Love Your People Well | A Therapist’s Tips For Christian Mom Life, Marriage Help, And Family Relationships
Welcome to the Love Your People Well Podcast! Every week here on the show, you’ll get biblical encouragement, gospel hope, and practical tips from my work as a marriage and family therapist and my own home life as a mom of 4 littles. Every mom can struggle with feeling distracted and discouraged. We can start to feel like we’re drowning in all the important things we want to do. But every mom also wants to ENJOY her family. You want to find purpose in your motherhood. You want a happy marriage, quality family time, and a close family bond. You want more time with Jesus, more self care, and more joy during the hard seasons. It is my prayer that you will find that here. Take a deep breath, friend, and listen in for a few minutes today. You’ll get tips, you’ll get encouragement, and most of all, you’ll get God’s Word and the peace, joy, and purpose that He offers you in this crazy journey of Christian family life. Head to www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com to grab some free resources, check out my line of devotionals, and get more support. Hugs & blessings, friend. I’ll talk to you soon! ~ Jess
Episodes
Find Christ-centered support for family communication at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/communication
Episode 305 // We’re tackling the topic of family communication this week, friends. It’s one of the core foundations of a happy, healthy, and holy Christian family. And the Bible has a lot to say about communication!
Today, I’ll share 10 key Bible passages that show us the best principles for family communication....
Find Christ-centered support for emotional control at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/emotions.
Episode 304 // Let’s continue diving into the foundational piece of family life: Managing Emotions.
Last episode, we looked at a bit of what Scripture tells us is important in our emotional control. Today, let’s turn toward some practical action steps that can help us better understand our emotions, manage them well, and...
Find Christ-centered support for emotional control at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/emotions.
Episode 303 // We’re diving into the second foundational piece of happy, healthy, and holy family life: Managing Emotions.
Emotions are a normal part of life, but they can overwhelm us, distract us, and make relationships much harder than we want them to be. From toddlers to teens, with mom hormones alongside the regular ups a...
Deepen your faith journey with spiritual growth resources at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/faith
Episode 302 // Let’s continue our dive into the first foundational piece of happy, healthy, and holy family life: our own Fruitful Faith and spiritual growth.
Today, we’re outlining 5 key action steps that help me (and so many other moms!!) keep putting Jesus first, keep growing, keep going deeper… even when li...
Deepen your faith journey with spiritual growth resources at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/faith
Episode 301 // We’re closing out this year with a walk through the 6 core foundations of a happy, healthy, and holy Christian family. And today we’re starting at the most foundational: our own personal spiritual growth.
I call this the foundation of a Fruitful Faith.
Why does this matter? How do we grow spiritually w...
Find a freebie to support happy Christian family life at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/free
Episode 300 // What?! Episode 300?! Friends, I’m glad you are here. Today I want to share some life updates (where have I been?), some podcast updates (where are we going?) - and I want to encourage all of us with a back-to-the-basics review of the 6 CORE truths for healthy, happy, and holy Christian family life.
Parenting can b...
Get your family ready for the new Fall season with the devotional workbook Building A Home Of Godliness And Joy.
Episode 299 // In Psalm 93, we see such a beautiful picture of praise to our God and King. But can we really get “action steps” for our life today when we read psalms like this? When we just pause and focus on praising God?
Absolutely! These types of Bible passages are NOT separate from our everyday lives. ...
Build a holy habit with daily Bible reading and prayer - Grab my 45 Day Guide at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/holy-habits
Episode 298 // Let’s continue our July “Summertime In The Psalms” series with Psalm 53 today. As Christian moms, we can gain a great deal of wisdom from looking at how fools live their own lives, which is exactly what David focuses on here in this psalm.
This is a short but powerful psa...
Deepen your intimacy with Jesus with the “Finding Your Identity In Christ” devotional workbook.
Episode 297 // We are diving into our July “Summertime In The Psalms” series with Psalm 101 today! This is such a beautiful (and short) psalm where we see the connection between what we praise, what we prioritize, and how that plays out day by day to impact us and our families.
