Explore every episode of the podcast Finding Joy in Marriage & Motherhood, Janet Quinlan
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Our Anniversary Special | 14 Jul 2022 | 00:25:43 | |
Join me for this anniversary episode with a very special guest! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Become a Better Mom | 07 Jul 2022 | 00:15:50 | |
Spoiler Alert! You have what it takes! It’s good to stop, think and pray about the woman we are, how we interact with our children, and how we can become a better mom. If you’re like most mamas, there are probably habits or attitudes that need to be tweaked. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Why Reading to Your Children is so Important | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:11:40 | |
The benefits of reading to your children are more than just a way to quiet them down before bedtime. In fact, if you embrace the habit of reading to your children throughout the day, you’ll find a number of excellent side-effects! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Technology and Children | 23 Jun 2022 | 00:17:05 | |
Have you stopped and asked yourself lately how technology is affecting your children or how the tech and kids combo is changing your home life? Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Short Life of a Bride | 16 Jun 2022 | 00:11:31 | |
It’s amazing how quickly we change from nurturing a love with excitement, tenderness, empathy, affection, humor, and passion to “married, now let’s move on with life”. As I grew older, I realized how much a part of me had been dormant in our marriage – maybe out of necessity, because after all life IS busy and children ARE demanding, but I wanted to be his bride again. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Makes a Marriage Last? | 02 Jun 2022 | 00:12:31 | |
Marriage is a life-long mission. It is a God-given, life-giving mission. When we look at our marriage through that lens, it becomes much different than what the world wants you to believe it is. Marriage isn’t about fulfilling our needs (although our needs are fulfilled when we’re living an authentic friendship with each other). It is about choosing to love. Choosing to see his perspective over mine, making the choice to forgive him even when I don’t want to. Putting our husband first before children, family, friends, and activities. Some days, that’s easy. But other days it is an active choice we must make – choosing to let go of our wants, our will, our desires and seeking out what would make our spouse happy – his thoughts and wishes. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Are You Responsible for Your Child's Misbehavior? | 26 May 2022 | 00:20:31 | |
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| Two Key Habits to Teach Your Children | 19 May 2022 | 00:13:16 | |
These two habits are not the only ones that children need to be happy. However, if you can begin developing these habits when they are toddlers, you’ll be on your way to developing happy, kind, orderly children that will contribute to the peace and joy of the home. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How Prayer Will Change Your Motherhood | 12 May 2022 | 00:16:41 | |
The first and best practical tip I can give you for creating a happy home and a joyful motherhood is to commit to daily prayer. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Bonus Mother's Day Episode: A Mother's Heart | 08 May 2022 | 00:02:44 | |
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| 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 | |||
| How to Have a Bright and Cheerful Home Part III - The Spiritual Environment | 05 May 2022 | 00:14:16 | |
The spiritual environment of your home is an essential pillar for a bright and cheerful, happy and joy-filled home. Bringing the Catholic faith alive in our homes is what brings peace and joy to all who live there. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Create A Bright and Cheerful Home Part II - The Emotional Environment | 28 Apr 2022 | 00:19:29 | |
There are three very important pillars in creating a bright and cheerful home that nurtures and supports all who live there. Setting up a physical environment, nurturing a spiritual environment, and creating an emotional environment in the home – how we treat each other – all contribute to the vibe that is felt by those who live there, as well as to guests who come into our home. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Create a Bright and Cheerful Home Part 1 | 21 Apr 2022 | 00:18:08 | |
What does it mean to create a home? We are tempted to aenswer that question by looking on Pinterest for trending decorating ideas or watching TV shows that showcase the newest and coolest things to do with a house. But that’s decorating a house. I’m talking about how to create a home you love. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Teaching Your Child to Manage Their Emotions | 31 Mar 2022 | 00:16:36 | |
When we help our children truly process their emotions, we eliminate the indulgent emotions that look like whining, complaining, arguing, tantrums or being easily offended. Helping our children, especially our teenagers, manage their thoughts about their circumstances, other people, and their own negative thoughts is a game changer in how they learn to approach life. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| For the Empty-Nest Mom | 24 Mar 2022 | 00:15:03 | |
My Mommy time is over, but my motherhood journey is still ongoing and has added some new dimensions: Mother-in-law and Grandma Jan. And truth be told, I’m still unsure how to navigate this new life. Here’s what I’ve learned so far... Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Our Heroic Sisterhood | 17 Mar 2022 | 00:07:52 | |
Lent is a great time to reflect on all the women, our sisters in Christ, who have shown us the heroic example of bringing God's kingdom to the world. As wives and mothers, we are also called to be a part of God's mission. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Protecting Innocence | 10 Mar 2022 | 00:20:34 | |
The ultimate piece of advice I can give to parents is to protect their children’s innocence for as long as possible by protecting your own. Fill your life with the good, the beautiful, and the true and you will model values your children will embrace. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Lent and Life | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:08:51 | |
Lent is 40 days of reflection. Reflect on Jesus and His infinite gift of self for us. Reflect on your relationship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And reflect on how you bring Jesus and His sacrificial love to your marriage and your motherhood. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How You Create Your Results | 24 Feb 2022 | 00:11:53 | |
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| How to Help your Child Succeed | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:19:11 | |
Learn the five critical components to help your child succeed in school, interpersonal relationships, and growth in self-confidence 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 is Love? | 10 Feb 2022 | 00:09:06 | |
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| Are You Contributing to Your Marital Problems? | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:11:21 | |
Often we want to blame our spouse for our problems, “If only he would….fill in the blank.” When we spend our time focusing on what he’s not doing or saying, we completely ignore are actions or inactions and whether or not we contribute to our marital problems. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Key to Less Stress | 27 Jan 2022 | 00:22:24 | |
St. Augustine says, “The Peace of all things is the tranquility of order." In this episode I speak about the two different types of order: external and interior order. It's difficult to have one without the order. I help you see how to create interior order which will result in an orderly home and life.
