I Didn't Expect This To Come Up In Therapy. My Lingering Stepmom Resentment Explained

Last week in the episode on The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast, with Hannah from The Style Audit, I shared that I used shopping as a way to help me find my confidence. As a young new stepmom with “going out shirts,” I didn’t really feel like I fit the look for my new life. What I was wearing as a 26 year old was not the same as the 40 year old women in their world. Every event came with extra stress ...

  When I first became stepmom, I went all in
, doing all the things for all the people. I was going to solve my husband’s issues.Make everything better.Everything would be perfect.Except it wasn’t. 

 I was overwhelmed, depressed and resentful. 

 As a child of divorce and Child Protection Worker with a background in Psychology and Social Service Work, I thought I knew what I was signing up fo...

Hi. (takes big inhale and exhale)    I could not be more excited that you are reading this, that you have subscribed, and that you’re following this new part of my journey here. I’ve been doing this for close to 10 years now. On and off. In many different seasons. Seasons of burnout.Seasons of lawyer bills.Seasons of blended family bliss.Seasons of hard relationships. You’ve heard me share abo...