Episodes

  • 💁🏻‍♀️ You don’t have to justify your feelings

    💁🏻‍♀️ You don’t have to justify your feelings
    Jan 25 2026

    Strong stepparenting emotions are a feature, not a bug; it’s okay to just feel that way.

    RESOURCES MENTIONED:

    🐒 Not Your Circus, Not Your Monkeys: The Frustrated Stepparent’s Guide to Reclaiming Personal Peace

    🥰 17 coping tips for managing overwhelming emotions

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    3 mins
  • 💩 It’s not you — it’s stepparenting in high conflict.

    💩 It’s not you — it’s stepparenting in high conflict.
    Jan 18 2026

    If you’re blaming yourself for your stepfamily’s dysfunction, please stop. 🧡

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    2 mins
  • 💪🏼 Let’s get unstuck this year!

    💪🏼 Let’s get unstuck this year!
    Jan 11 2026

    A pep talk for stepparents who are ready for change yet also exhausted.

    Read the full transcript on Substack >>

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    5 mins
  • 😫 Are we blended yet??

    😫 Are we blended yet??
    Dec 14 2025

    Finding hope when stepfamily life feels a little too “one step forward, two steps back.”

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    3 mins
  • 🙌🏼 A mid-holiday season pep talk for stepparents

    🙌🏼 A mid-holiday season pep talk for stepparents
    Dec 7 2025

    Because it sure feels weird trying to find an appropriate balance between “celebratory” and “boundaries.”

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    3 mins
  • 🦃 Gratitude, schmratitude [rebooted]

    🦃 Gratitude, schmratitude [rebooted]
    Nov 30 2025

    Surviving the holiday season when you’re not feeling particularly grateful for stepfam life. Today's episode is taken from a post I wrote last year and thought this would be a good time to share again. xo

    Read the full transcript on Substack >>

    SAVE 50% FOR LIFE! >>

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    13 mins
  • 🥧 Inventing new holiday traditions

    🥧 Inventing new holiday traditions
    Nov 23 2025

    When your blended family can’t celebrate traditional holidays, sometimes you gotta improvise.

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    4 mins
  • 🌟 Stepfamily holiday survival guide

    🌟 Stepfamily holiday survival guide
    Nov 16 2025

    Our list of 9 tips, tricks, ideas, and reminders to help stepparents get through the holiday season all in one piece. (Hopefully with your sanity still intact.🤞🏼)

    Read the full transcript on Substack >>

    SAVE 50% THRU THE HOLIDAYS WITH THIS LINK! >>

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    14 mins