Hi! I'm Alex! A Family Nurse Practitioner who decided to pause my career to raise my five sons. Being a mom is my absolute dream job and my goal for this podcast is to encourage you in your own motherhood journey. We'll chat all the mom life things - faith, fertility, marriage, stay at home moms life with toddlers, babies, tweens, health and wellness, homeschooling, and I'll share all my favorite resources, books, tips, and nurse mama hacks. My goal is for you to leave the episode energized ...
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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 39 years, mother of 7, and "Grandma Jan" to 18 g ...
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Valery Lucile is a Coach for women. Reclaiming Joy was created because we (as women) get so wrapped up in minuscule life things that we forget what joy feels like. We forget that the choices in life we make should be bringing us more joy in our relationships instead of more stress or pressure. The goal of this podcast is to elevate your life with discussions on defeating burnout, embracing self care, & rediscovering joy on your terms not anybody else's. The episodes will serve as reminders o ...
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The Essential Elements of Parenting
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Many new parenting styles create an imbalance in the child/parent relationship. When we adopt a parenting style that is child-led and emotion driven, we do a disservice to our children by hyper focusing on how they feel and what they want rather than teaching them how to think and how to feel and express their feelings in an appropriate way while l…
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Building Faith at Home: Tips for Your Domestic Church
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#004 - Alex shares the importance of building a faith-filled home, inspired by the teachings of Saint Mother Teresa. Sharing personal stories and practical tips, Alex encourages mothers to create a space that is not only beautiful but also infused with faith. From prayer rooms to visible reminders of God's presence, she emphasizes the impact of sma…
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#003 - Alex discusses the importance of nurturing your marriage as a foundation for Joyful Motherhood. She shares stories, tips, and FAQs of dating her husband through the past 5 babies in 12 years of marriage. Alex empathetically addresses the real challenges and rewards of dating your spouse. She emphasizes the positive impact this has on your ma…
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More Than Back-to-School Essentials
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to…
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My Story of becoming a SAHM
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#002 - Alex discusses her nursing career journey having various jobs in the hospital, outpatient, getting her Masters, working as a Family & hospice NP, moving to her first home and becoming a fertility practitioner. Having 5 babies in between all that finally led to her decision to become a SAHM. She gives tips and encouragement for any mom discer…
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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…
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10 Motherhood Tips from a Nurse Practitioner turned SAHM
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#001 - Welcome to the Joyful Motherhood podcast! In this episode, Alex introduces the podcast and her journey that led to this launch. She discusses her best 10 tips as an NP turned SAHM. Get ready to be inspired and empowered as we navigate the joys and challenges of motherhood together. Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence by @tan-books - Use …
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If You Say it Enough, Does that Make it True?
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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 …
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Welcome to the Joyful Motherhood podcast with Alex DeRose! Yay! It's finally here! Couldn't be more excited to get this podcast going and connect with you about all the mom life things. I'm a millennial mama who decided to pause my career as a Family Nurse Practitioner to raise my five sons. Being a mom is my absolute dream job and my goal for this…
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{REPLAY} Important Habits for School Success
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a …
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What Makes a Great Marriage?
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me t…
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coa…
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Whatever form "evil" takes in your life - sadness, anger, unmet expectations, St. Josemaria's advice to "Drown Evil in an Abundance of Good" works! Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to janetquinlan…
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What If It's Not a YOU Problem?
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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 solution…
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Teaching You How to Parent So You're a Happier Mom
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You can find my parenting course, "Virtue-Based Parenting" at janetquinlan.com/parentingcourse Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to janetquinlan.com for more information. Follow me on Instagram @ja…
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Are You Limiting by Labeling?
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In this episode, I explore the dangers of labeling our children. As parents, when we label a child that label becomes a part of his or her identity because they look to us to know themselves - we box them into a specific behavior rather than helping them explore all parts of themselves. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriag…
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How to Have Your Best Summer
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and mot…
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session w…
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Why Did You Want to Become a Mother?
