Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Finding Joy in Marriage & Motherhood, Janet Quinlan
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| Teaching You How to Parent So You're a Happier Mom | 15 May 2025 | 00:20:18 | |
In this episode, I talk about the importance of teaching your children HOW to behave rather than constantly giving consequences WHEN they don't behave. My course, "Virtue-Based Parenting" is open for enrollment now through May 17th. You can go to janetquinlan.com/parenting to get all the details! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Kind of Adults Do You Want to Raise? | 08 May 2025 | 00:18:05 | |
Without a clear destination with anything we do, our chances of a successful outcome is really limited. It's no different with parenting. As a parent, what’s the destination for your children? What kind of adult do you want your children to become? When we have a clear idea of the end goal, the day to day has more meaning because we understand that each interaction and behavior either contributes to the end goal or it doesn't. My course, "Virtue-Based Parenting" is now open for enrollment. I teach you how to create your "adult goal" for your children and how to uncover the actions you'll need to take to help your child reach that goal of a good, faith-filled, virtuous adult. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Keeping Parenting Simple | 01 May 2025 | 00:16:36 | |
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| The Role of Expectations in Raising Your Children | 24 Apr 2025 | 00:18:10 | |
My parenting course, "Virtue-Based Parenting", will open for enrollment again on May 8, 2025. Make sure to go to janetquinlan.com/parenting so sign up for the waitlist so you have access to all the enrollment information! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Joys and Sorrows of the Cross | 17 Apr 2025 | 00:06:53 | |
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| How to Develop Real Self-Confidence | 10 Apr 2025 | 00:11:30 | |
Self-confidence isn’t arrogance. It’s not pretending to have it all together. It’s not thinking you're better than other people. In fact, most people who exhibit that brand of self-confidence are actually over-compensating for their lack of confidence. Real self-confidence is a quiet, steady belief in yourself. It’s knowing you can handle what life throws at you—even if you’re afraid or if you fail. Self-confidence is built on trusting yourself, not just your abilities. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Love Him First | 03 Apr 2025 | 00:09:14 | |
Many years ago I heard a quote by St. Josemaria that spoke about how we should love our husband as our first, most precious child. I couldn’t find the exact quote, but when I heard the message of loving my husband as I would love my first, most precious child it hit me hard. In my marriage course, "Foundations of a Happy Marriage", I teach you how to love your husband - how to change your thinking about him, yourself, and your relationship, and how to treat him with the tenderness and compassion that with which you love your children. Check out my course, "Foundations of a Happy Marriage" HERE. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Why Putting Your Spouse First is the Key to a Strong Marriage | 20 Mar 2025 | 00:11:02 | |
In today's episode, I talk about why putting your spouse first is one of the best things you can do for your marriage. Many people prioritize their children, work, friends, or extended family over their spouse, but here’s the truth: a strong marriage is the foundation of a strong family, more personal fulfillment, and a deeper, long-lasting relationship with the the one you said, "I do" to! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Are You Contributing to Your Marriage Issues? | 13 Mar 2025 | 00:10:37 | |
It's so easy to find faults in our spouse and blame them for any and all our marriage issues. But, the truth is, we each have strengths and weaknesses that we bring to the marriage. Rather than blaming our spouse for our troubles, let's look (bravely) at where we contribute to our marriage issues. Once we see where we contribute, we can begin to make changes that WILL effect our relationship in a positive way! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Six Steps to Grow Closer to God (Replay) | 06 Mar 2025 | 00:13:21 | |
