Love Your People Well | A Therapist’s Tips For Christian Mom Life, Marriage Help, And Family Relationships

Examples Of Passive Aggressive Communication In Your Christian Home

Episode 210 // Passive aggressive communication is a common family issue. We all know it isn’t healthy, it doesn’t make us happy… but it can be hard to talk about hard emotions! We all can struggle.
 
If you’re struggling with communication in your marriage, with your kids, or in your home, passive aggressive behaviors might have something to do with it. So today, let’s look at some examples of what this might look like in your Christian home… so that next week, we can dive into some tips for how to stop it! 
 
Let’s get on track with healthier, happier, and holier family communication, friend!
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
Today’s Scripture inspiration is Colossians 3:9-10 - Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

Welcome To The Love Your People Well Podcast! Let's Build Healthy, Happy, and Holy Family Relationships Together - Christian Motherhood, Marriage, and Family Life

Do you want healthy, happy, and holy family relationships? You are in the right place!
Family life can be busy and chaotic. It’s easy to get distracted in the busyness of life. Relationships can feel discouraging and disappointing sometimes. 
But if you want to ENJOY those family relationships even through the ups and downs, this is the podcast for you.
Each episode, you’ll find biblical encouragement and practical, real-life action steps to help you be fully present, full of peace, and find purpose in your role as a Christian wife and mom. You’ll deepen your relationship with Jesus, find ways to manage the big emotions that can overwhelm you, and build skills for healthy communication with your husband and children.
As a pastor’s wife and mom of 4 little ones, I know all about the ups and downs of Christian family life. And with 20+ years as a licensed marriage and family therapist, I love bringing gospel hope AND practical strategies to help you find more joy in family life!
Subscribe to the show today and join me each week right here for encouragement, tips, strategies, and prayer. 
Plus, grab your FREE resources, find a great devotional, and more at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com
Hugs & Blessings, friend. I’ll talk to you soon!
~ Jess

Praying For Our Christian Families

Sure, you want to learn tips and tricks to help your family relationships. And this podcast is full of them!  
 
 
But no one can offer you strategies or mom hacks that are better than what God offers. His Word is the wisdom you need. His Spirit is your best source of strength, joy, and peace.
 
So, friend, you're invited to join me today with a short word of prayer! Let's pray together for our marriages, our children, our families, and our homes. May God bless every ounce of effort you pour into your family relationships!
 
> Grab a FREE resource right here! <
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

The Foundation Matters: What Does It Really Mean To Love Your People Well As A Christian Mom?

Episode 209 // Ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels, trying your best, and just not really getting anywhere? Sometimes family life feels like that. You give and give and give… and we can lose track of why we’re really putting in all that effort in the first place! 
 
So today on the podcast, we’re hitting the pause button. A small reset. Let’s clarify together what it really looks like to love YOUR people well.
 
This podcast is all about building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships. Let’s zoom in on the foundation of what that really means and what it can look like in your family life today.
 
> Read this one on the blog here! <
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
FIND ALL MY FAVORITE RESOURCES HERE:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
GRAB ONE OF MY FREE RESOURCES right here
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON and enjoy our monthly challenges!
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE for less than $5 in my Etsy shop
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL to help with common family-related topics
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨

A Prayer For Our Seasons Of Exhaustion

... let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… (Hebrews 12:1 - NIV)
The race we are on takes perseverance, friend.
We need the Lord's strength. We need his grace. We need his help. 
Join me today for a short time of prayer, lifting our families and needs before the Almighty God. May He bless us with exactly what we need for THIS season of family life. 
> > Grab resources, encouragement, and more at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com < < 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨

13 Tips For An Exhausted Christian Mom

Episode 208 // Every mom has hit that stage of parenting, at some point or another. Exhaustion. Overwhelm. Stress. 
 
Parenting is a lot of work! 
 
And every mom who hits that stage also has the same goal. Get back to enjoying family life again! Bring back the energy and the enthusiasm for it all. 
 
Well, my friend, these tips will help. I’m in that exhausted mom stage right now, and these 13 action steps have been so helpful! I know they will help you too.
 
Ready to find your joy again? Let’s dive in.
 
> Read this one on the blog here! <
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:
Free: FREE Self Care Ideas List
Resource: 30-Day Challenge: Self Care Habits For Christian Women
Listen: How Romans 12 Helps Me Be A Better Christian Mom (Episode # 181)
Read: Feeling Like A Burnt Out Mom? Here’s How To Enjoy Christian Family Life More
 
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Manage Emotions
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Home & Family Life
 
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FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL (dealing with many family-related topics)
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨

A Prayer For Discipling Our Children

Discipling our kids is important... and it can feel totally overwhelming. 
 
When something really matters, it's easy to start worrying about it. Stressing about it. Sometimes we feel paralyzed by how big it feels, and wind up not doing very much at all.
 
Thankfully, God is bigger! He is the One who tells us how important it is to love him, follow him, and share about him with others. He gave us our children, and gave us the calling to teach them about the gospel and show them what a relationship with Jesus looks like. He promises to give us wisdom (James 1:5), to give us the right words (Luke 12:12), and to be with us always (Matthew 28:20).
 
