Blended Family Meetup Groups

This group serves as support, education, and counseling for any individual or family who is in a stepfamily situation. Forms of a stepfamily are the following: 1) re-coupled (remarried or co-habitating) families in which 1 or both adults have child…

I believe that many potential conflicts in stepfamilies can be avoided through education about the stepfamily process. I teach people about cultural myths concerning stepparents and stepchildren, and help them set realistic expectations for their fam…

**Meet and commiserate with other stepmoms who are trying to figure out what being a stepmom means. **Dispel the myth of the “blended” family...Don’t worry if yours looks lumpy, and other issues that need a family strainer. **Acknowledge the uni…

Helping Stepfamilies Become Stronger & Thrive Do you feel your spouse lets his or her kids run wild? Do you feel like an outsider in your own family? Does your spouse 'jump to attention' whenever the ex- calls? Do you feel unappreciated and dis…

I am forming the group after nearly a year of being a stepmother. I was told several things when I started out on my journey. That I "wouldn't last six months" and that I "know nothing about children" and that "I am ruining lives by the virtue of m…

I believe that many potential conflicts in stepfamilies can be avoided through education about the stepfamily process. I teach people about cultural myths concerning stepparents and stepchildren, and help them set realistic expectations for their fam…