Join me today for a look thr...
Find your Christ-centered marriage resources at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/marriage.
Episode 296 // Ever find yourself wondering what your husband really wants for Father’s Day, his birthday, or any other special event? It doesn’t even have to cost money.
Today, I’ll share 6 tips - from my years as a marriage therapist and my years as a happily married wife - to help you get a little peak inside his brain to k...
Visit LoveYourPeopleWell.com/marriage for my top resources, tips, and recommendations for 15+ years as a marriage therapist!
Episode 295 // Date nights are wonderful, but my husband and I don’t do them very regularly. Yet, we have a very happy marriage! Even during the crazy season of 4 little kids at home.
Today, I’ll share my personal experience (and my marriage therapist experience!) around how we handle date...
“Joy In The Journey” is a 40-day devotional for finding biblical joy in hard seasons of motherhood. Visit www.LoveYourPeopleWell.com/shop/motherhood40
Episode 294 // Summer is here, and it’s an excellent time for deepening your family bond and having fun together! Instead of getting distracted by the many activities, camps, trips, and summertime busyness, today I want to share some classic, easy, every-day ...
Go deeper with the Lord with my devotional workbook “Finding Your Identity In Christ” at LoveYourPeopleWell.com/shop/identity
Episode 293 // Negative thoughts usually come with many emotions attached to them. We struggle with angry thoughts, anxious thoughts, bitter thoughts, shameful thoughts… yet, God tells us in the Bible to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
How?! ...
Dive into biblical ways to manage your anger and impatience with my “Keep Your Cool, Mama!” devotional.
Episode 292 // One of the biggest threats to happy family life is… conflict. We all deal with disagreements, but that doesn’t mean we are required to argue, get angry, and yell.
It is possible to manage conflict in a healthy, biblical way that actually BUILDS your relationship.
But it’s easiest a...
Episode 291 // Friend, we are celebrating 100,000 podcast downloads today! WOW. That is incredible. And that makes it a great time to pause and reflect together on the BIG KEYS to happy, healthy, and holy Christian family life.
Today, join me for some reflections on this online ministry as well as encouragement as we look at how to zoom in on what really matters for your family life.
With 15+ years as a marriage and f...
Grab the devotional workbook: Building A Home of Godliness And Joy
Episode 290 // What are the motives of your heart? Why do you focus on the priorities that you do? How are your plans shaped by the Lord?
Many proverbs focus on wisdom and how to live our lives well. But one in particular always stands out to me. Proverbs 16:1-9 reminds us so clearly that God cares about our hearts, our motiv...
Find my Easter Scripture Cards and Devotional right here.
Episode 289 // We all want a happy home life. A happy marriage. Happy kids. A family life filled with peace, joy, connection, and fun.
It doesn’t happen by accident, friend. There’s no magic wand. We can’t think that working all day, scrolling on our phones, and feeding the kids enough vegetables will help us bond and enjoy our family.
God alone ha...
Find my Easter Scripture Cards and Devotional right here.
Episode 288 // One of the things that really steals our joy is WORRY. No one intentionally tries to worry about things… but it sneaks up on us. It comes from every angle. It feels so normal in today’s world.
But it’s not God’s plan for his people - and it is stealing your joy and peace in family life today.
What can we do?! Well, today I want to t...
Strengthen family life with the devotional workbook Building A Home Of Godliness And Joy.
Episode 287 // Time passes by much faster than we think it will. It can feel sad to reflect on how quickly our children are growing and how fast each season of life speeds by.
But part of the WISDOM in living intentionally is being realistic about our time. It helps us to cherish the time and take each season of life seriously.
...
Biblical marriage resources from a Christian marriage therapist.
Episode 286 // I want a happy marriage. A godly marriage. What about you?
It’s not a trick question! Of course you want a marriage filled with good things. A marriage of trust, partnership, and joy.
Today, I want to share some helpful questions we can ask ourselves as Christian wives, and 4 key take-aways from Proverbs 31 and the wisdom we find there ab...
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