The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews The Stepmom Coach ~ Claudette Chenevert! Claudette has been blending for over 30 years and has been helping stepmoms for over 20 years! In 2020, Claudette released The Stepfamily Summit where stepfamily experts shared their wisdom with stepparents! The 2020 Stepfamily Summit was so successful, she's hosting another one this year! And Nacho Kids is blessed to be a part of this summit as well!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The 2021 Stepfamily Summit
• Micro-communities
• Self-care
• What to expect from the summit
• Why this summit is so awesome, besides the fact Nacho Kids is a part of it

*** DISCLAIMER: This episode includes mention of domestic violence, PTSD, and suicidal thoughts. ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews childless/childfree stepmom Melissa. Melissa has been blending for five years and has a 21-year-old stepson and a 12-year-old stepdaughter full time. Melissa's husband was in an abusive relationship with his kids' mother. He fought for his kids in court and won full custody two and a half years ago.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Parental Alienation
• High conflict bio mom
• Being a childless or childfree stepmom
• Using the Nacho Kids Method properly ~ Nachoing
• Child support ~ lack of

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Rebeccah. Rebeccah is a behavior analyst and stepmom to two stepsons, one of which has ODD - oppositional defiant disorder and the other has ADHD. Rebeccah shares with us information about ODD and how it impacted her blend.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What ODD is
• Being a childless stepmom
• When the bio parents don't get their bio kids help
• Using the Nacho Kids method, "Nachoing"
• When a stepkid refuses to come for visitation

*** DISCLAIMER: Episode includes discussion of suicide attempts and threats ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a childless stepmom in Detroit. This stepmom has been blending for 2-½ years and has three stepkids ages 19, 13, and 11. Amongst the three stepkids, one attempted suicide, and two have threatened to.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Parental Alienation
• The bio parents not getting along
• When the dynamics change
• Helping the other bio parent not feel threatened
• Transition days between homes

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews blended couple, Jessica and Mark! They have been blending for 4-½ years. Mark has three daughters ages 20, 18, and 16, and together they have a two-year-old son. Jessica was an "ours" child in her blend and thought that experience would make their blend a little "easier". That wasn't the case.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Adding an "ours" kid to the blend
• Lowering expectations
• The grieving process of blending
• Co-parenting with the ex
• The stepparent telling the bio parent how to parent

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom with three stepkids and one bio kid. The stepkids' bio mom is absent the majority of the time but does resurface occasionally. Stepmom has been blending for seven years. When bio mom resurfaces, it only causes issues in the blend.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Being a full-time stepmom with an absent bio mom
• It's not about you
• Knowing when to step back
• Food issues in the blend
• Being a teacher and Nachoing

*** Trigger warning: Postpartum depression is discussed in this episode ***

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a Canadian stepmom who has been blending for 2-½ years with three stepkids and one ours baby. Prior to dating her significant other, she told him if he didn't want two more kids, that was a deal-breaker for her. He agreed; however, after them having one child together he seems to not want another.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Moving away from friends and family
• Dealing with a high conflict bio mom
• Significant other changing their mind about more kids
• Finances
• Postpartum Depression

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Debora. Debora, who moved to the US from Brazil, has been blending for 16 months and is a stepmom to three stepkids and a mom to two bio kids. In the beginning, the kids got along great!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Not having enough bedrooms for each kid to have their own
• Having a significant other who is a control freak
• Having a good relationship with bio mom
• Stepkid's extracurricular activities
• Significant other having PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Silvia. Silvia has been blending for about a year and a half. She has two stepkids from different bio moms and one bio kid. The hardest part of blending for her is the differences in parenting. The best advice she's received about blending is to Nacho!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Having a special needs child
• Differences in parenting
• Messy stepkids
• Guilty Parent Syndrome
• Nachoing putting more responsibility on the bio parent

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Kari. Kari and her husband both lost their spouses from previous marriages. Kari has five bio kids and her husband, Andy, has 4 bio kids! Yep, NINE kids total between them!!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Being a widow and remarrying
• Having mom eyes without the voice
• Nachoing homework & chores
• Never having a "break"
• Moving into an existing home