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THE JANUARY 2019 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES
10 Years of StepMom Magazine
Brenda Ockun Takes Us Back to the Beginning
BY CHRISTINE G. ADAMO
Stepmom, You’ve Been Had!
3 Ways Society Sets Stepfamilies Up to Fail
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA
Feeling Left Out, Stepmom?
Insider/Outsider Syndrome and Your Stepfamily
BY SUSAN LANCASTER, PGDIP
Moms and Stepmoms at War
4 Steps to Peace—if You Really, Really Want It
BY LAURA PETHERBRIDGE
Stepmoms and Money
Let’s Talk About Your Financial Future
BY SHELLY WARE, LMFT
Stepmoms & Adult Stepchildren
What’s It Like When the Kids Grow Up?
BY KRISTEN WILKINSON, PSYD
Not So ‘Traditional’ Stepmoms
What Life’s Like for Our LGBTQ Sisters
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT
Stepmoms and Infertility
4 Ways to Flip the Script in Your Head
BY KELLY PALMQUIST, MSW
DEPARTMENTS
INSIDE SCOOP
Stepmom Secrets
6 Important Things Nobody Told You
BY KYLIE MCGREGOR
CRITIC’S CORNER
MOVIE REVIEW: “Unforgettable”
The Nightmare Stepmoms Never Actually Have
BY BETH MCDONOUGH
EXPERT ADVICE
Couples Therapy
Can This Remarriage Be Saved?
BY RACHELLE KATZ, EDD, LMFT
STEPMOM MEMOIRS
Stepfamily Under Construction
One Stepmom’s Remodeling Journey
BY LAURA S. MILAM, MED
GUY THEORY
The Power of Participation
How Stepmom’s Presence Enhances Dad’s Relationships
BY JOEL SCHWARTZBERG
WORDS OF WISDOM
A Letter to My Younger Self
6 Things I Wish I’d Known About Being a Stepmom
BY KRISTEN SKILES, MBA
TIMEOUT
Winterize Your Heart
5 Ways to Protect Against Negativity in the New Year
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA
COUPLES CORNER
The Stepmom Sanity Saver
Learning to Compartmentalize Your Problems
BY ALI WILKS, MSC
THRIVING STEPMOMS
The Mindful Stepmom
5 Tips for Setting Intentions in 2019
BY ANNA DE ACOSTA
SHORT STORY
Portrait of a Bride
A Stepmother’s Memoir
BY LAURA L. MACK
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Brenda Ockun
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
What I Want You to Know
FROM THE ARCHIVES
This Time Last Year
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