In this episode of the Single Mother Survival Guide Podcast, Julia talks with Marcia Watts. This is Marcia's second time on the show. Marcia is a counsellor in the private practice Transform to Lead based in Brisbane, Australia. She offers clients a compassionate, solution-oriented counselling service, enabling them to overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential. She is passionate about helping adults and couples improve their personal lives, marriages, and family relationships and she has a special interest in re-partnering and step families, as well as her own personal experience of marriage breakdown and five years as a single parent of 3 boys, before marrying her now husband, Ian, and creating a blended family.

In this episode Marcia and Julia discuss:

• the different terms for step families and blended families,
• the concept of loving step children as your own, and if that is even possible,
• the idea of the "intentional family",
• how children may feel when one of their parents remarries,
• avoiding divorce in second marriages,
• the role of the step dad vs the role of the step mum,
• the "bio-bitch" concept, and
• LOTS MORE!

To enter the competition to win a free copy of Marcia's book - A step up for step families, please email Julia the answer to the following question:

What was Marcia's definition of an intentional family and what does that mean to you in 50 words or less?

The first person who emails Julia with the correct response will win a copy of Marcia's book.

Links mentioned in Podcast:

• Listen to Marcia's first time on the show (ep 38) - here.

• http://www.goodtherapy.com.au/marcia_watts

• http://www.transform2lead.com.au

• Marcia Watt's Book: A step up for step families available 22nd March – see details here.

• To contact Marcia, email: [email protected], or connect with Marcia on Facebook (Marcia Watts Relationships & Wellbeing Counsellor).

• Sign up to the Don't Just Survive, THRIVE online program for single mums here.

• To contact Julia, email: [email protected].

• For information about the single parent mentoring programs available with Julia, visit Single Mother Survival Guide Services.

• Book in for your complimentary 30 minute Clarity Call with Julia here.

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