Blended Family Podcast

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Gabrielle Hartley, divorce expert, joins me to discuss her book Better Apart Aug 05, 2019

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Gabrielle Hartley is a leading divorce attorney, mediator, coach, author and speaker. Her new book, Better Apart; The Radically Positive Way to Separate (Harper Collins) is the first book of its kind to combine the life changing, healing wisdom of mindfulness, meditation and yoga with practical advice and legal wisdom to get the reader through and beyond the divorce.

Better Apart was named "the conscious uncoupling how-to" by People Magazine. She has also been featured throughout media channels including The New York Times, The New York Post, Yoga Journal, & Mind Body Green. Gabrielle is the founder of Better Apart Divorce Coaching, Co-Parenting and Mediation Services as well as live and online class for individuals and professionals working with divorce. She speaks around the nation on radical self care. In her practice, she is known for a unique, non-toxic approach to divorce that she developed over two decades in practice. Gabrielle is committed to smashing the divorce stigma. She served as court attorney for Judge Jeffrey Sunshine in NYC matrimonial court and is a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. She currently resides in Northampton, MA with her husband and three sons.

In this show we discuss

Her personal story
Her book, Better Apart
Self care
Mediation and coaching services
Co Parenting
Peaceful conflict resolution
Healthy divorce
BYE Divorce retreats
And much more!

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Another co hosting show with guests Laurie and Eric Jul 29, 2019

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Another co hosting show! I'm joining by a great couple who want to share their story!

In this discussion, we talk about

Their personal story
What it was like being a widower
Online dating
How to honor the memories of a lost one
How his work with counseling helps his own family
Relationship with her ex and new partner
Some of their challenges
And much more!

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YouTubers, Esther and Jay Hutchison join me to talk about This Big House! Jul 14, 2019

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Esther Hutchison and her husband Jay are family YouTubers/Relationship coaches, who are followed by thousands, and whose content from their channel has been featured in the Daily Mail. Esther and Jay's experience lend their hearts to passionately motivate people to make the best with what they have. Wherever they are in their relationships. They also inspire others to grow closer in their marriage and families though their hardships and mistakes. Esther and Jay live in Florida with their big blended family of seven children!

In this interview, we discuss:

Their personal story
Their You Tube channel, This Big House
What it's like raising kids in different age groups
What it's like being in an interracial blended family
Mistakes to avoid when blending a family
How to keep the relationship alive
And much more!

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This Big House Video on Finance

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A Cohosting episode with Kerrie Hartman! Jun 24, 2019

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Another co host episode today with one of my listeners! Plus I share my financial tip of the week, which is the importance of teaching kids to save money from a young age.

We discuss

How she and her partner met
How her blended family is structured
What it's like raising kids in different stages of life
Co parenting challenges
Gender differences in kids
How they created a good sibling environment in their home
Relationship with bio mom
Her podcast
And more!

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Check out her podcast, Girlfriend's Guide to Blending Families

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Father's Day Special, with Joel Hawbaker Jun 17, 2019

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Joel W. Hawbaker is a high school teacher and a soccer coach in Alabama where he lives with his wife, his two daughters, and their two rescue dogs Butterscotch and Bruiser. He is also a professional speaker and author, focusing on leadership, education, and especially blended family life. He has been remarried for five years, and he seeks to inspire other blended families to live a more harmonious life through grace, patience, and mutual respect. When he grows up, Joel wants to be a fighter pilot and a black belt.

He joins me for this Father's Day special to talk about his own journey with fatherhood in a blended family. In this interview we discuss

His personal story
Why he is in his current line of work
Challenges in his own blended family
His 10 Commandments of blended family life
And much more!

Fathers Day article from National Geographic, History of Father's Day

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Jessie Norman joins me to discuss the Moving on Podcast, and her awesome blended family! Jun 03, 2019

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I am joined today by another co host, Jessie Norman. Jessie is also a podcaster looking to make a difference in the blended family world. She hosts the Moving on Podcast along with her husband, and they make an amazing team. She's so down to earth and full of great tips.

In addition, I bring you a finance tip of the week, where I give you some facts about life insurance, and why it's essential for every family.

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200-Stepmoms Day, and the Stepmoms Club, with Kendall Rose May 20, 2019

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Stepmothers Day is one week after Mother's Day, and so I thought it would be fitting to have a show for my stepmoms! My guest, Kendall Rose is an accomplished public speaker who has been a featured guest and provided commentary about blended family legal and financial challenges and solutions, to leading media outlets. She joins me to discuss her book, The Stepmoms Club, How to be a stepmom without losing your money, your mind, and your marriage.

Her personal story
How the Stepmother's Club came to be
The book
Financial aspects of blended families
Biggest challenge for stepmoms
Importance of self care
Mothers Day, and how it affects stepmoms
Stepmoms and bio moms stigma
How to start your own stepmoms club
The Stepmom Jewelry

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Mother's Day Special May 13, 2019

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My Mothers Day message to all of my very special listeners, both bio and stepmoms alike. Plus my 5 tips to start practicing self care TODAY!

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198-But it's your family, Dr Sherrie Campbell joins me to talk about her new book! May 06, 2019

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Joining the podcast is Sherrie Campbell, the author of But It's Your Family...Cutting Ties with Toxic Family Members and Loving Yourself in the Aftermath. Toxic family abuse is always two-fold. The first layer of abuse is the original poor treatment by toxic family members, and the second is someone's denial of the ways in which abusers treat and harm them. Loving someone doesn't always mean having a relationship with them, just like forgiveness doesn't always mean reconciliation. A significant part of healing comes with accepting that there are some relationships that are so poisonous that they destroy one's ability to be healthy and function best. But It's Your Family is a remarkable account of what it means to cut ties to toxic family abuse and thrive in the aftermath.

Sherrie shares her personal story, and then we take a deep dive into the topic of what it's like to have a toxic person in your life, and how to break free!

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Episode 197-Parental Alienation with expert Wendy Perry Apr 22, 2019

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After enduring what has been called "the worst known case of parental alienation and the most corrupt family court case in the history of Tarrant County Texas" Wendy became motivated to break the silence about parental alienation. In 2014, Wendy's court case was featured in the critically acclaimed documentary Divorce Corp. She has not stopped fighting for the rights of alienated parents since. Wendy's passions and strengths include giving educational presentations to the public and professionals, giving TV and radio interviews, giving support to targeted and alienated parents as well as conference and event planning. Whether it's experts or advocates or families, one of Wendy's gifts is bringing people together for awareness, education and support.

She joins us for a second time to discuss her personal story, as well as what we can all do to help bring awareness to parental alienation.

"Parental Alienation can happen to ANYONE so it should matter to EVERYONE!"

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