Latest #blendedfamily Podcast Episodes
Have You Experienced Mom Burnout
Past Chaos - September 12, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss mom burnout. After two weeks of quarantine, this conversation is so relevant. How have the women handled coparenting with two family members testing positive for Covid? Listen to Loren's experience of being exhausted in motherhood, especially after a ...
Can You Take A Break In Marriage
Past Chaos - August 29, 2021 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss setting boundaries in your romantic relationships. Can you be in a marriage and take a break? Is it ok to "be on a break"? Hear how the women feel about setting their own rules when it comes to relationships. Find out why Loren blocked her boyfriend on...
Are You On a Journey To Find Yourself
Past Chaos - August 25, 2021 12:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren recount their cross-country adventures. the women decided to take a journey to find themselves and do a little self-reflection. Did their friendship survive nine days of travel? Find out how Loren made April face her fears and the extreme measures she took to d...
How Important Are Your Friendships
Past Chaos - August 15, 2021 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss friendships and how important they are. The women talk about past relationships with friends and how they have changed them for future friendships. Has being on a reality television show changed their outlook on friendships? April has a question for Lo...
Are You Living Someone Else's Dream
Past Chaos - August 08, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss living someone else's happily ever after. Following a day spent reminiscing with Loren, April realizes that she may be having doubts about her future. Will Loren be able to tell April, "I told you so"? Does Loren feel like she should have stayed married ...
Does Your Spouse Annoy You
Past Chaos - August 01, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss annoying spouses. More specifically, the women divulge their significant other's most annoying traits. They balance out the roast fest by admitting their most annoying qualities. The women also debate a sticky situation as a listener needs advice. Don...
Did Your Ex Get Your Best Years
Past Chaos - July 25, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss who got the best years of their lives. Do you think one of your exes took your best years? Or are your best years yet to come? Loren discusses a parenting moment, and the women decide how to tackle a teachable moment with one of their sons. April has an...
Is Your Sex Life Healthy
Past Chaos - July 18, 2021 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss intimacy. Let's talk about sex, baby! The women wonder if their sex is broken or just as normal as the next person. Does size matter? How often should you have sex? Does your partner compare you to his or her ex? Find out the answers to these questi...
Does The Truth Hurt
Past Chaos - July 11, 2021 15:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how the truth can hurt once we hear it. The women talk about decisions they have made in their lives and relationships that come back to haunt them later in life. They also reveal how it feels to hear the men in their lives divulge feelings on national t...
The Reality of Relationships
Past Chaos - July 04, 2021 15:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss expectations in relationships versus the reality of them. The women also divulge what it is really like watching their lives unfold on a reality television show. April admits how the 90/10 rule of relationships has affected her outlook on her marriages t...
Can Moms Be Sexy
Past Chaos - June 27, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the mom "dress code". They debate the age-old question of, "Can moms be sexy?" April recalls the triggers of her past that cause her to have issues when it comes to being body shamed. Loren talks about her feelings of needing approval and validation to ...
Is It Hard Being With Someone's Ex
Past Chaos - June 20, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the difficulties of being married to someone else's ex. The women divulge the most difficult aspects of their relationships with the same man. April talks about how hard it was to accept the end of her first marriage and how horrible she was to Jerry's n...
Should You Travel With Your Ex
Past Chaos - June 18, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss traveling with their exes. The women give details of the recent trip they took as a BIG blended family. April recounts her travels with her first husband, Jerry. She also talks about traveling with Roy and how she feels about it. Loren admits that she p...
What Are CoParenting Triggers
Past Chaos - June 06, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren talk about their top three triggers that set them off during their bitter custody battle. Loren discusses an interesting parenting moment with one of the boys. April reveals a big move in her career, and how she will be taking time to focus on being a mom and w...
Blended Families That Closely CoParent
Past Chaos - May 30, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren announce the BIG secret they have been keeping! Their blended family will be featured on a reality television serious titled, "You, Me & My Ex" that will premier on TLC June 20th at 10PM EST! The women have special guests Ben and Nikki, authors of "Our Happy Div...
