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.
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Reframing Me - Self-Development & Parenting Teens for Midlife Moms
Jen is Zen - Invisible Labor
Invisible labor is the unseen work that keeps families, relationships, and workplaces running smoothly, yet it often goes unrecognized. Tasks like scheduling appointments, handling logistics, emotional support, and household responsibilities are rarely acknowledged as productivity, but they are the foundation that makes visible accomplishments possible.
Sociologists call this the mental load - the constant planning, anticipating, and remembering that disproportionately falls on women and mothers. This hidden work includes coordinating family schedules, preparing meals, managing healthcare, and smoothing over everyday challenges. While invisible labor may not produce immediate, measurable results, it creates stability, trust, and the conditions that allow others to succeed.
Reframing productivity means valuing not only visible outcomes but also the unseen contributions that build strong families and balanced lives. Recognizing invisible labor as real accomplishment challenges the cultural belief that worth is tied only to tangible output. Invisible does not mean nothing - it is essential, powerful, and deserving of acknowledgment.
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