high conflict help

❤️‍🩹 Parental alienation perspective shift

Maybe there’s hope that stepkids can heal from alienation after all.

Jul 13 •

Blended Family Frappé

😫 How to survive stepparenting stress

Some tips for any stepparent who feels like their brain is melting from massive overwhelm.

Jun 29 •

Blended Family Frappé

💁🏻‍♀️ You don’t need the ex’s permission.

The ex’s feelings about you being their kid's stepparent do not matter more than your own feelings about being a stepparent.

Jun 22 •

Blended Family Frappé

💅 How disengaging got me through my SD's high school graduation.

To say I spent years dreading my stepdaughter’s grad weekend would be an understatement. Disengaging saved me.

Jun 4 •

Blended Family Frappé

💩 Co-parenting with a narcissist

Realistically you *can’t* co-parent with a toxic ex… but maybe it’s okay for us to admit that and adjust our approach accordingly.

May 25 •

Blended Family Frappé

6 stepparenting lessons I learned from Star Wars

May the Fourth be with you! And with us all.

May 4 •

Blended Family Frappé

Liar liar 👖🔥

How to deal when the ex lies their face off.

Mar 16 •

Blended Family Frappé

🙃 On (not) loving your stepkids

Which btw is normal and doesn’t make you a bad stepparent.

Feb 9 •

Blended Family Frappé

🔥 Stepparenting while the world is on fire

Is holding your center even possible at times like this?

Jan 26 •

Blended Family Frappé

🛠️ You can’t blend in high conflict without the right tools

Having a high conflict ex in the mix creates a toxic dynamic that changes all the rules about stepparenting.

Jan 12 •

Blended Family Frappé

😖 The unfairness just kills me

A rant on the infuriating dichotomy between HCBM’s past behavior and her present-day polite chit-chat.

Dec 8, 2024 •

Blended Family Frappé

🕯️ Finding light when stepparenting feels like a very long, very dark tunnel

… and the only way out is through. 🖤

Dec 1, 2024 •

Blended Family Frappé

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