In the stepmom role, I’ve encountered a significant increase in dealing with emotionally abusive people. Researching these types of people has helped me to step back and see these people for who they truly are, without getting emotionally sucked into their hell. I am able to see their cycle of abuse and therefore keep a … Read more
Children’s characters are all Cute and Sweet. You want to cuddle with Zimba, eat honey with Winnie the Pooh, or even jump in the arms of Bagera. But when animated stepmoms were created, we get a whole new genre of character. Was it really the fault of the Queens’? If we look up the word … Read more
New family. It’s not what you lay in bed dreaming of when you were small and imagining how your life might be as a grown up. You don’t ever really want to end up sharing your own children’s weekends with another woman (or man) only linked to you by virtue of the fact that your former love has … Read more
If you are currently struggling with your stepfamily, confused as to what the problem is and desperate to find a middle ground, you might find that PMS is secretly sabotaging your stepfamily life. Being a woman can be tough. Being a stepmom can be unbelievably challenging. And being a premenstrual stepmom can be a recipe … Read more
Moms wear many hats. It doesn’t matter if you’re a mom, stepmom, single mom, adoptive mom, foster mom; maybe you’ve found yourself joined together in matrimony to a rather large man-child also referred to as a husband, (love you dear) or all of the above. If you’re a mom in any form or fashion, you … Read more
In my role as a stepfamily coach and the administrator of several stepmom support groups, I made a recent and painful self-discovery. I am guilty of a serious stepmom advice sin: telling a stepmom: “Don’t take it personally” and I’ve said it many times to many women over my stepmom coaching career. Not until recently did I … Read more
Stepmom therapy is a type of counseling that is specifically tailored to stepmoms and their unique experiences. This type of therapy helps stepmoms to work through the challenges that come with being a part of a blended family, as well as the difficulties of forming and maintaining relationships with their stepchildren and their partner’s ex-spouse. … Read more
Is this what Mother’s Day has looked like for you? Facebook and Instagram have blown up with sappy love messages wishing everyone a Happy Mother’s Day or ‘I’m so grateful for…’ posts. In the same breath, you’re celebrating your own mother and mother-in-law while also avoiding this day yourself because you’re a ‘childless’ stepmom and … Read more
Although being a stepmom can be awesome, you’ve probably experienced some losses along the way. And although the losses are a result of your choice to be with the person you love, that doesn’t make them any less valid or painful. Most losses need to be mourned in order to properly move on from them, so they … Read more
Being a stepmom is the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I find myself dealing with an HCE and dysfunctional situations on a constant basis. What happened to my once carefree life? It is now burdened with complications, which cause guilt, especially when things escalate between my husband, his kids, or his HCE. … Read more