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I'm Janet Quinlan, a Catholic life coach, and this is Finding Joy in Marriage and Motherhood - a podcast for women who want peace and joy in their marriage and motherhood.
I'll help you create mindset shifts that change the way you discipline your children, love your husband, and enjoy your day.
This podcast is about coaching women to be the best woman God is calling her to be. I'm a former elementary school teacher and homeschooler, a wife of 42 years, mother of 7, and "Grandma Jan" to 23 going on 25 grandchildren!
Check out how I can help you in create a better marriage and loving being a mom at janetquinlan.com
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Join the Faith & Family Experience: Embrace Your Motherhod Mission. Click HERE for more info! The most important thing about your parenting may not be what you’re doing—but who you believe you are while you’re doing it. In this podcast I talk a lot about the what - what you’re doing in your marriage, how you parent, and how you keep your home. We’re all very comfortable about talking about the how to do things. But this quote struck me because at the core of whether we’re succ...
Sign up for the Faith & Family Workshop HERE! Today I want to talk about a 2nd way you can find joy in motherhood and that is in embracing a shift in your parenting style that will change the way you feel about parenting. When I get on a coaching call with almost every client who is a young mom, their biggest question usually comes down to, “What consequence can I give so that they stop this behavior?” And while I do think there’s a place for consequences – natural consequences that resul...
You know usually I lead with the practical tips because that’s what people want. Something tangible – a tactic or a tool that will somehow magically change your life. And while it is true that tactics, tools, routines, and habits can have a profound impact on your life creating peace and eliminating stress in your home, the tool I want to share with you today is deeper and more effective because it is the tool upon which all others will either enrich your life or be abandoned after a fe...
We all feel the pressure of living up to the demands of the world - especially as we prepare for Christmas. But as women, wives, and mothers, what exactly do we need to do to prepare? Does God require us to conform to the world's standards of holiday preparation? Are we guided by the world's expectations or God's? You can grab the free Spiritual Reading Booklist that I talk about in this episode HERE! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and f...
When we think of Christmas gifts, we often think of buying our children the toy that is the most popular this season. Or we think of getting the perfect sweater for our spouse. But, there is something we can give to ourselves and to those around us that is more valuable than anything we can purchase. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching
BLACK FRIDAY SALE UNTIL NOV. 30TH! My "Mother-in-Law/Daughter-in-Law Dynamic - Essential Skills for a Better Relationship Course", is on sale NOW! Check it out HERE. Today I want to talk about holidays and MsIL/DsIL and conflicts that can arise and why the holidays sometimes seem to bring out the worst in our relationships – especially with our in-laws. I address some common conflicts and suggest some ways you can eliminate the stress of the season with your in-law. Check out my free re...
Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching
Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching
Today, I want to talk about something that every parent needs but many of us never take the time to create — a parenting vision. In my Virtue-Based Parenting Course, I teach you the four pillars of effective parenting: Leadership, Connection, Communication, and Formation in Virtue. These four pillars hold up the structure of our family life. But before we can build that structure, we need the blueprint — the vision of the kind of family we want to create and the adults we hope our...
Today I want to talk to you about the power of your example. Humans, and especially children, are observational learners. Children learn how to speak to each other, treat others, show affection (or not), forgive (or not) by watching us and by watching how we lead our children. They learn what values and morals to hold by noticing what is and isn’t important to us. They learn how to love God by watching us – not by doing religion from a book everyday. Children learn far more from watchin...
Our job, as parents is to encourage growth in our children, rather than limit it because of judgments we have made. Children are constantly changing. Their identity isn’t defined by one struggle or weakness. Struggles are opportunities for growth, and our role is to guide our children in becoming holy, virtuous children and adults – not control their entire journey with judgments and limiting beliefs. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset ...
Limiting beliefs are thoughts or assumptions we hold that restrict us or others in our life from growing or living fully. They also cause us to predetermine how others will act without giving them the space to be different. They don’t just affect us personally, they also shape how we view our spouse and our children, how we interact with them, and how we generally show up in the world to our extended family and friends. I think there are 3 main areas where we could have limiting beliefs ·&nbs...
The death of Charlie Kirk has caused many to stop and ask themselves, "How am I living my life?" What is your mission from God? How are you living it? As St. Josemaria Escriva said in point #1 of "The Way", "“Don’t let your life be sterile. Be useful. Blaze a trail. Shine forth with the light of your faith and of your love." Learn to live your God-given mission of marriage and motherhood with faith, fidelity, determination, and love. Check out my free resources o...
In the Faith & Family membership we are all moving together on the same path – one that connects us more with our spouse, helps us teach our children the virtues they need to be happy, and gives us the tools to create a bright, cheerful, faith-filled home. And I have a special announcement – check out all the details HERE. HURRY! Enrollment closes Sept. 3rd! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on I...
As a former teacher and former homeschooler, I LOVE this time of year! Back to school means new notebooks, new uniforms, new challenges, and new joys. But there are a few very important lessons your children won't learn. Only you, as a parent, can teach your children how to truly love God, how to have faith, hope, and how to embrace virtues that define your child's character. Schools teach academics, and some really great schools can support you in teaching faith and values. But u...
Many of you know that I was an elementary school teacher. I have taught every grade in public and private schools, and I homeschooled our 7 children. The schools ask the teachers to prepare a supply list for the parents each year of all the things their children will need in order to learn well. Crayons, glue sticks, notebooks, pencil box, markers, pencils, Kleenex and many other items. And while it’s important for your children to have the necessary supplies they need to complete their work,...
What is self-image? How your child sees themselves and how they think others see them – what they think about themselves and what they tell themselves about what and who they are. A child with a poor self-image will often have low self-esteem. Low self-esteem is when a child lacks confidence about who they are and what they can do. A poor self-image contributes to low self-esteem which contributes to low self-confidence Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home...
There’s a basic human need of belonging that everyone possesses. A family culture gives that "sense of belonging" to each child. It is the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterize your family. It is the foundation of your family. A family culture doesn’t take away the individuality of people within the family, it simply characterizes what we work to have in common. Creating a shared vision or family culture bonds the parents and children as well as s...
Marriage is hard! So, as Michael and I just celebrated 41 years of marriage (kind of a big deal ;) I thought I'd share this replay of an episode that helps with practical tools to help you have a long and happy marriage. You can also check out my marriage course, Foundations of a Happy Marriageat janetquinlan.com/marriage to help you improve a marriage that is struggling and/or make a good marriage great! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith lif...
So, let’s let’s go through some reasons why being a mom is hard. In this episode I talk about the specific areas that many moms find difficult, So, let’s be truthful about motherhood – it is hard sometimes because it requires constant giving of yourself — physically, emotionally, and mentally. Everything in life that is good and holy has hard times – sometimes the hard times seem more frequent than the easy times. But when we focus on WHY we're mothers, it makes it so much easier to acc...
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