Episodes
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Week 2 Day 3 of the #BlendedChallenge
Showing up (presence) and being fully present (purposeful) absolutely are important, as we learned earlier this week. And if that’s all you can handle at this point in your blend, then make the most of that. But also consider the importance of putting your own uncomfortable-ness (again, I know......
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Week 2 Day 2 Of The #BlendedChallenge
Now that we've learned the importance of showing up in our blends, the second "P" of the filter is all about being PURPOSEFUL. As in being fully present... Now I can just hear a lot of you mentally flipping back to yesterday’s module thinking “hey, didn’t we already cover this???” The short and...
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#BlendedChallenge Week 2 Day 1- Presence
The first P in the filter, and for good reason, is Presence. One of the hardest, simplest, most straight-forward, and most reliant on YOUR actions is YOUR PRESENCE. Just you "showing up" speaks volumes to your kids or stepkids.
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Day 5 of The #BlendedChallenge- Resetting Your View Of...Your Story
If you’re like us, you’ve had some pretty inaccurate or unrealistic ideas on what it means to be “blended”. The terms “step” and “blend” carry all sorts of meanings for different people. But no matter what your view was before, be ready to examine it and open to adjust as necessary.
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Day 4 of The #BlendedChallenge- Resetting Your View Of...Your Role
Regardless of the circumstances that caused your blend, the transition into that story often raises some pretty strong questions as to what role you play now vs. the role you played before. What we need to remember is that divorce doesn’t end family life…It just reorganizes it.
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Day 3 of The #BlendedChallenge...Resetting Your View Of...Yourself...
Today we’re switching from resetting outward views to looking more internally at how we view ourselves inside our blended role. The potential circumstances that have led to your blend would be impossible for us to try to guess, but what's true for most of us is that whatever caused your blend has...
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Day 2 of The #BlendedChallenge- Resetting your view of...The Ex...
This one is going to be tough for some (or most) people. You were likely either on the receiving side or the giving side of the split, so there are some feelings about your former significant other that you’re (understandably) struggling with. Or, if you're doing LIFE with someone who's been...
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Day 1 of the #BlendedChallenge- Define Your Why
This is the first lesson of a 21-Day #BlendedChallenge where Parents, Stepparents, and Coparents learn practical skills to create a better blend. Day #1 is all about digging in to solidify our true why. And believe us, there’s a reason it’s first on the list! Without a strong why, none of the...