Over a year ago I started working with a stepmom named Laurie. We’ve worked together on and off since
(Now our coaching is more on her business than her stepmom life.)
She was on The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast this week. (Listen on iTunes | Listen on Spotify)
When she came to me, she wasn’t new to personal growth
She had read the books
Listened to the podcasts
Saved the posts
But she still felt on edge in her own home
Her stepmom experience was affecting her in ways she never saw coming
That feeling when you hear the kids are coming and your body tightens
When an eye roll can shift your entire mood
When you’re lying in bed replaying a conversation thinking
“why did that bother me so much?”
"Stepmotherhood has a way of making an otherwise confident woman feel unrecognizable to herself"
She was doing all the “right” things
And still feeling like an outsider
Still struggling with the way the kids would respond
Or when they would make a request
In this weeks episode, we dove into the shifts she made through our work together
Not surface-level tips
Real shifts
The kind that actually change how your home feels
Because the Laurie I coach and voice note with today is not the same Laurie I began working with back then
In fact, last summer, she told me that for the first time she wasn't anxious about summer with her stepkids. She said she and her husband were in tears about how far they've come.
If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right
And it’s still not working
This is for you. The 6 shifts Laurie made that improved her relationship with her stepkids and her husband, gave her peace and more confidence in this role.
If you want to see exactly what changed for her and how she shifted her stepfamily dynamic, keep reading
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