Best Radical Stepmoms With Christina Podcasts (2024)

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Season 7: Episode 20: Leading with love and understanding even in High Conflict with guest, Courtney 1:13:20

10d ago1:13:20

1:13:20

Christina welcomes Courtney to unpack the term "High Conflict", and why labeling everyone as a "Narcissist" is concerning. How do these terms help us find support? Courtney shares her experience being both a bio-mom and stepmom navigating a challenging "co-parenting" dynamic. How does she lead with love and understanding, despite false allegations …

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Season 7: Episode 19: Giving yourself to stepmotherhood and finding yourself after you walk away with guest, Jen 1:16:22

24d ago1:16:22

1:16:22

Christina welcomes Jen to discuss her story of vulnerability, opening your heart up to your partner and kids and all the sacrifices that come with becoming a stepmom. When she wanted the full package and the official marriage certificate, things changed within her relationship and home. Jen shares her heartache in leaving the family she built and h…

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Season 7: Episode 18: A Marriage Loving Divorce Attorney's take on stepmotherhood and where we find "our place" with guest, Nicole 1:11:49

1M ago1:11:49

1:11:49

Christina welcomes divorce attorney and author, Nicole Sodoma to chat how stepmoms fit into their homes and the courtroom. Over the years, Nicole has risen to prominence as a national authority on divorce, custody, and co-parenting. However, she never expected to go through a divorce herself. She is not only a bio-mom but a stepmom, and shares her …

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Season 7: Episode 17: Rising Above the Past & Fighting for Your Future with guest, Sam 1:07:09

2M ago1:07:09

1:07:09

Christina welcomes Sam to share her story of being the girlfriend through divorce, self-representing and even managing a restraining order. Sam also shares her experience in supporting high needs stepkids, toileting issues and the ex’s lack of support. Also discussed in this episode: The trauma our partner’s faced with the ex When the ex likes to c…

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Season 7: Episode 16: We're not Evil...How to share The Truth About Stepmoms with guest, Renee 42:52

2M ago42:52

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Christina welcomes Renee to chat being a stepmom, growing up as a stepdaughter and how we can discuss our role with our stepkids. Renee took her own journey and made it into a children's storybook to debunk that evil stepmom trope. "The Truth About Stepmoms" is a fun and loving illustration of all the ways a stepmom can show they care - take that, …

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Season 7: Episode 15: When stepmom life leads to burnout, what you can do about it and a little Mother's Day Pep-Talk with guest, Veronica 49:19

2M ago49:19

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Christina welcomes Veronica, a seasoned stepmom and author of the book ⁠“You Can Heal Stepmom Burnout.”⁠ Veronica shares her all too familiar journey of jumping into the stepmom role and getting a little too crispy burnt out. What can you do? How can you begin to find yourself again? What is your role? Veronica gives some guidance on where to start…

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Season 7: Episode 14: Prepping for Court & How To Build Your Parenting Plan, with guest Beth 1:06:35

3M ago1:06:35

1:06:35

Christina welcomes Beth on to discuss high conflict in the court room. Not only is she a stepmom but also a litigation attorney! Beth is sharing her tips on preparing for court, what she did to get through the process, and must have’s she included in their parenting plan. Have you ever looked at your parenting plan and thought WTF? Are you gearing …

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Season 7: Episode 13: How to create a safe place for yourself while going through IVF and being a stepmom with guest, Amber 47:15

3M ago47:15

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Christina chats with Amber, a stepmom who is currently in her IVF journey. For any woman navigating the hormone and the emotional and physical tolls are difficult, but being a stepmom adds a unique layer to the ride. Amber chats her difficult feelings, what has been helpful and not so helpful and what she reminds herself everyday to keep her mindse…

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Season 7: Episode 12: The invisible load of running a home and how to empower your family to make a shift with guest, Lori 56:33

4M ago56:33

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Christina welcomes Lori, a coach, speaker and author to discuss the unpaid labor of women, mothers and stepmoms. Lori is an advocate for amplifying the value of unpaid labor and influencing how families share the workloads in their homes. Through her children's book, "Our Home: The Love, Work, and Heart of Family" Lori breaks down the invisible lab…

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Season 7: Episode 11: High Conflict Exes? What about high conflict stepkids? With guest, Ava 59:45

