Latest #blendedfamily Podcast Episodes
Better2Gether Podcast Episode 2
BETTER2GETHER - February 20, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWelcome to Better2Gether a podcast for couples. Inside episode 2 Christie and I discuss both the similarities and differences in our co-parent styles. We also talk about how co-parenting affects our relationship. We welcome your feedback and comments on our Instagram @better2getherpodcast.
Should You Be Friends With Your Husband's Ex?
Past Chaos - February 14, 2021 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss WHY they became friends and what makes their relationship work. They have been getting a lot of questions about their friendship lately, so they decided to explain their situation in detail. The women also give their take on the new Britney Spears docume...
How Misery Loves Company in Co-Parenting
Past Chaos - February 07, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how misery loves company in divorce and co-parenting. The women dissect their divorces and how miserable they attempted to make their exes throughout the process. April and Loren also go into the miserable aspects of their bitter custody battle and give ...
How Conflicting Parenting Styles Affect Blended Families
Past Chaos - January 31, 2021 22:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how having different parenting styles have affected the blending of their families. They remember their bitter custody battle and the aftermath it had with their children and the relationships between them. The women divulge which one of them has gone ...
Can Good Moms Say Bad Words
Past Chaos - January 24, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss moms that cuss. The ladies talk about their past co-parenting experience with their attorneys advising them to be "perfect" in front of the children. When April let a naughty word slip, John's head spun. They also talk about growing up and what types of...
Do We Sabotage Our Own Relationships
Past Chaos - January 17, 2021 14:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the ways they have sabotaged their relationships. Are we our own worst enemies? Find out how we answer that question. Listen as we discuss how the trauma from our past relationships affected the beginning of our co-parenting relationship. Also, we ta...
Better2Gether Podcast Episode 1
BETTER2GETHER - January 17, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWe're Christie & Ray and it's our 6 year anniversary!! What better way to celebrate than to launch a podcast! Welcome to Better2Gether, a podcast for couples. In our first episode, we invite you to get to know us and our story. Welcome and enjoy.
Is It Possible To Have It All
Past Chaos - January 10, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the possibility of having it all. As women, wives, and moms - can you really have it all, or does it come with a price? First, the women define what it means to have it all. Then, they discuss how to prioritize the things you want and how that fits in ...
Why Do Bio Moms Hate Stepmoms
Past Chaos - January 03, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss reasons why bio mom dislike stepmoms. They remember a time, not so long ago, when they disliked each other so much they could not stand being in the same room as one another. The women consider the different ways they reacted to circumstances during th...
How It All Began
Past Chaos - December 27, 2020 21:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren take it back to the beginning. They discuss what led to them creating the relationship they have today. The women give a recap on what it took to develop the co-parenting dynamic they currently have. April and Loren also talk about how they all ended up living...
Healthy Ways to Argue With Your Spouse
Past Chaos - December 20, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren teach you ways to fight with your spouse. Well, maybe not so much how to fight - but how to disagree in a healthier way. The women discuss their marriages and the ways they argued in each of them. They discuss all the unhealthy aspects of the disagreements th...
How to Find Your Sanity During a Pandemic
Past Chaos - December 13, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss finding your sanity during this pandemic. They talk about how hard it has been to find an outlet and a release while working, owning a business, being wives, and taking care of all the children during this chaos. Joining them to shed some clarity on the ...
Why Do We Mom-Shame Ourselves
Past Chaos - December 06, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss why moms shame themselves into feeling like they aren't a good enough mom. They also talk about how they tend to allow one of their children in particular, to set the standard for how they parent in their households. The women share an incident from rec...
Why Do We Mom-Shame Ourselves?
Past Chaos - December 06, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss why moms shame themselves into feeling like they aren't a good enough mom. They also talk about how they tend to allow one of their children in particular, to set the standard for how they parent in their households. The women share an incident from rec...
