Reframing Me - Self-Development & Parenting Teens for Midlife Moms
Your kids are growing up - but so are you. Reframing Me is the podcast for moms of teens ready to reframe family, identity, and self-development in midlife.
Parenting teens is hard -and parenting while rediscovering yourself in midlife can feel even harder. Reframing Me is the parenting podcast for moms raising teenagers who are also navigating the transition out of hands-on motherhood, identity shifts, and the search for balance, fulfillment, and self-development.
Hosted by Dr. Jennifer Brubaker, a Communication Studies professor, mom of three teens, and intrapersonal communication expert, each episode blends family communication strategies, honest conversations about parenting teens, and self-reflection tools to help moms strengthen family relationships while rediscovering who they are as women.
Together we’ll talk about the issues moms face but don’t always say out loud: changing family dynamics, feeling invisible, letting go of control, and creating new purpose. Through research, theory, and compassionate conversation, you’ll find support, strategies, and a sense of community in this season of parenting and personal growth.
Join the Reframing Me community to connect with other midlife moms, share your stories, and reframe how you see yourself, your family, and your future.
Send emails to [email protected]; or on socials: Reframing Me on FacebookAND join the Facebook group Reframing Me: The Podcast Community; @reframingme on Instagram; Reframing Me on YouTube @reframingme on TikTok
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 230
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
UPCYCLE: The Mom Episode Part 1 - Girls Can Do Anything and 7 Tips for Work-Family Integration
Thank you for being here today! In celebration of Mother's Day, let's revisit our special Mom episodes! When these first aired, I was excited about our upcoming 50th episode. Now, her…
Jen is Zen - It's Not a Change... It's a Transformation
Thank you SO much for being here! Today’s Jen is Zen is episode number 199! As I approach 200, I can't help but reflect on what a transformation I have undergone over these last couple/…
My Biggest Parenting Secret? Boundaries, Space and Your Teens
With summer creeping up, college students about to come home, and teens ready to enjoy summer break at home, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much the dynamic in many of our homes is …
Jen is Zen - Light Each Other's Candles
Thank you so much for being here! Today, I invite you to hold two truths at once: I can celebrate her. And I can believe in me.
They’re not opposites. They’re connected. They make each o…
Feeling Clean and Clear: An Ecology Check for Our Dreams
I've been reading the book "Power Manifesting" by Paul McKenna, and he talks about a process called "Clean and Clear" to do an ecology check on your goals. An ecology check is how you a…
Jen is Zen... *more than she's not*
Our true character doesn’t lie in not getting mad or upset or angry or jealous or disappointed – or feeling any of that negative energy. Our true character lies in how quickly we can sh…
From Grocery-getter to Business Owner: Amy's Matrenaissance
In this final episode in our Matrenaissance conversation series, we chat with Amy—a nurse, mom, and now med spa owner—who opens up about rediscovering her identity after years of being …
Upcycle: Putting Age in Context
Join me on my birthday for a conversation about contextual age and its profound implications on our sense of self and well-being. Delving beyond mere chronological age, we explore how f…
Upcycle: 10 Keys to Being Ageless
Today, you get to choose, what are you going to focus on? It’s very easy and natural for us to want something different – if I could just go back to the past, or if it could just get to…
Why Jen is Zen at 49
In this special birthday episode of Jen is Zen, I share my top five reasons I feel more peaceful, grounded, and fulfilled at 49 than ever before. From daily gratitude and intentional mo…
You DO only live ONCE: Kris' Matrenaissance
When Kris Janik realized that "you only live once!" also meant, "you DO ONLY live ONCE," she realized that she wanted to make it really mean something special - something that she and h…
Jen is Zen - Trusting the Process, Even When It's Quiet
Thank you so much for being here! What would it feel like to fully trust the space between who I was and who I am becoming?
This question isn’t about naming where you are. It’s not even …
What I know now - Beth's Matrenaissance: Two Steps Ahead
Before we were moms, we were women—whole, vibrant individuals with passions, dreams, and a sense of self. But somewhere along the way, our identities began to revolve around our kids. A…
Upcycle: Senioritis and Soiling the Nest
Thank you so much for being here! While I'm currently in my healing era, it’s the perfect time to revisit powerful topics that never lose their relevance—like senioritis.
This time last …
Jen is Zen - The In-between
Welcome back! Thank you for being here! In this Jen is Zen episode, we need to chat about the in-between—that space where transformation is happening, even when it feels like everything…
Why Not Me? Emily's Matrenaissance: A Journey of Empowerment
What happens when you realize the life you’re living no longer aligns with who you want to be? How do you navigate the fear, resistance, and self-doubt that come with stepping into a ne…
Jen is Zen - The kind of person who...
Have you ever let go of the limiting beliefs holding you back and truly allowed yourself to dream? In this Jen is Zen episode, we explore what happens when you suspend your disbelief an…
Welcome to your Matrenaissance! Reframing Midlife
At some point, every woman in midlife finds herself asking: Who am I now? Maybe your kids don’t need you the way they used to. Maybe your career feels stagnant. Maybe your relationships…
Jen is Zen - Not the Best Performance of My Career
Thank you so much for being here!!
Your best is going to look different on different days for different reasons and in different seasons.
We often need a reminder that external pressures…
Building Our Emotional Intelligence (so we can teach our teens!)
Welcome back to the show! Thank you for being here!
Today, we're having a conversation about emotional intelligence, teen brain development, and breaking generational cycles around manag…