Essential Stepmom Podcast
By Essential Stepmom
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Episodes: 116
Description
Your trusted source for unconventional advice and inspiration about the Womanly Art of Raising Someone Else's Kids.
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116: Parenting Styles and Stepfamily Success
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Oct 06, 2026 |
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115. Parenting Smarter with Human Design - with Nina Cuellar-Barry
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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114. What Every Stepmom Needs to Know About Respect!
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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113. Feelings of Worthlessness And How To Bust Them.
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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112. Tammy Cohen: Text Messages To My Sons
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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111. Step-couple triggers with Dr. Jessica Higgins
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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110. The Magical Apology
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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109. Nail your timing.
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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108. This is the end of Parental Alienation.
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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107 You're not crazy - magic is real.
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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106 It smells like home!
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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105 The Alienated Stepmom
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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104. SURPRISE!
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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ESP 103 Nacho Role-play with Lori Sims (part 3)
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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ESP 102: Nacho Role-play with Lori Sims (Part 2)
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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ESP 101: "Nacho" role-play with Lori Sims (part one)
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Sep 11, 2021 |
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ESP 11.3 EPISODE 100! Part 3 of my chat with Seth Nelson about what really matters.
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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ESP 11.2 Attorney Seth Nelson: Should you settle for 60/40?
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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ESP 11.1 Divorce Attorney Seth Nelson
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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ESP 10.6 Anna De Acosta in conversation
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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ESP 10.5 The Loyalty Bind, and what to do about it.
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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ESP 10.4 What your therapist doesn't 'get' about your family.
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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ESP 10.3 Boundaries: The Bricks and Mortar Edition.
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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ESP 10.2 Why don't you have better boundaries?
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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ESP 10.1 Raising a step child on the Autism Spectrum with Dr. Sonia Cann-Milland
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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ESP 9.9 Peter Maestrey exposes the unspoken rule
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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ESP 9.8 Peter Maestrey on Divorce - The First Six Months
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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ESP 9.7 Reconciled - the book tour!
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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ESP 9.6 Greg Menendez on how the mind works
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May 18, 2021 |
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ESP 9.5 Jeff Hoffman and Jack Rollins: Visible Man, the Discord Server
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May 11, 2021 |
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ESP 9.4 "High Conflict" by Amanda Ripley
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May 04, 2021 |
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ESP 9.3 The Archives of Essential Stepmom Podcast
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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ESP 9.2 Q: "How do I merge the best parts of myself with my stepmom role?"
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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ESP 9.1 Change your expectations - into agreements!
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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ESP 8.7 When the ex won't play by the rules - with Jen Szeghi
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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ESP 8.6 Judith Yeabsley on kids who say NO!
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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ESP 8.5 Jonnie Jensen: dad, stepdad, superdad
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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ESP 8.4 How to find the sweet spot of stepparenting!
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Mar 16, 2021 |
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ESP 8.3 Carly Israel says "Thanks, but no thanks!"
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Mar 09, 2021 |
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ESP 8.2 Nurture Burnout with Anne Cullen
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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ESP 8.1 The teenage stepdaughter with Mary T. Kelly
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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ESP 7.8 How to Raise a Boy - with author Michael C. Reichert
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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ESP 7.7 The Addicted Child - with author Richard Capriola
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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ESP 7.6 Rich Bolus part 2 "Am I robbing them of these experiences?"
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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ESP 7.5 The Dad Mindset with Rich Bolus (part 1)
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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ESP 7.4 Best-of-Essential-Stepmom, Red Flags with Lori Sims
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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ESP 7.3 For the weary dad who feels like giving up.
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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ESP 7.2 A bit of "woo" - from me to you.
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Dec 22, 2020 |
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ESP 7.1 Not Just A Stepmom with Heidi Farrell
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Dec 15, 2020 |
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ESP 6.8 F_Divorce: Jack Rollins
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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ESP 6.7 The completely amazing, totally absent bio mom.
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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ESP 6.6 Trystan Reese Part 2
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Nov 17, 2020 |
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ESP 6.5 Trystan Reese shines a bright light on your secret fears (part 1 of 2)
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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ESP 6.4 Man the F_%@ Up! with Deuce Almightee
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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ESP 6.3 David Sims - Pulling it out of the fire
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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ESP 6.2 The Divorced Dad Diaries with Stephane Jutras
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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ESP 6.1 Visible Man with Jeffrey Hoffman
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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ESP 5.7 Are you panicking about college fees yet? Part 2 with Denise Thomas
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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ESP 5.6 Are you and your partner stressing (or fighting) over college fees yet? It's coming!
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Sep 29, 2020 |
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ESP 5.5 Kate Anthony talks First-Wife-Forever Syndrome!
