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Katie talks to Kristin, a Stepmum to 4 and Mum to one.

Kristin is also a life coach  who works predominantly with Stepmums in the US.

Katie and Kristin cover a lot of ground in this chat, from the complicated emotions which many stepmums experience, to what to do when you have very different views to the other house, to knowing when to step in and when to step back with our stepkids.

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Katie talks to Sally, a stepmum and biomum. 

Sally shares the story of her journey from being a single mum to trying to bring her family and her partner's together. 

She also talks about the complexity of raising a Stepchild with additional needs.

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TRIGGER WARNING - The death of a child is briefly mentioned.

Katie chats to Francesca, a Stepmum to two little girls.

Francesca shares how becoming a Stepmum turned her from a confident, independent woman to an anxious mess.

When Francesca met her partner she was really open to the idea of dating someone with kids and she quickly formed a strong bond with his young daughters. Several months into their relationship she moved in with him, into the old family home. With the Ex often popping by because she 'had a right to see the children' Francesca became increasingly anxious, to the point where she was really not coping with life and didn't feel psychologically safe in her own home. 

Francesca sought help from Stepmum Space founder and coach Katie South and worked with Katie both individually and with her partner. Happily Francesca is now in a much better place with more control over her life and her relationship with her partner and her Stepdaughters is flourishing. 

To book your coaching session and start your journey to improved wellbeing and happiness in your Stepmum life head to Coaching | Stepmum Space

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Katie chats to a stepmum of three boys, one who is neurodiverse.  

She shares how this has bought additional challenges and that although she loves her stepson immensely it has made it hard to form a connection at some points. 

She also shares her experience of being thrown into parenting going from zero to three kids almost instantly! 

Note: there will be a section added to the forum next week on step-parenting neuro diverse children. 

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In this episode Katie chats to Charlotte, a Stepmum to a little girl. 

Charlotte adores her Stepdaughter and wants to spend more time with her but sadly this isn’t possible at the moment. 

Charlotte shares her feelings of being left out, and of being second best when it comes to her partner and the delicate balance she treads between the Ex and her current partner.

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In this episode Katie talks to Helena. Helena's story should have been straight forward, her and her partner were on the same page, his ex was on the same page and the stepkids liked her... however sadly it was Helena's in laws who caused huge problems for them all - ultimately meaning Helena took the decision to cut all contact with them.

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In this episode Katie talks to Jackie. Jackie has one bio child and two stepkids.

Jackie endured tough times, with her Stepson stealing from her, having to put locks on her bedroom door and treading on eggshells for several years.

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**This episode contains discussions on trying to conceive and vasectomies**

In this episode Katie talks to Jen.  Jen's a Stepmum to two and a bio Mum to one. Jen is more than a decade into Stepmum life and has experienced so many ups and downs during her time as a Stepmum.

When Jen met her husband she didn't have children and as her husband had majority custody of her kids she became almost a full time Stepmum overnight. This enabled Jen to form a great bond with her Stepdaughter, and eventually her stepson who told her initially he felt he wasn't supposed to like her!

Katie and Jen talk about how much to give vs not treading on BioMum's toes and the huge anxiety that being a Stepmum can create.

Jen also bravely shares about how her husband eventually saw how he hadn't been supporting her and calling his kids out on their behaviour where he should have.

A wonderful chat with a BRILLIANT Stepmum!

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In this episode Katie talks to Parm, AKA @mrssinghspirational about her journey from being a married Mum of 3, to a divorced Mum of 3, to a Stepmum to 3 children who'd recently lost their Mother!

Parm talks about how their family all became close very quickly, but amongst all the happiness, her own biological daughter really struggled with the changes and eventually made the difficult decision to go and live with her Dad. 

Whilst she fully supported her daughter in doing what she felt was right for her, Parm talks about how rejected she felt when her daughter made this choice.

Katie and Parm chat about Parm's feelings towards her Stepkids biomum and why she feels determined to keep her in the family without living in her shadows. 

A beautifully uplifting conversation!

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In this episode Katie talks to Ellie, a Stepmum to two boys who had made the decision not to have biological children herself.

Ellie talks about her love for the boys and her ups and downs as a Stepmum. She shares how difficulties with BioMum took her to some really dark places and made her question whether she could continue in her marriage. 

At her lowest point Ellie decided to seek counselling and coaching and she talks about how both of these have impacted her life, and how ultimately changing her mindset and the way her and her husband responded to situations, saved her family.

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