4M ago59:45

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We talk about high conflict exes, but what do you do when your stepkids are the source of the drama? Christina welcomes Ava to discuss her stepmom journey, how she's navigating the teen years, parallel parenting and when it feels like the ex runs the show. Ava opens up about the complicated relationship she has with her stepdaughter and the confusi…

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Season 7: Episode 10: Waking up and becoming a fulltime stepmom to teens, with guest, Emily 56:57

5M ago56:57

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What would you do if the ex just called and gave up custody?Christina welcomes Emily to chat her experience of raising teens while transitioning to full-time step parenting. Emily shares how she has helped her kids manage their expectations of their mother, and how she jumped into full-time parenting without really knowing what is and isn't "my pla…

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Season 7: Episode 9: When a mom becomes a stepmom and what we all have to learn, with guest Chanda 1:06:15

5M ago1:06:15

1:06:15

Christina welcomes Chanda to offer her experience in being both a biomom AND a stepmom. Chanda shares what's it's been like to accept a stepmom into her kids' lives and how she's found her own footing in the stepmom role. Should stepmoms and biomoms have an official first meeting? What if the stepmom is the high conflict one? What do we ALL have in…

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Season 7: Episode 8: Self Care vs. Soul Care and why Stepmoms need both with Guest, Coach Michelle 53:27

6M ago53:27

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Christina welcomes back Coach Michelle to talk about how we are caring for ourselves this year. We've all heard of Self Care, but what is Soul Care? In the world of stepmotherhood, we need to advocate for our own happiness...but how? Michelle also answers your questions...like how to reduce the amount of messages you get from the ex. Listen In! Men…

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Season 7: Episode 7: No "ours babe" and what that means for a stepmom with guest, Nicole 52:56

6M ago52:56

52:56

Christina welcomes Nicole to chat about her decision to not have an ours baby, the outside pressure to change your mind, the grief that decision comes with, and all the feelings that follow. Christina and Nicole discuss the very normal feelings of feeling pressured to "love them like your own", feeling like an outsider yet feeling like you live in …

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Season 7: Episode 6: The Ours Baby that Broke the Camels Back with guest, Sara 1:09:27

7M ago1:09:27

1:09:27

Christina welcomes Sara who had been a stepmother for 3 years and had a great relationship with her stepson. Once her pregnancy was announced, coparenting dynamics changed for the worse. Sara will discuss what she learned while navigating a new ours baby during a pandemic with a high conflict coparent and how she protected her daughter from the cha…

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Season 7: Episode 5: Creating your own unique family as a stepmom with guest, Brent Crandal, children's book author and family psychologist 44:43

7M ago44:43

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Christina welcomes Brent Crandal, an author and family psychologist to discuss how the feeling of "family" is formed. As stepmoms, we can often feel like outsiders as we step into an "already established family", but we have to change the belief that there's only one way to "family". Not only does Brent speak from his professional knowledge, but he…

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Season 7: Episode 4: Let's Answer Your Holiday Questions! 56:05

8M ago56:05

56:05

Christina answers your holiday questions, everything from her own holiday plans, to navigating alienation, to implementing new traditions with or without an ours baby. What are some tips on how to keep your sanity and not lose the holiday spirit? Listen in! So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram ⁠⁠⁠@radicalstepmomspodcast ⁠⁠⁠ Want a lit…

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Season 7: Episode 3: Tools for managing HC and words of wisdom from a seasoned stepmom with guest, Megan from the High Conflict Institute 52:56

8M ago52:56

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Christina welcomes Megan from the High Conflict Institute to chat about co-parenting with someone who operates with a repetitive pattern of high conflict. In order to be effective, we have to understand how a high conflict person thinks - so how do they? How do you flip the script to start interacting with them differently? Megan shares some great …

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Season 7: Episode 2: The Stepmom & Ex Relationship...an episode for for both women trying to make it out alive, with guest Sarah 1:02:20

9M ago1:02:20

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Christina welcomes Sarah to chat her experience in developing a relationship with her partner's ex. Who's responsible for setting the tone? What contributes to a successful start and what boundaries need to be considered? How does it evolve overtime? Can it get better? This is an episode both stepmoms and moms can benefit from - if you're willing t…

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Season 7: Episode 1: Bringing Stepmoms together and a little Pep-Talk 31:45