Can Your Attitude Affect Your CoParenting Relationship
Past Chaos - May 23, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren talk about how changing your attitude can help create a better coparenting relationship with your ex. Loren tells us how she was a bitter baby momma and what made her decide to take a different approach. April recalls how she learned valuable lessons from her ...
What Are Relationship Red Flags
Past Chaos - May 16, 2021 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren talk about relationship red flags. The women discuss some of the red flags they have personally dealt with in past relationships, as well as ones you should generally look out for prior to dating someone. The women also discuss the great advice their moms gave ...
Does Divorce Traumatize Children?
Past Chaos - May 09, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss divorce and the damage it does. More importantly, they argue the point of staying in an unhealthy marriage and the lasting harm it can have of your children. The women discuss growing up and witnessing abuse in their homes. They confess their feelings a...
How to Handle High-Conflict Exes
Past Chaos - May 02, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren celebrate their 100th Podcast! They are joined by special guest, John. He talks about how far this blended family has come and how his relationship with Loren has changed over the years. In honor of 100 episodes, the women answer questions sent in from their ...
How To Walk Away From What Does Not Serve You
Past Chaos - April 25, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss leaving things that no longer serve you and how the universe moves us when we are unsure of what we should do. The women also open up about how they learned to accept change, say no, and find peace. April confesses about something she has not been hone...
Finding Clarity In The Midst Of A Chaotic Custody Battle
Past Chaos - April 18, 2021 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the continuation and culmination of their divorces and child custody battle. April remembers the call from Loren that lead to the beginning of their friendship. She goes into detail about her feelings and how things could have gone very wrong if she wo...
Can You Survive The Pain Of Divorce
Past Chaos - April 04, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren continue the saga of the early stages of their relationship. April opens up about the dark place she was in during the end of her relationship to Roy. Loren also details how she was feeling on the other side of the fence, having some of the same emotions. The w...
Can You Survive The Pain Of Divorce
Past Chaos - April 04, 2021 20:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren continue the saga of the early stages of their relationship. April opens up about the dark place she was in during the end of her relationship to Roy. Loren also details how she was feeling on the other side of the fence, having some of the same emotions. The w...
Are You Struggling Through A Divorce?
Past Chaos - March 28, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren continue the saga of their love story. They discuss how they met for the first time and their feelings on first impressions of each other. The women recount the emotional struggles they were dealing with while both of their marriages were ending. April talks abo...
How to Cope When Cheating Produces a Child
Past Chaos - March 21, 2021 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the most sensitive, yet craved topic listeners always inquire about...the love child. The women go into uncomfortable detail on the bombshell dropped in the first year of marriage for Loren and John, and how this still affects their entire family. April d...
Are You Ready For a Second Marriage
Past Chaos - March 14, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss their second marriages. Loren goes into detail about the shame she felt in the beginning of her relationship to John. April talks about the similarities between her marriage to Roy and the marriage of Prince Harry and Megan. The women discuss the courag...
Does Divorce Affect Future Relationships?
Past Chaos - March 07, 2021 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Co-Parenting Past Chaos, April and Loren discuss their first marriages. They talk about how those relationships and divorces set the tone for their future relationships. They also discuss the impact that marrying young had on their self-worth. Thank you to Podcorn for spon...
Does Childhood Trauma Affect Adulthood Decisions?
Past Chaos - February 28, 2021 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Co-parenting Past Chaos, April and Loren go back and dissect the very first blog they ever wrote. The women dive into more details about the events from their past and how that has shaped them as mothers and allowed them to build such a strong co-parenting bond. April tells...
The Difficulties of CoParenting
Past Chaos - February 21, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Co-parenting Past Chaos, the women discuss the difficulties of coparenting in two separate homes. Loren gives us an insight into just how petty she is willing to be when pushed to the limit, and April reveals whether or not she supports Loren's reaction to the situation. The...
The Difficulties of CoParenting
Past Chaos - February 21, 2021 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode of Co-parenting Past Chaos, the women discuss the difficulties of coparenting in two separate homes. Loren gives us an insight into just how petty she is willing to be when pushed to the limit, and April reveals whether or not she supports Loren's reaction to the situation. The...
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