New for our podcast series: We interviewed our friend, Steve Holt, father of three, on what it means to be a melancholic husband and father.
Steve’s secondary temperament is phlegmatic, and with his engineering and military background, he brings out the dutiful, idealist, and noble side of the melancholic.
Read MoreIf we want our children to be successful in life, then we have to school them in the emotions. This is Daniel Goleman’s running thesis in Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, a pioneering book that helped bring emotional intelligence into homes and classrooms. Drawing on brain and behavioural research, Goleman’s primary purpose is to explain that education and IQ alone don’t determine positive life outcomes. Rather healthy self-awareness, self-discipline, and empathy help a person stay afloat in life.
Read MoreWith Maryanne as a choleric and Patrick a phlegmatic, this couple has had to find ways to agree that is less argumentative (Maryanne) and more forward (Patrick). As they reflect on what they have learned in their years of marriage, they present to us the beautiful synergy of what it looks like to bring the best out of our spouse.
Read MoreMy husband is a fun-loving, easy-going, good-natured, spontaneous sanguine. We looked at the character traits of a sanguine as described by Art and Larraine Bennett in their book The Temperament that God Gave You. Gerhard describes what these traits look like in real life, the good and the bad of them, and offers some words of advice to other husbands and fathers who share his temperament.
Read MoreJoin us in this podcast as we discuss the highs and lows of the sanguine temperament with husband and father, Adrien Quenneville.
Read MoreIn this podcast episode, Gerhard and Jocelyne interview Marie-Rose Quenneville, a wife and mother of five. Marie-Rose gives us a greater insight as to what it looks like to be both a mother and a wife as a melancholic woman. Her secondary temperament is phlegmatic.
Read MoreCan a choleric be a nurturing mother and a respectable, loving wife? In this post, Jocelyne discloses 6 new insights about the choleric temperament.
Read MoreThe temperaments have been used to try understand personality since the ancient Greeks. Based on the book: The Temperament God Gave You, we share the basics of the temperaments and how knowing them can help you navigate relationships like a pro.
Read MoreHow do I confront a choleric who is intimidating me? How do I motivate my phlegmatic friend to action? How do I get my melancholic spouse to not be so down? How do I encourage my sanguine son to stay on task? Here’s a cheat sheet to navigate the most difficult aspects of each temperament!
Read MoreIt’s not easy to be a choleric woman. Many people naturally link the choleric tendencies (dominance, aggression) with manliness. Nevertheless I knew I would find more freedom and peace if I allowed myself to be what I was. And when my husband challenged me to bring my cholera back into our relationship, I decided to try to figure out how be a choleric and thrive as a wife and a mother.
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