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E5: E19: What is parental alienation and what can you do about it with guest, Amy Dec 14, 2022

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Christina welcomes Dr. Amy Baker to discuss parental alienation, what it is and best practices on how to navigate it. What does the research say about alienation and how to stay connected to the kids? How do grown kids reconcile with their alienated parent? Amy discusses her work and the books you can read now to help guide you through this difficult road. Listen In! About My Guest: Dr. Baker has a PhD in developmental psychology and is the author or co-author of 9 books and over 100 journal articles. Her books include "Adult children of parental alienation" "Co-parenting with a toxic ex" and "surviving parental alienation." Dr. Baker has served as an expert witness around the country, offers training for legal and mental health professionals, and provides individual telephone coaching for targeted parents. Her website is www.AmyJLBaker.com So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member? Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by Equilibria. Use discount code: Radicalstepmom to save 15% **

Season 5: Episode 18: Q&A with Christina Dec 07, 2022

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Christina is answering listener's questions in a rapid fire Q&A. Will she be getting a gift for BM this year? Is it normal to feel protective over your ours baby? Christina chats parallel parenting, when and if you stray from the parenting plan... BANANAS and more! Listen in! So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member? Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by Equilibria. Use discount code: Radicalstepmom to save 15% **

Season 5: Episode 17: Being a Wicked Awesome Stepmother with guest, Ashley-Nichole Nov 30, 2022

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Christina chats with Ashley-Nichole who shares her experience of having multiple stepmoms and how it's shaped her role as a stepmom to her two bonus-daughters. They discuss holding the title of "stepmom" without a marriage certificate, finding her "place" in her home and what led her to writing a children's book, "Wicked Awesome Stepmother". Disney did us dirty, but Ashley-Nichole is confronting that narrative! Listen in! About My Guest: Ashley-Nichole was raised by her mother and stepmother in Ft. Myers, Florida, but it wasn't until she became a stepmom, herself, that she drew inspiration for her first children's book, Wicked Awesome Stepmother. She is passionate about creating stories that will give a voice to children and families of non-traditional backgrounds by sharing messages of inclusion, understanding, empathy and kindness. She loves to travel and has been to over 44 countries ''and counting.'' Her childhood passion for travel led her to pursue a career as a Flight Attendant, a position she has held with Delta Air Lines for over fifteen years. She currently resides in Newnan, Georgia with her partner, Eric, and her two bonus-daughters. Find her on social media: @ wickedawesomestepmother Find Her Book: https://www.wickedawesomestepmother.com/books So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member? Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by StepMom Magazine. Use discount code: Radical20 to save 20% on your subscription!**

Season 5: Episode 16: Step-Parental Alienation and TTC (Trying to Conceive) with guest, Ryan Nov 16, 2022

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Christina welcomes Ryan to discuss two topics that impact many stepmoms: step-parent alienation and trying to conceive. When the ex is committed to hating on the stepmom, what can you do? How do you respond when your stepkid says, "my mom doesn't like you?" Ryan also shares her story of trying for an ours baby. As a stepmom navigating fertility, Ryan gives her insights and words of validation and hope to others also waiting for their exciting news. To all the stepmoms who resonate with this episode - I'm sending you love and light. I hope you find comfort in knowing you're never alone. About My Guest: I am 35 years old and have been married to my husband for 3 years (together for 4). My step-daughter is 7 years old, and I have been officially step-momming since my SD was 2.5. Since we got married, my husband and I have been trying to conceive an "ours" baby but have been met with several infertility struggles. I am an elementary school teacher, and I have a variety of obsessions including our family dog Ivy, Taylor Swift music, and Netflix. So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member? Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by StepMom Magazine. Use discount code: Radical20 to save 20% on your subscription!**

Season 5: Episode 15: Conscious step parenting and building relationships with our stepkids with guest, Anna Nov 09, 2022

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Christina chats with Anna, a child and family advocate, a conscious parenting coach and STEPMOM. Anna shares her story of meeting her partner and kids, how her background grounds her in the stepmom role and ways to thoughtfully connect with our stepkids. Anna also shares her beautiful engagement story and how taking on the title "stepmom" feels to her and her family. Listen in! About My Guest: I am a children and family advocate. Alongside my work directly aimed at helping children develop social + emotional skills through my company Otterly, I also provide parent consulting services to parents and caregivers seeking to create more peaceful relationships with the children in their lives. www.annaskates.co Or on Instagram @anna_skates So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member! Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by StepMom Magazine. Use discount code: Radical20 to save 20% on your subscription!**

S5: Episode 14: Attachment Theory and how to use it with blended families with guest, Julie Menanno Nov 02, 2022

