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
Jen is Zen - The Possible
Thank you for being here today! What is one small step that you can take today towards your impossible? Everything is impossible until it isn’t. And the way you get there is the little …
Marital Communication and Raising Teens: 5 Common Issues
"Does everyone hate their husband by the time their kids are grown?" Probably a hyperbolic question, but the underlying sentiment was authentic: Marital struggles during the raising-tee…
Jen is Zen - Decluttering
Thank you so much for being here today - let's talk about clutter! Clutter is chaos - external clutter is a representation of a chaotic inner landscape and it can block the abundance we…
Ughh Teenagers, Am I Right?
Thank you for joining me again today! Even the best teenagers are teenagers, and there are certain behaviors that are just universally frustrating to parents. But what if some of those …
Jen is Zen - We get to choose
We get to choose how we see something. We get to frame every situation we encounter. We get to frame our lives. Realizing that, how do you want to frame today?
Framing is a powerful conc…
Jen is Zen - We get to choose
We get to choose how we see something. We get to frame every situation we encounter. We get to frame our lives. Realizing that, how do you want to frame today?
Framing is a powerful conc…
July Check in - Where are you with your 2024 goals? Are you connecting with your teens?
Can you believe that it's mid-2024 already!! It's time to check in on our goals and intentions for 2024 to make sure that we are on the right path to get there - and if we're not, well …
July Check in - Where are you with your 2024 goals? Are you connecting with your teens?
Can you believe that it's mid-2024 already!! It's time to check in on our goals and intentions for 2024 to make sure that we are on the right path to get there - and if we're not, well …
Jen is Zen - The Happiness Martyr
Do you exist to make others happy? And are you ok with what you find? And if not – what are you going to do to change that?
In this conversation, I share my journey over the last couple …
Manifest Peace in Your Homes: Pick Your Battles, Siphon Your Power and Ration Your F&#K$
Pick your battles. Siphon your power. Choose your hard. Ration your F....
As parents of teens, we often hear the phrase "pick your battles." Join me for a conversation on why this is suc…
Jen is Zen - I'm the Problem, It's Me
Thank you for joining me again for another Jen is Zen episode. Today, I'd like you to reflect on this: The beauty of realizing that you’re the problem comes in realizing that you are al…
Revisiting the Adventure: Reflections on Traveling with Teens
Happy summer! As we start the summer season, many of us are planning travel with teens, which is definitely always an adventure. So let's revisit our conversation on traveling with teen…
Jen is Zen - The Power of I Am
The most powerful words that you can say are I am. I am. How are you using them, and how can you use them better and more responsibly?
I am. So very simple. Every day, we use them. We us…
Yeah, but... Parents' Frustrations and Teenage Brain Development
Thank you for joining me to have a conversation today! I’m so happy you’re here. Today let’s talk about frustrations that we have with some of our teenagers' behaviors, such as impulsiv…
Jen is Zen - Life is Chaos
Thank you for joining me for another Jen is Zen episode. Lately though, I haven't been feeling all that zen. I've been feeling overwhelmed. Just noise - My head is full of stuff, I’m fu…
What About Prom?: When Life Doesn't Fit the Canonical Storyline
Sometimes it’s almost as if your teens didn’t see your parenting vision board, isn’t it? What happens when they deviate from the plan? This isn’t how it was supposed to be. This isn’t h…
Jen is Zen - Accept the Uncontrollable
Our discontent often comes from our desire to control the situation and to predict the outcome. Acceptance that we can’t do that can be a huge relief and an opportunity to move forward.…
Decisions, Decisions: Using Theory to Help Teens Make Rational Decisions
Thank you for being here - for listening and being a part of this community! Our teens are faced with decisions every day, and because our families are a social system, we all feel the …
Jen is Zen - Seeing Life as a Practice
You need to be present to fully experience life’s beauty and meaning. This moment right now, is the only one you can experience now, and the only one you have for sure. How might your l…
The Finish Line: Revisiting the End of Youth Sports and Ambiguous Loss
Well, well, well - here we are again. The end of another sports season, and for many seniors - and senior parents - this is the finish line. For us, my senior wraps ups his fourth track…