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We're Mike and Kim Anderson and we believe in a world where blended families experience a future full of hope, connection, and peace. That's why we focus on helping couples in stepfamilies move from a place of confusion and conflict to a life of confidence and connection. Thanks for joining us to discover how you can live the blended family life you really want! If you've been following us for a while — yes, we recently changed the podcast name from "The Blended Family Coaching Show" to "Ble ...
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Raising awesome kids takes help. NPR has science and experts to get you through the toughest parenting moments. Updated every time we have Life Kit episodes on parenting. Want another life hack? Try Life Kit+. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks an exclusive sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/lifekit
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"Help and Hope for Families" is a broadcast whose goal is to help good marriages get better and to bring help and hope to couples who are struggling in their marriage, all from a Biblical foundation. Scott and Catherine Mercer, the directors of FamilyLife here in the Pittsburgh area, are co-hosts interviewed by Tim Tucker, who share what FamilyLife is doing in this area via the "Weekend to Remember" getaway weekends in November,at the Marriott North in Cranberry Township, as well as other re ...
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Are you feeling overwhelmed by all the stress and trauma in our world? Do you feel like the world is becoming more and more polarized? Love Is Us is the antidote. Here we learn about love and we celebrate it in its many forms. We talk about relationships with intimate partners, family, friends, in the community, and in the workplace. We also discuss relationship structures, sex, and self-love. This is a shame-free, life-affirming space where people can feel free to explore what love means to ...
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Welcome to the Blended Kingdom Families Podcast! If you are in need of resources that deal with remarriage, step-parenting, co-parenting, preparing to blend, or divorce-proofing your marriage, we are here to serve you! Blended Kingdom Families is a step-family ministry that is committed to providing resources for individuals, families, and churches by implementing biblical foundations and practical tips. Our mission is to break the generational cycle of divorce, equip marriages, and unite bl ...
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Step Parent World

Martin Lock Step Parent/Family Coach

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Firstly thank you for listening and viewing my podcasts. Step parenting can be crazy but also rewarding. My podcasts are for all step and biological parents within a step family who may need help and advice from myself and other parents. Take what you need from each podcast and share to anyone who you feel might need and benefit from these recordings. Overtime I will be trying to cover most step family topics and inviting some fascinating guests to join me to share their stories and parentin ...
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Welcome to Enjoying Your Blended Family! We bring new episodes every Monday and Friday. Mondays are on hot topics in blended families and Fridays are all about fun ideas you can do with your blended family. This podcast is all about strengthening your blended family relationships and having more fun, giving you hope and encouragement so everyone is enjoying the journey together.
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Stepfamily Foundation Podcast

Stepfamily Foundation Podcast

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The Stepfamily Foundation, Inc., provides counseling for the stepfamily / blended family, divorce counseling, remarriage counseling and stepfamily certification seminars. The Stepfamily Foundation Inc., headquartered in New York City, is a not for profit, 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1975. We provide counseling in person and on the telephone worldwide. As an educational institution chartered by the State of New York the Stepfamily Foundation provides Certification Seminars for professio ...
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Fairytales & scary tales about the ups and downs of life as a stepmum with Katie Harrison and guests.When Katie fell in love with a Dad of two, seven years ago, she had no idea what lay ahead of her! The last few years have been a rollercoaster of incredible highs, and painful lows. Faced with very little support and huge societal stigma, Katie found the first few years of her Stepmum journey incredibly isolating and difficult. She's now on a mission to break down the stigma surrounding step ...
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Love them like your own, wear matching t-shirts, plan joyful joint holidays with your über civil co-parent, and you'll all live happily ever after. Stepfamily schmepfamily, we're just family! But for the rest of us mere mortals, the "Step" in Stepfamily should not -- and usually *cannot* -- be ignored. This podcast will help you adapt to, understand, and embrace your new family paradigm, one phase at a time. Whether you're widowed, a divorced dad, a single mom, a married stepmom, or a living ...
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Power to Change

