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The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast — 290 episodes

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1

How to Improve Your Stepfamily Life in 30 Days (Without Changing Anyone Else)

2

Creating A Pinterest Board Summer (And It's Not What You Think)

3

Why Your Husband Won't Set Boundaries With His Ex

4

Being The New Young Stepmom, 7 Years Older Than My Stepdaughter with Savana Chapin

5

Should Dads Get 50/50? Are The Outsourcing Parenting To The Stepmom?

6

Your Attachment Style Is Affecting Your Stepmom Experience with Thais Gibson

7

Should A Stepmom Be Celebrated On Mothers Day?

8

What F You Money Really Is & Why Every Woman Needs it, RHOBH Tea, Don't Date Broke Dudes with Pattie Ehsaei

9

Emotions Stepmoms Are Afraid To Admit, Feeling Like An Outsider & The Childless Stepmom Experience with The Sober Stepmom

10

Step-Parenting Teenagers, Blended Family Finances + Conversations You Need To Have With Emily Bouchard

11

Why Stepmoms Take Everything Personally and the Shift That Changes Your Relationship With Your Stepchildren with Laurie Oakes

12

Money Mindset, A Convo With A Prostitute, Child Support Mentality

13

My Biggest Stepmom Regrets and What Stepmoms Need to Stop Feeling Bad About

14

Rebuilding After Divorce, When Kids Don't Blend, Navigating Major Life Transitions with Joanna from Nesting Story

15

Stepmom Insecurity Made Me Shop, Finding Your Style, Shopping With Intention with Hannah Blass of The Style Audit

16

Solo: Lessons From A Nude Beach, Weight Loss, A Breakdown, A Business Plan, and a New Season of Stepmotherhood

17

Codependency, Resentment + Communicating That You're Taking A Step Back with Erika Wright

18

Loyalty Binds, Co-Parenting Mistakes and Reconnection With Your Stepkids/The Ex with Jody Carrington

19

Can The Ex Move The Stepkids, Dealing With Parental Alienation and Other Legal Stories With Family Law Attorney Diana Romanov

20

Healing Your Stepmom Anxiety Dr. Nicole Cain

21

How To Navigate Parental Alienation + When Should Stepkids Kids Get To Choose with Dr. Amy Baker

22

A Real Life Q+A Beyond Stepmom Stuff: Confidence, Style, Fear and Feeling Safe

23

Your New Stepmom Era. The Elevated Stepmom.

24

Stepmom Real Talk, The Truth About Adult Stepkids, Business Mentorship + Bad Stepmom Advice With Mindy Kyle

25

Stepmoms, Your Mother-In-Law & Your Marriage with Dr. Tracy Dagleish

26

Our Marriage Rules: It's Not 50/50. Even With Stepkids Stuff.

27

Stepfamily Stories We've Never Told. Meeting The Kids. Hiding From The Ex. What Happened When We Got Engaged.

28

Embracing Your Feminine, Creating Change In Your Relationship With Dr. Amanda Hanson

29

Responding to the Stepmom Haters

30

This is 40. What I've Learned + Where I'm Going

31

High Functioning Codependency, Letting Go + Boundaries In the Stepmom Space With Terri Cole

32

Are Your Boundaries With the Ex Ridiculous? Do You Have to Like Your Stepkids? How to Disengage Without Disconnecting.

33

How To Stop Spiralling As A Stepmom, The Ex is Lying + Our Thoughts On My House My Rules

34

Is Child Support Keeping You Broke? Money Mindset. Stepmom Resentment + Taking Control Of Your Life

35

Navigating Haters, The Ex, Burnout + Screenshots. Creating A Thriving Stepmom Coaching Business

36

Ours Baby Q+A. Does The Ex Go To The Hospital And More…

37

Solo Q+A: The Power of Delegating, Moving Into Their Home, Finding Your Style + Maintenance Sex

38

Are Your Boundaries Too Much?

39

Stepkids are 18. Is it Freedom?

40

I'm Back. (WTF Happened?)

