Reframing Me - Self-Development & Parenting Teens for Midlife Moms

Send us Fan Mail Embark on a transformative goal-setting journey with me in the latest episode of Reframing Me! In this installment, we build on the foundational reflections from the previous episode, emphasizing the importance of SMART goals – Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timebound. Our initial dreams, goals, and objectives may feel vague but this raw and unfiltered vision is a...

Send us Fan Mail Embarking on the journey of manifesting our dreams and goals requires a strategic approach, especially in a society where New Year's resolutions often fall by the wayside within weeks. Research shows that vague or unattainable resolutions contribute to this trend.  Armed with my desire to do some goal setting, and an opportune astrological alignment – Mercury out of retrograd...

Send us Fan Mail Navigating the challenges of heartbreak, disappointment, and failure with our teens requires a delicate balance. Whether it's not making a sports team, facing college rejections, or dealing with relationship issues, our instinct is often to fix everything for them. However, it's crucial to recognize that attempting to shield them completely doesn't work and can even...

Send us Fan Mail We spend a lot of time pushing away things we don’t want to feel. It’s a waste of energy because they’re there. Can you accept these feelings, sit with them, and move through them? Thank you for listening and being part of this community! Let's get social. Follow me on Facebook ,  on  Twitter @reframing_me , on  Instagram @reframingme and on  TikTok @reframingme I hope you en...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we'll have a conversation about navigating the intricate dynamics of the parent-teen relationship in the age of social media poses unique challenges. Teens, exposed to diverse voices beyond their family circle, often perceive parental wisdom as out of touch. We'll explore the reasons behind teenage rebellion, emphasizing biological, psychological, and so...

Send us Fan Mail We exist on a spectrum between being content with our present and itchy for our potential. Where are you on that spectrum? Unlock your full potential by navigating the delicate balance between contentment and ambition. Join me in this enlightening "Jen is Zen" episode of Reframing Me, where I explore the spectrum of existence between being satisfied with the present and...

Send us Fan Mail Explore the transformative power of positive parenting in this insightful episode. Delve into the fundamental question of whether you embody the qualities you seek in others.  Uncover the importance of empathy in relationships and how applying it can enhance connections. The episode transitions into a discussion on family communication, drawing from communication, psychological, a...

Send us Fan Mail Fitness doesn’t seem like it matters until all of a sudden one day, it becomes obvious how much it does.  After all of the craziness of the holidays and ALL that we have been doing for EVERYONE around us this last month or two - I decided that it is time for us to take a selfish – because we haven’t done that in so very long, and we totally deserve it. As a life-long fitness enthu...

Send us Fan Mail You only attract what you think you deserve. The Laws of Attraction and Resonance explain that we don’t attract what we want or even what we love – we attract what we are.  If you don’t love yourself enough to give yourself the gift of happiness or success or health or healthy relationships than you will never succeed.  Why would you think that you don’t deserve these things in yo...

Send us Fan Mail Happy 2024!  In this episode, we kick off the year with a discussion on fostering better connections with your teenagers. I'll share 10 valuable tips, starting with the importance of not taking anything personally, understanding that your teen's behavior is often a reflection of their own experiences. Patience is emphasized, acknowledging the challenges teens face during...

Send us Fan Mail Who are you today? Who were you one year ago? Who would you like to be one year from now? What do you need to take on the journey to become that person, and what do you need to leave behind? This point in the year is a favorite for me - not only the holiday fun, but I love this time when it feels like you're doing a hard reset of your life - hitting control-alt-delete - and t...

Send us Fan Mail This episode originally aired December 14,2022 and is one of the most popular episodes from the last year - probably because nothing changes quite as much as holidays do as our kids grow up. So ICYMI - or just need a reminder like me.... It is freeing to release your tie to the outcome and accept what will be. Can you commit to letting go when you need to, understanding that letti...

