thesixminutestepdad's podcast

My Guest today is Daniel Wagner - a vlogger and fellow stepdad with a funny but effective strategy about boundaries.

In This Episode I speak with Author, Blogger, Psychiatrist and Family Counselor Dr. Carl Pickhardt. 

As a psychologist, he provides practical strategies in my articles and books to help parents effectively cope with this developmental change as well as with other normal child raising problems. 
EDUCATION/BACKGROUND:

B.A. Harvard College, 1961 (English.)

M. Ed., Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1966 (Counseling)

Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin, 1970 (Counseling Psychology.)

EXPERIENCE: 30+ years as licensed psychologist counseling 

Parents and Adolescents, giving public talks, writing books.
MEMBER: The American Psychological Association, The Author's Guild.

Once you realize your 'true' purpose as a Stepdad it'll free you up like nothing else has!

Today on the 6 minute episode I'm coming after a mindset that has crippled and cheated the Stepdad and Step Parent community for far to long!

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As Stepdads we oftentimes find ourselves sitting outside the 'big show' while our step children's bio dad has front row seats.

This in itself is not a bad thing considering the total family dynamic. But it can be hurtful and takes a huge amount of self awareness as well as self preservation.

My guest today is Mark Taylor, a stepdad, an educator and fellow podcaster, he's here to share this experience with us. We will also see how he navigates through this experience.

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In this episode I talk about the importance of preparing for transition and how not to loose the relationship you and your stepchild have built in the process. 

I'll also speak about my own insecurities as a step dad and how I made sure my biological son understood his place in my heart during transition. 

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In this episode I speak with Anthony Sturdivant, a stepdad to his now 7 year old stepdaughter as well as adult stepdaughter from a previous relationship.  The dilemma Anthony finds himself in is all to common in the lives of not only stepdads but stepmoms as well.  

After a summer away with her biological dad, Anthony's stepdaughter returns home with some news that upsets the balance of his entire household dynamic.

His step daughter returns to inform Anthony that she can no longer refer to him as she once did before leaving for summer with her bio dad.  She informed Anthony that she is no longer allowed to call him 'dad'.

Join us as hear how he navigates his way through this challenge - pull up a chair and have a seat at the table, let's talk!

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Join me as I announce some exciting new additions to The Six Minute Friday format. I'm also sharing key points from my previous guest Emmitt Muckles on his claim that Stepdads do a great service to this country!

You're right on time, pull up a chair and have a seat at the table - let's talk!

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Emmitt Muckles is the founder of 'The Billionaire Lifestyle' and is a passionate stepdad who joined 'The Six Minute Stepdad' for a chat on the mindset of the modern day stepdad. 

His approach to the function and role of a stepdad is closely mirrored to that of a mentor and elder. 

Emmitt Muckles,  is both Trainer , Public Speaker, business owner and a person who deeply cares about the well-being of  others. For many years of my life I struggled with stress in my life which was born from a single place, that being personal finance ignorance. I was trying my best to put on the presentation of everything being great and dandy in my life but the issue of finances made other areas of my life magnify negatively, All the stress was caused by the constant financial stress of living up to what society had programmed me to believe. The message, physical stuff made me happy, the newer the physical stuff, the more happy my life.

Slowly the pressure began to build to the point where something had to give. It’s funny when a dam breaks and you are down river of the metaphoric dam, you get caught totally off guard. When my dam broke I found myself $230,000.00 and upward to $300,000.00 dollars in debt with nothing to show for it. All in the name of having the representation of wealth and prosperity, and respect of others.

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Welcome to the 'Six Minute Share' where I share key points from the previous interview and also get personal with you as we look into things a bit deeper around the table.  

I'll also answer emails and questions during this time so be sure to send me your thoughts, questions, and suggestions to [email protected]

This weeks 'Six Minute Share' I'm recapping both Christian and Bryan's interviews as they were released together grab your coffee or favorite drink, pull up a chair and have a seat at the table - let's talk!

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While no two stepchildren are alike (or stepdads for that matter) we can all agree that even gaining just a slight edge on mindsets can help tremendously. In this episode we will dive into the inner workings of the mind of a seven year old boy, a teenager, and an adult who now has his own family. Aside from having achieved through his Amazon best seller "Do a DayTM" in his own life, my guest Bryan Falchuk is also a Certified Personal Trainer and Behavior Change Specialist who has coached many people to improve their lives. In his professional career, he's been a management consultant and executive in the Financial Services sector for over 15 years, he's headed lead large teams, managed significant budgets, and turned around struggling operations. Impressive? Indeed it is however, when compared to navigating the landscapes of not one, but 'two' stepdads, and even a stepmom it pales in comparison. The mental requirements alone are enough to shut the average stepson down but Byran managed to maximize the experiences. He is here to share a stepdads dream cheatsheet or 'stepchild-hack' as I call it and I for one took plenty of notes!

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