41

The Ex Only Gets 15 Minutes + Wills That Don't Feel Morbid with Kerri Koen

42

The Aftermath Of Emotionally Abusive Parents with Dr. Sherri Campbell Pt. 2

43

Co-Parenting Plans + Joint Birthday Parties With A High-Conflict Ex with Samantha Boss

44

Stepmom Burnout & When It's All About The Kids With Darren

45

Debunking Assumptions About Our Marriage, Stepkids + The Ex with Darren

46

Rocked By Stepmotherhood + True Authenticity In Stepmom Life with Kat John

47

SOLO: Boob Job, If The Ex Won't Pay, Stop Feeling Frumpy + Stepmom Life Update

48

How To Negotiate (Or Co-Parent) With A Narcissist with Rebecca Zung

49

Rage Texts, High Conflict Co-Parenting, Special Needs Co-Parenting & Boundaries with Mindy Wender

50

Parental Alienation, Narcissism + High-Conflict Ex with Dr. Sherrie Campbell

51

LeAnn Rimes Talks About Stepmom Life [Re-release]

52

Q+A With My Stepdaughter [Re-release]

53

Addicted To Chaos, High Conflict Ex + When A Stepmom Should Call It Quits with Naja Hall [Re-release]

54

Stop Dwelling On The Ex with Mary T Kelly [re-release]

55

Setting Boundaries, High-Functioning Codependency + A Game-Changing Stepmom Perspective with Terri Cole [re-release]

56

Advice For New Stepmoms + What You Need To Know If You're Dating A Man With Kids with Brooke Leslie [re-release]

57

Adult Stepkids, Step-Grandbabies + The Secret To Stepmom Success with Mindy Kyle

58

Q+A with Darren: Finances, Adult "Kid" Child Support, Venting About The Ex

59

People Pleasing, Overcoming Resentment, Finding Yourself Post Divorce + Ending Unaligned Friendships with Drew Holst

60

Disengaging As A Stepmom (The Right Way) with Darren + Jamie

61

Domestic + Emotional Load Of The Mom/Stepmom: Negotiating Fairplay with Eve Rodsky

62

The Invisible Load, Why Marriages Fail + Overstepping Stepmoms with Kate Anthony

63

Build Strong Intimacy With Masculine + Feminine Polarity with Jake Woodard

64

Stepmoms Constantly In Fight Or Flight + Why You're Feeling Like An Outsider with Amber Trejo

65

Perfectionism, Anxiety, Jealousy + When Being a Stepmom Doesn't Feel How You Thought It Would with Jennifer Teplin

66

223: SOLO: Adult Stepkids, Finances + Stop Looking At The Exes Social Media

67

222: The Gaslight Effect + Minimizing The Stepmom Experience With Dr. Robin Stern

68

221: Divorce, Grief, Co-Parenting + Happiness As A Single Mom with Kaitlyn Nilles

69

220: Finding A Good Lawyer, A Stepmoms Role In Court + How Not To Suck At Divorce

70

219: Navigating Stepkids With Mini-Wife Syndrome with Mary T Kelly

71

218: Loyalty Binds, Co-Parenting Mistakes + Reconnection with Dr. Jody Carrington

72

217: When The Exes Are Friends, Growth As A Stepmom, Why She Made A Stepmom Movie with Kit Rich

73

216: Her Husband Died at 34. Grief, Healing + Holistic Wealth with Keisha Blair

74

215: Life Update + Answering Stepmom Questions With Darren

75

214: How I Finally Lost Weight + Balanced My Hormones with Jen Vasey

76

213: Parenting Teens, Divorce, Co-Parenting + Marrying A Younger Man with Caroline Stanbury

77

212: Why I'm Jealous Of My Stepdaughter, Women Judging Women + All Things Motherwound with Bethany Webster

78

211: Parental Alienation, Dysfunctional Families + Repairing Broken Relationships with Nedra Glover Tawwab

79

210: Recovering From Burnout + Permission To Rest Ashley Neese

80

209: Effects of Divorce on Children + Understanding Your Origin Wounds, Vienna Pharaon

81

208: Power in the Pause, Recovering from Burnout, Business Fails + What Now?

82

BRB. Pressing Pause.

