37 min
Episode 3: Is It Possible To Prioritize The Marriage in a Stepfamily? Not Just a Stepmom Podcast
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- Parenting
When a couple in a stepfamily is confronted with the question of what comes first - the kids or a marriage, that can be a confusing, divisive subject!
For a parent bringing a child into the marriage, that parent may be hesitant to prioritize the new spouse over the child. They feel responsible for advocating for their child, for shielding their child from even more change, and they often try to compensate for some of the pain the child has already faced. In the biological parent’s mind, their child is helpless, their spouse is not.
Yet, on a practical level, the couple knows that if the new marriage is not elevated to a place where it becomes a special, sacred union centered on trust, the entire family structure begins to crumble and on today’s podcast we’ll talk about how to live this out in a practical way so that both the stepparent and the biological parent in the marriage feel like their needs are being met.
For more resources, check out NotJustAStepmom.com for tips and encouragement for stepparents, as well as Heidi's eBook, "How To Add An Ours Baby to Your Stepfamily...Without Resentment Getting in the Way."
Laura Petherbridge: thesmartstepmom.com
Schedule a coaching call with Heidi Farrell at notjustastepmom.com/coaching/
When a couple in a stepfamily is confronted with the question of what comes first - the kids or a marriage, that can be a confusing, divisive subject!
For a parent bringing a child into the marriage, that parent may be hesitant to prioritize the new spouse over the child. They feel responsible for advocating for their child, for shielding their child from even more change, and they often try to compensate for some of the pain the child has already faced. In the biological parent’s mind, their child is helpless, their spouse is not.
Yet, on a practical level, the couple knows that if the new marriage is not elevated to a place where it becomes a special, sacred union centered on trust, the entire family structure begins to crumble and on today’s podcast we’ll talk about how to live this out in a practical way so that both the stepparent and the biological parent in the marriage feel like their needs are being met.
For more resources, check out NotJustAStepmom.com for tips and encouragement for stepparents, as well as Heidi's eBook, "How To Add An Ours Baby to Your Stepfamily...Without Resentment Getting in the Way."
Laura Petherbridge: thesmartstepmom.com
Schedule a coaching call with Heidi Farrell at notjustastepmom.com/coaching/
37 min