9M ago31:45

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Christina kicks off Season 7 with live interviews from the recent Radical Meet-Up in Chicago! What were the hot topics discussed? What binds us together as stepmoms? What makes us "radical"? Christina also sets the tone for the upcoming season with a little pep-talk. Download this episode so you can save it for a stepmom rainy day. Enjoy and Cheers…

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Season 6: Episode 25: How Our Partners Can Step-Up & Support the Stepmom with guest, Carl Knickerbocker 50:32

12M ago50:32

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Christina wraps up Season 6 by welcoming Carl Knickerbocker -you my know him on IG as Unapologetic Parenting. Not only is he in Family Law, but he lives the blended life himself. Carl shares his own experience through the court system and how he supports his wife as a stepmom. He answers how bio-dad's can step up, how to recognize and establish bou…

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Season 6: Episode 24: Supporting Our Partners through High Conflict and Fighting for our Peace with guest, KC 52:28

1y ago52:28

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Christina chats with KC to discuss the often unspoken reality of men's mental health through their divorce and into high conflict co-parenting. Women can be emotionally abusive too and many stepmoms are seeing the residual and continued trauma our partners experienced. How do we support them as they navigate their own healing? How do we advocate an…

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Season 6: Episode 23: The Benefits of Co-Parenting Apps with guest Matt from Our Family Wizard 40:09

1y ago40:09

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Christina welcomes Matt from Our Family Wizard to discuss how Co-parenting apps can help organize and lessen the conflict in blended family life. There are more options out there now so what do you look for in an app? What tools are the most helpful? How do you get the use of the app court ordered and how do you get the other house to use it? If yo…

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Season 6: Episode 22: The unique experiences of a Pandemic Stepmom with guest, Marci 51:29

1y ago51:29

51:29

Christina welcomes Marci, a "pandemic stepmom" whose introduction into the role was deeply impacted by a quick move-in with her partner and staying home with the kids for remote learning. Even being a teacher could not have prepared her! The two discuss being childless by choice and how circumstances change what we thought our families would look l…

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Season 6: Episode 21: Child-Centered Parenting Tips During Divorce or in Remarriage with guest, Dr. Ann 50:46

1y ago50:46

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Christina welcomes Dr. Ann, a psychologist, author and stepmom of 30+ years. Ann shares about her book "The Parent's Guide to Birdnesting" the decision some divorced couples choose to share a home so the kids don't have to transition, What?! Dr. Ann and Christina also chat topics like when is the best time to introduce a new partner and how it impa…

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Season 6: Episode 20: Identifying our patterns and improving our relationships with guest, Dr. Tracy Dalgleish 48:25

1y ago48:25

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Christina welcomes Dr. Tracy Dalgleish to discuss how we can unravel our difficult patterns and how we can change the way we communicate with our partners. Dr. Tracy shares her insights on shifting from a focus of wanting control to relationship and intimacy, prioritizing "we" over the need to be right and how to move through our feelings of resent…

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Season 6: Episode 19: It's possible, You can be friends with the Ex with guest, Felisa 42:01

1y ago42:01

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Yes, a stepmom and the ex CAN be friends. Christina welcomes Felisa, a stepmom who shares her story of stepmotherhood and how she navigates her friendship with her stepkids' mom. Who extended the olive branch? Are there any weird feelings? Felisa and Christina chat about what helps make a relationship like this to happen, and what boundaries might …

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Season 6: Episode 18: Tips and a Q&A with High Conflict Diversion Coach Michelle 40:14

1y ago40:14

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Christina welcomes back Coach Michelle, a licensed attorney, a Certified High Conflict Diversion Coach, as well as a Certified Martha Beck Life Coach. The two chat hot topics like communication, documentation, parenting plans and boundaries. Michelle anwers your questions about how to document in preperation for court, what to do about the misuse o…

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Season 6: Episode 17: A military wife and long-distance stepmom with guest, Charlotte 46:53

1y ago46:53

46:53

Christina chats with Charlotte, a long-distance stepmom and military wife. After moving from the UK to the US to be with her person, she knows the trial and errors of being a stepmom. Charlotte shares how she maintains a relationship with the kids when she doesn't see them often, what it was like to get the full-time for a year and then back to lon…

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Season 6: Episode 16: Establishing boundaries and making space for your new shared life with guest, Katie Beth 1:05:16

