Expert Stepfamily Advice for Any Woman Whose Partner Has Kids
Stepmoms Who Disengage: Stepping Back Gracefully Isn’t Easy (Here’s How to Do It!) BY ERIN CARELESS, PHD
As a stepmother, you’ve probably heard these phrases more than once before:
“JUST LET IT GO.”
“STEP BACK FOR NOW.”
“DISENGAGE WITH LOVE.”
Being a stepmom comes with its own unique set of challenges and, very often, not a whole lot of support. Continue reading “Stepmoms Who Disengage: Inside the February 2018 Issue”
The Lonely Stepmom: 6 Tips for When You Feel Ignored, Rejected or Alone BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Think of your earliest memory of feeling excluded. For most, those thoughts take us back to grade school. Maybe you were on the playground watching the other kids interact, as you stood back alone. Maybe you weren’t invited to a birthday party for someone you considered a friend. Surely you didn’t escape middle school or high school without feeling like an outsider. Continue reading “Tips for Lonely Stepmoms: Inside the February 2018 Issue”
StepMom Interviews Karyn Turk
This Social Media Maven Is the Real Deal
BY STEPMOM STAFF
Karyn Turk is one of social media’s most authentic personalities, as evidenced by her impressive following. The host of Ethos Media Network’s “Eye on South Florida” and former CBS exec is known for her high-energy interviews with major celebrities. She’s also a resource of information on issues which matter to modern women. Continue reading “Karyn Turk: Inside the February 2018 Issue”
The January issue is HERE! These are the hot topics stepmoms (like you!) are talking about this month:
→ 4 Keys to create lasting stepfamily success
→ Your guide to setting healthy boundaries
→ Advice from a veteran stepmom (she’s also a therapist!)
→ Tips for letting go of what you can’t control
→ Self-care for the New Year in 7 simple steps
→ 4 habits of happy stepcouples
→ And more!
Here’s what else you’ll find inside: Continue reading “Inside the January 2018 Issue”
Child Support, Alimony and Angry Ex-Wives: Learning to Let Go of Things You Can’t Control BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
What is it in your stepfamily life that you’re in a tug of war with? What things do you have no power over or ability to control— yet resist, resent, fight, argue over and set boundaries around to make seem as if something that “just is” isn’t? Where do you engage in exercises of futility?
Here are a few givens many have a hard time accepting:
* HIS KIDS
* HIS EX
* CHILD SUPPORT Continue reading “Learning to Let Go: Inside the January 2018 Issue”
Don’t Be a Doormat! A Stepmom’s Guide to Setting Healthy Boundaries BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
What’s worse than feeling invisible, ignored or unappreciated?
Being treated like a doormat. You do your best, as a stepmom. You give up time and money to be available for your stepkids. You listen patiently to your husband’s complaints about his ex. You grit your teeth, while said ex makes unreasonable demands on both you and your family. Continue reading “Setting Boundaries: Inside the January 2018 Issue”
‘The Happy Stepmother’ An Interview With Author Rachelle Katz, EDD, LMFT BY KRISTEN WILKINSON, PSYD
Being a stepmother is difficult and comes with a negative reputation. Lady Tremaine (aka Cinderella’s Wicked Stepmother), anyone? The day-to-day battles you face with your stepchildren, your spouse or both can be exhausting and emotionally-draining. Many women wonder: Why is falling in love with a person who has children so hard? Continue reading “The Happy Stepmother: Inside the January 2018 Issue”
A Veteran Stepmom Speaks: What I Wish I Knew Back Then BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
It’s too bad you didn’t know me 20-some years ago. In possession of a newly-minted Master’s degree, a new job and a new boyfriend (with a ready-made family), I held the reins of my life in a loose, confident grip. I was omniscient and invincible.
I dismissed experienced advice personally and, sometimes, professionally. My work supervisors’ knowledge, I thought, was dated. I wanted no part of their obsolete, burnt-out, driven tips. Older stepmoms were equally irrelevant for a slew of reasons. Continue reading “A Veteran Stepmom Speaks: Inside the January 2018 Issue”
Transform Your Stepfamily: 4 Keys to Create Lasting Success and a Life You Love! BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC
Ringing in a New Year, for most, is full of resolutions and commitments to make the next 12 months better than the prior ones. Unfortunately the excitement that surrounds these aspirations quickly fades, as the realities of day-to-day life take hold and the newness wanes.
What if you applied that effort, instead, toward transforming your stepfamily culture? Continue reading “Transform Your Stepfamily: Inside the January 2018 Issue”