➡️ A shortcut to stepparenting sanity.
Welcome! How to get around & what you’ll find here.
Hello and welcome! 👋🏼
Because you’re here, I’m gonna assume you’re probably a somewhat frazzled stepparent. So let’s make it as easy as possible for you to find exactly what you need!
For free subscribers
We offer a mix of mostly free and some paid content. (If you’re completely new to our world, all the content on our main website is also free.)
At any time, you can unlock access to paywalled content by becoming a paid subscriber. You can even offset your subscription costs by inviting a buddy or two.
As a free subscriber, you’ll get our weekly pep talks along with previews of paywalled posts. Everything is accessible during a free trial too if you just wanna dip your toes in.
For paid subscribers
For paid subscribers, here’s the essentials to get you started:
Group Chat: Our private chatroom-style support group for stepparents. Ask us anything and connect with other stepparents!
Ebooks + Guides + Workshops: These are our deeper-dive resources, along with archived episodes of our private podcast, Keep Calm & Blend On and our archived Q&As.
All our previous posts will be unlocked for you too.
Search posts by topic
All posts, whether paid or free, are also organized by topic:
💕 BECOMING BLENDED
Like any house, the foundation of your blended family is essential to its long-term stability. This is where you’ll find resources on how to stepparent, fitting in with your stepfamily, connecting with your stepkids, stepcouplehood & getting your partner on board, and how to actually blend.
🔥 HELP FOR HIGH CONFLICT
Blending a family is already complicated, but add a difficult ex or disordered stepkid into the mix and you’re gonna need a bigger boat. Here’s where you’ll find tips for co-parenting/parallel parenting, creating effective boundaries, combatting parental alienation, and supporting troubled stepkids.
💝 BURNOUT RECOVERY
Stepparents tend to give this role our all — sometimes to our own detriment. If you need judgement-free support for stepping back a bit (commonly called “disengaging”), putting your own mental health first, and staying grounded amid the chaos, we’ve got you covered.
Still feeling lost? Get in touch!
I hope all this helps! If you have any questions at all, or you’re looking for a specific resource, please don’t hesitate to reach out. xo
Maarit, I love what you're doing here! I feel there are some parallels between your stepparenting journey and my husband's and my experience in the world of adoption. (Thank heavens for yoga, btw.) Where were you (and your Substack) when I needed you in 2008?? Oh ... it looks like you were in the thick of your own situation. Well, I'm glad to have run across you now!