TPP 260: Dr. Jenn Noble on Mixed Race Kids, Intersectionality, and Teen Identity and Mental Health
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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Who is Dr. Jenn Noble and why does she focus on mixed‑race teen identity?
So I really stress for folks that are supporting any kind of marginalized teen is really helping them understand the context of like This is why people are treating you a certain way because you are not your experience is not understood enough. It's not known enough. Um, you are not seen enough. And this has nothing to do with who you are. It's has much more to do with society and the slow sort of evolving of of society.
Welcome to Tilled Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber. Today's episode is a deep dive into teen identity and teen mental health, especially in the intersectional and marginalized sphere. This is such an important topic and I am thrilled to be talking with a teen whisperer, Dr. Jen Noble, a psychologist, teen parent coach, and associate professor of psychology based in Los Angeles, California. Jen is a teen mental health advocate and is especially passionate about helping parents raise happy, confident, and secure mixed race kids. As a mixed race person herself, she brings clinical research and real life nuance to her work supporting teens.
In our conversation, Jen and I talk about both the challenges and importance of identity and community for marginalized teens, how parents can support a healthy Healthy racial identity for their mixed race child, and special considerations for neurodivergent teens who are developing their identity. We also talk about developmental timelines, cultural shifts, the impacts of the pandemic on teen mental health, and more. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Before I get to that, if you are new to Tilt Parenting and you found this podcast while searching for resources to support you on your journey of parenting a neurodivergent child, be sure to check out my book Differently Wired. In Differently Wired, I share my best practices and practical advice for supporting not just our kids, but ourselves through this journey.
And if you're looking to make some quick positive shifts in your day to day life, Life, you can sign up for my free differently wired seven day challenge. Every day for one week, you'll get a short daily video highlighting one actionable thing you can do right away to impact the way you think, feel, and act in relation to your child. You'll also get a downloadable mini workbook and access to a private Facebook group. And again, it's totally free. Just go to tiltparenting.com/slash seven day to sign. Sign up. That's tiltparenting dot com slash seven day. Thanks so much, and now here is my conversation with Jen. Hey Jen, welcome to the podcast. Hi, welcome. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Yes, I am looking forward to this conversation and
I would love if just as a way to get started, if you could take a few minutes and just tell us a little bit about yourself, who you are in the world, what you do, and I always like to know people's personal why behind the work that they do.
Yes, sure, sure. Yeah, so I am a clinical psychologist, of course, but I always like to tell folks that I'm a Cali native. Um I born and raised in California, Southern California specifically, and Love everything about it. I if I'm sort of being uh self deprecating, sometimes I call myself a Cali snob because I'll go to other places and kind of be like You don't have this in California, we do blah blah blah. So people roll their eyes a lot. Um but yeah, so I'm definitely a a lover of California and I love food. World travel, um, I love dance. But also I am a mixed race person. Um I'm African American and Tamil Sri Lankan. And again, I always say to people if you don't know where Sri Lanka is, um, it's an island off the coast of India.
Um, it is its own country, it's it's not a part of India, but a lot of people just are like, oh, I've never heard of that place. Um, but yeah, besides that. That's I'm an extrovert, I'm I'm quite animated. Um, I'm definitely a person who's never met a stranger. But in my work world, I I work at associate professor of psychology at a community college here in Southern California.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Dr. Jenn Noble and why does she focus on mixed‑race teen identity?
0:00–6:12
2
Why is it crucial for monoracial parents to understand their own racial lens when raising mixed‑race children?
6:12–12:29
3
What practical steps can parents take to educate themselves about the mixed‑race experience?
12:29–17:47
4
How does intersectionality affect the mental health challenges faced by marginalized teens?
17:47–23:16
5
What impact has the COVID‑19 pandemic had on teen motivation, purpose, and identity development?
23:16–28:06
6
How are mixed‑race and neurodivergent teens navigating college, career, and community after the pandemic?
28:06–32:45
7
What advice does Dr. Noble give to parents who feel shut out or uncertain about supporting their teen’s identity?
32:45–36:57
8
Where can listeners find Dr. Noble’s resources, membership site, and coaching for mixed‑race families?
36:57–41:16
Speakers
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