Dennis Rainey & Bob Lepine

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Power to Change® is a 30 minute interview style daily program. You’ll find in-depth interviews with authors, experts, pastors and sometimes every day people just like you. It’s funny, informative and engaging.
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Stepmom Wisdom Circle

Claudette Chenevert The Stepmom Coach

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The Stepmom Wisdom Circle podcast is a heartfelt, enlightening, and practical guide for stepmoms navigating the unique challenges of blended family dynamics. Hosted by a seasoned stepmom and professional coach with over three decades of experience, this podcast provides a supportive space for stepmoms to explore their roles, build strong relationships, and foster harmonious families. From candid discussions on setting boundaries and managing conflict, to invaluable advice on communication an ...
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LIFING 101 PODCAST

LIFING 101 PODCAST

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Get ready to be amused, enlightened, entertained, empowered, and inspired. Every week, come along for a racy trip through the chaos, confusion and comedy. Bring your sense of humor!
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Chris Fabry Live is designed to build up the spiritual immune system of the Christian men and woman. As you walk through the journey of faith called the Christian life, you meet new people, learn new things, laugh, cry and, most importantly, grow in your understanding of God.
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Wil Addison and his wife, Meeke Addison tackle culture’s tough topics from a Biblical perspective. The Addisons bring fifteen years of broadcast experience to the podcast world. Listeners familiar with their thought provoking conversations and Biblical worldview on Airing the Addisons will appreciate the new podcast format. Wil and Meeke are homeschooling six children and bring both parenting and discipleship points of view to each episode. Occasionally they’ll be joined by guests, who also ...
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Do you find yourself googling for "Stepmom help" or "Stepmom struggles" more than you'd care to admit? If so, you're in the right place. The Stepmom Side Podcast is a conversational podcast about being a Stepmom and what that actually looks like. Host Alicia Krasko covers everything from part-time, full-time, to being an empty nester as a Stepmom. Every week, you'll get a bit of humor, advice, and a conversation that will have you taking an objective look at how you're showing up. You can ex ...
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The Stepmom Unfiltered Podcast

Adrienne Barton & Amelia Lane

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The Stepmom Unfiltered Podcast is your go-to space for unapologetic, unfiltered conversations about the highs, lows, and everything in between of stepmotherhood. Join hosts Adrienne and Amelia as they navigate the complexities of blended family life with humor, empathy, and real talk. From taboo topics to expert insights, each episode offers a candid exploration of the joys and challenges of being a stepmom. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this podcast provides a supporti ...
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Blended Families

Dennis and Barbara Rainey

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There are over 60 ways a family can become blended. It is not just from divorce and the navigation of these circumstances can be difficult in a time of beautiful healing and changes.
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Thompson & Associates

Thompson & Associates

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Thompson & Associates partners with nonprofits to provide estate planning services to their supporters. This channel is designed to share nuggets of wisdom on various topics for both nonprofit organizations and their supporters, such as planned giving and estate planning tools; fundraising for annual, major and planned gifts, etc. Be sure to check back often for new content! Please visit us on the web at www.ceplan.com.
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Couch to Couch

Chuck Leblanc

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Making Therapy Make Sense. There are so many different styles or types of therapy from CBT, to Person Centered, Solution Focused, Emotional Focused, Narrative, blah blah blah. It's hard enough to pick up the phone and call someone for help, let alone interview and try different therapists until you find the right fit. This podcast is all about helping you meet different types of therapists, different types of therapy styles, different philosophical backgrounds, and hear them talk about real ...
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GilandBrenda

