➡️ A shortcut to stepparenting sanity.
Welcome! How to get around & what you’ll find here.
Hello and welcome! 👋🏼
The mission of this Substack is to support struggling stepparents. If that’s you, we’re so glad you’re here!
Though we’re no longer creating new content, we have SO MANY POSTS in our archives you can catch up on. If you’re a podcast person, you can listen to past episodes over on our Tiny Pep Talks podcast. You can also learn a ton from the content on our main website, which is all free.
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💕 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.
our most popular posts on how to blend a family:
🔥 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.
our most popular posts on stepparenting in high conflict:
💝 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.
our most popular posts on stepparenting mental health and burnout:
Still feeling lost? Get in touch!
I hope all this helps! If you’re looking for a specific resource or feeling overwhelmed by all this, 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!