83

206: Stepparenting Teenagers + Young Adults

84

205: Gina Kirschenheiter on Co-Parenting, Stepmom Life + Forgiveness

85

204: Clutter = Cortisol. The Psychology Behind Your Decluttering with Megan Golightly

86

203: How You Show Up In The Bedroom is How You Show Up In Life with Vanessa and Xander Marin

87

202: Stepmom Burnout + Anxiety: How To Deal with Michaela Bucchianeri

88

201: How To Minimize Stepmom Stress This School Year

89

200: Why Boundaries are Key to Your Stepmom Life with Terri Cole

90

199: Life Update: Stepmom Stress, Burnout, Anxiety, Business + Self-Care

91

198: Should You Invite The Ex To Your Wedding? The Low Down On Our Wedding Day

92

197: Kari Boetcher on Being A Stepmom After A Separation, Parenting Teens

93

196: Managing The Reactions We Don't Feel Proud of with Maddy Ellberger

94

195: When The Ex Wife Doesn't Accept The Ours Baby with Christie Rocha

95

194: The High Conflict Ex. What You Need To Know with Megan Hunter

96

193: Advice for new stepmoms, early blended family days + what we've learned in 10 years with Darren and Jamie

97

192: Lose The Victim Mentality + Become Who You Are Meant To Be with Mimi Bouchard

98

191: The Real Stepmom Experience + The Zero F*cks Movement with Kat Johns

99

190: Manage Stress, Minimize Triggers + Get Better Sleep Better Jim Poole of NuCalm

100

189: PT. 2 | Ayahuasca, Estrangement, Healing Generational Trauma with Shelbs

101

188: PT. 1 | Alienation, Half SIblings, Trauma, Infidelity, Cutting Ties + Ayahuasca with Shelbs

102

187: Joslynn Flowers on Full-Time Stepmotherhood

103

186: Leaving A Toxic Relationship With Dr. Heidi Brocke

104

185: The Child Support System Is Flawed + Why You Shouldn't Bring Your Girlfriend To Kid's Soccer with Dennis Vetrano

105

184: Age Differences, Divorce, Self Confidence + Sunflower Oil. A Random Chat.

106

183: Conflict With The Ex + Your Stepkids? Here's What We Would Do

107

182. Managing Stress, Sleep Debt + Not Wanting Your Stepkid In Your Bed with Alanna McGinn

108

181. Your Assumptions About Me: My Parenting Style, Who Get's The Final Say + Prenup? with Jamie Scrimgeour

109

180. Boundaries With The Ex, Your Stepkids + Your Role As A Stepmom with Darren + Jamie

110

179. All Things Having An Ours Baby. A Q+A with Jamie + Darren

111

178: Releasing The Guilt And Shame Around Divorce + How A Stepmom Should Respond When The Ex Is Struggling with Leah Marie Mazur

112

177: The Penis Doesn't Always Work with Kelly Casperson

113

176: Being A Stepmom When The Bio Mom Has Passed with Michelle Wolfe

114

175: LeAnn Rimes Talks About Stepmom Life

115

174: PT. 2 How To Keep Monogamy Hot With Ashleigh Renard

116

173: PT. 1 Sex Clubs + A Failed Attempt At Swinging with Ashleigh Renard

117

172: Going Deep With Balkanina: Life As A Refugee, Living The American Dream, Mom Rage + Mental Health In Motherhood

118

171: Stepmom Self Care: Skin Care, Personal Style + Health and Fitness Routines

119

170: Teens + Porn, Sex When Stepkids Are Around + How To Stop Thinking About The Ex During Sex with Sex With Jess

120

169: Going Deep On Family Drama, Dealing With Trauma, Entrepreneurship + Healthy Habits with Michelle Pfile

121

168: Deleting Family Members, Clearing The Calendar + Selling My Tight Jeans. A Year In Review.

122

167: Should Your Relationship REALLY Come Before The Kids with Michelle Dempsey

123

166: Eliminate Fear + The Need For Control With Monica Berg

124

165: Stepfamily Life: Child Support, The Will, Doing The Work + Age Gap Kids with Darren + Jamie

125

164: Christmas Q+A: Co-Parenting, Keeping It Fair + Supporting Your Partner with Darren + Jamie

126

163: Heartbreak, Co-Parenting, Focusing On What You Can Control + Having Faith With Frank Ortega

127

162: Boundaries Are Not Rules + Get Out Of The Drama Triangle with Tracy Crossley

128

161: He Thought I Was A B*tch. A Candid Convo With My Stepson

129

160: Closing The Door On Fertility Treatment, Stepmom Mistakes + Finding Your Role with Cameron Normand

130

159: Change Starts With You. Personal Growth As A Stepmom.

