The Stepmom Diaries | Blended Family & Stepmom Support Podcast

The Grief of Wanting a Child of Your Own: Infertility as a Stepmom | Jen Powell

Can you love your stepkids and still grieve the child you may never have? It's one of those complicated feelings that can be incredibly hard to admit, even to yourself.

When Should a Stepmom Discipline Her Stepkids? | April Eldemire, LMFT

Should a stepmom discipline stepkids? It's one of those questions that sounds simple until you're the one living it. A lot of stepmoms come in wanting to help, be suppo

What Actually Makes a Blended Family Work? What the Research Says

What if some of the things you've been told a blended family should look like are actually making things harder? This episode is a special one pulled straight from our

When Your Ex Won't Stop Creating Chaos: High Conflict Co-Parenting | Livi North

High-conflict co-parenting has a way of making it feel like someone who doesn't even live in your house somehow has way too much control over what happens inside it. Th

5 Tips for New Stepmoms I Wish I Knew From Day One

Have you ever felt like the harder you try to be a good stepmom, the worse things seem to get? That was me in my first few years of stepfamily life. I tried to make the

Are You Still Trying to Prove You're Not the Wicked Stepmother?

Have you ever felt like people see you differently the second they find out you're a stepmom? The wicked stepmother stereotype has been around for centuries, showing up

What Stepmoms Can Learn From an Adult Stepdaughter | Robin Breuner

What does your stepchild actually need from you, even if they cannot put it into words? In this episode of The Stepmom Diaries, Cameron sits down with Robin Breuner, ho

REWIND: What To Do When Bio Mom Doesn't Like You

When Bio Mom Doesn't Like You: Dealing With a High Conflict Bio Mom There are some parts of becoming a stepmom you expect to be complicated. Your relationship with yo

Are You Still Trying to Earn Your Place? The Father Wound in Stepmom Life | Terri Cole

Have you ever felt like you have to be helpful enough, easygoing enough, or needed enough to truly earn your place in your stepfamily? Psychotherapist and bestselling aut

The Stepmom Summit Is Back! 30+ Experts, LIVE Support & Free Registration

The Stepmom Summit is back for its 6th year, and this year we're going Out Loud. Join Cameron Normand and more than 30 stepfamily and relationship experts, including Pa

The "Ours Baby" in a Blended Family: What No One Tells You | Amanda Gonzales, LCMHC & Morgan Lindahl

What happens when you have an ours baby in a blended family and suddenly one child is staying home while their siblings leave for another house? In this episode of The

When Sex Starts Feeling Like a Chore: Rebuilding Intimacy in Your Marriage | Meygan & Casey Caston

When sex starts feeling like one more thing on the to do list, it is easy to assume something is wrong with your relationship. But often, what is happening in the bedroom

Is Your Therapist Using the Wrong Map? What Therapy for Stepfamilies Should Look Like

Have you ever left therapy feeling heard, but not truly understood? Maybe you were told to be more patient, create more family togetherness, present a united front, or

Lost Yourself in Stepmotherhood? How Curiosity Can Help You Find Yourself Again | Amy Nesbitt

When you became a stepmom, you probably expected your life to change. What you may not have expected was how easy it would be to lose yourself in the process. Between

Amy Porterfield on Finding Your Identity as a Stepmom

Finding your stepmom identity can feel overwhelming, especially when you are trying to figure out where you fit in your blended family. Bestselling author Amy Porterfield

Is It Really Parental Alienation? How to Recognize the Signs and Protect Your Family | Amy J.L. Baker, PhD

  One day your stepchild is excited to see you and your spouse... and the next they're distant, angry, or refusing visits altogether. Is it normal family conflict? Is

Eve Rodsky on the Mental Load in Blended Families

Are you the one tracking the dentist appointments, school forms, birthday gifts, custody schedules, groceries, and all the details everyone else seems to forget? That i

The Comments Every Stepmom Hates and Exactly How to Respond | Listener Favorite Replay

We've all been there. Someone makes a comment about being a stepmom that they probably mean well... but it still stings. "You knew what you were getting into." "At l

What LGBTQ Families Want You to Know About Parenting, Acceptance, and Belonging | Jaimie Kelton & José Rolón

Have you ever realized that the things that make a family look different on the outside don't change what matters most on the inside? In this episode, I sit down with J

When the Rules Change House to House: How Kids Navigate Values Across Two Homes | Bailey Oliver Blackburn, PhD

Ever feel like your stepkids are living in two completely different worlds? The rules change from house to house, expectations don't always match, and somehow everyone ex