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help …
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You Become Who You Surround Yourself With
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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. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate mar…
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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…
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How to Find Time for Authentic Self-Care
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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-c…
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How do you find joy in motherhood or in your marriage? It's not by depending on yourself or expecting that your children will be perfect. We find hope and joy by seeking it. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life yo…
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Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to janetquinlan.com for more information. Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoachingDoor Janet Quinlan
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Interview: Navigating Your Relationship with Your In-laws
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Part of forming a family of your own is figuring out how to be in relationship with your spouse's family of origin. This episode is from "Fairest Love" Podcast where I was interviewed on how to accept and embrace the "in-law" relationship - from both sides! Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for …
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How to Be Who You Want to Be
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Our brain and it’s job to seek pleasure, avoid pain, and conserve energy is what creates the feeling of resistance - the force against the change or thing we need or want to do. And we need to just identify it that way – notice it, name it, find a way to move through it. Saying to ourselves, "Oh, this is just my brain resisting, but my brain doesn’…
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How do we express our love for our spouse? Do we wait until Valentine's Day and do what the world tells us - cards, flowers, and candy or is there a deeper, more meaningful way that love requires expression? Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coachin…
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I was thinking about what episode 200 could look like and I decided to keep it simple. My marriage probably isn’t much different than most of yours. We started off with rose colored marriage glasses and then the struggles came – and we had many. And they were serious and didn’t resolve quickly - probably just like your marriage. My children aren’t …
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Sibling rivalry is jealousy, competition and or fighting between brothers and sisters. Some experts say that sibling rivalry comes from children competing for their parent’s love. Others say the children's goal is to get their parent’s attention. Whether it’s about love or attention it’s ultimately about competition. Looking for a Catholic life coa…
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Procrastination makes you feel overwhelmed and incapable of taking charge of your life which, in turn, destroys your self-confidence. But when you say no to the short, immediate negative feeling of taking charge of your life, making the right decision to do the thing that needs to be done at the time you scheduled, THAT will make you feel strong, c…
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{Replay} Are You Past or Future Focused?
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{REPLAY} Calming the Christmas Chaos
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This episode is a replay of episode #4 - still relevant and still gives us something to consider as we find ourselves a little over a week away from Christmas! Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to …
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Judging others gives us a sense of control – even if that control is only in our thoughts. But when we judge others, it says more about us than about those we judge. We’re unconsciously judging ourselves and projecting that judgment onto others. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coach…
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As we begin the "gift giving season", I'd like to give a different take on the most important gifts we can give to our husband, our children, our grandchildren, and those around us. Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the…
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Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to janetquinlan.com for more information. Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoachingDoor Janet Quinlan
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Managing Your Money: WITHOUT Sacrificing Joy W/ Maideli Garcia
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This episodes dives into how improving your finances is a crucial step to improving and having more joy in your life. The concept of believing you are good enough and making sure you believe the right thoughts is discusses and how that can help you excel in your career. Maideli, the money coach guest talks about her story and how she is able to liv…
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How to Get Along Better with Your Mother-in-Law
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Unlocking Authentic Love: Breaking Free from Transactional Relationships for True Joy and Connection
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This episodes delves into the concept of transactional love in relationships, where people often expect something in return for the love and care they give. It explores the idea that true joy and connection can be achieved when love is given unconditionally and not based on expecting reciprocation. It emphasizes the importance of understanding each…
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Protecting Our Innocence
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In this episode, I talk about the importance of protecting our child's innocence, but I begin with thoughts on why it is important to protect our own innocence! Do you want a home full of joy, beauty and Truth? It begins with taking from the world what you need, and then becoming very intentional about what you don't take in. Looking for a Catholic…
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How to Help Your Child Have a Good Self-Image
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Self-Image and self-esteem go hand in hand. Typically, a child with low self-esteem (how they feel about themselves) struggles because of a poor self-image (how they think about themselves). Check out this episode to identify poor self-esteem in your child and how you can nurture them to adopt a good self-image. Looking for a Catholic life coach to…
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Embracing the Present: How being in a constant state of busyness prevents us from experiencing happiness
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In this episode, Valery discusses the importance of living in the present moment and enjoying life without the constant pressure to accomplish tasks. We explore how being in a constant state of busyness and burnout prevents us from experiencing joy and happiness. Valery offers practical tips for grounding oneself, finding moments of calm, and relie…
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Lessons I have Learned from my Grandchildren
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Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to janetquinlan.com for more information. Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoachingDoor Janet Quinlan
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Unlocking Lasting Happiness: How to Reclaim Joy and Rediscover Yourself in Your Busy Life
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In this episode we discusses the journey of rediscovering joy and self-identity in the midst of a busy life. Valery emphasizes the importance of taking time for oneself, setting boundaries, and prioritizing personal happiness to prevent burnout and lead a more fulfilling life. The episode encourages you to reflect on your own lives, make intentiona…
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Respect - The Foundation of a Happy Home
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Looking for a Catholic life coach to help you navigate marriage and motherhood? Sign up for a free coaching session with me to see how coaching can help you achieve the life you want! Go to janetquinlan.com for more information. Follow me on Instagram @janetquinlancoachingDoor Janet Quinlan
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The Cost of Low Expectations
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The secret to happiness is low expectations. So says pop culture. If you have low expectations you won't be disappointed or sad or feel any other kind of negative feelings. Is that really the life we want? In this episode I speak about the true cost of having low expectations - cost to ourselves, our relationships, our children and the goals and dr…
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We won't see the devil in red tights, horns, and breathing fire but he's in our midst and we have to be awake, aware and strong in our fight against him! Nothing would make him happier than for your family to fall apart. Listen to this episode to find the ways he quietly enters our lives, and learn how to live in God's peace. Looking for a Catholic…
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Ten Lessons I Learned in My Marriage
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