She Just Glows: The Podcast

The days of the 30-minute hot shower and 5 outfit try-ons before you leave the house are over. It's a new era. The era of putting both the kids in high chairs in front of the TV so you can get a 4-minute shower and picking the shirt that's least likely to show spit-up. (So what if it's coming from the dirty clothes hamper?) I'm Janie, and as a life coach and mom of 4, I don't always feel beautiful...

Are you feeling a nudge to make a change, but you keep stopping yourself? Your life may be messy. You may be in a dark season. But you can still be a bright light in this world.  I'm Janie, and I started Joy Coaching With Janie a year ago -- just as a tough season in my life was beginning to unfold. Today, on She Just Glows: The Podcast, I'm sharing all the lessons I learned in my first year as a...

Is there a quiet corner of your heart that wonders if you put too much pride in your home? What about your kids' accomplishments, your schedule, how you look, what you have, your marriage?  I'm Janie, and I'm a joy coach and a mom of 4. A few years ago, I had a humbling reality check. We had a beautiful home. And we had to move out.  Have you ever wrestled with an immense pride in something that w...

Do you ever go to a restaurant and put your phone on the tabletop so you can see every update that comes in during your meal? Do you find yourself tapping your phone's black screen to check for notifications but there are zero? When you're watching TV, do you ever start scrolling during commercials only to look up 2 hours later to see your show's over and it's dark out? Do you ever feel like, at t...

Do you ever go to a restaurant and put your phone on the tabletop so you can see every update that comes in during your meal? Do you find yourself tapping your phone's black screen to check for notifications but there are zero? When you're watching TV, do you ever start scrolling during commercials only to look up 2 hours later to see your show's over and it's dark out? Do you ever feel like, at t...

Do you ever go to a restaurant and put your phone on the tabletop so you can see every update that comes in during your meal? Do you find yourself tapping your phone's black screen to check for notifications but there are zero? When you're watching TV, do you ever start scrolling during commercials only to look up 2 hours later to see your show's over and it's dark out? Do you ever feel like, at t...

When we feel we've lost ourselves in mothering, sometimes all we need to do is see ourselves through the eyes of our kids. To them, you are superhuman, the most beautiful person in the world and stronger than Superwoman. Mama, you're a freaking hero. I'm Janie -- mom of 4, wife, writer and joy coach -- and it's my heart to remind you that your spark is not gone. It's just been covered in mommy goo...

Is your life half over, or is 40 the perfect time to start living the exact life you want? I'm Janie Porter -- joy coach, writer, wife and mom of 4 -- and recent member of the 40-and-over club. They call it "over the hill," but girl, we are just getting started. It's time to stop delaying your joy and start moving in the direction of the life you truly want.  So, what are you doing with the hours...

Do you ever feel like you're busy all day, but the daily work of motherhood and life has drained you of any sense of purpose?  Hey Mama, I want to tell you something. You're still relevant. I'm Janie -- joy coach, mom of 4 and recovering perfectionist -- and I know what it's like to lose touch with what makes you happy. About a decade ago, I left a respected TV news career to do a job that left my...

Do you ever wonder what it would be like to stop drinking, but you can't even conceive of what that would look like? I get it! I've been there too.  I'm Janie, and I wear many hats. I'm a wife, a mom of 4, a joy coach and, most recently, I'm alcohol-free. For the last 17 months, every day, I've been making one tiny choice that has changed my life in the most gigantic way. Every day, I say this: "T...

It was a fire that started at the back of my throat. With each complaint or whiny response, that ball of flames grew. Until I finally screamed at them. The most innocent and convenient targets. My children. Have you ever had a day like that? I'm Janie Porter -- mom of 4 and joy coach -- and let me tell you: I've had so many regrets over the years about the emotions I've unleashed on my children. I...

Are you in the midst of a storm? The sea is raging. The water is dark. And you're being tossed around by waves so tumultuous that you've lost the sky and don't even know which way is up.  I'm Janie Porter -- mom of 4, wife, life coach and writer -- and I know what it's like to be in a struggling season. In fact, I'm in one right now. In this episode of She Just Glows: The Podcast, you'll learn 7 t...

You love your husband, but have the years of doing diapers and life together taken their toll? Things started off so exciting and fireworks and rested , and now you have mortgages and bills and aging parents. And you're just tired. And life feels like a small candle flicker and different shades of gray. I'm Janie Porter, and my husband and I have been through a lot of ups and downs in our nearly 3...

