Latest Blendedfamily Podcast Episodes
228. Jumpstart Your Relationship With Your Stepchild | Stepdaughter Chronicles
Enjoying Your Blended Family - April 17, 2024 20:49 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsDo you desire a relationship with your stepchild but don't know how or where to start? Maybe you have been rejected in the past and stopped trying. Even if your stepchild has nothing to do with you, check this out. Who knows maybe it's just what you need to turn things around. If you're tired...
227. Manipulation and Misunderstanding With Your Stepchild| Stepdaughter Chronicles
Enjoying Your Blended Family - April 09, 2024 22:13 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIs your stepchild being manipulative causing drama and division in your stepfamily, is it a misunderstanding, or is your child just hurting? In this episode, I will talk with my stepdaughter about her perspective. EPISODE RESOURCES: If you're tired of waiting for your "STEP" family to "BLEN...
226. Inside the Mind of Our Children on Transition Day | Stepdaughter Chronicles
Enjoying Your Blended Family - April 03, 2024 00:06 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTransition Day is rough in a stepfamily. Many different factors cause that. Today I'm talking with my stepdaughter who is now 25 about her thoughts and feelings when she was transitioning from house to house as a child. We might not have all the "right" answers, but we hope it stirs up conversat...
225: How Our Mood Swings Affect Our (Step) Mother/Daughter Relationships
Enjoying Your Blended Family - March 25, 2024 19:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsToday Ryleigh (stepdaughter) and Scarlett (Stepmom) talk about menstrual cycles and how they affect mood, which puts a strain on their relationships. This was a hard conversation to have, because PMDD has taken Ryleigh down some dark roads, but we have seen God show up every time. Follow ...
224: Ways to Help Your Stepdaughter During Different Seasons of Blending | Stepdaughter Chronicles
Enjoying Your Blended Family - March 18, 2024 18:26 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsI have been getting messages lately from stepmoms asking how they can better support their stepdaughter during different seasons of life. Ironically Ryleigh (my stepdaughter) wrote a song about our stepmother/stepdaughter journey. I immediately asked her if we could discuss it on a podcast and i...
223: How it Makes You Feel When Your Parents Talk Crap About Each Other, Stepdaughter Chronicles
Enjoying Your Blended Family - March 05, 2024 18:18 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsMy stepdaughter has been in my life for 16 years. In the very beginning, our relationship was sweet. Then she quickly realized she wanted a life with just her and her dad and that didn't involve me. I tried my best to be who and what I thought she needed but it wasn't ever enough. It actually ha...
222: What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting With Jyl Barlow
Enjoying Your Blended Family - February 26, 2024 18:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings222: What to Expect When You Weren’t Expecting With Jyl Barlow One of my least favorite stepfamily comments is, “Well you knew what you were signing up for.” That’s like telling a new mom or dad, well you knew parenting was going to be hard so I don’t want to hear you complain about it. In ...
221: How to Find Rest in Your Stepfamily with Jen Debrot
Enjoying Your Blended Family - February 19, 2024 17:36 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIf you are anything like me, and a lot of you are, I struggle to find rest. I get passionate about my work, I love to serve others, and then of course family things. Between all of that, I become overwhelmed and exhausted. Did you know that God commands us to rest? This is something many people ...
220: Sharing Equal Custody Doesn’t Make You a Bad Mom with Jen Debrot
Enjoying Your Blended Family - February 12, 2024 18:31 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings220: Sharing Equal Custody Doesn’t Make You a Bad Mom For so long I thought “GOOD MOMS” have full custody of their kids and anything less meant something was wrong. In today’s episode, I talked to Jen Debrot about her approach to sharing custody. Follow Jen at Jen Debrot on Instagram ...
Moving On Again Podcast - 54 - Jay and Jess Discuss Human Existence and Falling in Love with the Ride
Moving On AGAIN Podcast - February 09, 2024 03:45 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsJay has not yet tried to check out from his life, and Jess is constantly trying to find ways to plug back into hers. It makes for some pretty interesting shower conversations, so we thought we would bring one to y'all! The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, An...
219: 14 Ways to Connect With Your Spouse
Enjoying Your Blended Family - February 05, 2024 12:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings219: 14 Ways to Connect With Your Spouse In today’s episode Jamee from Make It a Date shares 14 practical, low to no cost ideas to connect. Don’t let another year go by without prioritizing your marriage. Your blended family needs you to have a happy, healthy marriage! Follow Jamee at Make ...
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AM Blended Families Podcast - January 30, 2024 02:00 - 27 minutesBlended Baby featuring Tiffany Williamson Video available here
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AM Blended Families Podcast - January 30, 2024 02:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 5 ratingsBlended Baby featuring Tiffany Williamson Video available here
218: What To Do When Your Spouse Comes Out the Closet Special Guest: Jessica Frew
Enjoying Your Blended Family - January 29, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIn today’s episode, we discuss a topic that most stepfamilies have not experienced, but I know several of you who are and I wanted to pull back the curtain of this forbidden topic and bring you and your family some hope. I brought in the co-host of the Husband-in-Law Podcast, Jessica Frew to tal...
