THE DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
Fighting Parental Alienation
Filmmaker Ginger Gentile Aims to Educate and Reunite #Erased Family Members
BY KRISTEN WILKINSON, PsyD
There’s No Place Like Home
Advice for Stepmoms Who Experience Outsider Syndrome
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Happy Holidays?
A Stepmom’s Guide to Finding Magic in the Mess
BY KATE CHAPMAN
“I’m Jealous of My Stepdaughter!”
5 Ways to Make Peace With Your Feelings
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
DEPARTMENTS
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
What I Think About … Joy
EXPERT ADVICE
The Overwhelmed Stepmom
Seasonal Strategies to Avoid Holiday Overload
BY CHRISTINA ROACH, LMHC
VANTAGE POINT
Time With Dad
The Best Gifts Don’t Come in Boxes
BY LAURA S. MILAM, MEd
TIMEOUT
’Tis the Season to Be Jolly
Reclaim Your Stepmom Power Despite Holiday Disruptions
BY ANNA DE ACOSTA
THE LOOKING GLASS
Our Monthly Roundup of News, Events, Reviews and More
EXPERT ADVICE
Mourning Their Mom
Prepping for Holidays, When No One Wants to Celebrate
BY RACHELLE KATZ, LMFT
THE INSIDE SCOOP
The Good Dad
Ways to Help Your Partner Parent Even Better
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
A Stepmom’s Love for Her Stepson
A Letter for His First Christmas Away at College
BY AUDREY CADE, MS
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Kristy King