The other night, I was making chili and realized I didn't have cumin. I mean, is it even chili if it doesn't have cumin in it? But I just kept going, and "just making the chili" has become a cornerstone value of She Just Glows. You may not have all the ingredients, but it's time to just get started. I'm Janie Porter, a joy coach, wife and mom of 4, and I've spent most of my life chasing perfection...

I was 9 months pregnant with my third kid, and my 2 toddlers were splashing around in the pool. On a whim, I handed my husband my iPhone, shot him a grin and asked him to take a picture. "It might be the last one," I said. He snapped the photo, and I texted it to my mom and sisters with this caption: "This is what 200 pounds of awesomeness looks like, people." I'm Janie Porter -- now a mom of 4 --...

As moms, we are so great at controlling the controllables. And most of the time, we do. We get up early, we have the laundry done, we did the dishes last night, we organized a carpool so we could get all the kids to their sports. But what about the other 20 percent of the day? You know, the part that's totally out of our control? I'm Janie Porter, and I'm so glad you're here. I'm a mom of 4, a joy...

"The days are long, the years are short." I'm Janie Porter, life coach, writer, wife and mom of 4. And if I had a dollar for every time an older woman told me that at Target, I'd be rich! When my kids were little, the days weren't just long. They were painful. And scattering. And exhausting. But one morning, a stranger at McDonald's changed my whole perspective. This episode of She Just Glows: The...

Have you ever considered that life feels overwhelming because you're not taking the time for your own maintenance? That's because the time to take a break is before you have a break down, not when you're in the middle of one. I'm Janie Porter -- wife, mom of 4 and life coach -- and I spent years trapped in a mom martyr mentality that did not allow me to ask for help or even admit to myself that my...

Why didn't anyone tell me it would be this hard?  I'm Janie Porter, life coach and mom of 4. And back when I had my first kid, I found myself asking this exact question. In 3, 2, 1... I'd gone from TV news reporter to stay-at-home mom, and by the first few months, it was clear I was in for a very rude awakening.  This episode of She Just Glows: The Podcast is the first where I share one of my most...

Do you feel yourself approaching summer with an overwhelming sense of dread? Do you wish you could just fast-forward this season, wear a Snuggie and come back to reality once the kids go back to school? I'm Janie Porter, and I'm a joy coach, wife and mom of 4. Back in 2017, I felt like I was living inside a body that wasn't mine. I was overweight after having our fourth child, and for some weird r...

"If alcohol isn't there, is it even worth doing?" If you've found yourself thinking this, it can be terrifying to think about a life without alcohol. "Without alcohol, how can life even be fun?" I'm Janie Porter. I'm a life coach and writer, and 15 months ago, I decided to take a break from drinking. As a mom of 4 active little kids, alcohol had become my cheap, convenient way to have fun in the m...

The fastest way to feel frustrated and unproductive is to try to get things done with kids around that should never be attempted with kids around! So, now what? I'm Janie Porter, and I'm a joy coach, a wife and mom of 4. And in the last 10 summers, I've learned a simple hack that helps me stay more grounded, have more fun with my kids and be more productive through the summer months, rather than w...

Overthinkers, this one's for you! What if that big crazy scary awesome goal you have wasn't actually as hard as you're imagining it will be? Today I'm walking you through a mindset shift that might actually make it the easiest thing you've ever done. I'm Janie Porter, and I'm a joy coach, writer, wife and mom of 4. Everyday, I work with women who want to get unstuck but don't know how. Something I...

How do you find mom friends? In this final episode of this 3-part series on mom friendships, I'm diving into the step-by-step of where, how and why to find mom friends in every phase of motherhood. It's the advice I wish I'd had when my kids were little!   I'm Janie Porter, and I've been through so many frustrating seasons of friendships in my 10 years of being a mom. As a joy coach, I walk beside...

Is it possible that you're thinking about your lack of mom friendships all wrong? What if, instead of chasing people and feeling desperate, you could be the exact friend you want to attract? I'm Janie Porter, and in this episode of She Just Glows: The Podcast, I'm sharing the exact reframe that allowed me to let go of "needing" a best friend, and lean into all the abundance in my life that my frie...