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| Changing Your Story | 20 Jan 2022 | 00:10:38 | |
In this episode, I talk about the importance of seeing what stories from the past we have accepted as our current beliefs about ourselves, so that we can decide if that’s WHO we are and who we want to be now. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Two Reasons We Don't Achieve Our Goals | 13 Jan 2022 | 00:09:21 | |
In this episode, you'll hear two simple reasons why you may not achieve your goals. Whether your goal is about losing weight or sticking to a financial budget, these two issues can stop you in your tracks. Find out what they are so you can find solutions before you give up your goal. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Running Your Home Like a Business | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:23:10 | |
Rather than getting up each day to what was quickly becoming drudgery and monotony, I had a bigger focus – a bigger mission. My family was my business, God had placed me in this role of CEO/COO and with that in mind I went from moment to moment to seeing our family business in the long range planning mode. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| The Importance of a Strong Family Life | 23 Dec 2021 | 00:19:20 | |
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| What Motherhood Means to Me | 16 Dec 2021 | 00:17:12 | |
As I turned to say my final good-bye to my last child packed off to college, I could barely look at him, much less speak. We hugged a good long time, then I whispered, “Good-bye, I love you. Be good.” I went out to the car, away from his sight and cried that ugly cry. And just like that, the hardest and best time of my life was ending. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| How to Have a Marriage that Lasts | 09 Dec 2021 | 00:18:32 | |
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| Raising Self-Sufficient Children | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:13:53 | |
I’m not sure when the whole notion of doing everything for your child began, but it has been devastating to the last couple of generations. It used to be that raising self-sufficient children was the goal. Now it seems to be “mean”. We aren’t raising children, we’re raising adults. 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 | |||
| Celebrating 1 yr With the Why | 25 Nov 2021 | 00:27:33 | |
In this episode I reflect back over the year and remember why I began a podcast and how that's effected my whole year. I want to help women have the marriage and motherhood they have always wanted - not settling for a marriage that began a slow death when the children came and not giving in to discouragement or mediocrity in keeping their home. I want to give women the mentoring they need to parent from a place of leadership, respect, and appropriate expectations so they actually enjoy their children rather than always being in conflict with them. All while nurturing faith, hope, and love in a God whom they can depend on and turn to for strength. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Do You Want for the Holidays? | 18 Nov 2021 | 00:16:09 | |
Each year we pick up where we left off last year – often never questioning why we’re doing what we’re doing and whether or not we really want to do it. Guess What? You don’t have to do anything. You don’t have to celebrate any of the holidays. You don’t have to put up Christmas decorations or even a tree. You don’t have to purchase presents or make the white chocolate peppermint cheesecake because that’s what you’ve always done in the past. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Virtue Based Parenting | 11 Nov 2021 | 00:23:28 | |
If you want healthy teens and adults who make responsible decisions, you need to start forming them through your discipline when they’re toddlers, although it’s never too late to begin. Teaching our children the skill set of virtues becomes their tool box in dealing with life as adults. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Bonus Episode - Reimagine Motherhood Membership | 14 Oct 2021 | 00:13:06 | |
I’ve created the Reimagine Motherhood membership because I’m on a mission to help women strengthen their marriage, discipline their children with love and confidence, and create a peaceful, orderly home. We’ll do that by teaching practical tools to achieve the goals you want and through group coaching to achieve the mindset you MUST have to achieve any goal. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| You Have to Want It | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:15:22 | |
Every goal or dream in our life requires the inner conviction of wanting. Nothing just happens. Whatever our goal is, we have to want it enough to change when we need to change and do what we need to do – and change is uncomfortable. But we can’t challenge ourselves or rise to our best selves without discomfort.
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| What is Your Greatest Fear? | 30 Sep 2021 | 00:26:41 | |
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| A Little About Me and Q & A | 23 Sep 2021 | 00:40:24 | |
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| Silencing Your Inner Critic | 16 Sep 2021 | 00:13:42 | |
We all have received messages throughout our lives, whether subtly or blatantly, that have contributed to the presence of our inner critic. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| Independent Children are Happy Children | 09 Sep 2021 | 00:17:12 | |
When we teach our children to become independent, we’re teaching them so much more than just the skills of taking care of themselves. We’re nurturing their self-esteem because children who can do for themselves, believe and trust themselves will develop confidence in who they are and satisfaction with their true self and their own self-worth. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| When Motherhood is Hard | 02 Sep 2021 | 00:15:19 | |
When motherhood is hard, it's important to remember your "Why". Knowing why we do what we do and keeping our long term goals in sight helps us to be consistent and focused rather than giving in to the difficulties of the day. 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 | |||
| Faith & Flexibility in Achieving Your Goals | 19 Aug 2021 | 00:08:58 | |
What happens when you create goals, but the obstacles seem insurmountable in achieving them? What do you do when you’ve carefully crafted a goal and the steps to achieve it in a certain time frame, yet you find the circumstances of your life are completely out of your control – you can’t control the outcome in trying to achieve the goal? Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| When Life Isn't the Way You Planned | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:18:56 | |
Creating Goals is the secret to creating the life you want! Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||
| What Your Husband Needs but Probably Won't Tell You | 05 Aug 2021 | 00:12:30 | |
Here’s what your husband really needs – and it’s not a pretty collection of photos on the wall or the perfect meal or even the best vacation. What he really needs is critical to him showing up to be the husband YOU need and the father he wants to be. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com | |||