Moving On Again Podcast - 53 - Blended Not Stirred a Family Settling Like Sediment
Moving On AGAIN Podcast - January 26, 2024 03:25 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 58 ratingswww.jessrushnorman.com www.instagram.com/norman_agriproducts www.instagram.com/jess_rush_norman www.tiktok.com/jess_rush_norman
217: Help Your Kid Communicate With You and Your Coparent
Enjoying Your Blended Family - January 22, 2024 19:19 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsTeaching our kids emotional intelligence will benefit them for the rest of their lives in all their relationships. I love finding and sharing tools that will help your stepfamily blend smoothly. In this episode, I talked with Fiona Kong about this simple tool she used to help her young son ...
216. My Kids Went to Live With Their Other Parent, Now What?
Enjoying Your Blended Family - January 16, 2024 17:26 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsLately, we have had lots of people join our B. Fam community who are walking through the same storm we went through. Each of our kids went to live with their other parents when they became teens against our better judgment. This was a heartbreaking and devastating season for our family. As ha...
215: What to do When Your Kids Want to Live With Their Other Parent.
Enjoying Your Blended Family - January 08, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsLately, we have had lots of people join our B. Fam community who are walking through the same storm we went through. Each of our kids went to live with their other parents when they became teens against our better judgment. This was a heartbreaking and devastating season for our family. As ha...
214: How to Avoid Holiday Burnout in Your Stepfamily
Enjoying Your Blended Family - December 18, 2023 14:27 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings214: How to Avoid Holiday Burnout in Your Stepfamily Does anyone else love Christmas as much as we do? I get sad every year when it comes and goes because I don’t feel like I truly enjoyed it due to all the running around and stress that also showed up uninvited. I teamed up with Ginger from T...
213. Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt (REPOST)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - December 12, 2023 20:52 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis is a repost of one of my favorite Christmas traditions. Is looking at Christmas lights a tradition for your family every year? If it’s not then it could be a really fun way to hang out with your family. If it is your thing already, we also share some cool ways you can add to the fun and m...
212: Thinking About Raising a Stepfamily in Two Different States with Joslynn Flowers of Daily Stepmom
Enjoying Your Blended Family - December 04, 2023 17:48 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings212: Thinking About Raising a Stepfamily in Two Different States | Joslynn Flowers of Daily Stepmom All stepfamilies have their unique things that make up their family dynamics and add to the ease or difficulty of the blend. In this episode, our friend Joslynn from The Daily Stepmom shares h...
211: Hey Stepmom, They’re Not Your Kids with guest Nacho Kid’s Lori and David
Enjoying Your Blended Family - November 27, 2023 21:19 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings211: Hey Stepmom, They’re Not Your Kids with guest Nacho Kid’s Lori and David Are you fed up with your stepkids or with people telling you they’re not your kids, yet you are doing all the mom things for them. This episode is for you. We talk with Lori and David from Nacho Kids Academy abo...
210: Parental Alienation: A Stepfamily Nightmare with Guest Lisa Goodpaster
Enjoying Your Blended Family - November 20, 2023 19:25 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsIf you have ever been on the receiving end of parental alienation, you know what I mean when I say it’s a nightmare. In this episode, Lisa Goodpaster shares her story of being a child of parental alienation. You can find her whole story in her book, Alienated When Parents Won’t Parent. Today we ...
209: Social Media Stalking the Ex (Special Guest: Raising His Kids)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - November 13, 2023 12:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis episode deals with a bad habit many of us have been guilty of ourselves or have been on the receiving end of. Stalking the ex or their significant other is not beneficial to us, but we do it anyway. There are many different reasons why people stalk their ex online, and in this episode, I di...
208: God’s Redemption in Your Blended Family (Ch. 10 Blended and Redeemed)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - November 06, 2023 12:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsAs we wrap up this book study, our prayer is that you have found hope for your blended family. Every chapter has been filled with information that has the potential to change the future of your blended family if you are willing to utilize it. Today’s chapter points you to the one that can tru...
207: Tips for Taking Your Ex to Court (Ch. 9 Blended and Redeemed)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - October 30, 2023 11:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsI can’t speak for everyone, but I would say the majority of people who have experienced divorce do not want to spend their time or money in court. Although we understand there are occasions when it is necessary. Most of the time, fear or pride, back us into a corner and we feel like court is ...
206: Long Term Effects of Divorce from a Child’s Perspective
Enjoying Your Blended Family - October 23, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHave you ever wondered what kind of effects your divorce will have on your children or even grandchildren? Check out this week’s episode as I discuss with Ryleigh Tandy (my 24-year-old Stepdaughter) about the men she has watched walk out of her life and how that created her perspective on marria...
205: Pitfalls of Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation (Chapter 8: Blended and Redeemed)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - October 16, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings205: Pitfalls of Child Manipulation and Parent Alienation (Chapter 8: Blended and Redeemed) This episode had me (Scarlett) reflecting and asking my grown kids questions about their upbringing. In chapter 8 of Blended and Redeemed, Scott and Vanessa share very practical tips to help your kids f...
204: Coparenting Complications (Chapter 7: Blended and Redeemed)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - October 09, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsOne of the biggest complaints in a stepfamily is (co)parenting. Whether it be trying to parent with your new spouse and that automatic protective mode we find ourselves in when it comes to someone telling our child what to do. Or the frustration of trying to parent with someone you once loved, b...
203. Blending Our Bunch (Ch. 6 Blended and Redeemed)
Enjoying Your Blended Family - October 02, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThis week talk about our favorite stepfamily topic and that is putting FUN in dysfunction! Whether you choose to be intentional in creating a relationship with your stepchildren or not, you ARE creating a relationship. What you do from the very beginning lets your stepchild know you care and w...