Reframing Me
So many prepare us for the transition to motherhood, but no one prepares us for how hard the transition out is, and once our kids become teens, it also can feel very solitary. The issues we face with teens are often ones we need to talk about, yet feel we can't or shouldn't. Together, we can create a community of women who, faced with growing children and changing families, are relearning how to mom, and relearning who they are as women. Grounded in family communication theory, join Dr. Jennifer Brubaker to have those conversations to help you better understand this new chapter of your life. Episodes focus on both family communication with our teens and reflection and self discovery. Dr. Brubaker has her Ph.D in Communication Studies and is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where she has taught for 17 years. Prior to UNCW, she taught at The Ohio State University, Kent State University and the University of Toledo. Originally from Ohio, Jen lives in Wilmington, NC, with her husband, three children, three dogs, cat and a menagerie of small animals. She loves spending time with her family, traveling and all things fitness, sports and wellness. Reach out with your questions, issues or experiences to begin the conversation. Or reach out to say hi and let me know you’re listening :) Join the Reframing Me: The Podcast Community Facebook group to connect with others who are looking to relearn how to parent, now that their kids are teens, and rediscover who they are as women, beyond the framework of motherhood. Send emails to jen@reframing-me.com; 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
Reframing Me
Jen is Zen - Growth is Painful (Who is that Potato Head?)
Thank you so much for being here today! The growth we desire is usually on the other side of pain. Growing pains come standard with progress because growth is painful. Stagnation is easy. Are you avoiding the discomfort of a growth mindset? How can you instead sit with that discomfort today? Just like the physical development of bones or muscles or eyelashes growing (I am currently feeling like a Potato Head), growing pains are necessary with any area of personal growth. If you want to grow – to reach a new point – a higher level – whether it’s career or spiritual growth that you’re looking for – or you want to pursue higher education – or you’re looking for growth in your relationships or looking for a new relationships – ANY growth – even the BEST growth – it’s going to include growing pains. As we embark on a new school year - change and growth for many - we face growth that we may prefer to avoid.
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