THE MARCH 2018 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FEATURES
Struggling With the “Stepmonster” in You?
Insight and Advice from Wednesday Martin, PhD
BY STEPMOM STAFF
Bipolar, Borderline, Narcissist
Is She Being Difficult—or Is It a Mental Health Disorder?
BY BRENDA SNYDER, LCSW
The Assertive Stepmom
How to ‘Say’ What You Need to Say
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Are Your Stepkids Strangers to You?
The Impact of Estrangement on Stepfamilies and First Families
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
IN EVERY ISSUE
ON THE COVER
Wednesday Martin, PhD
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
What I Think About … Turning 50
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This Time Last Year
REAL STEPMOMS. REAL STORIES.
Jonelle Jones
DEPARTMENTS
THRIVING STEPMOMS
Full-Time Stepmothering and Time Apart
Finding Inner Peace When You Feel Utterly Powerless
BY ANNA DE ACOSTA
COMMUNICATION CORNER
Stoke Your Relationship Fire
7 Tips for Communicating Clearly But Warmly
BY ALI WILKS, MSC
SPECIAL REPORT
Stepmoms & Special Needs Kids
6 Ways to Rock the Role of Support Team Member
BY AUDREY K. CADE, MS
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
Ignorance Is Bliss
And Then There Were Four—Well, Five
BY TRACI MORENO, PSYD