Finding Joy in Motherhood, Janet Quinlan

Conflict in marriage is a natural occurrence.  How we work through conflict with our spouse can make or break the relationship.  Rather than seeing each conflict as an "argument" with a winner and a loser, consider these steps to resolve conflict so that each person is respected, heard, and consensus is achieved. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and fa...

As a Catholic wife, mother, and life coach, one thing I've learned is that the unexpected surprises, challenges, and gifts can be the ones I'm most grateful for. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching

The upcoming months of holidays, holy days, feast days, and general merriment are opportunities for us to deepen our love for our faith and God, and are perfect opportunities to give our children experiences in their faith-life that will deepen their love and commitment to living their faith as adults. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at j...

Our self-image is a powerful thing.  If we have a strong sense of self and worth, we show up in the world, with our husband and children with a sense of dignity and clarity.  We feel confident and secure that we can create the life we've always wanted. If we don't have a strong self-image, we show up defeated before we begin. Have you considered your self-image lately?  Who do you want t...

Here is the one change you can make that will profoundly affect your marriage and your own happiness. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching

 In "The Way", by St. Josemaria Escriva, point #1 says,  "Don't let your life be barren. Be useful. Blaze a trail. Shine forth with the light of your faith and your love your love."  When we hear those words, sometimes we think we have to go do something bigger in the world than be where we are now in the world.  But I want you to suggest to you that what you are doing - y...

The world wants to tell you all the things you should be doing to create a happy family.  You should enroll your children in the best schools, on the best teams, give them all the latest and greatest technology to use whenever, however, and wherever they want.  In this episode, I challenge all that the world is telling you.  Those "things" do not create a happy home life and a happy fami...

Don't buy into the idea that you can either have happy children or a clean home.  Don't believe that in order to take care of your children, you can't take care of yourself.  Motherhood is a noble profession that should be lived with dignity, honor, and respect for the human person.    Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at jan...

Creating a beautiful space in your home raises the human tone of the home.  It nurtures us and our family and gives us a sense of pride and peace.  If you need help with creating a home that serves you, come join us in the membership:  https://janetquinlan.com/membership Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Ins...

Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching

Your child’s self-confidence and/ self-esteem is dependent on how he or she shows up for school every day.  Make sure you're living these three important habits in your home for school success! 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

This time of year, August/September, the back-to-school months always seemed more like starting a new year than January 1st ever did. As a child, of course, everything was new  with a new grade, new teacher, new clothes and smell of new crayons! As a mom, I still find this time of year a new beginning. In this episode, we're talking about taking the opportunity of this beginning to create a n...

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When we give generously, plant the seeds generously with a kind and loving heart, THAT’s when we will experience the joy of God’s grace and we see that our small giving and planting produces a surplus of good in our lives.   Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching

Do you know someone who, whenever you’re around them, just make you feel great?        They seem to radiate peace and joy from the inside out.        They aren’t frazzled or overwhelmed. Or maybe you know families that when you walk into their home there is a certain peace and calm in the home. The children are happy and content.  You don’t feel stressed vibes bouncing off the walls. Our emotions...

When you get stuck – when you rinse and repeat the same day over and over again .  When we have the same contradictions in our marriage or with the behavior of our children, the same feelings of overwhelm, sadness, anger, or unfulfilled,  It’s like a hamster wheel that we keep running but going nowhere.  And we begin to feel as if it will never get better – we’ll always be in this stuck state. In...

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 Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoaching

Spoiler Alert!  You have what it takes! Our days are so busy that we sometimes move from one day to the next without really any consideration of who we are, how WE behave (we’re so focused on how the children behave), and what kind of mother we are.   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 mo...

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! Here are five excellent 'side effects' of reading aloud to your children. Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/...

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?  What kind of family do you want in 10, 20 years?  Create goals and an environment that will nurture that vision.  Check out my free resources on marriage, parenting, home management, and faith life/mindset at janetquinlan.com Follow me on Instagram @janet...

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...

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 ove...

Join our monthly coaching membership:  janetquinlan.com/membership to help you achieve the life you've always wanted. This episode takes a look at our mothering habits.  Don't listen with thoughts of self-recrimination, but rather be curious about where you can become a better mother so you can enjoy your motherhood more and have well-disciplined children. Check out my free resources on...

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. To get on the waitlist for the reopen of enrollment into my Reimagine Motherhood Coaching group, click HERE>>  https://janetqui...