Reframing Me - Self-Development & Parenting Teens for Midlife Moms
Dr. Jennifer Brubaker
257 episodes
4 days ago
Send us a text Thank you so much for being here! The only two people whose opinions should matter are the 9-year-old version of you and the 90-year-old version of you. In this first Jen is Zen episode of 2026 - my 50th birthday year! - I reflect on aging, identity, and why I look and feel better now than I did four years ago despite cultural narratives that tell us midlife should look like decline. Someone I love showed me a past photo and described as “old” and “stringy.” Former Jen wo...
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Send us a text Thank you so much for being here! The only two people whose opinions should matter are the 9-year-old version of you and the 90-year-old version of you. In this first Jen is Zen episode of 2026 - my 50th birthday year! - I reflect on aging, identity, and why I look and feel better now than I did four years ago despite cultural narratives that tell us midlife should look like decline. Someone I love showed me a past photo and described as “old” and “stringy.” Former Jen wo...
Understanding Mean Girls: How Insecurity, Power, and Belonging Shape Teen Friendships
Reframing Me - Self-Development & Parenting Teens for Midlife Moms
45 minutes
2 months ago
Understanding Mean Girls: How Insecurity, Power, and Belonging Shape Teen Friendships
Send us a text I hope you enjoy this episode! Teen friendships can be beautiful -and brutal. This episode explores why some kids become “mean girls,” how exclusion and gossip take root, and what’s really happening beneath the surface. Drawing from Relational Aggression and Social Identity Theory, it explains how insecurity, power dynamics, and the need to belong shape behavior in middle and high school friend groups. The discussion discusses how social media magnifies hierarchy and comparison...
Reframing Me - Self-Development & Parenting Teens for Midlife Moms
Send us a text Thank you so much for being here! The only two people whose opinions should matter are the 9-year-old version of you and the 90-year-old version of you. In this first Jen is Zen episode of 2026 - my 50th birthday year! - I reflect on aging, identity, and why I look and feel better now than I did four years ago despite cultural narratives that tell us midlife should look like decline. Someone I love showed me a past photo and described as “old” and “stringy.” Former Jen wo...
