37 episodes

Hope for Stepmoms Who Are There, from Stepmoms Who’ve Been There!

Stepmom Sanity Cheryl Shumake

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 5 Ratings

Hope for Stepmoms Who Are There, from Stepmoms Who’ve Been There!

    Stepping Smart and Staying Sane with Laura Petherbridge pt 2

    Stepping Smart and Staying Sane with Laura Petherbridge pt 2

    Second half of the conversation with Laura Petherbridge

    • 27 min
    The Family Core: A Strategy to Help Your Family Blend

    The Family Core: A Strategy to Help Your Family Blend

    Join Cheryl and Dr. James and Gina Dellaripa as they chat about their innovative communication tool used in courts, and families of all types, to help those families decrease family stress, increase family harmony, and live like a family.

    Connect with our Guests

    Email: admin@thefamilycore.com

    Website

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    Twitter
    YouTube Channel

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    • 46 min
    Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens

    Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens

    Author and speaker Kia Stephens shares about her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, speaking to wounded women everywhere about the power of God's love to transform them and redeem their brokenness. Listen as she declares that our father wounds do not have the last word in your life; God does, and gives practical tips for helping the daughter's in our care recover from the same.



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    YouTube

    Purchase Overcoming Father Wounds at Amazon



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    Thank you for listening to the Stepmom Sanity Podcast.

    Production and Editing by SMS

    Intro and Outro Music, "Reveillez Vous," by Peter White

    • 47 min
    The Beauty of Broken with Elisa Morgan

    The Beauty of Broken with Elisa Morgan

    How would you feel if you could change the narrative on your family? What if your brokenness is not only okay, but beautiful in the eyes of our Lord? Our guest, Elisa Morgan, helps us reframe our thinking so we can receive the blessing of brokenness and broken people.

    Elisa Morgan (MDiv) has authored over twenty-five books including The Beauty of Broken, Hello, Beauty Full, She Did What She Could, When We Pray Like Jesus and You Are Not Alone. For twenty years, Elisa served as CEO of MOPS International and now is President Emerita. She writes for Our Daily Bread Devotional and co-hosts Discover the Word and God Hears Her for Our Daily Bread Ministries.

    With her husband of forty-three years, Evan, she has two grown children and two grandchildren who live near her in Denver, Colorado. Her constant companion is Mia, an elderly Jack Russell who shadows her every move.

    Ways to Connect with Elisa:

    Website: elisamorgan.com  

    Facebook: @ElisaMorganAuthor 

    Instagram @ElisaMorganAuthor 

    Twitter @elisa_morgan 

    God Hears Her Podcast   and Discover the Word Podcasts  

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    • 35 min
    Boundaries That Bless

    Boundaries That Bless

    It's been said that we train others how to treat us. But what if we don't know how to do that? What if we struggle with accommodating unacceptable behavior? Even worse, what if we think it's biblical to do so? Our guest today unpacks the importance of establishing and maintaining good boundaries in your blended family.



    Download Thick Skin Tender Heart: Biblical Ways to Build Healthy Boundaries

    Purchase One Plus One Equals Ten: A First Lady's Survival Guide for Stepmoms

    Connect with Dr. Janice Love: Website, Twitter, YouTube

    The First Lady Coach - Facebook, Instagram

    • 49 min
    We Need Shepherds Too

    We Need Shepherds Too

    It has been said that ministry to blended families is a high-need low-demand endeavor. However, if we're going to have healthy, functioning blended families we need the cheering and support of our church communities. For every pastor, ministry leader, and Joe next door, wanting to be part of the team that meets the demand, this conversation may just be the nudge you need.

    Connect with Ron Deal

    Register for the Next Preparing to Blend Leadership Training

    Join us for Women in Blended Holiday Edition

    Listen to Family Life Blended Podcast Episode 92: The Fields Are White for Harvest: Teaching Pastors Speak Out About Blended Family Ministry

    • 40 min

Customer Reviews

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5 Ratings

5 Ratings

Vhuss83 ,

Wonderful podcast!!

Cheryl brings relevant and encouraging topics to blended family life situations backed with Biblical principles! We recommend this podcast to every blended family!

Scott & Vanessa BKF

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