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		<title>How to Ex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sounds like a strange phrase &#8220;to ex&#8221;&#8230; but perhaps we should be thinking of “ex” as a verb.  A way of being in the “extended family” that includes your children’s other parent and his  partner.  Your child or children are now in a stepfamily, and now you are “the ex” in that extended family.  You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sexuality in the Stepfamily: Yours and Your Children&#8217;s</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the stepfamily consists of two or more bloodlines under one roof, the issue of sexuality in the stepfamily can be a difficult one.  When you have unrelated teens living in close quarters, sharing a bathroom, etc. it is very important to set clear boundaries.  Here are some guidelines proposed by the National Stepfamily Resource [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is a Stepparent a Parent?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wrote the following article for Stepmom Magazine in June 2010, to address a very crucial question for stepfamilies:  to what degree is the stepparent a parent?  You will find that the answer depends on the family.  Research shows that there are well-adjusted stepfamilies on both sides of the spectrum regarding this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expert Advice for Stepfamilies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another &#8220;Ask the Expert&#8221; Day will be sponsored by Stepmom Magazine this Thursday, July 29.  I&#8217;ll be on the expert panel along with a number of other top professionals in the field of stepfamily relations.  The last &#8220;Ask the Experts&#8221; Day was tremendously successful, and we received so many comments and &#8220;thank you&#8217;s&#8221; from stepmoms, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Badmouthing &#8211; and What to Do About It</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Badmouthing = critical, spiteful remarks about you to your stepchildren or your spouse.
If you are on the receiving end of this practice by your husband’s ex, or by your ex, you know the feeling all too well.  Anger, frustration, helplessness &#8211; you are not there to defend yourself against comments that aren’t true.  And if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Adolescent Conference &#8211; I&#8217;m presenting about healthy stepfamilies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A national adolescent conference is coming up in September:  Treating the iGeneration.  I&#8217;ll be presenting about moving from divorce to a healthy stepfamily.  The title of my talk is &#8220;Mine Yours Ours: From Divorce to Healthy Stepfamily&#8221;.
The conferences is being sponsored by Ben Franklin Institute on Sept 15-17 at the Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joan Sarin on Barbara Bruce&#8217;s &#8220;Believe&#8221; Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Bruce hosts a weekly radio show for the White Mountains, AZ area and also for greater Phoenix AZ, called &#8220;Believe&#8221;.  Here&#8217;s how she describes it:
I focus on health, mental and physical, on the spiritual  and on success. The best way to show others these principles is to  bring on people who espouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radio Show Appearance with Susan Swanson Again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Susan Swanson is the founder of the Stepfamily  Center, which serves the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area.   She  is a stepfamily therapist, and stepmom and mom herself.  Susan  hosts a  superb, informative weekly radio show for stepfamily members.  Joan  Sarin, MS was the guest on the show, and here&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Joan Sarin On Barbara Bruce &#8220;The Cutting Edge&#8221; Radio Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Bruce is a well-known radio personality in the White Mountains, Arizona.  She hosts a variety of shows, including &#8220;The Cutting Edge&#8221;, which has a reach into The White Mountain area as well as greater Phoenix AZ.  Today the show airs on NewsTalk 970 KVWM and 1270 KDJI. It focuses on national, state and local [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Susan Swanson on Step Radio Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Susan Swanson is the founder of the Stepfamily Center, which serves the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills area.   She is a stepfamily therapist, and stepmom and mom herself.  Susan  hosts a superb, informative weekly radio show for stepfamily members.  Joan Sarin, MS was the guest on the show, and here&#8217;s the link:
Tuesday, Dec. 08, [...]]]></description>
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