Family was never meant to be a game of survival.
I'm Janet Newberry, and I help families move from exhausting performance to life-giving transformation - not through behavior modification, but through surrender to love as an active force that rewires how we see, hear, and respond to God and each other.
I integrate theology, neuroscience, and attachment theory because God's design for flourishing isn't theoretical - it's written into how He made us. What I offer isn't technique-driven or behavior-focused. It's about discovering a completely different operating system: trust instead of control, connection instead of compliance, transformation instead of information.
The pathways below will meet you wherever you are - whether you're curious about what's possible, ready to practice a new way of being family, or need intensive support for the journey.
If you've tasted that love brings life in a way self-effort never could, let's go deeper.
Start Here
Free resources for the curious
Consider this your free admission to The Art of Transformation gallery—witness the art before you step into it.
Wander through:
Monthly AMA - Ask Me Anything, a free Zoom conversation on the first Thursday of each month, 8-9 pm (CT)
Articles - Essays on family, formation, and the Kingdom
Love Is Fearless Podcast - Each episode offers real-life stories, expert insights, and practical tools to help you break free from fear and choose love with confidence.
Subscribe to The Curated Life newsletter and start building a family culture where everyone can truly thrive… because love is not just the goal, it’s the way. Sign up & receive a free PDF copy of “Restoring the Art of Being Family”
Substack - Reflections from my journal, my conversations with God, my life
Spend as long as you'd like here. Many people find what they need just by being present to what's already unfolding.
Take something home with you:
If you'd like a souvenir from the gallery, I've written two books—either of which might be exactly what you need to remind you how this beauty fits together.
Practicing the Art of Being Family - For your home ($12)
Education by Design, Not Default - For your classroom or homeschool ($12.99/paperback)
When you're ready to move from witnessing to experiencing—from seeing the art to practicing it yourself—the pathways below are waiting.
Table Conversations
90-minute gatherings to taste the art
Think of it as a single conversation that gives you new eyes for your everyday life.
We gather around my table (in person) or on Zoom (online) to explore a transformational concept together.
Not a class. A conversation.
Where you learn to recognize what's already happening (Is this Love's care or Fear's control?), name the conditions you're creating, and see practical next steps—not formulas, but freedom to respond from Love instead of react from Fear.
You don't just learn something new—you experience something true and walk away with eyes to see what matters most.
In-person - Our home in The Woodlands, TX - $75/person or $125/couple
Online - Zoom - $50/person or $85/couple
Topics include:
Love > Fear: The Heart of the Kingdom (February 2026)
The Two Triangles: Transactional vs. Transformational Relationships (March 2026)
My Story/God's Story: The Practice of Truth-Telling Prayer (March 2026)
The Three Doors: Survival, Striving, or Freedom? (Coming Soon)
And more...
Transformation Series
3-session deep dives to practice the art
Practice the art of transformation through repeated, guided experience. Each series meets three times over several weeks, building on itself so you're not just consuming content—you're developing new patterns in community.
Each series includes:
Three 90-minute sessions
In-person (The Woodlands, TX) or Online via Zoom
Guided practice, not just information
Small group community
In-person (our home in The Woodlands, TX) Three 90-minute sessions $225/person or $350/couple
Online - Zoom -$150/person or $250/couple
Topics include:
What Is Love? The Power of Meeting Needs (April 2026)
Maturity in the Kingdom (Coming Soon)
Shifting Paradigms: From Sin Management to Trusting God (Coming Soon)
And more...
Transformation Cohort
9-month apprenticeship where the art becomes second nature
This is the deep work. The slow work. The work that changes everything. We gather twice a month at our home for 9 months. Not to get through the curriculum, but to practice transformation together—in safety, in community, over time.
This is where souls get restored. Where control operating systems shift to agency. Where families learn to live FROM their identity in Christ, not strive toward it.
In our home - limited to 6 couples, March 2026 - November 2026 (not available online)
Investment - $2,400/couple
What's included:
17 in-person sessions (twice monthly, March-October, once in November, 90 minutes each)
Teaching grounded in Scripture, neuroscience, and lived experience
Community processing and guided practice
Email access to Janet & Doug
Materials and takeaways
Coffee, tea, and the beautiful atmosphere of our home
Sometimes breakthrough requires focused, unhurried attention—the kind that can only happen one-on-one.
Meet with Janet in person for 3-6 months to work on the specific patterns and stories that keep your family in survival or striving mode. This isn't about fixing what's broken. It's about uncovering what's been hidden and practicing agency together until it becomes second nature.
This is intensive, holy work—the kind that changes trajectories for generations.
Investment:
3-month package (9 x 90-minute sessions): $5,400
6-month package (18 x 90-minute sessions): $8,100
Private Family Consulting
For the deep work your family needs
Looking for a speaker or retreat leader?
The content I share through Table Conversations and the Transformation Series can be adapted for workshops, retreats, and conferences. I've spoken at national gatherings, church events, and leadership conferences - always focused on helping people move from exhausting performance to life-giving transformation.
Contact Janet.
janet@john15academy.com