As we begin Lent, here are six steps that you can use to grow closer to God as you live your vocation to marriage and motherhood. We don't need to do extraordinary things in life to have a deep faith and love in Jesus Christ. We simply need to connect daily in a few different ways. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Building Lasting Relationships with Your Children | 27 Feb 2025 | 00:38:49 | |
Listen in as I'm interviewed by my daughter, Mary Grace, for the Fairest Love Podcast Show. We talk about what's really important in building a lasting relationship with your children. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| 10 Lessons Learned From Marriage | 13 Feb 2025 | 00:50:13 | |
Listen is as I'm interviewed by Jordan Langdon for the "Families of Character" podcast show. Jordan and I talk about essential skills to create a strong marriage which creates the foundation for a happy family life. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| 10 Reasons Your Children Don't Listen to You | 06 Feb 2025 | 00:16:22 | |
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| Thoughts on the Midwest Motherhood Conference | 30 Jan 2025 | 00:09:12 | |
I was in Chicago last week-end speaking at the Midwest Motherhood Conference - it was amazing! We laughed and cried and connected with so many friends and made new friends – the atmosphere was electric and I was so honored to speak to all these women. We had moms of elementary aged children and middle school kids. We had moms of high schoolers, college-age kids, and moms of children who have left the home. And one thing we all had in common was that everyone in that room gave up a Saturday morning for I think three reasons. Listen to this episode to hear my thoughts on what moms are looking for. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Teens Need | 16 Jan 2025 | 00:22:07 | |
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| Faith & Family - What is God Asking of You? | 09 Jan 2025 | 00:16:52 | |
We get so busy in our lives that we forget we're here to do God's will. We should periodically ask ourselves, "What is God asking of me?" Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What is Your New Year's Resolution? | 02 Jan 2025 | 00:23:10 | |
So, what do you really want to achieve in 2025?
While all those New Year's resolutions are important, what if 2025 could be the year you create that family life you really want?
"The Faith & Family Project" is my new program designed to help you embrace and live your God-given mission to marriage, motherhood, and living in the world as a daughter of God. It's designed to merge your faith and your family into one cohesive life. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Best Gift We Can Give | 19 Dec 2024 | 00:06:34 | |
When you're a mom or grandma there are so many "things" we think we need to do to celebrate Christmas. In this episode I'm reminding myself and you what the most important and cherished gift is that we can give ourselves and our family. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Finding Peace in the Chaos of Family Life | 12 Dec 2024 | 00:11:38 | |
And in learning how to nurture my interior life, I learned how to find peace – peace when life and relationships were good and peace when chaos was the order of the day. In the Gospel of Matthew we read, "Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” I wasn’t going to God – I was carrying all the labor and burden of my life on my own. But once I started developing my interior life, I found peace - and I stopped yelling at the kids and being critical of my husband and those around me. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Teaching Your Children Moderation | 05 Dec 2024 | 00:28:57 | |
We need to teach our children to have clear values of what’s really important in life and satisfying their desires all the time is not it. We need to help our children see that we’re not here in this world to think constantly about what will make us happy and satisfy all our whims. Let’s teach our kids that things of the world are here to enhance our life, not to make us self-centered, selfish, and always wanting more. If we want our children to practice moderation as adults, it’s our job to teach them how to live it as children during boring days and celebratory seasons.
Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Living in Gratitude | 28 Nov 2024 | 00:10:13 | |
The mind finds what it seeks. When we’re focused on all the contradictions or negative parts of our life it is impossible to feel joy. But when we’re focused on all that we’re thankful for, our heart softens, and we can find the joy. Living in gratitude is a habit to embrace. It’s not just one day on Thanksgiving or when special happy events happen in your life. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Importance of Family Traditions | 21 Nov 2024 | 00:28:19 | |
Family traditions strengthen family bonds and create a sense of belonging. They also create a sense of predictability which heightens the anticipation of the experience. In creating family traditions we can pass on our cultural heritage as well as our values and our faith. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Preparing for the Holidays | 14 Nov 2024 | 00:13:48 | |
To begin preparing for the holidays, first ask yourself, "How do I want to feel during and after the holidays?" Once you decide how you want to feel, then identify the actions you'll need to take in order to feel that feelings. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Essential Skills for a Better Mother-in-law / Daughter-in-Law Relationship | 07 Nov 2024 | 00:19:00 | |
Through the years, I have coached, interviewed, and reached out to people to ask for their experiences with their daughter-in-law or mother-in-law and, quite frankly, it makes me sad. The responses I have gotten are 99% negative about their relationship with their in-law. Why is that? Why are there such issues between two women who love the same man but in different ways? As I looked at the responses and the complaints of women I coach, I found that there were four critical skills that both women need to develop. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Just Say You're Sorry | 31 Oct 2024 | 00:15:31 | |
"Love means never having to say you're sorry." Really? In this episode I talk about the power of saying, "I'm sorry" - how it can change the course of a relationship AND change you as a person. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How Consistency Transforms Motherhood | 24 Oct 2024 | 00:20:27 | |
The #1 block for so many women I speak with in attaining joy and fulfillment in their marriage and their motherhood is that they aren’t consistent. They aren’t consistent in their faith life, showing up in their marriage or in the way they want to parent or in the creating and maintaining of their home. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Moms and Emotional Regulation and Executive Function Skills | 17 Oct 2024 | 00:33:49 | |
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| How Order Frees Us | 03 Oct 2024 | 00:19:20 | |
So many of us think we don't have time to have order. But the opposite is actually true. The more we have order in our home, our schedule, and our family life, the less overwhelmed and stressed we feel and have more time to actually enjoy our family life! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Teaching Your Children How to Find Good Friends and How to Be a Good Friend | 26 Sep 2024 | 00:28:29 | |
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| The Power of Self-Image | 19 Sep 2024 | 00:21:49 | |
Our self-image affects the the way we show up in our marriage, the way we parent our children, the way we keep our home, and ultimately, how happy and confident we are in our life. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Pro and Cons of Habits and Routines | 12 Sep 2024 | 00:19:09 | |
Habits and routines help us define the day and move through it smoothly – without added stress of what to do next. On the flip side, it can be a drawback if we’re so bound to the habit or routine that we make life unpleasant when it isn’t achieved. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Essential Elements of Parenting | 29 Aug 2024 | 00:20:01 | |
Many new parenting styles create an imbalance in the child/parent relationship. In Virtue Based Parenting, we 1. Recognize that we are the leaders of our children and that we are their first and most important teachers. 2. We seek self-growth in virtue in order to better model those virtues for our children and as a point of connection with each child. 3. We are proactive in establishing our parenting and home life goals and we communicate our expectations clearly and consistently. We react calmly and thoughtfully to our children’s misbehavior seeking ultimately to fulfill our long-term goals rather than simply implementing short-term solutions. 4. We focus on formation through lived virtues, understanding that virtue, or good habits, is the foundation of excellent moral, spiritual, and practical goals.
Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| More Than Back-to-School Essentials | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:20:10 | |
New crayons, new backpacks, a special breakfast for the first day of school - these often accompany a new year as our children go back to school. But…whether you see it or not, whether your children say it or not – and they probably won’t – here’s what they really want and need for success in school and in life. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Mary Our Model | 15 Aug 2024 | 00:09:37 | |
This episode airs on the Feast of the Assumption of Mary, the Mother of Jesus – when Mary was taken up into heaven to be with her son. And so while so many moms in my audience are going through the chaos of back-to-school, I thought I’d record this episode as a reminder to all of us, that we have in Mary, the mother of Jesus, the perfect role model of the woman, the wife and mother, and the friend we are called to be. For my non-Catholic friends in the audience, I want to explain why Catholics and many other Christians honor Mary. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| If You Say it Enough, Does that Make it True? | 08 Aug 2024 | 00:17:59 | |
