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

Send us Fan Mail Everyone who you think is perfect, doesn’t think that they’re enough.  What if we all just accepted that we were enough?   The best way for us to get wherever we want to go or to be whoever we want to be – whatever version of us that we want to be – the best way to get there is to meet ourselves wherever we are. We don’t need to necessarily be excited about where that is every tim...

Send us Fan Mail Reuploaded FULL episode (original had missing audio) Let's start ZenTober off with a cleanse - clean that cup so we can fill it up with zen. An airing of our grievances. And while we're at it, we'll have a conversation about the top 10 mistakes that parents make when communicating with their teens, and how we can do better.  Episode 66 Traveling with Teens Episode 8...

Send us Fan Mail Everything is uncomfortable.... until it's not. Sounds kind of dumb, right? But maybe it's not... What can you do that’s uncomfortable but good for you? What might you bring into your life that pushes you out of your comfort zone?  Something that pushes you to a new and uncomfortable height, but one that ultimately, you need to grow. Because yes, as silly as it may sound...

Send us Fan Mail In this bonus mini Jen is Zen episode, I would like to invite you to join me on socials this month on a journey towards inner and family peace – it’s ZenTober! We’re about to move into the most chaotic months of the year – the season of giving yourself to everyone and everything. The season of mental and physical exhaustion. A season of happiness and love and gratitude, yes, but a...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have faith in yourself? Do you believe in yourself and in your abilities, even if you haven’t actually seen proof of it yet? Faith is having trust that is not based on proof. Confidence about what we hope for. The greatness is putting in the hard work without knowing how it will turn out, but still having the faith that it will be.  Thank you for listening and being part of...

Send us Fan Mail It may be Fall Equinox for me and for all of my friends here in the Northern Hemisphere, but for our friends in Australia and the Southern Hemisphere, it's the Spring Equinox! So for them, brighter days are on the horizon. It makes us realize that sometimes, it's our time to shine (literally!), and sometimes, it isn't. Let's celebrate them as they have their op...

Send us Fan Mail Today is the Autumnal Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere, so Happy Fall! In part 3 of this three-part series, we move from looking back into looking ahead. What do you need to shed in order to grow? What behaviors or narratives can you let go of to flourish? For me, right now, it's Imposter Syndrome, something that so many of us face in various aspects of our lives, so we&ap...

Send us Fan Mail The Autumnal Equinox is one of only two days throughout the year when the Earth is in perfect balance. The dividing line between day and night perfectly connects the north and south poles. Day and night are equal all over the planet. Balance. Something we all strive for in our lives, in our families, in our relationships. We are all trying to balance the multiple roles and the var...

Send us Fan Mail As we approach the Autumnal Equinox, we can use it as a time to reflect on our own summer abundance. We may not be tending to crops, but we have each been tending to and nurturing other aspects of our lives. Each of us is growing and changing, and each of us is doing so in our own way. This change of season is a good time for us to look at our family system to see how our intercon...

Send us Fan Mail "You have as many hours in a day as Beyonce."  Uhhh, ok... I'm pretty sure hours/day isn't the only difference. But what is preventing you from living the life of your dreams or being who you'd like to be? Often we are standing in our own ways with our habits. Because the way we behave today is a great predictor of how we'll behave tomorrow. And a yea...

Send us Fan Mail We have enterted our Uncertainty Era. I don't like uncertainty. But the fun in life is in the figuring out which way the story goes. So what’s the rush? Are we so focused on an end or on a goal that we are missing the magic of the process? Thank you for listening and being part of this community! Let's get social. Follow me on Facebook ,  on  Twitter @reframing_me , on ...

Send us Fan Mail Can you take the time to look at your life. At your relationships. At your goals. Are you still on the right path or do you need to adjust your course at all? Is there somewhere in your life that you need to engage? In the short Jen is Zen episodes, I hope you will take a few minutes to reflect or meditate on thoughts that will help to make you more zen too.  Thank you for listeni...