1y ago1:05:16

1:05:16

Christina chats with Katie Beth, a stepmom who shares her story of falling in love, the complexities of dating with kids, managing not only a high conflict ex but her high conflict parents. The two discuss what happens when the stepmom shows up and there's no boundaries in place, raising a special needs stepkid and pregnancy after loss. What helped…

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Season 6: Episode 15: A house full of kids and the need for communication, with guest Elly 57:45

1y ago57:45

57:45

Christina chats with Elly, a bio-mom who remarried and now finds herself rocking the stepmom role. With Elly's background in communication, she shares her dos and don't of co-parenting her SIX kids. The two chat group texts, methods to help lessen the conflict and how to manage when you feel your partner walks on eggshells. How has Elly's role as a…

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Season 6: Episode 14: Let's talk teens, blended family finances and finding your voice with guest, Cameron 41:08

1y ago41:08

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Christina welcomes Cameron, a stepmom who found her voice and founded This Custom Life, is host of The Stepmom Diaries podcast, Co-CEO of Stepfamily Magazine, and Co-founder of The Stepmom Summit. Cameron discusses how she stepped into her role and how the ages of our stepkids can impact the way we show up. Christina and Cameron chat how the bond c…

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Season 6: Episode 13: A couple chats how they love it all even when it's tough with guests Amanda and Joe 1:13:30

1y ago1:13:30

1:13:30

Christina welcomes Amanda and Joe to talk full-time step-parenting, supporting one another through HCBM's antics, how to establish boundaries and MORE. Grab your partner for this one. Hearing from another stepmom is validating, but it's always enlightening to hear from how another couple navigates the good, bad and ugly. Listen in! So much more tha…

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Season 6: Episode 12: Walking away from stepmotherhood and the life after with guest, Haley 45:18

1+ y ago45:18

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Christina chats with Haley, a former stepmom ready to share her story of love, life, struggles and choosing to walk away. What led to Haley's decision? Is she able to maintain a relationship with her stepkids? How is she protecting her our's baby? Stepmotherhood can be a rough road, what would Haley do differently? Has her perspective on blended li…

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Season 6: Episode 11: Evolving through Co-Parenting & Parallel Parenting with Guest, Tori 1:06:43

1+ y ago1:06:43

1:06:43

Christina chats with Tori to share her story of co-parenting, parallel parenting and how her family is gradually finding their way back to co-parenting. What does it take to co-parent effectively? When should you make the move to parallel parenting? How do you build trust and manage your own high conflict tendencies? They also chat about when the e…

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Season 6: Episode 10: Protecting your relationship from the messy with Jacob - Part Two 34:35

1+ y ago34:35

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Christina and Jacob continue their conversation in Part 2! If you haven't listened to Part 1 (S6:Episode 8) - you should go back and do that first! They start by sharing how they stay connected when blended life feels all consuming. Do you put the relationship first? How do they see their blended family evolving as their kids get older? What does J…

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Season 6: Episode 9: A story of alienation and protecting your Ours Baby with guest, Mallory 1:13:49

1+ y ago1:13:49

1:13:49

Christina chats with Mallory to share her story of being the non-preferred house, alienation and how she's protected her ours baby from the harshness of blended life. Mallory speaks to what it's like living in the same home her husband shared with the ex - maybe excessive amounts of paint and redecorating?! Ever reach your limit and stand up the th…

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Season 6: Episode 8: Christina and husband Jacob get real and candid (Part One) 59:16

1+ y ago59:16

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Christina welcomes back her husband Jacob to chat her recent choice to disengage. What led her to stepping back? How does Jacob feel about it and what does he struggle with? What do they bicker about besides blended family life?! Christina and Jacob talk candidly about who’s the preferred parent, when you just can’t stop talking about the ex and th…

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Season 6: Episode 7: Performative Mothers and when a Stepmom Disengages, with guest Kelly 41:19

1+ y ago41:19

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Christina chats with Kelly who shares her journey of being a pandemic stepmom, teens and parenting with a "performative" biomom. Do you feel like you live in a fishbowl? Is it weird to have never met the ex? With all the ups and downs, let's talk our greatest lifeline: Disengaging. Listen in! So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radi…

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Season 6: Episode 6: Christina's Hot Takes and a little pep talk for the tough-on-herself stepmom 35:03

