THE AUGUST 2021 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES:
Loyalty Binds
A Stepmom’s Guide to Untying the Knots
BY ERIN CARELESS, PHD
The StepMom Whisperer
Answers to Your Most Pressing Stepfamily Questions
BY SUSAN HAWORTH, MED, MS
Stepmom or Scapegoat?
It’s Time We Stop ‘Taking One’ for the Team
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Stepmoms and Stress
6 Ways to Manage Your Body’s Response to Pressure
BY SHELLY WARE, LMFT
I Don’t Love ‘Em Like My Own
Letting Go of Stepmom Guilt & Shame
BY CHRISTINA NELSON, LSW
Redefining Stepmom Success
What to Do if You Feel Like a Failure
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
DEPARTMENTS:
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
What Really Matters
Positive Perspectives Amid a Pandemic
BY JENNIFER KATZ, PHD
VANTAGE POINT
My Stepmom Top 10
Turning Our ‘Worst’ Experiences Into Our ‘Best’
BY KRISTA GIOVARA
THE EX FACTOR
‘Closed for Business’
5 Tips for Handling a Vengeful Ex
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
THRIVING STEPMOMS
Why Me?!
From Confused to StepMom Cover Model
BY SERENA ARORA
IN EVERY ISSUE:
ON THE COVER: Serena Arora
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
IN THE ARCHIVES
MANIFESTO