Gil and Brenda Stuart

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In order to be fulfilled in our lives and relationships, we must be willing to invest in those things that matter most to us. Many people invest years of their lives in school and training in order to practice their chosen career, knowing that in the end, it will be worth it. Your marriage is the most important asset you have. It’s all about strengthening the legacy of your family. It would be an honor to go on this journey with you. As a Counselor/Coach, Husband/Wife team we share vulnerabl ...
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In this episode of The Stepmom Side Podcast, we’re diving deep into the legal side of stepfamily dynamics with none other than Tracey J. Coates, Managing Partner of Coates Family Law, PLLC. Tracey is a powerhouse attorney who represents high-net-worth and high-profile clients in domestic relations cases, including divorce, child custody, and adopti…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) Since most of us have never been stepparents before, learning to recognize what's typical for life in a stepfamily vs. what's a red flag is a bit of a learning curve. For example, it’s normal for your stepkids to act out because they're kids and life in two homes is tough and they don’t like a stepparent’s rules. It’…
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If you're in a blended family, did you have any unrealistic expectations going into the marriage? Our correspondent to all things blended, Ron Deal, joins us to talk about those expectations. A step-family is started in the shadow of some kind of loss. How can you be more realistic with those blended expectations? Find out on Chris Fabry Live. For …
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The intersection of marriage and parenting often creates tension for stepcouples that leads to disagreements and, as a result, slows down relationship building. Listen to Ron Deal and Gayla Grace give valuable input on how to become a parenting team and strengthen your marriage in the process as you cope with common stepfamily dynamics such as: dif…
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Do you want more opportunities, love, and wealth in your life? An interiors therapist can help! My guest today uses feng shui to change the energy in your home so that you can make a shift and invite a different energy into your life. Suzanne Roynon is an Interiors Therapy expert and member of the International Feng Shui Guild, based in the UK and …
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Do you ever stop to think about what it will be like 15 years from now? What will your relationship with each of your children be like? Maybe you've got a HARD kid (Hurt, Angry, Rejecting, Distant) who's putting up walls and seems to have turned against you - and it feels like this painful season will never end. The tension in your relationship wit…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) There’s a great quote from Lucille Ball that goes “Love yourself first, and everything else falls into line.” That for sure has been my personal experience with stepparenting. (And really, with life in general.) As stepparents, we talk a LOT about loving our stepkids, about loving our partners and our blended familie…
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In this episode of the BKF Podcast, When Your Spouse Puts The Kids First: Reclaim Your Blended Family Marriage, Scott and Vanessa tackle a common issue faced by blended families: when one partner feels like their spouse is choosing their children over them. Learn how to set healthy boundaries, communicate openly, and maintain a strong marriage whil…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) Society really doesn’t like stepparents, so coming into this role can feel intimidating. Or like we have something to prove, like we are NOT like those bad stepparents. We’re the GOOD stepparents. But do not let society or the ex or even your partner try to marginalize you or the stepparenting role. Our role as stepp…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) My stepkid had a real thing for ketchup when she was younger, borderline addiction. I’m talking, putting-ketchup-on-lasagna level of ketchup. She also had problems with acid stomach and wasn’t supposed to be eating too much tomato-based things. Dan sometimes remembered to limit her ketchup intake, but mostly not. The…
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We're going to talk about teenage turnarounds. What did you put your parents through in your teen years? How have you changed since then? Or, what did your teenager put YOU through that now seems like a distant memory because they've turned around? Remember, your story might be just what a mom, dad, or grandparent needs to hear. Don't miss teenage …
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) Becoming a stepparent does not negate the needs and feelings we have as individuals. And yet, so many of our partners seem to think we shouldn’t have those needs or feelings… or at least that we should be perfectly content putting ourselves and our relationship needs dead last, apparently forever. This is not sustain…
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Author and speaker Mary DeMuth has a confession. She is addicted to ease. She longs for financial calm, no traffic, and for her home to clean itself. She wants God to make things easier and give her the abundant life—which means no conflict. But is that what life is all about? Don't miss the conversation on Chris Fabry Live. For more information ab…
