Any step parent would agree step parenting is not easy. The phrase “blended family” rarely represents the reality of two separate families with different values, traditions and routines combining into one. If you’re like most step families, your new family “blends” about as easily as oil and water. As a woman who had step parents as a child, became a step parent herself and whose daughter is now a step parent, my guest today, Michele Sfakianos (pronounced Sa-Can-is), shares how to successfully navigate the murky waters of step parenting.

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Michele is the author of “The 411 Guide to Step Parenting: Essential Tips on Communicating, Bonding and Combining Families”, a guide she created to make this transition easier for not just step parents – but for everyone involved. As Michele warns, you not only need tough skin to be a step parent, you need the right tools and “road map” to follow. Listen to today’s show to get an inside look at what awaits you after your first marriage ends…and your new family begins.

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It’s mentioned on dating sites, in the media and all over Charles’s Facebook Page: How do you find the right person? Visit a bar? Take a class? Maybe… but what about the guys you already know, but you just aren’t involved with? Don’t THEY have friends? In this episode, Charles welcomes Jessica Massa and Rebecca Wiegand — author of the acclaimed book (and soon-to-be-movie) THE GAGGLE: How the Guys You Know Will Help You Find the Love You Want. Learn how to engage your current network of guys (your Gaggle)—from ex-boyfriends to hot sex prospects—to find the love you want and deserve!

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Bad Boys have the ultimate reputation: mysterious, strong, good looking — and they get the girls (even though they are not necessarily the marrying kind). But what about Bad GIRLS? Are they just as “bad”… or do they have different motivations… and how can you spot them to avoid them (and, if you’re a woman, keep them away from your husband!). Join Charles is internationally-renowed and critically-acclaimed psychiatrist and three-time Emmy® winner Dr. Carole Lieberman, who’s new book — Bad Girls: Why Men Love Them & How Good Girls Can Learn Their Secrets — is taking the world by storm. What’s the difference between a “Married Woman on the Prowl”, a “Husband Stealer”, and a “Bad Girl Scorned” — and which is worse? Tune in and find out!

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Dating is the easy part. Primal instincts and chemistry just a part of the equation, but what’s the rest? How do you keep the spark in a long-term relationship? Are some men predisposed to cheating? Where does feminism fit into modern-day relationship dynamics, and what the HELL is a “Gamma Male”? These are just some of the issues Charles discusses as he welcomes Kongit Farrell —life and relationship coach, and author of the newly-released She’s Worth The Chase!: 10 Qualities that Gamma Males Adore in the Women they Pursue and Marry.

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Dating is like interviewing for a job: You keep your best foot forward, make the best possible impression and hope they don’t see any of the flaws that make you YOU. So does that mean dating is like business? As a wrap-up to Charles’s month-long Online Dating Intensive, Charles discusses the business aspects of relationships with Stephanie D. McKenzie (aka “Coach Steph“), certified life coach and author of The Business of Dating: Traditional Business Principles for your Modern Dating Life! Get to know how you are presenting yourself, establish early boundaries, and read early red flags. Don’t miss this episode!

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Online Dating sites are built primarily around heterosexual relationships — including the personality evaluations and profile designers. Where does that leave the Gay and Lesbian Community who are looking for love, not “hook-ups” in the vain of Casual Encounters? In this episode, Charles welcomes Frank Mastronuzzi, founder and CEO of oneGoodLove.com, a dating/relationship site dedicated to happy, healthy gay relationships. The discussion goes far beyond online dating and delves into gay relationship dynamics, LGBT trends, and what’s ahead for the gay community as politics heats up this election year.

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