131

158: Parenting Is Not Disciplining. A Chat With The Professional Stepdad

132

157: The Marriage-Loving Divorce Attorney with Nicole Sodoma

133

156. Finding Yourself Post Divorce + Sending A Letter To The New Woman with Alicia Robertson

134

155: Q+A With My Stepdaughter

135

154: I'm back: Social Media Detox, Adult Stepkids, How I'm Really Doing?

136

153: Taking Sides On Your Stepfamily Stressors with Darren + Jamie

137

152: Let's Normalize The Real Stepmom Experience with Mary T. Kelly

138

151: Addicted To Chaos, High Conflict Ex + When A Stepmom Should Call It Quits with Naja Hall

139

150: Ending Generational Trauma and Setting Boundaries With Narcissistic Parents with Libby Ward

140

149: Privileged Parenting, Boundaries With Your Newborn + Doing What Works For You with The Mom Room

141

148: Raising Kids Who Want To Be Your Friends + Stepmom Revelations with The Laughing Couple

142

147: How Core Wounds + Attachment Styles Show Up In Stepmom Life Jessica Baum

143

146: Nacho Kid, Nacho Problem? with Lori Sims

144

145: Mother's Day As A Stepmom with Moms Moving On

145

144: Guilt, Shame + Healing Around The Mother-Daughter Relationship with Bethany Webster

146

143: Hey (Step)mom, Stop Feeling Guilty About Self Care with Jamie Scrimgeour

147

142: How The Family Court System Fails Us With Candace Sampson

148

141: Re-Write YOUR Mother Code with Dr Gertrude Lyons

149

140: Re-Marrying Your Ex + Secondary Infertility with Caitlyn Neier

150

139: Cat + Nat: Self Care, Raising Kids Who Want to Come Back + Going To Bed Early (Guilt Free)

151

138: The Pandemic Changed Everything. Anxiety, Weight Gain + Marriage with Amanda Muse

152

137: Are Your Ever Free From Stepmom Resentment With Kim Rose

153

136: Gabby Bernstein: Freedom From Your Triggers, Judgement + Anxiety

154

135: When The Stepkids Grow Up + How Stepmoms Unknowingly Create Pain For Themselves with Mindy Kyle

155

134: How We Improved Our Stepfamily Life with Darren + Jamie

156

133: Debunking or Confirming Your Assumptions About Our Marriage With Darren

157

132: Redefining Divorce with Cindy Stibbard

158

131: Advice For New Stepmoms + What You Need To Know If You're Dating A Man With Kids with Brooke Leslie

159

130: Solo Parenting, Dating Post Divorce + What Stepmoms Need To Understand with Joanna Fowler

160

129: Declutter, Delegate + Take Back Motherhood with Allie Casazza

161

128: Reflecting on 2021 and Setting Intentions for 2022 with Darren

162

127: Divorce Isn't Everything But The Sex With Summer Felix-Mulder

163

126: A Family Meeting Isn't About Laying The Smackdown with Alyson Schafer

164

125: Your Personal Evolution With Krista Williams of Almost 30

165

124: Christmas Q+A - Schedules, Broken Relationships, Keeping it Fair For Ours Baby

166

123: Divorce, Co-Parenting + Personal Evolution with Dave Hollis

167

122: Improve Your Relationships With Boundaries And Hard Conversations with Nedra Glover Tawwab

168

121: I Didn't Meet Any Goals. A Birthday Reflection + What's Next with Jamie Scrimgeour

169

120: My Skincare Routine + Favourite Products with Jamie Scrimgeour

170

119: Overcoming Codependency + Perfectionism with Alana Carvahlo

171

118: There Should Be No Need To"Come Out" + Inclusivity In The Stepmom Space with Beth McDonough

172

117: Permission Before Feedback + Boundaries Don't Make You A B*tch with Ally Pintucci