1+ y ago35:03

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In this solo episode, Christina shares what many stepmoms are asking about and gives her hot take. What if a stepmom doesn't want a relationship with the ex - no matter how nice she is? Is it ever okay to look at the ex's social media? How does a stepmom manage disciplining the stepkids? Christina chats it all! And if you're a stepmom who's super h…

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Season 6: Episode 5: The highs and woes of having stepkids in extracurricular activities with guest, Amanda 59:06

1+ y ago59:06

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Christina welcomes Amanda who understands the highs and woes of having stepkids in extracurricular activites. What's the big deal? Well, let's chat about it! Do you show up to the games/practices? If you do - do you sit with the other parent? How do you handle the cost of uniforms? What do you do if the ex signs the kids up without telling you? How…

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Season 6: Episode 4: Loss & Grief - the death of a stepchild with guest, Courtney 51:48

1+ y ago51:48

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Content Warning: This episode discusses the loss of a child. Please check in with your heart and listen in only if you have the time and space.Christina welcomes Courtney to share her story of stepmotherhood. Like many stepmoms, Courtney struggled with the role she played in her stepdaughter's life. After years of navigating a long distance relatio…

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Season 6: Episode 3: A divorce attorney explains all with guest, Jill 44:35

1+ y ago44:35

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Christina chats with Jill, a Divorce Attorney who shares what to look for if you're headed to family court. In her book, "No One Dies From Divorce" Jill discusses what it takes to co-parent well and how to manage an alienating parent. What's the "right" way to divorce and where did our partners go wrong? What's her experience in working with stepmo…

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S6: Episode 2: The long game is exhausting with full-time stepmama, Anna 48:36

1+ y ago48:36

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Christina chats with Anna a full-time stepmom who has been through high conflict, custody battles, control issues with communication, self esteem and guilt. Any of this sound familiar? Anna shares her experience with full custody stepmom life, the pros and cons, what helps and doesn't help and what she struggles with most. They chat how to support …

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S6:Episode 1: Thriving as a couple in a blended family with guest, April 41:32

1+ y ago41:32

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Welcome to Season SIX!!! Christina kicks off the season by discussing the most important topic when it comes to blended family life: your relationship. On this episode you'll meet April, a marriage and family therapist and stepmom. April discusses the common issues she sees blended couples and stepmoms struggling with most and shares the advice and…

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S5: Episode 20: When the ex burns your olive branch with guest, Elizabeth 57:37

1+ y ago57:37

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Christina welcomes Elizabeth, to chat gaining primary custody, parallel parenting and when the ex lights the olive branch on fire. As a Behavioral Specialist, Elizabeth shares her wisdom in being able to respond to difficult behaviors from....everyone. Listen in! This episode wraps up Season 5! We'll take a short break and Season 6 will start in a …

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E5: E19: What is parental alienation and what can you do about it with guest, Amy 46:08

1+ y ago46:08

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Christina welcomes Dr. Amy Baker to discuss parental alienation, what it is and best practices on how to navigate it. What does the research say about alienation and how to stay connected to the kids? How do grown kids reconcile with their alienated parent? Amy discusses her work and the books you can read now to help guide you through this difficu…

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Season 5: Episode 18: Q&A with Christina 55:37

1+ y ago55:37

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Christina is answering listener's questions in a rapid fire Q&A. Will she be getting a gift for BM this year? Is it normal to feel protective over your ours baby? Christina chats parallel parenting, when and if you stray from the parenting plan... BANANAS and more! Listen in! So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcas…

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Season 5: Episode 17: Being a Wicked Awesome Stepmother with guest, Ashley-Nichole 44:36

1+ y ago44:36

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Christina chats with Ashley-Nichole who shares her experience of having multiple stepmoms and how it's shaped her role as a stepmom to her two bonus-daughters. They discuss holding the title of "stepmom" without a marriage certificate, finding her "place" in her home and what led her to writing a children's book, "Wicked Awesome Stepmother". Disney…

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Season 5: Episode 16: Step-Parental Alienation and TTC (Trying to Conceive) with guest, Ryan 45:30

1+ y ago45:30

45:30

Christina welcomes Ryan to discuss two topics that impact many stepmoms: step-parent alienation and trying to conceive. When the ex is committed to hating on the stepmom, what can you do? How do you respond when your stepkid says, "my mom doesn't like you?" Ryan also shares her story of trying for an ours baby. As a stepmom navigating fertility, Ry…

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