Finding Your Thanks
Past Chaos - November 29, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss finding your thanks and discovering your clarity through the chaos of a coparenting relationship. The women remember their bitter custody battle and how they could have changed their mindset early on to prohibit so much animosity. They offer three step...
Terms Of Adherent
Past Chaos - November 22, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how their views on bonus parent involvement has evolved since they began coparenting. Loren explains how her opinions have changed the most. In the beginning, she believed that April should not have such a leading role in the parenting decisions. Now t...
No EX-Changes
Past Chaos - November 15, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the difficulties of parenting and co-parenting a child that looks and acts just like your ex. They recall their experiences with each child they have that highly resembles their ex husbands. The women talk about how hard it was to heal and move forward ...
Beautiful Tragedy
Past Chaos - November 08, 2020 18:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss turning tragedy into triumph in your co-parenting relationship. Joining them to tell their amazing story of rising above the chaos and creating a positive co-parenting relationship are Denny, Jamie, and Amanda from the "Thank God Cancer Saved Our Divorce...
Marriage: Take Three
Past Chaos - November 01, 2020 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the shame and stigma behind being married multiple times. The women talk about how they felt each time they got divorced, as well as why they have felt shamed. They also recall the times when they feel the most embarrassment from their multiple times do...
In Another's Eyes
Past Chaos - October 25, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how easy it can be to compare your current relationship with those from the past. They talk about jealousy and how it was a major contributing factor to the cause of their bitter custody battle. The women tell us how they were able to overcome compariso...
But, I'm Too Tired
Past Chaos - October 18, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how they managed to keep the spark in their relationships while going through a bitter custody battle and blending their family. They discuss how hard it can be to maintain the romance in your marriage when dealing with a mentally and an emotionally drai...
Diaries of A Mediocre Mom
Past Chaos - October 11, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss the difficulties of parenting naughty children. They talk about their current situation of coparenting and how it is affecting their ability to be at the top of their game in motherhood. The ladies give a glimpse into their raw lives of being "bad moms"...
What Lies Below
Past Chaos - October 04, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how to overcome lies that were told in the beginning of a relationship and move on to your happy ever after. They talk about how the end of Loren's second marriage intertwined with the beginning of April's third marriage. Most importantly, how they were...
Break Free
Past Chaos - September 27, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss how to not kill your ex - not in a literal manner, of course! The women talk about their marriages and divorces and the things they could have done differently before saying, "I DO" to ensure a healthier relationship. Also, what they could have done to ...
The Sweet Life
Past Chaos - September 20, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss events that are currently happening in their co-parenting relationship. They talk about how they are going through a transition and the dynamic is changing since both dads left for military training and orders. The women compare how different this situa...
Nanny To The Rescue
Past Chaos - September 13, 2020 14:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss then and now - the big compromise that changed their co-parenting dynamic forever! The women discuss when they came to the decision to utilize the same nanny for their children, in both of their homes. Joining them to discuss this topic is their wonderf...
Somewhere Out There
Past Chaos - September 06, 2020 14:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss half and step siblings and the relationships they have. The women talk about growing up not knowing some of their siblings and not having the ability to develop the relationships and bonds they would have liked. They reveal that those bonds have since g...
Confidently Loud
Past Chaos - August 30, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss finding their voices. In honor of Women's Equality they each talk about the point in their lives when they realized it was time to speak up and not be ashamed of what each of them had to say. Being such advocates of women's empowerment, the ladies offer ...
Family, Man
Past Chaos - August 23, 2020 15:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss co-parenting from a male perspective. They have a little help from John - April's husband and Loren's ex-husband - as well as Loren's boyfriend, Jake. The men give their opinions and advice on what they feel are important aspects of building a positive c...
Grave Emotions
Past Chaos - August 16, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 46 ratingsIn this episode, April and Loren discuss emotional affairs. Loren talks about her experience with emotional affairs. April confesses that she fears she may have had an emotional affair without even knowing she was. The women are joined by one of their close friends, Heather, as she discusses ...
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