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Meltdowns, refusing to share, hitting other kids. Every child has bad behavior sometimes. At home, it's easier to deal with. But what about in public? Psychologist Celina Benavides explains what to do in the moment — and how to get ahead of bad behavior. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) If you think your blended family will never feel like a "real" family, first of all you’re not alone. But secondly, don’t give up! It’s officially autumn here in the northern hemisphere right now, the air is getting colder and the world is getting quieter as the birds head south and critters start hibernating. Fall i…
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​The Enemy of your soul is using new tools to wage war. And believers need to be prepared for that attack. Author and speaker, Dr. Ray Pritchard helps you arm yourself against the devil's diabolical plan to destroy you. Plus, Ray shares some of the lessons he's learned on his cancer journey. Don’t miss the encouragement on Chris Fabry Live. Chris F…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) Parental alienation affects your stepkid’s ability to form loving bonds… including bonding with their stepparent. Alienated kids can develop a specific set of characteristics that also make them hard to warm up to... like acting cold, rejecting you & your partner, lying between houses, and many more than I could shar…
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Resources: Episode 194. Powerful Tips for Effectively Connecting with Your Angry or Distant Child [with Dr. Amy J.L. Baker] Book by Amy J.L. Baker: and Paul R. Fine Parenting Under Fire Article by Amy J.L. Baker: Five Things to Never Say to an Alienated Child Suggest a Topic or Ask a Question Would you like us to discuss something specific or answe…
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Ever feel like your partner’s ex is always around—at every event, in every conversation, and all over social media? In today’s episode, we dive into the awkward and often frustrating reality of dealing with your partner’s ex and how to keep your cool when it feels like they’re *everywhere.* I’m breaking down: - Why it can feel like the ex is always…
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"This is definitely not how I saw this weekend playing out." Our scheduled guest wrote that about a situation that kept her from appearing on the program. But Chris is going to do a deep dive into the topic, "When Life Gets In The Way." When have you had to change plans because things didn't play out like you thought? Your story might be used to he…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) Stepparents, if you're feeling stressed out and frazzled, please know that you're allowed to TAKE. A STEP. BACK. Burning yourself out only makes it that much harder to stay grounded and sane. Two things you kinda sorta really need if you wanna to keep your head above water while you're blending your family! We live i…
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In this episode of the Blended Kingdom Family podcast, Scott and Vanessa explore the complex legal challenges faced by blended families, including child custody modifications, visitation rights, co-parenting struggles and more. Whether you are going through or preparing for a legal dispute, this practical advice, rooted in both faith and profession…
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Does your family have a designated Sabbath? How do you spend that day? Author Kathi Lipp shares with Ron Deal her suggestions for reimagining Christian Sabbath that is a meaningful day with the Lord and one another as you prioritize rest and share a meal together. On Sabbath, we want to focus on who God is and His provision for us as we rest and co…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) For inexplicable reasons, many of the people around stepparents seem to think that we shouldn’t feel stressed or overwhelmed by this role just because we chose this — because we knew our partners had kids. When a person feels stressed about starting a new job, no one says "Well, you applied for this position. YOU kne…
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) Again and again and again I'd try to win my stepkid over. I followed all the usual stepparenting advice: show an interest in their interests, take it slow, try not to take their rejection personally. And nada. Zilch. Nothing. I started getting desperate. I thought I could get her to like me if I acted differently. So…
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It's the perfect topic for Chris Fabry Live. Trillia Newbell is going to help us explore the stories, food, and faith of Black Americans. From Frederick Douglass to Harriet Tubman and beyond, Trillia will take us into the lives of these men and women as we celebrate their lives. We'll also learn about delicious Southern recipes inspired by African …
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💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!) It shouldn’t be a newsflash to say kids of divorce still need parenting… AND YET, that is the topic of today’s pep talk. A child's parents not being together anymore does not negate the reality that kids need structure. They need a regular routine. They need guidance from the adults around them. All of this helps kid…
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Cold-case homicide detective and best-selling author J. Warner Wallace talks about what investigating death teaches us about the meaning of life. For years he has been chasing leads and solving mysteries. And he says every murder investigation teaches a death lesson and a life lesson. The truth in true crime—don’t miss Chris Fabry Live. Care Net Ch…
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