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137. Practical Tools to Boost Family Engagement and Grow Meaningful Connection [with Jennifer Zumbiel]
Discover a simple tool that will help you use everyday moments to create more genuine connection in your blended family!
136. How to Intentionally Create Positive Family Time and Reduce Relational Tension
Discover the 3 levels of blended family activities that can make or break how your family connects and bonds over time.
133. 3 Tips to Help You Experience Joy on Special Occasions — Including Mother’s Day
Find out how you can hold onto joy even if your Mother's Day — or any special occasion — doesn’t turn out to be everything you had hoped.
132. How do loss and grief impact blended family integration?
Discover 10 tips for building bonds in your blended family by acknowledging and navigating grief and loss.
116. 10 Practical Strategies to Prep for the Holidays — and Avoid Blended Family Disappointments
10 tips to help you navigate the holidays with more fun — and less disappointment
115. Will you choose to be Grateful or Grumpy this Holiday Season?
Take some time to consider these 3 areas of gratitude that every one of us has — and can change your life.
114. Beware of Common Comparison Traps that Create Disconnection and Negativity
Use these 4 tips to break free from the comparison traps that will negatively impact your family
109. Preparing to Blend: The Couples Guide to Becoming a Smart Stepfamily [with Ron Deal]
Discover the latest stepfamily resource as we chat with Ron Deal about his new book!
104. 4 Revealing Myths About 1 on 1 Time Between Parents and their Bio-Kids (Part 2)
Discover the common myths that can rob you of the family time you want to experience in your blended family.
103. 4 Revealing Myths About 1 on 1 Time Between Parents and their Bio-Kids (Part 1)
Discover the common myths that can rob you of the family time you want to experience in your blended family.
096. Celebrate Father’s Day by Honoring the Dad and/or Stepdad in Your Home
Do you know what your hubby might need most this Father's Day? Check out this episode to find out…
094. 70 Summer Activities to Create Family Time and Encourage Bonding
Discover the best strategy for building family bonds this summer — plus 70 ideas that will help!
093. How to Overcome Power Struggles When Kids Oppose Your Decision to Remarry
Discover the "do's and don'ts" of shifting the power when kids have too much control in the home.
092. At a loss and feeling defeated because the kids stubbornly refuse to blend?
Discover practical ways to navigate the challenges and tensions that pop up when kids reject or resist your decision to remarry.
090. How to Experience a Happy Mother’s Day by Minimizing Tension and Disappointment
Find out how to minimize the disappointment, frustration and stress that could come along with Mother's Day in a blended family - so that you can experience something different this year.
089. Feeling Stuck in the Change Process? Change Isn’t the Issue — Transition Is
Change isn't hard — it's transition that's challenging. Discover how to navigate "the neutral zone" in this week's episode.
088. An Effective Strategy to Prepare Your Kids for the Challenges of Blending
Discover a simple strategy that will help you create a smoother transition for kids in the blending process and build stronger bonds in step-relationships.
086. 2 Effective Strategies to Strengthen Family Bonds and Reduce Painful Tension
Discover 2 practical, effective approaches to loving well in your unique blended family dynamic…
085. How to Uniquely Build More Love and Connection in Your Blended Family [with Ron Deal]
Discover insights from expert Ron Deal on how you can use the 5 Love Languages uniquely in your blended family…
072. The Best Way to Create Healthy, Bonded Relationships
It seems like creating healthy bonds in a blended family should be easy — but for most of us, it's not as simple as we anticipated. Discover the best strategy for building healthy bonds and avoid the most common missteps when it comes to "blending".