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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ESP 5.4 The hidden cost of Parental Alienation
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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ESP 5.3 High Conflict: The Drama Behind Parental Alienation
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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ESP 5.2 It's the stepmoms who find the answers
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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ESP 5.1 Dorcy Pruter on healing the damage from Parental Alienation
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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ESP 4.6 Bobbi Brooks Wilcox on Reconciling and More
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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ESP 4.5 Bobbi Brooks Wilcox wrote the book on getting it wrong and turning it around.
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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ESP 4.4 How do you bond with a kid that wants nothing to do with you?
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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ESP 4.3 Go Blend Yourself: Busting More Stepfamily Myths
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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4.2 Busting Blended Family Myth #2
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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4.1 The Myth of the Blended Family
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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3.10 The Evil Stepmom Archetype: #notme
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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3.9 3 easy steps to conquering Guilty Parent Syndrome
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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3.8 Why feeling bad might be the best thing that ever happened to you [and to your stepkids].
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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ESP 3.7 Jessica Kuiken has help for your transition-day troubles.
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May 26, 2020 |
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ESP 3.6: Un-Brainwashing Your Alienated Child
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May 19, 2020 |
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ESP 3.5: Your Mother's Day Readiness Checklist
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May 05, 2020 |
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ESP 3.4: True Confessions: I've lost it on someone else's kids - more than once.
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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ESP 3.3 Five Fast Ways To Shake Off Negative Emotions
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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ESP 3.2 Join me for a little "self-care"!
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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ESP 3.1 Mothers In A Dangerous Time
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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ESP 2.21: Five Kinds of Stepmom Who DON'T Need to "NACHO"!
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Mar 24, 2020 |
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ESP 2.20 More with Tamasin Thomas on stopping those Matrimonial Money Fights!
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Mar 17, 2020 |
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The cure for picky eating [and BONUS: The cure for ANGST over picky eating!].
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Mar 03, 2020 |
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Confessions of a people-pleasing stepmom [and the 3 stages of a recovery-in-progress]
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Feb 25, 2020 |
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ESP 2.17 Stop the "Stepmom Spiral": 3 ways to conquer the habit pattern of negative thinking.
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Feb 18, 2020 |
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ESP 2.16: Who pays for what, and how is that working out for you?
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Feb 11, 2020 |
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ESP 2.15: For those days when you think you just suck at this.
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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ESP. 2.14 Dads, Kids and Consequences (and the 4-minute mile)
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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ESP 2.13 Dealing with Alienated Teens
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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ESP 2.12 Riffing on Brene Brown's "Dare To Lead"
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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ESP. 2.11 My Christmas Miracle + REPLAY: OVERSTEPPING
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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ESP 2.10 Something for your heart this holiday season
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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ESP 2.9 Disengaging For Beginners - 3 Easy Steps
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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ESP 2.8 On Being A Childless Stepmom
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Dec 10, 2019 |
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ESP 2.7 Five thousand desperate stepmoms Googled THIS phrase and found ME on YouTube!
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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ESP 2.6 Control Junkie No More!
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Nov 26, 2019 |
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ESP 2.5 Step-parent Burnout Syndrome
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Nov 19, 2019 |
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ESP 2.4 She wants her mom and dad to get back together...
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Nov 05, 2019 |
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ESP 2.3: The Heartbreak Of Feeling Invisible.
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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ESP 2.2 Duda Baldwin - Spiritual Teacher and Stepmom
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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ESP 2.1 Who Gets To Be Part Of Your Tribe?
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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ESP 15: The Disengaging Essay
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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ESP 14: Guest Shannon Bally on being a stepdaughter and a bio mom.
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Aug 20, 2019 |
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ESP 13: Is it mean not to share your cookies?
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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ESP 12: Infertility - Support and Transformation with Dr. Stacy Thomas
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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ESP 11: Parental Alienation Part 3
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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ESP 10: Parental Alienation Part 2
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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ESP 9: Parental Alienation Part 1 - 10 Practical Tips
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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ESP 8. Understanding Loyalty: Loving The Stepchild Who Won't Let You In
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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ESP 7: The Spiritual Work of Step-parenting (part 2)
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Jul 04, 2019 |
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ESP. 6 The Spiritual Work of Step-parenting (part 1)
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Jun 26, 2019 |
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ESP 5: Drop The Knives! Part two of my conversation with Christina Providence
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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ESP 4: When High-Challenge Is Your Normal: Part 1 Of A conversation with Christina Providence
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Jun 11, 2019 |
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ESP. 3: The trouble with chores
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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ESP 2: Red Flags and How To Spot Them with Lori Wilkins Sims
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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ESP 1: Overstepping
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Jun 03, 2019 |