Welcome to The Reparenting Project
Through journeying depression, solo parenting, and the slow work of healing childhood wounds, The Repairenting Project began as scattered scribbles, voice memos, and late-night notes, tiny lanterns in seasons of darkness. Those fragments held revelations: golden threads of wisdom and love buried in the depths of despair. What started as a personal memoir is slowly being cultivated into this Blog, a place where raw story meets intentional practice.
Here I bring personal candor and the practical teachings I’ve gathered as a Mindset Mentor and Facilitator of Change. You’ll find pieces written from the threshing floor, moments of utter brokenness, and from the places of renewal where God’s grace meets everyday life. I share time and space where both light and shadow simultaneously exist.
Read these posts to resonate, to find belonging, and to reclaim the wisdom already inside you. My hope is that my vulnerabilities make room for your healing: that you feel seen, heard, and lighter for having been here.
If something here speaks to you, I’d love to hear it. Please reach out by email. If a piece could help someone you know, please share it. Some content may be triggering for people in certain seasons; if that’s you, please read the Important Note on Wellbeing before continuing.
Much love, Jen Pen Muma | Interior Designer | Writer | Mindset Mentor
I felt broken, but I was not prepared for the breakdown.
As I turned off the engine I felt my seven year old daughter’s tiny hand reach into mine and before I could open my mouth to reassure her, “Everything is alright”, I heard her say “Muma, I think you should call an ambulance”.
A poem “On Children” by Poet and Philosopher Kahlil Gibran
Your children are not your children
They are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself…
The Beautiful Chaos of Adolescence
I've come to think of teenage years as a 'training ground’, a sacred space between childhood and adulthood where both teens and parents learn and grow. If we’re consciously aware and have our own healing, boundaries and values in check, we can survive those moments without too many ruptures. Ruptures, that can be repaired with conscious parenting, compassion and respect for self and each others.
Removing Large Attachments
The truth about upgrades, both digital and personal, is that they require more than just pressing 'delete.' Like my crashed computer demonstrated so elegantly earlier in the week, sometimes we need the right support system to help us navigate what to upgrade, what to let go, and how to make space for what matters most.
The Patterns That Were Never Yours To Carry
Healing trauma and breaking generational cycles is a huge undertaking, however those of us who feel the call to say “enough is enough it stops here with me” knows that its not really something we “choose” to do - its more like being chosen, by some other source, an innately strong calling. Like threads in an ancient tapestry, our inherited patterns run deep - some as visible as a grandmother's smile, others as subtle as whispered family secrets. Here, I share my journey of unpicking generations of grief, resilience, and transformation, revealing how we can reweave our inherited stories into something beautifully our own.
“One of the most rewarding parts in letting go of what no longer serves our soul is receiving the greatest gift; arriving inside ourselves, our cells, as if for the first time, with unequivocal self love and an infinite source of wisdom to create miracles from.”
Much love Jen Pen