STEPMUMS: UNCUT Coach Cilla

TRIGGER WARNING: Talks of Baby Loss is in this episode.

Its one thing to enter into motherhood via stepmotherhood, navigating high conflict situations, learning your role, all whilst staying sane. But just imagine wanting to experience the journey and pregnancy through to birth to then come to the realisation that you may need some assistance in doing so?

My guest Polly helps us understand a whole new level to creating a blended family that feels good for all. IVF is a challenging journey in itself matched up with being a step-mum to two children, we learn how Polly coped, what she learned and hear the golden nuggets she has for anyone who can relate.

Stay Locked In,

Cilla x

DISCLAIMER: The audio messed up guys but in honour of keeping it real and authentic I chose not to re-record. Please give me grace as you walk with me learning how to podcast on the go.

Ok so this episode is all about the breakdown of a Step-mum/Birth mum friendship gone awry. We ought to know that BM & SM friendships do exist but what we are going to learn in this episode is why it wont work without Boundaries!!! 

This step-mum is super honest and relatable if you are going to be real here. We talk about Jealously, Trolls, Mental Health, Disengaging and healing. Its super easy to get into a place of blame and not without real reason but what I know as a step-mum and coach is that you got to recognise your part in the mess and hold yourself accountable and CHECK YOUR MOTIVES. Lauren does just that!

Lauren, who is a fitness coach and serial entrepreneur joins me to get Uncut about her step-mum journey. You can find her here

https://www.instagram.com/laurenthomasjohnson

https://mumbod.com/pages/sbl-on-tour-event-page

Stay locked in, Cilla x

In this episode I am joined with Annette Serwanga of Serwanga Consulting who is a Child Behaviour Specialist and Early Childhood Educator 

Find out more about her here serwangaconsulting.com

As usual I am bringing you the meat of our conversation and it is so good. Annette breaks down complex ideas into simple understanding and honestly I learnt so much myself.

If you are feeling some type of way about your stepchildren, Need a little indication on how you are doing when relating to the children, if there has been some kind of block or breakdown with your stepchildren or you are needing or maybe just interested to get insight on how children deal in new stepfamily dynamics THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU!

Bio parents especially can learn how to help and even prepare their child for the transition they have to choice to bare when the 1st family breaks up.

Stay locked in!!!

We have the lovely Emma Sexton - Award winning Design Entrepreneur, Speaker, Business Coach and Podcaster join us to share her journey of being a child free woman in a stepfamily.
Emma shares her very clear position of not wanting to have children and that it was a conscious choice, so in the episode we are talking about what it then looks like for a child free women to be apart of a blended family. Emma has not one experience in this but two experience so we learn the lessons she carried from her first blended family to her current blended family.
Full show notes up on the website
So stay locked in - tell your partner, the birth mum and your in-laws too, speak soon x

Welcome to the 1st Hot Ten ep. This should of come out on my birthday, 20th May, but life. Listen to this bitesize episode where I recap on the 3 things we could learn from Meghan Markle and now her Hubby Price Harry - This episode can stand to teach others about the struggles of step-mothering so listen with a open heart.

Don't forget to leave a review if listening on Apple Podcasts and share this with your partner, the birth mother and your In laws too.

Full show note will be up on the website

Hey - Welcome to the first episode of Stepmums: Uncut. Here I am introducing myself along with my husband and talking about my true feelings around being a stepmother.

I answer the questions - would you do this journey all over again, knowing what I know now? My husband asks me if I resent his children and much more on how we have overcome some pretty hard times and what advise we would give to others who may be facing the inevitable rough patches in their journey of "Blending"

Full show notes will be up soon but until then follow me on Instagram and check out the links in the bio 

www.instagram.com/thestepmumsclub