THE NOVEMBER 2016 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Stepmom Leah Shafer Is in the House
Can We Get an “Amen!” for This Amazing Woman?
INTERVIEW BY BRENDA OCKUN, STEPMOM MAGAZINE FOUNDER & PUBLISHER
The Parentified Child
When Stepkids Are Forced to Grow Up Too Fast
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
Whose Holiday Is It, Anyway?
Make Your Stepfamily Holidays Merry and Bright
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT AND CHRISTINE G. ADAMO
Stepmoms vs. Ex-Wives
How to Stop Bad Mouthing His Ex
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Secrets of Stepmom Peak Performance
Mastering Stepfamily Life’s 6 BIG Challenges
BY IISHANA ARTRA, PHD
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … Great Advice
WELLNESS ZONE
Stepmoms and Gratitude
5 Steps to a Thankful Heart (Even When It’s Hardest)
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
GUY THEORY
Does Your Wife Hate Your Ex More Than You Do?
How I Learned to Appreciate My Wife’s Resentment of My Ex
BY JOEL SCHWARTZBERG
STEPFAMILY LIFE
Eyes Wide Open
Improve Your Stepfamily Relationships—With Eye Contact!
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC, NCC, DCC
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
VANTAGE POINT
One Mom Is Enough
What Surprised Me Most About Becoming a Stepmom
BY ERIKA WILSON
WORDS OF WISDOM
Would I Do It All Over Again—or Run for the Hills?
Weighing the Trials and Tribulations of Stepmom Life
BY JAMIE SCRIMGEOUR
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Brooke McIntyre