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March 4, 2010
Tell Me About It–Top Ten Concerns of Stepparents Addressed
And the top ten concerns of stepmothers are...
Over the months, many of you have written me about your concerns as women with stepchildren. I'd like to list and address the top ten–so I need your help. What's on your list of top concerns? Here are some ideas from all of you so far (not in any order)…
Top Concerns of Women with Stepchildren…
-My stepkids don't like me
-I don't like my stepkids
-My stepkids and my kids don't get along (or, what can I do to make life with stepsiblings easier for my ...
February 25, 2010
"I'm Not a Stepmonster!" Interview on Blogtalk Radio Monday March 1
Tune in on Monday March 1st!
I'll be talking to Erin Erickson of The Erin Experiment and Peggy Nolan of The Stepmom's Toolbox on their Stepmom's Toolbox Radio show Monday March 1 at 8 pm. Check out the link–and please tune in!
Tell Me About It–How Do YOU Balance Kids' Needs with Yours?
How do you balance your needs as a couple with the kids' needs?
Susan Wisdom, LPC, is answering a question she hears a lot when she does therapy with couples in repartnerships with children: "How do we balance the needs of his kids with our needs as a couple?"
Have a look at her piece, "Your Needs, the Kids' Needs–What's a Stepcouple to Do?"
And let me know: How do you and your husband or partner balance these needs?
February 18, 2010
Tell Me About It–YOUR Friendships
Did you know friendships have a greater affect on your physical and emotional health than your marriage or partnership does?
I recently posted a piece on my blog that summarizes the research on how and why friendship is good for you. Now I want to know about YOUR friendships and support networks.
Fun fact: Did you know friendship benefits your health and emotional well-being even if you're not in regular touch with your friends according to at least one study?
TELL ME ABOUT IT:
How many friends ...
February 17, 2010
Social Support–that's "friends" to you and me–is your secret weapon
Friendship plays a huge role in our physical and emotional well-being
Do you have a Valentine's Day hangover? Have you read a million articles and heard a million news reports about marriage and love and crazy proposal schemes and so on over the last days and weeks? Couples and romance are big news–and big business. With so much recent emphasis on the couple bond, romance, love, sex, and so on during the build-up to Valentine's Day, some other very important relationships may not have gotten t...
February 12, 2010
Love, Lust, Sex, Power, Romance: Kela Price asks, "Why Did I Get Married?"
Kela Price of todaysmodernfamily.com (formerly Blended Family Soap Opera)
I often find myself in a mind-meld with Kela Price, co-founder of the recently re-named Today's Modern Family web site (it used to be Blended Family Soap Opera. Being me, I had my reservations about the "blended" part–but felt she and her partner Diane Green were right on target with the "soap opera" half of the equation). Kela and Diane run an informative, supportive site and Kela authored the tremendously popular...
February 11, 2010
CBC Radio Interviews: "Is Marriage Necessary?"
I'll be discussing the state of marriage on various CBC morning programs Friday FEb 12 from 6-9 am EST
For any Canadian blog followers and FB fans, please tune in to your local CBC radio station tomorrow a.m. to hear me talk about the state of marriage in 2010, which will be running on numerous CBC morning shows nationally ! And call your local CBC station if you'd like them to air the interview.
I'll be discussing how too often we fail to understand that real marriages between real people...
February 10, 2010
Guest Post by Marty Babits, Author of The Middle Ground: Three Tips for Heating Up Your Relationship this Valentine's Day
One key to couple satisfaction: surprise
Marty Babits is a friend, colleague, and truly gifted therapist who does individual and couples work. His book The Middle Ground is one of the few out there that speaks not just to people in relationships, but those of us in remarriages or repartnerships with children as well.
I asked Marty to share some of his thoughts about Valentine's Day and here's what he had to say…
Limits in the middle ground are not placed on partners by each other but are...
February 9, 2010
Radio Talk About Marriage, Partnership, Remarriage on Wednesday Feb 10 at 9 am EST
Maritime Radio with Andrew Krystall
I'll be talking to Andrew Krystall on Maritime Morning Radio on Wednesday, Feb 10 at 9 am EST. We'll be asking, "Is Marriage Necessary?" and discussing the state of marriage and partnership. Here's where you can listen live:
Stepmonster Support Group with Mary Kelly Williams
You are not alone. And Mary Kelly Williams can help!
If you live in or near Boulder, CO, this is your chance–a Stepmonster Support group with Mary Kelly Williams, MA is meeting on Wednesday February 10 at 7 pm MT. Have a look at Mary's informative, smart website. Mary also does stepfamily and stepmother coaching via telephone and Skype. Thank goodness:
http://www.marriedwithbaggage.com/Married_with_Baggage/Home.html
