Essential Stepmom Podcast

Are you sick and tired of hearing about your stepchild's fantastic mom, when you're the one showing up for the child in all the way's she's not?

Let's talk this through, and we'll talk about life coaching too - maybe you're finally ready to make a step towards letting go of the filters that are keeping you from having a better experience of stepmom life.

Send me an email at [email protected] and say "I'm not sure yet, but talk to me about what coaching involves".  We have to BOTH believe that I'm the right coach for you, so you won't ever be pressured. Anyway I hope you know that pressure isn't my style!

My blog is at essentialstepmom.com, my Facebook group is The Spectacular Stepmom and there's even one for the dads called One For The Dads!

Pre-order Trystan's book "How We Do Family" from Amazon, or support one of the last standing independent booksellers, Powells of Portland Oregon:

Trystan is on Facebook and Instagram @biffandi

Interested in learning tools to share with your child or stepchild to help them be resilient in the face of emotional or psychological pressure from their other parent? Join my webinar this Thursday November 19 at 7:30 pm EST:

You'll be getting life-time access to the replay and transcript so no worries if you miss the live web event!

If you'd like to know more about UNDELETABLE DAD ACADEMY, my 6-month premium coaching program to prevent parental alienation from disrupting your ability to be an effective and authentic parent to your kids, email me at [email protected]. I'll be glad to send you more information or to add you to the waitlist for next year's round of the program.

"If I can't be like those perfect multi-household-happy-families who all get along and do Thanksgiving together, am I broken?" 

I don't know about you, but I can totally relate to thinking my family should look - at least a little - like the ones on Instagram, but this guy says things out loud that I only whisper inside my own head! In part one of this 2-part interview, Trystan shares some personal truths (and profound wisdom) from his personal journey as "sudden-full-time-parent", adoptive parent and bio parent.

Trystan Reese is the author of an upcoming book called "How We Do Family"  that can be pre-ordered from Powell's at:

Don't forget to check out Trystan's Facebook page, Biff and I

Register here for my 3-day Facebook event: STICK TO YOUR GUNS: A parenting bootcamp for divorced dads (and other good guys)!

bit.ly/dadpower

You can follow Deuce on Facebook at Deuce Almightee, and on Instagram @EHYODEUCE

His webinar is taking place on Thursday November 5th - you can sign up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkcuiurzguE9C6bP1aHLP5GNMtA1WBO69b

You can register for my free Facebook Challenge: "Stick To Your Guns": Parenting for Divorced Dads with this link:

Connect with me anytime at [email protected]

"My expectations set her up for failure". That's what David Sims has to say about his experience of blended family life before he and his wife Lori figured out how to step back from the edge of divorce and put their marriage and family back together. They founded the Nacho Kids method and now they're saving other people's marriages and families.

Check them out at www.nachokidsacademy.com/theessentialstepmom and if you decide to join, you get a 30-day money back guarantee and this podcast automatically gets your support!

Join my closed Facebook group for divorced dads, One For The Dads

If you're interested in putting your name on the waitlist for my 6-month group coaching program Undeletable Dad, send me an email at [email protected] or book a free call to learn more here:

You can find Stephane's podcast on every platform, and by visiting his website, 

thedivorceddaddiaries.com

You can find my blog and other resources at essentialstepmom.com

If it's time for you to get another level of support for your stepmom journey, reach out for a 1:1 coaching session or two.  Email me for more info at [email protected] or just go ahead and book your first appointment at tracypoizner.bookafy.com

Jeffrey Hoffman can be found at visibleman.org

I can be found at essentialstepmom.com

I'm gearing up for a free Facebook Live 5-day challenge where I'll walk you through how to create immunity from interference in your parenting, and how you can build it right into your parent-child relationships. Just shoot me a message at [email protected] and I'll keep you in the loop!

You heard it right - college scholarships are available even for kids in kindergarten! You don't have to go nuts with it, but it's truly never too early to start learning about what's involved in getting your kids a full ride. Learn to line up your ducks and you can save tens of thousands of dollars.

Denise Thomas can be found at http://bit.ly/aheadoftheclass - this is an affiliate link, so if you sign up for one of her awesome programs, Denise will send back some support to this podcast!

Want a scholarship for a free 60-minute coaching with me? Just write a review of this podcast on iTunes, take a screenshot of it and send it to [email protected]. Every application is a winner!

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My guest Denise Thomas dug herself and her family out of bankruptcy and researched her butt off to get $199,000 in college scholarships for her two home-schooled kids. She says it's not about marks, it's about smarts! She'll dish some secrets in this episode and the next one - it was too much goodness for just one show! Learn more about Denise and her programs at http://bit.ly/aheadoftheclass. (This is an affiliate link - if you sign up for any of Denise's great programs, she'll send a portion of your registration fee back here to support this podcast!)

Would you like a scholarship to Essential Stepmom University? Just kidding, I don't have a university, but I CAN offer you a free 60-minute coaching session where I could teach you a heck of a lot in just half an hour. Here's how to apply:

2. Write a review of 25 words of less.

3. Take a screenshot and share on the Essential Stepmom Facebook page (or send it to me by email at [email protected]). Every application is a winner!

Do you know anybody's first wife who seems to cling energetically to him years, even after she gets a new partner? Turns out this is not such a rare phenomenon.  Today's guest gets full marks for putting her experience as "that" bio-mom on the table, crumbs and all!

Kate  Anthony is a gem. She's the host of the critically acclaimed and New York Times recommended podcast The Divorce Survival Guide  Podcast and the creator of the groundbreaking online coaching program, Should I Stay or Should I Go? which helps women make the most difficult decision of their lives  using coaching tools, relationship education, geeky neuroscience, community support, and deep self-work.

Kate  empowers women to find their strength, passion, and confidence even in the most disempowering of circumstances and helps them move forward with concrete plans set on a solid foundation, putting their children at the center (not in the middle) of all their  decisions.

In  addition to her online programs, Kate works privately with clients all over the world.

Kate  lives in Los Angeles with her teenage son (whom she lovingly co-parents with her ex-husband), their two dogs, and a handful of fish.

Want to connect with Tracy? Shoot me a message on my personal and private email, [email protected]

You can find my blog at essentialstepmom.com and my highly engaged, very polite Facebook group is The Spectacular Stepmom.