The August 2015 issue of StepMom Magazine is HERE!
This month’s issue features an exclusive interview with former “Real Housewives of New York City” cast member: Aviva Drescher!
Aviva is a celebrity and a stepmom (like you!) who understands what it’s like to have your every move broadcast under the glare of a spotlight, while people you don’t even know make assumptions about you.
Find out what you have in common with this celebrity stepmom in our telling interview—which begins on Page 14.
Here’s what’s inside for subscribers:
THE AUGUST 2015 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Celebrity Interview with: Aviva Drescher
The Reality TV Personality Talks With StepMom Magazine’s Brenda Ockun
About Fame, Family and Finding Happiness
Confessions of a Full-Time Stepmom
4 Truths About This 24/7 Gig
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
Sitting in the Center
An Ours Child’s Perspective on Stepfamily Life
BY TRISHA LADOGNA
The Introverted Stepmom
Strategies for Living in a Family of Extroverts
BY JENNA KORF
Embrace Your Differences
5 Factors That Make Stepfamilies Unique
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … What Other People Think
MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS
Life in the Limelight
Spotlights, Celebrities, Scrutiny—and Stepmoms!
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
GUY THEORY
Not-So-Neutral Zones
It’s His Job to Protect You From the Ex
BY JOEL SCHWARTZBERG
LEGAL MATTERS
Custody of the Children
How the Courts Decide What’s in the Kids’ Best Interest
BY LARA R. BADAIN, ESQ
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
TIMEOUT
Keep Your Cool This Summer
5 Essential Steps for Stepmom Self-Care
BY PAM HOWARD, LCSW
THE INSIDE SCOOP
My Stepchild Hates Me!
What to Do When Your Situation Seems Hopeless
BY LAURA PETHERBRIDGE
WELLNESS ZONE
Superfluous Stepmom Thoughts
What You Think and How You Talk to Yourself Matters
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC, NCC, DCC
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Stacey Bell