173

116: Healing The Mother Wound with Bethany Webster

174

115. I'm Back. Ask Me Anything About Life Right Now

175

114: Long Distance, Child Focused Co-Parenting. Lose the Ego For The Kids with Ashley Machele

176

113: Setting Boundaries, High-Functioning Codependency & a Game-Changing Stepmom Perspective with Terri Cole

177

112: Would I Leave My Husband? My Thoughts On Marriage + Divorce

178

111: Ask Me Anything: Co-dependency, Self-Care + Stepkids

179

110: Use The 5 Love Languages To Improve Your Stepfamily Life with Ron Deal

180

109: Instagram Life + How To Take Better Photos On Your iPhone with Britt Havens

181

Trailer

182

Trailer

183

108: Uncoupling, Blended Family Lessons + The Power of Perspective with Ange Simson

184

107: Dying To Be A Good Mother (and step-mother too) with Heather Chauvin

185

106: It's Not Just About The Rompers with Ashley Freeborn, Founder of Smash & Tess

186

105: Dating A Man With Kids? Start Here with Coach Sonia

187

104: Acceptance, forgiveness and letting sh*t go with Nina Purewal

188

103: Take The Ego Out Of Divorce + Co-Parenting with Heidi Powell

189

102: Speaking The Truth About Blended Family Life with Jamie Murray

190

101: Take The Stress Out Of Meal Planning With Tori Wesszer of Fraiche Living

191

100: Ask Darren - Stepfamily Life, Being The Middle Man + What Stepmoms Can Do To Support

192

099: When I Didn't Tell Them I Was A Stepmom With Chloe Caldwell

193

098: No More Self Sacrifice. What Self Care Looks Like For Me with Jamie Scrimgeour

194

097: Improve (Stepfamily) Relationships With The Enneagram with Sara Jane Case

195

096: Addiction, Abuse, Stepmom, Single Mom + Divorce with Steph Wray

196

095: Overcoming Stepmom Insecurity with Vulnerability with Kit Rich

197

094: Healing My Childhood Trauma with Jamie Scrimgeour

198

093: Marie Kondo Your Relationships + Get In The Right Rooms With Lori Harder

199

092: How Her Debilitating Anxiety Became Her Superpower With Wendy Tamis Robbins

200

091: The Dangerous Truth About Wine Mom Culture with Jenna Dillulio

201

090: How We Run Our Blended Family with Darren + Jamie

202

089: Stop Dwelling On The Ex with Mary T Kelly

203

088: Shoot the Shhh With Britt. Covid, Parenting, Marriage and more with Britt Darling

204

087: "Nesting": Co-Parenting Under The Same Roof with Julie Cole

205

086: Find Your Flow With Cycle Syncing with Megan Rempel

206

085: BADASS Habits, Boundaries + Mindset with Jen Sincero

207

084: Ask Me Anything Not Stepmom Related

208

083: From The Cop Shop To Stepmom/Mom Best Friends

209

082: Fix Your Marriage or Get A Divorce?

210

081: Hey Stepmom, You Don't Know What You Don't Know

211

080: How We Do Christmas In Our Blended Family with Darren + Jamie

212

079: Simplify, Delegate + Own Your Sh*t

213

078: When "Our House, Our Rules" Backfires with Chloe Caldwell

214

077: Single Parenting, Divorce and Moms Moving On With Michelle Dempsey

215

076: Confirming or Debunking Your Assumptions About Me

216

075: Moving Into The House My Husband Lived In With His EX

217

074: Knowing When To Pivot

218

073: Thriving As A Single Mom

219

072: Dating + Moving In With Your Ex with Caitlyn Neier

220

071: A Conversation with my Life Coach

221

070: Fall Resolutions: Where My Head Is At

222

069: Stepmom Real Talk: It Wasn't Always This Good

223

068: Ask Me Anything About My Business

224

067: 7 Years Married. What We Would Have Done Differently

225

066: Ask My Mom Anything

226

065: Divorce, Parenting + Life: Interview With My Mom

227

064: Personal Reflections From COVID-19

228

063: The Truth About Having It All Together with Natasha Bell

229

062: Charcoal Deodorant + Hustle

230

061: Managing Your Anxiety

231

060: What COVID-19 is Bringing Out with Leisse Wilcox

232

059: Parenting, Divorce, Infertility and More with Britt Darling

233

058: 6 Habits That Will Make You A Good Stepmom

234

057: Dealing With A High Conflict Ex with Naja Hall

235

056: Infertility As A Stepmom with Heather Stewart of Wicked Stepmom

236

055: COVID-19 - Does The Custody Schedule Still Apply?

