
Ep 32 – MVP: How To Have Difficult Stepparenting Conversations
Why stepparents need to ask for help and how to do it effectively in collaboration with your blended family.

Why stepparents need to ask for help and how to do it effectively in collaboration with your blended family.

In honor of our recent half birthday, we wanted to give our new listeners a chance to catch some of our most valuable gems. So this week we bring you our Runner Up MVP episode – #1 Cause Of Disconnect In Your Stepparenting.

Interview with my partner John Swain about our challenges as we navigated “blending” in my stepparenting journey.

Part 1 of our interview with Dr. Patricia Papernow, internationally recognized expert on stepfamilies. Dr. Papernow shares the 5 key challenges facing blended families.

The hidden pattern preventing stepparents from connecting with members of their blended family.

There are 3 common pitfalls that effect your stepchild’s behavior: 1) assumptions about what behavior you’re seeing 2) communication patterns 3) the fact that the brain loves to be on autopilot.