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Christina welcomes Julie Menanno, Marriage and Family Therapist and content creator of Instagram's The Secure Relationship. Our success in stepmotherhood begins with the relationships with our partners. In this episode, Julie discusses attachment styles and how we can notice and overcome our negative cycles. How can we communicate better with our partners? How can advocate for ourselves and hold space for others? Can a stepmom stop being a "fixer"? Listen in! About My Guest: Julie Menanno MA is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Relationship Coach. Julie is trained in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples and specializes in working with attachment issues within relationships. While Julie’s first passion is treating couples, she also provides invaluable relationship insights and advice to nearly 1 million followers on Instagram. She is currently working with Simon and Schuster on a book, Secure Love. Secure Love is scheduled for a December 2023 release date and will be translated into multiple languages. In addition to her work as an author and social media creator, Julie hosts a bi-weekly Patreon discussion group on a variety of relationship and self-help topics. In her spare time Julie enjoys hiking, skiing, Pilates, reading about psychology, and studying Italian. @thesecurerelationship So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member! Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by StepMom Magazine. Use discount code: Radical20 to save 20% on your subscription!**

S5:Episode 13: Re-Release! Let's chat high conflict w/ Psychologist Stepmom Dr. Michelle Logvinsky Oct 26, 2022

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A re-release from Season 3 incase you missed this awesome chat with Dr. Michelle Logvinsky!

Christina chats with Dr. Michelle Logvinsky, a licensed clinical psychologist (AND stepmom) to unpack the terms "high-conflict" and "narcissism". Michelle discusses her profession and how it overlaps with your personal life, and the struggles stepmoms face when dealing with the traumas of a high-conflict "co-parent". What are best practices when interacting with a high conflict person? Boundaries? They discuss it all!

About the Guest: Dr. Michelle Logvinsky, PsyD. https://www.drmichellelogvinsky.com/

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S5:Episode 12: Q&A and a Christina Hot Take! Oct 19, 2022

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Christina is back for another Q&A AND offering her insights on a topic we HAVE to discuss as stepmoms. She answers how she introduces herself, are drop offs better at school or in person, how her family manages holidays and more! What's her hot take? Listen in! So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member? Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by StepMom Magazine. Use discount code: Radical20 to save 20% on your subscription!**

Season 5: Episode 11:A power couple who know the ups and downs of alienation, courts and all the corners of a big blended life with guest, Jenny & Sam Oct 12, 2022

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Christina welcomes back Jenny and Sam (S3:E33) to get an update on their full house of crazy and love. Jenny chats her many hats of being a mom, stepmom, adoptive mom, foster mom and wife. Sam shares his tips for preparing for court and how to maintain a happy and healthy relationship with your partner (grab your partner for this one!) Jenny and Sam are a power couple who knows the ups and downs of alienation, courts and all corners of a big blended life. How does Jenny balance it all? What's Sam's biggest piece of advice for partners? Listen in! About My Guests: We are Sam and Jenny. We've been married over 4 years now. Settled in Northwest Arkansas on our little farm. We are blended to the max. His kids, her kids, Steps, adopted step kids, foster kids, and a new adoption (our 'ours' baby), you can assume life is never dull here. We each have two exes we have children with. We have teens to toddlers and take in foster kids as well. We are so happy to share our experiences with everyone. We are in the works of starting a video podcast of our own together and look forward to continue to share and help others through this really hard stuff. Want more from Jenny & Sam? They have a podcast! Find them on Instagram @familypiecespodcast So much more than a podcast!!! Find me on the Gram @radicalstepmomspodcast Want a little more support? Schedule a 1:1 session or become a Radical Member? Head to my website! **This episode is sponsored by StepMom Magazine. Use discount code: Radical20 to save 20% on your subscription!**

Season 5: Episode 10: How understanding behavior and finding acceptance can make us better parents with guest, Jessica Oct 05, 2022

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Christina chats with Jessica, a mom, stepmom and Behavior Analyst who shares her insights on how she uses acceptance and mindfulness to navigate negative behaviors. Whether it's kid behaviors, partner or the ex...how can we accept the situation and begin to make necessary changes? They also chat about Jessica’s experience being mom and stepmom, and how she defined what those roles would mean. How did she respond to her ex’s new girlfriend? How does she find balance? Listen in!

About My Guest
My name is Jessica! I am a behavior analyst and have a strong focus on ACT (mindfulness).I have a 5 year old step daughter. I have a 3 year old daughter (my bio mother experience)My husband and I met when we each had a child and blended our family. We now have a newborn child together. Instagram: @Mindfulmama_bx

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