237

054: Parenting Teenagers with Alyson Schafer

238

053: Friendship, Entrepreneurship + Real Talk with Abby Campbell

239

052: LGBQ Stepfamilies: When Your Stepkid Already Has Two Moms

240

051: A Gay Husband and a High Conflict Ex with Jessica Frew

241

050: Stepmomming Interviews Jamie Scrimgeour

242

049: Ask Us Anything with Darren + Jamie

243

048: How to have a KICK-ASS Marriage with Jamie + Darren

244

047: A New Perspective on Goal Setting

245

046: The New Strategy for 2020

246

045: How To Live a KICK-ASS Life Even When Life Is Hard

247

044: Co-Parenting With "The Other Woman" With Lauren McKinley

248

043: How To Influence With Intention With Lauren McPhillips

249

042: How Being A Stepkid Influences How I Stepmom with Millennial Stepmom

250

041: Hey Stepmom, Stay in Your Lane with Kristen Skiles of Stepmomming

251

040: How To Level Up Your Sex Life with Dr. Jess

252

039: The Stepmoms Club with Kendall Rose

253

038: Stop Raising Entitled Children with Lisa Collum

254

037: Sleep, Anxiety, Teenagers & Screen Time with Alanna McGinn of Goodnight Sleep Site

255

036: Recovering From Infidelity with Jaclyn Shaw

256

035: What We're Doing Differently This School Year with Jamie + Darren

257

034: It's Time to Cut the Fat (and I'm not talking about food)

258

033: Stop Trying To Make Other People Happy

259

032: How to Be A Good Mom & Pursue Your Dreams

260

031: Blissfully Blended Bullshit: The Uncomfortable Truth About Blended Families

261

030: Botox, Stepmom Life + Zero Tolerance for BS with Kaitlin Hargreaves

262

029: Parental Alienation with Leanne Townsend

263

028: How to be Happy When Things Are Sh*tty

264

027: How to Live a Go F*ck Yourself Life with Cat & Nat

265

026: Why Being The 2nd Wife is Actually A Good Thing with Jamie + Darren

266

025: Real Talk About Self Love with Erin Treloar of Raw Beauty Co

267

024: How to Prevent his Ex from Impacting your Marriage with Darren + Jamie

268

023: The Ex Next Door With Brandie Weikle

269

022: How I Grew My Blog and Created my Dream Job

270

021: Co-Parenting with a Narcissist with Naja Hall

271

020: Age Gap Relationships with Natalie Workman of He's 25 Years Older

272

019: Step-motherhood in same sex relationship with Beth from The Babbling Blonde

273

018: What the Single Mom Wants the Stepmom to know with Melissa

274

017: Child Support, Spousal Support and Co-Parenting Plans with Lawyer and Divorce Coach Leanne Townsend

275

016: Finding Yourself in Motherhood with Joanna Venditti of Nesting Story

276

015: Declutter Your Friendships with Amanda Muse

277

014: How to deal with a high-conflict ex-wife with Naja Hall

278

013: Our Marriage + How We Fight with Jamie + Darren

279

012: How to get your shit together when you feel like a hot mess express

280

011: Blended Family Life + How We Manage Our Blended Family with Jamie + Darren

281

010: Ask Me Anything

282

009: My 2019 New Years Resolutions

283

008: What People REALLY thought about our age difference

284

007: The Morning Routine That Changed My Life

285

006: Why This Mom Gave Up Primary Residency of Her Child

286

005: S-E-X: How To Get Your Groove Back with Kelly McDonnell Arnold

287

004: Having an "Ours Baby" with Jamie + Darren

288

003: Blended Families + Finances: To Merge or NOT to Merge with Kate Chapman

289

002: Growing Through Massive Life Change, Dating as a Single Mom & Whether Stepdads Have It Easier Than Stepmoms

290

001: The Truth About Our First Year Of Marriage: There was NO Honeymoon Stage with Jamie + Darren