THE NOVEMBER 2020 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
‘The Giving Tree’
Advice for Stepmoms Who Sacrifice Too Much
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Stepmoms Who Step Back
How to Talk to Your Partner About Disengaging
BY ERIN CARELESS, PHD
What Makes a Parent a Parent?
This Stepmom Believes the Answer Is to Keep Probing
BY BRITTANY LYNCH, BSCN
Friends With Benefits
Why Stepmoms Need Their Besties
BY KRISTA GIOVARA
Two Homes. One Childhood.
How Transition Reports Make Co-Parenting Possible
BY KAREN BONNELL, MS
“I Don’t Like Living With My Stepkids!”
A Stepmom’s Dirty Little Secret … and 5 Ways to Cope
BY SUSAN HAWORTH, MED, MS
DEPARTMENTS
THE INSIDE SCOOP
Grieving Your Great Expectations
3 Steps to Take When the Dream Has Faded
BY CAMERON NORMAND, JD
WORDS OF WISDOM
Living in a State of Fight or Flight?
Learn to Thrive in the Stepfamily Jungle
BY WENDY TAMIS ROBBINS, JD
THRIVING STEPMOMS
Take Control, Stepmom
4 Ways Hope Can Power You Forward
BY MEG BURTON TUDMAN, MBA
TIME OUT
Tips From the Trenches
5 Ways to Practice Gratitude as a Stepmom
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
IN EVERY ISSUE
ON THE COVER: Graciela Balmori
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
SPOTLIGHT
MANIFESTO