Send us Fan Mail Parenting a negative teenager can be a really challenging experience. In this episode, we have a conversation about negativity, understanding and helping to break the negativity cycle, and five strategies that can help when you’re parenting a negative teenager – especially through a lens of empathy, which should help to promote a more optimistic outlook and help them to escape the...

Send us Fan Mail As we strive for our favorite zen version of ourselves, we can have that rough corner. We can have that untamed, wild or chaotic part sometimes, and it doesn’t mean we’re failing on our journey. In fact, it’s healthy to see once in awhile. It’s good for us to remember that that’s also who we are and teach us to accept those moments or those parts of us too. It keeps us in balance....

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever catch yourself or your teen being sad or angry or upset about something that seems really silly on the surface? Of course - we all do it. But if you actively listen, is it maybe something else entirely, and that thing that they're seemingly upset about - well, it's just a metaphor for what they're actually feeling. Metaphors play a role in family communi...

Send us Fan Mail The most important step in creating yourself is realizing that you actually can. No matter your dream or goal or purpose or vision, t he most important step in creating this version of you is when you realize that this version of you, is you. Stop with the laundry lists of "why nots" and ask yourself "why yes?" Why CAN you? Why WILL you? And what is one step to...

Send us Fan Mail ICYMI the first time - or need reminding, as your teens go back to school -- and the drama that will surely commence....Teens and preteens are full of drama - the gossip and fighting, the problems and issues, the relationships that come and go and come again, the frenemies and crushes,  the ups and the downs,  the loves and the hates, the extremes , the exasperation – I JUST CAN’T...

Send us Fan Mail Can you make the most of today? Can you make the most of THIS moment - not THAT moment?  This is the only moment that is for sure and that we can control. And no we cannot ever control what comes at us and anyone around us, but we can control our thoughts and our actions in THIS moment.  W e had a great summer. We had a special summer. We had a different summer.. I made the most o...

Send us Fan Mail As we head towards the start of a new school year, in case you missed it (or just need some reminding, like I do as my oldest enters his senior year!), let's have a conversation about "the last." We're conditioned to be sad at the end, but on the backside of every sunset is a sunrise. Can we reframe how we look at the end, the last? Here are the 20 things that...

Send us Fan Mail What are you not doing because you are afraid of failing? What is the worst that can happen? Is it really that bad? Can you make a plan for if that happens and try? If you pursue a lofty enough dream, you’re probably going to fail. Part of leveling up is having a misstep because the path isn’t going to be linear. Most of us aren’t just going to shoot directly to the top. But that...

Send us Fan Mail For many women, the "Barbie" movie really struck a chord. The movie's messages resonated with us because, personally and societally, we have all had so many shared experiences in our lives. As humans, we often look to make sense out of our experiences, especially our struggles and challenges, so we associate with or present ourself as, a part of a larger group that...

Send us Fan Mail When people give advice, they’re not really speaking to the person in front of them. They’re actually talking to a younger version of themselves. When you look back with the wisdom, experience and clarity of the years, you know what you should have done... and what you shouldn't. You know what you should have focused on or worried about... and what you shouldn't. Tune in...

Send us Fan Mail Summer ReMIX!!!! Family vacations provide us a space to observe our family system, especially the sibling relationship, so we;re throwing it back to our conversation on siblings. Sibling relationships are unique. Yes, all siblings have some degreee of conflict because of the time, space and resources they need to share. Research shows that healthy sibling relationships significant...

Send us Fan Mail Can you observe yourself as a witness, just looking on, without judgment, thinking, planning or analyzing? To observe ourselves as a witness, we need to work through the layers. A kosha practice looks at our self as being distinct from our body, our mind and our ego. The koshas or sheaths are the five energetic layers of our bodies covering our true inner self or our soul. If we w...

Send us Fan Mail After a couple of weeks away from the mic, I am back and ready to go!! Well, kinda... and kinda out of my comfort zone. How about you? Are you pushing yourself out of your comfort zone enough? Well, I am biting down, closing my eyes and doing it, so we can have a conversation about traveling with teens and the 10 universal reflections we experience on those trips.  Thank you for l...