate sits down with award-winning podcaster and author Victoria Vanstone for a no-holds-barred conversation about her 25-year journey with alcohol, identity, anxiety, and ultimately, sobriety. From teenage mischief to mummy wine culture, Victoria unpacks the emotional roots of her drinking, the societal pressures that glamorize alcohol, and the transformation that came with finally letting it go. Full of humour, heart, and hard truths, this episode invites listeners to reconsider what “normal” drinking looks like—and whether it’s truly serving them. Listen For04:45 – Teenage Beginnings: Party Culture and the Need to Belong13:56 – The Moment She Knew: “I Think I Need Help”18:27 – Sober Curious: The Gentle Reframe That Helps People Start26:31 – How Sobriety Made Her a Better MomLeave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickConnect with guest: Victoria VanstoneInstagram | Sober Awkward Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Podcast | Book Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X
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Perfectly Imperfect Parenting
Ever felt like you're just winging it through motherhood? Kate chats with Victoria Vanstone, the mom of three and author of Mumming: A Year of Trying and Failing to Be a Better Parent. They dive into the chaotic and imperfect journey of motherhood, the pressures of parenting in the age of Pinterest-perfect moms, and the relatable struggles of feeling like a failure.Victoria shares her experience with sobriety, how it reshaped her parenting, and why it's okay to embrace the messiness of life with kids. Listen For05:33 - What’s the most surprising part of motherhood?14:36 - Parenting red flags: Snacks as bribery and paying kids to go to bed19:16 - Traveling with kids without devices: A parenting challenge23:22 - The chaos of parenting is real—finding balance in imperfectionLeave a rating/review for this podcast with one clickConnect with guest: Victoria VanstoneInstagram | Sober Awkward Instagram | Website | LinkedIn | Facebook | TikTok | Podcast | Book Contact Kate:Email | Website | Kate’s Book on Amazon | LinkedIn | Facebook | X
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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