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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How many episodes does Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents have?

The podcast currently has 129 episodes available.

Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents episodes:

January 25, 2026 💁🏻‍♀️ You don’t have to justify your feelings
Strong stepparenting emotions are a feature, not a bug; it’s okay to just feel that way.
RESOURCES MENTIONED:
🐒 Not Your Circus, Not Your Monkeys: The Frustrated Stepparent’s Guide to Reclaiming Personal Peace
🥰 17 coping tips for managing overwhelming emotions
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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➡️ STRUGGLING? START HERE!
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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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3min
January 18, 2026 💩 It’s not you — it’s stepparenting in high conflict.
If you’re blaming yourself for your stepfamily’s dysfunction, please stop. 🧡
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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➡️ STRUGGLING? START HERE!
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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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2min
January 11, 2026 💪🏼 Let’s get unstuck this year!
A pep talk for stepparents who are ready for change yet also exhausted.
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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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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6min
December 14, 2025 😫 Are we blended yet??
Finding hope when stepfamily life feels a little too “one step forward, two steps back.”
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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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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3min
December 07, 2025 🙌🏼 A mid-holiday season pep talk for stepparents
Because it sure feels weird trying to find an appropriate balance between “celebratory” and “boundaries.”
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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➡️ STRUGGLING? START HERE!
🧡 JOIN OUR SUPPORT COMMUNITY
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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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3min
November 30, 2025 🦃 Gratitude, schmratitude [rebooted]
Surviving the holiday season when you’re not feeling particularly grateful for stepfam life. Today's episode is taken from a post I wrote last year and thought this would be a good time to share again. xo
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
SAVE 50% FOR LIFE! >>
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13min
November 23, 2025 🥧 Inventing new holiday traditions
When your blended family can’t celebrate traditional holidays, sometimes you gotta improvise.
Read the full transcript on Substack >>
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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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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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15min
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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➡️ STRUGGLING? START HERE!
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🗣️ 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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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.
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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3min

FAQs about Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents:

How many episodes does Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents have?

The podcast currently has 129 episodes available.

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