So, join me today for a short prayer for our sweet kiddos. Let's pray together for our words, for their faith, and for the Lord to bless every discipleship effort in our homes.
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:
FREEBIE: FREE 45-Day Bible & Prayer Guide
DEVOTIONAL: Joy in the Journey: A 40-Day Devotional On Biblical Motherhood
 
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KEEP GOING:
 
How To Enjoy Family Discipleship Time With Toddlers (Read) (Listen)
Reflections on Gospel Hope As An Overwhelmed Christian Mom (Listen)
How To Trust God More and Worry Less (Read)
  
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GET HELP ENJOYING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON (and enjoy our monthly challenges!)
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE in my Etsy shop (most items under $5)
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL (dealing with many family-related topics)
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

Rhythms & Routines: Intentionally Discipling Our Children

Episode 207 // There are a lot of things that feel important as a parent. Things that really are important! But as Christian parents, there is one true priority in our parenting - discipling our kids. 
 
“Bring [your children] up in the training and instruction of the Lord,” Ephesians 6 tells us. “Impress [my commandments] on your children,” Deuteronomy 6 tells parents. 
 
But life is busy! The days are full! Kids have tiny little attention spans! How do we do it??
 
Today, I want to share 5 things that my husband and I prioritize in our daily rhythms to ensure that discipling our kids is a priority. It might be loud and crazy, and it rarely looks like the perfect picture in my head, but it’s happening. And it matters.
 
Join me today for some encouragement in parenting your sweet little ones for the glory of Christ!
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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✨ Join us inside our Patreon community to support the show and dive into our upcoming September 2024 focus area - a 30 Day Challenge To Develop Rhythms & Routines For Your Family! ✨
 
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RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:
FREEBIE: FREE 45-Day Bible & Prayer Guide
DEVOTIONAL: Joy in the Journey: A 40-Day Devotional On Biblical Motherhood
 
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KEEP GOING:
 
How To Enjoy Family Discipleship Time With Toddlers (Read) (Listen)
Reflections on Gospel Hope As An Overwhelmed Christian Mom (Listen)
How To Trust God More and Worry Less (Read)
  
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GET HELP ENJOYING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
*  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON (and enjoy our monthly challenges!)
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE in my Etsy shop (most items under $5)
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL (dealing with many family-related topics)
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 

A Prayer For Deepening Family Intimacy

Relationships can be tough. 
 
There are big emotions, plenty of chances for conflict, gaps in communication, busy days, tired people. But our family relationships are worth the effort of working through all of that! 
 
There are plenty of tips and tricks and strategies that can help us deepen our family relationships. But at the end of the day, the true power comes from the Holy Spirit.
 
We need Jesus. Join me today for a short time of prayer to seek the Lord's blessing in our family relationships.
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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FREEBIE: Building Your Mom Toolbox FREE E-Book
DEVOTIONAL: Joy In The Journey 40-Day Devotional on Motherhood
 
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KEEP GOING:
 
READ NEXT: 7 Biblical Prayers For Christian Moms When You’re Feeling Anxious
LISTEN NEXT: A Prayer For Purpose And Joy In Your Christian Family Relationships  
  
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GET HELP ENJOYING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON (and enjoy our monthly challenges!)
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE in my Etsy shop (most items under $5)
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL (dealing with many family-related topics)
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨
 
 

Rhythms & Routines: 7 Rhythms That Keep Me Connected With My Husband And Kids Even On Crazy Days

Episode 206 // What is family life all about? CONNECTING with our people. 
 
If you get all the stuff done and your house is spotless and the bills are paid… but you aren’t connected with your people, it won’t really matter. Without depth and intimacy in those relationships, life can’t feel full and joyful.
 
So today, as we continue to look at some family rhythms that can help us love our people well, we’ll take a look at how to deepen our family relationships day by day - no matter what kind of crazy season of life you’re in. 
 
Join me to walk through some of the daily rhythms in my home that help me stay connected with my people. With 4 kids ages 4 and under, the days are busy and time goes fast. And just like you, I want my marriage and my relationship with my kids to grow deeper every day. Here are my tips for making that happen.
 
hugs & blessings,
Jess
 
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✨ Join us inside our Patreon community to support the show and dive into our August 2024 focus area - a 31-Day Challenge Diving Into The Proverbs! ✨
 
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RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE:
FREEBIE: Building Your Mom Toolbox FREE E-Book
DEVOTIONAL: Joy In The Journey 40-Day Devotional on Motherhood
THE HOPE PLANNER: Check it out here; it’s my absolute favorite!! (affiliate link)
 
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KEEP GOING:
 
READ NEXT: 4 Big Roadblocks (And Solutions!) To Creating A Peaceful Home
LISTEN NEXT:10 Crucial Bible Verses To Help You Build Connection With Your Christian Family 
  
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GET HELP ENJOYING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS:
Manage Emotions
Communicate Well
Fruitful Faith
Happy Marriage
Joyful Parenting
Home & Family Life
 
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SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON (and enjoy our monthly challenges!)
 
GRAB A QUICK PRINTABLE in my Etsy shop (most items under $5)
 
FIND THE PERFECT DEVOTIONAL (dealing with many family-related topics)
 
I’d love your encouragement with a 5-star written review! And make sure to copy the link to this episode and text it to a friend to encourage her too.
 
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DISCLAIMERS: I am a licensed therapist in South Carolina, but this podcast is not therapy. I may use affiliate links and earn a small commission if you purchase through my links. Read my full disclaimers here.
 
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Love Your People Well is all about helping you ENJOY family life while raising little ones at home. Together, we’re building healthy, happy, and holy family relationships - with Jesus at the center of it all.
 
✨ Grab tons of free resources, devotionals, and biblical encouragement at www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com ✨