Episode 28: The Space Between Pickups and Goodbyes, A Stepmom’s Pursuit to Love - with Tiffanie Jensen

Send us Fan MailThis conversation with Tiffanie Jensen is an honest, expansive look at love as an intelligence—one that is guided by God and practiced daily inside real family life.Together, we explore blended families through three equally important lenses: the parent, the marriage, and the child. Tiffanie shares how holding all three perspectives at once has been essential to creating safety, trust, and connection in a household with six children and complex transitions shaped by custody schedules and court documents.One of the central metaphors in this episode is a globe. Tiffanie explains how one person’s perspective can feel absolute—until the globe is turned and an entirely different landscape appears. In blended families, every child and adult is standing on a different side of that globe, each holding a valid story. Her non-dualistic approach—where more than one truth can exist at the same time—has become a bridge between her, her stepchildren, and her partner.We talk about the emotional rhythm of transition days, the overwhelm of after-school “rush hour,” and the importance of allowing space for children to acclimate back into one another’s world. Tiffanie also shares how she protects her marriage by picking battles wisely, staying flexible, and fitting in connection wherever life allows—even when nothing feels predictable.She opens up about the quieter moments too: using transition days as intentional self-care when the children return to their other parent’s home, and how her years as a river rafting guide shaped her understanding of leadership, trust, and the often unseen strength of motherhood—especially single motherhood.Woven throughout is a love story rooted in faith, teamwork, and deep trust: two people who knew early on that love was present, who committed quickly, and who continue choosing each other inside a beautifully complex family system.This episode is for anyone navigating blended families, step-parenthood, marriage under pressure, or the invitation to love with more curiosity, humility, and grace.🔍 What You’ll Find in This EpisodeParenting, marriage, and child perspectives—held equallyA powerful globe metaphor for understanding different truthsHow non-dualistic thinking creates safety in blended familiesNavigating transition days with intention and compassionManaging after-school overwhelm in large familiesProtecting marriage while raising children from different homesWhy flexibility is essential when life is shaped by court documentsSelf-care as a sacred reset, not a luxuryLeadership lessons from river rafting and motherhoodFaith as a grounding force in love, parenting, and partnership🦋 Connect with Tiffanie! https://www.instagram.com/tiffanie_michele?igsh=MW1hbHI3bjAyb3FrbQ==Kacey and Tiffanie Jensen’s short term rentals: http://www.premiumrentals.com/Code: TIFF15 for 15% off your trip!Connect with Host, Ella🎞️ Earth Tones Podcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/earthtones.podcast🎞️ Personal Instagram https://www.instagram.com/earthmamaella🎬 TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@earthtones.podcast🎥 YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@earthtones-podcast