Tiny Pep Talks for Stepparents

Don’t lose yourself.

💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!)Today’s episode is for stepparents who are also parents: the more we lose ourselves in the stepparenting role, the more our kids lose us too.We can’t get so wrapped up in the challenges and drama of stepfamily life that our own kids get lost in the shuffle. I have oh so very many regrets about my first decade of stepmotherhood, but the thing I regret the most is losing myself so much in the stepparenting role that my daughter lost me for a while there too.This i...

Duration:: 1m
Broadcast on:: 22 Jul 2024
Audio Format:: mp3

💬 Send us a text! (Yes really!)

Today’s episode is for stepparents who are also parents: the more we lose ourselves in the stepparenting role, the more our kids lose us too.

We can’t get so wrapped up in the challenges and drama of stepfamily life that our own kids get lost in the shuffle. I have oh so very many regrets about my first decade of stepmotherhood, but the thing I regret the most is losing myself so much in the stepparenting role that my daughter lost me for a while there too.

This is a topic that’s far bigger than I can cover in a daily pep talk, and in fact I wrote an entire blog post about it: PROTECTING OUR BIO KIDS FROM STEPFAMILY DRAMA

Anyway. You know how on airplanes they tell you to put your own oxygen mask on first? Even before you help your kid, you’re supposed to help yourself? They tell you that because they know you are the most likely person to help your kid, therefore you need to make sure to get your oxygen mask on PRONTO.

Stepfamily life, especially in high conflict, can feel an awful lot like an airplane going down in flames. So please: do put your own oxygen mask on first.

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🧡 Need a bigger pep talk? Start here or join us over on Substack! xo

Today's episode is for step parents who are also parents. Don't lose yourself. The more we lose ourselves in the step parenting role, the more our kids are going to lose us too. We can't get so wrapped up in the challenges and drama of step family life that our own kids get lost in the shuffle. I have oh so very many regrets about my first decade of step motherhood but the thing I regret the most is losing myself so much in the step parenting role that my daughter lost me for a while there too. This is a topic that is far bigger than I can cover in a daily pep talk and in fact I wrote an entire blog post about it which I will link in the show notes for you. Anyway you know how on airplanes they tell you to put your own oxygen mask on first. Even before you help your kid you're supposed to help yourself. They tell you that because they know that you are the most likely person to help your kid and therefore you need to make sure to get your oxygen mask on pronto. Step family life especially in high conflict can feel an awful lot like an airplane going down in flames so please do put your own oxygen mask on first.