Being a stepmom is hard.
We can help.
StepMom Magazine is for any woman who dates, lives with, or is married to someone with kids.
We’re glad
you found us.
StepMom Magazine is the leading online resource for women in relationships with partners who have children. Each monthly issue delivers expert advice, practical tips, and inspiring stories designed to empower and help you navigate the complexities of blended family life with confidence and resilience.
If you’re a stepmother, you’re no stranger to sticky situations like dealing with the ex, trying to bond with your stepkids and feeling like an outsider in your own home.
The articles inside StepMom Magazine are written by our hand-selected team of licensed therapists, certified stepfamily coaches, legal and financial advisors and veteran stepmoms who understand the challenges you’re facing—because we’re stepmoms too.
How it works
When you subscribe, you’ll receive exclusive access to the monthly magazine—a downloadable, printer-friendly PDF that’s easy to read anywhere, anytime. Each issue provides 35+ pages of expertly written and beautifully designed articles to help you take charge of your life and overcome your biggest challenges.
Why do stepmoms need a magazine?
If you’ve ever been told that you should love your stepkids like your own, or that you’re just the stepmom, or that you knew what you were signing up for, you know that being a stepmom is—complicated.
Friends and family usually don’t understand what it’s like and most therapists receive little to no formal training on stepfamily dynamics. This leaves stepmoms on the receiving end of well-intended but bad advice like “just be nice” and “take the high road” or “be patient…it’ll get better in time.”
We’re the how-to guide you’ve been looking for.
We talk about everything.
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Adult Stepkids
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Anxiety & Depression
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Bonding & Stepkids
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Child-Free by Choice
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Child Support
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Co-Parenting
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Dealing with The Ex
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Disengaging
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Divorce Guilt
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Financial Planning
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Full-Time Stepmoms
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The 'Ours' Baby
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Healthy Boundaries
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Infertility
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Intimacy & Sex
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Legal Issues
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Loyalty Binds
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Outsider Syndrome
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Parental Alienation
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Permissive Parenting
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Self-Care
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Stepfamily Vacations
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Stereotypes
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Teenage Stepkids
Choose your plan…
Each issue is a downloadable, printer-friendly PDF you can read anywhere, anytime!
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Hi.
I’m Brenda.
I remember the moment like it was yesterday.
I didn’t want to be a stepmom anymore.
I sat on the floor and cried.
And then I got up …
and created this magazine,
for every woman who’s ever felt like me.
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Contributing Writers
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![Stepmom Coach Mary Kelly]()
Mary T. Kelly, MA
Marriage & Family Psychotherapist, Stepfamily Expert & Coach
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![Stepmom Coach Susan Haworth]()
Susan Haworth, MEd, MS
Individual & Family Counselor, Coach & Veteran Stepmom
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![Stepmonster Author Wednesday Martin]()
Wednesday Martin, PhD
Social Researcher, Veteran Stepmom and Author of “Stepmonster"
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![Stepmom Therapist Brenda Snyder]()
Brenda Snyder, LCSW
Therapist Specializing in Trauma, Depression, Anxiety, Veteran Stepmom
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![Stepmom Coach Michaela Bucchianeri]()
Michaela Bucchianeri, PhD
Clinical Psychologist & Stepmom Coach
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![Stepmom Coach Claudette Chenevert]()
Claudette Chenevert
Certified Stepfamily Coach & Veteran Stepmom
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![Stepmom Author Rachelle Katz]()
Rachelle Katz, EdD, LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Author: "The Happy Stepmom"
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![Stepmom Coach Heather Hetchler]()
Heather Hetchler, MA
Certified Life Coach & Veteran Stepmom
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![Photo of Jennifer Katz, PHD, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a blue top and hoop earrings, in front of a plain background.]()
Jennifer Katz, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, College Professor & Veteran Stepmom
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![Stepmom Writer Joel Hawbaker]()
Joel W. Hawbaker
Stepfamily Coach/Podcast Host, Author & Speaker
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![Stepmom Editor Christine Adamo]()
Christine G. Adamo
StepMom Managing Editor, Owner & Lead Creative: WriteReviseEdit
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![Stepmom Coach Monica Chaney]()
Monica Chaney
Certified Stepmom Coach, Veteran Stepmom
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![Stepmom Writer Meg Burton Tudman]()
Meg Burton Tudman, MBA
Mindset Health Coach, Author & Speaker
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![Stepmom Writer Kelly Palmquist]()
Kelly Palmquist, LMSW
Licensed Social Worker, Veteran Stepmom
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![Stepmom Coach Heidi Farrell]()
Heidi Farrell, MM
Stepfamily Coach, Writer & Speaker
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![The Radical Stepmom Christina Nelson]()
Christina Nelson, LICSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Radical Stepmom Podcast Creator & Host
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![StepMom Writer Kate Arney Cimino]()
Kate Arney-Cimino
Stepmom. Mom. Writer.
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Emily Bouchard, MSSW, CMC
Blended Family Advisor, Financial Coach, Consultant & Speaker
