Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents

By Blended Family Frappé

A short weekly podcast for struggling stepparents who need a quick pick-me-up. With love, from Blended Family Frappé. xo

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The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.

Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents episodes:

November 23, 2025 🥧 Inventing new holiday traditions
When your blended family can’t celebrate traditional holidays, sometimes you gotta improvise.
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4min
November 16, 2025 🌟 Stepfamily holiday survival guide
Our list of 9 tips, tricks, ideas, and reminders to help stepparents get through the holiday season all in one piece. (Hopefully with your sanity still intact.🤞🏼)
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
SAVE 50% THRU THE HOLIDAYS WITH THIS LINK! >>
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November 09, 2025 🌪️ Blending in high conflict
Stepparenting in the aftermath of your partner’s high-conflict divorce requires a completely different approach.
For help with this, please watch High Conflict Stepparenting, our workshop for stepparents who need extra support while trying to blend under intense pressure. It's included as a perk for our paid Substack subscribers.
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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6min
November 02, 2025 🥀 Stepparenting grief
Stepparenting requires a lot of sacrifices — many of which are significant; most of which we had no idea we’d have to make. So grief is part of stepparenting too, although I don’t think any of us realize that going in.
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3min
October 26, 2025 🤔 Is stepparenting an exercise in futility??
A pep talk for stepparents who struggle to feel like they’re making any kinda difference in their blended families.
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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3min
October 19, 2025 ⚠️ Stop trying to make the high conflict ex act less high conflict
You can’t co-parent with someone who won’t compromise. Put that energy toward blending your family instead.
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5min
October 12, 2025 🙅🏻‍♀️ When your partner puts you last
Today I'm sharing some of the (many) misconceptions I had to stumble over as I slowwwwly shifted from a single parent perspective to a stepfamily mindset.
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HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR PARTNERS:
Stepcouplehood needs to be a partnership
The 3 stages of blending your family
How to Actually Blend: The Missing Instruction Manual for Stepcouples
6 things stepparents wish their partners knew
Why your relationship (NOT the kids) should come first in a stepfamily
Stepparents & disciplining stepkids
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5min
October 05, 2025 🤔…. but what do YOU want??
If you’re ready to shift out of reactive mode as a stepparent and recover your center, disengaging could be the first step in rediscovering what you want and need.
GRAB YOUR FREE STEMOMCON25 TICKET! >>
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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blendedfamilyfrappe.substack.com/subscribe
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5min
September 28, 2025 🤦🏻‍♀️ My #1 stepmom mistake
The more you know about the complexities of stepfam life, the more you’re setting yourself up for success. And, by extension, the rest of your blended family too.
GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET TO STEPMOMCON 2025! >>
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This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blendedfamilyfrappe.substack.com/subscribe
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5min
September 21, 2025 😫 Stepparenting + compassion fatigue
Stepparenting compassion fatigue is what happens when your heart can literally no longer feel empathy because you’ve been so overexposed to never-ending stepfamily problems.
If that's you, go grab my guide: 17 coping tips for managing overwhelming emotions and please know YOU ARE NOT ALONE. xo
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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➡️ STRUGGLING? START HERE!
🧡 JOIN OUR SUPPORT COMMUNITY
🗣️ SHARE YOUR OWN STORY!

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blendedfamilyfrappe.substack.com/subscribe
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4min

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How many episodes does Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents have?

The podcast currently has 123 episodes available.

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