I think it’s important to see the cultural shifts that affect our families. Shifts in what used to be some issues for a few, now are so common place that EVERYONE suffers or deals with them. Serious issues are now considered normal or easily accepted and have become commonplace in our families. As soon as we make something common place – something we’ve said or thought so many times that we just think it is true – we’ve lost the control to make the decisions of how we want to live or change and how we want our children to live or our family dynamic to look. We voluntarily become victims. I know that some people deal with ADHD, anxiety or other issues and some people’s children do. But we can’t be in this victim mentality where we feel the need to quickly diagnose and either medicate or get therapy to help. Ask yourself, what else could this be? Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| {REPLAY} Important Habits for School Success | 01 Aug 2024 | 00:32:26 | |
School success for your children depends on what happens inside the classroom AND outside the classroom. In this replay episode I talk about the most important habits to teach your children so they can love school and achieve all they're meant to achieve. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Makes a Great Marriage? | 25 Jul 2024 | 00:20:13 | |
As Michael and I celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary, and as our 2nd daughter gets married, I had an opportunity to reflect on what really makes a great marriage. This episode talks about the #1 secret to great marriages. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Accomplishing Goals | 05 Jul 2024 | 00:15:51 | |
One of the biggest problems we have is that we have "dreams" or "expectations" about how our life, relationships, the behavior of our children, and our home culture should be. They're just fantasies with no clear actions to create them. Setting goals helps us act in the here and now to create the life we really want. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Drown Evil in an Abundance of Good | 27 Jun 2024 | 00:09:51 | |
Whatever form "evil" takes in your life - sadness, anger, unmet expectations, St. Josemaria's advice to "Drown Evil in an Abundance of Good" works! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What If It's Not a YOU Problem? | 20 Jun 2024 | 00:13:11 | |
We seem to always want to attack or find fault with people – with ourselves, with our husband, our children, our parents or in-laws. But if we take the “personal” away from assessing the situation, it’s so much more neutral. And when a situation is neutralized, we can let go of the flight or flight emotions we have and we can actually find solutions to a problem – rather than just blaming and holding someone at fault.
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| Teaching You How to Parent So You're a Happier Mom | 13 Jun 2024 | 00:20:39 | |
You can find my parenting course, "Virtue-Based Parenting" at janetquinlan.com/parentingcourse Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Are You Limiting by Labeling? | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:14:37 | |
In this episode, I explore the dangers of labeling our children. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Have Your Best Summer | 30 May 2024 | 00:33:42 | |
The first step in creating your best summer for yourself and your family is to decide the results ahead of time. In this episode, I teach you key routines to have in your home that will create a general structure for your family life, while also giving freedom for lots of play. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Do You Want Them to Say? | 16 May 2024 | 00:05:48 | |
Who are you as a wife and mother? When you die, what do you want your husband and children to say about you? It's important to think about whether or not we're showing up in the world and in our family as we'd like to be remembered. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Why Did You Want to Become a Mother? | 09 May 2024 | 00:10:39 | |
Why did you want to become a mother? I don't think many of us ask ourselves that question. It's just a rite of passage for many. And yet, the enormity of raising humans is an endeavor that forces us to identify our "Why". If not, we won't enjoy the process nor will we reap the benefits of sacrificial love. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| You Become Who You Surround Yourself With | 02 May 2024 | 00:14:02 | |
Many different people have expressed this thought - you become who you surround yourself with. We taught this concept to our children as they were growing up and choosing friends. However, it isn’t just for our children and the friends they choose. It’s for all of us in many different ways. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What is Motherhood? | 25 Apr 2024 | 00:15:22 | |
Did my motherhood shape my faith, or rather, did my faith shape my motherhood? I’m not sure I have the answer, but after that retreat when I understood that I wasn’t just marking time here, that I had a mission from God, I knew that when I embraced my vocation with a joy and fervor I had not done before, vocation and faith worked together to change me and to grow in virtue and love. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Find Time for Authentic Self-Care | 18 Apr 2024 | 00:25:37 | |
Self-care has gotten a bad rap, and I think that’s because we’ve blurred the lines of self-care and over-indulgence. We can’t live in either extreme – putting yourself so last that you’re not even on your list nor putting yourself 1st all the time to please all your whims and desires so that all you think about is yourself. So, let’s look at self-care from a reasonable, moderate perspective. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Listen | 11 Apr 2024 | 00:31:58 | |
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| Hope and Joy | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:24:36 | |
How do you find joy in motherhood or in your marriage? Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||