Essential Stepmom Podcast

Lori Wilkins Sims is my guest today. She's the originator of the Nacho Kids method. I challenged her to come up with some situations where it's not necessary to disengage from some aspects of raising your stepkids, and we had a lively conversation - some of it serious and some tongue in cheek. I challenged her to talk about the kinds of situations that would make a stepmom not need to follow her "nacho kids" advice!

Learn about the Nacho Kids Academy at bit.ly/essentialnacho . If you register from that link, you'll be supporting this podcast at the same time!

Visit my website at essentialstepmom.com and join my Facebook group at The Spectacular Stepmom.

PLUS: if you're playing the game of "Babysitter-Hero" set to EXPERT level and there's no end in sight, please help yourself to my e-book 50 Great Boredom Busters. It's free during Corona season!

Part 2 of a 3-part series with Tamasin Thomas, therapist and financial expert. 

Grab her free e-book, 3 Steps to Resolving Financial Conflict from her website at tamasinthomas.com

My book of Boredom Busters is also available at no cost during this challenging time - find it at essentialstepmom.com

With all the "social distancing", I'm extra glad to hear from you. Reach out for a messenger chat or a free phone call with this link:

CLICK BELOW to join my 4 day livestream video challenge from Monday March 9 to Thursday March 12, 2020. You can watch live, on replay or listen in audio only mode and download the tips and recipes too!

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The book I mentioned is The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax.

Please come on over and join us on social media, if that's your jam. We're at The Spectacular Stepmom on Facebook.

Ready for some one on one advice you so you can feel lighter and more optimistic about stepfamily life? Want to learn how to support your husband through the challenge of parental alienation? Set up a free call and we can talk about what this kind of support might look like for you!

BOOK A FREE 20-MINUTE STRATEGY SESSION

What can I say? It's true, I'm a work in progress.

Brene Brown's audio-book The Power of Vulnerability is available from her website, www.brenebrown.com

Visit my website at www.essentialstepmom.com

Join the Facebook group, The Spectacular Stepmom

We have a group for your spouse called One For The Dads too!

Got my free guide yet? Grab it here: Playing Hard To Like: 10 Challenging Stepkid Personalities and How To Win Them Over

Want my free gratitude journal template? Grab it here:

I love to hear from you - really, it just makes my day every time. You can find me at my personal email, [email protected].

If you'd like to chat, I encourage you to book a free 20-minute strategy session:

Learn more about me and my work at essentialstepmom.com

Finally, I have a Facebook group for stepmoms and one for their partners. Hope to see you there!

Do you and your spouse ever argue about money? Does it drive you crazy that he spends too much on his kids, or that his ex is making poor choices with the child care payments coming out of your joint bank account?

Her website is tamasinthomas.com and you can grab a free resource there called 3 Steps to Resolving Financial Conflict to help couples get through their tough money conversations. 

Connect with me any time - I love to hear from you! Drop me a line at my personal and private email address, [email protected] or book a free 20-minute strategy session with me here:

Everyone has days like this, I know I have had my share. Days when you think you just suck at being a stepmom and everything that's going wrong is your fault. I made a live video last year for my Facebook group, The Spectacular Stepmom and I decided to share it with you here.

Visit me at essentialstepmom.com or book a free 20-minute strategy session with me here:

There's a lesson we can all learn from the story of how Roger Bannister became the first human to run a mile in under 4 minutes, and especially from what happened next!

Looking for a supportive community of like-minded stepmoms? Check out my Facebook group, The Spectacular Stepmom

Could your spouse use a place online to connect with other dads who get what his life looks like? Send him to One For The Dads

The other websites I mentioned briefly are:

Patty Wipfler, Hand In Hand Parenting http://handinhandparenting.org

This is from a live video I made for my Facebook group called One For The Dads. If you'd like to join (and you're a biological dad) send a join request!

If you're a stepmom and you're looking for a social media community, join us at The Spectacular Stepmom

I'd love to hear from you! Reach out any time to my personal and private email account at [email protected]

Please take a moment to rate or review this podcast on iTunes. You'll be helping another stepmom out there somewhere to find this great resource!

If you don't know Brene Brown, just google her TED talk on vulnerability - it's had over 30 million views. She's the author of a number of fabulous books, but the one I'm working on right now is called Dare to Lead. I dare you to read it and not see every word of it as advice for you as the leader of your family project!

You can listen to this book on Audible, and they'll give you a free month to try it out with no obligation. Audible.com. I encourage you to visit her website, brenebrown.com

My Facebook group is called The Spectacular Stepmom and we'd be glad to see you there. Just send a join request.

Please feel free to reach out anytime - my private and confidential email address is [email protected]

You can also book a 20-minute chat at no cost with this link: tracypoizner.bookafy.com