Send us Fan Mail Overthinking is a failure to trust ourselves. It's a failure to trust our knowledge, our history, our training, our intuition. We know so much more than we give ourselves credit for. T rusting ourselves is truly one thing that has the power to improve just about every aspect of our lives. If you can trust yourself, you can have the confidence to take on any challenge, and you...

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of this MONSTER-sized mom episode, we're continuing to celebrate moms, girl power and our 100th episode week! In part 1 we talked about the struggles that working moms face, so we continue our conversation by looking at the struggles of stay-at-home moms. SAHMs report feelings of sadness, loneliness, frustration and boredom. With teenagers, they often begin to quest...

Send us Fan Mail In part 1 of this MONSTER-sized mom episode, we're celebrating moms, girl power, and our 100th episode week. Girls can do ANYTHING and be ANYTHING, but telling girls that they can or should do EVERYTHING is one of the factors that establishes the societal bias that places moms as the Default Parent, a mentally and physically draining role of providing primary care for parenti...

Send us Fan Mail You can reframe everything to be what you want it to be  – you can begin anew at any point in time – because you are not obligated to stay the person you are or be the person you were. Who do you want to be today? What do you want to leave behind? What do you want to change? How do you want to feel? Is there anything about yourself or your lifestyle or your behavior or your relati...

Send us Fan Mail As many of you prepare and wait for the highly anticipated Thanksgiving visit from your college students, let's have a conversation about some tips and things to expect from this visit because it actually may not be exactly what you envision – but that’s ok. Because it will still be wonderful, but it can be even MORE wonderful if you understand a bit about what’s going on wit...

Send us Fan Mail You can never be less. You can never be anything less than who you were as you persevered through challenges. You can never be less than who you were as you accomplished amazing success. You can never be less than who you were when you were worthy and capable and strong. You can never be less.  Once you start to see yourself that way, as someone who is capable and who is enough –...

Send us Fan Mail In the episode "Game Over," we had a conversation about the loss we feel when our kids' sports or activities end, whether its because they've lost interest or didn't make the team or, as many of us face senior year, they finish their final season. But we aren’t the only ones who will feel the end because obviously, the kids will feel it even more than we d...

Send us Fan Mail Can you make the space listen and be changed by what you hear? We have talked about the difference between listening and hearing, I’ve told you the importance of listening to your teens, and I have asked you to have the courage to listen in. But actually listening – not just hearing – is only a solid first step. The real impact comes when you can make that space to listen, but the...

Send us Fan Mail When your kids are involved in an activity that becomes consuming of your time, energy, and money, and when we find ourselves on the sideline or in the stands or seats watching day after day, week after week, year after year, there comes a point when it all ends. For many, senior year is that end. But for some, it happens sooner, whether they don’t make the team or grow out of lov...

Send us Fan Mail How quick are you to judge others? What do your judgments of others say about you? Most of us really want to think we’re not judgy, but then, we see something or someone and it’s there – those judgments. We make judgments about others with so very little information. We think we know so much, but we don’t. What if we looked at our judgments of others and asked, what do these judgm...

Send us Fan Mail Creating a harmonious and welcoming home life and environment plays a crucial role in shaping the lives of teenagers. If we can cultivate a home that offers them space for their needs and their wants, then we can create an atmosphere that they genuinely WANT to come home to and a space that they want to bring their friends. In creating this environment, you'll also foster a r...

Send us Fan Mail I feel guilt. When I look at the world and see chaos and turmoil and sadness, I feel guilt. I have so much that others don't. But guilt is an unproductive emotion. What if instead of feeling guilt, we felt gratitude. Gratitude for the things that we don’t even notice or think about until we don’t have them. Use that gratitude to put goodness out into the world.  Thank you for...

Send us Fan Mail Act. As. If. Act as if you’re successful and you’ll be successful. Act as if you’re happy and you’ll be happy. Act as if you’re confident, and you’ll be confident. Act… As… If. If you act as if you can, you will find out that yes, you can.   According to the As If Principle, if you act as if your dream or your goal is already a part of your life – if you already truly feel as if i...