Resources
This is a list of stepfamily service providers that I partner with. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and please stay tuned as it is updated and more resources to help you are added:
Magazines (Online)
StepMom Magazine is an on-line, subscription-based publication that provides monthly articles, expert advice and a private forum discussion group for stepmoms to chat with each other. The magazine’s mission is to educate, support and inspire women, and to dispel common misconceptions and raise understanding about stepfamily life. For more information go to www.StepMomMag.com.
Radio Programs
The Stepmom’s Toolbox Radio Show – http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thestepmomstoolbox – Listen live or listen later as Peggy Nolan and Erin Erickson dish tips, tools, and advice to stepmoms everywhere with guests that include Jacquelyn Fletcher, Tricia Powe, Cathryn Bond Doyle, Wednesday Martin, Susan Wisdom and more! The Stepmom’s Toolbox website and blog - http://thestepmomstoolbox.com - providing tips, tools and advice for stepmoms.
Susan Swanson On Step – Listen live to Susan Swanson on Step every Tuesday at 11am! Susan Davis Swanson, LCSW, BCD is the Executive Director and Founder of The Stepfamily Center in … www.newdaytalkradio.com/shows/sss.htm . Susan Swanson, LCSW is founder of the Stepfamily Center in Los Angeles – www.stepfamilycenter.com
Coaches/Therapists
Claudette Chenevert, a stepmom since 1990 has been through the thick and thin of Stepfamily living. She is a trained and certified Stepfamily Coach helping primarily stepmoms moving from chaos to harmony, One Step At A Time. She provides one-on-one Coaching as well as various group programs. For more information, go to http://www.coachingsteps.com
Jacquelyn Fletcher is a stepfamily coach, the host of the popular Stepmom Circles podcast and the author of A Career Girl’s Guide to Becoming a Stepmom See www.becomingastepmom.com
Susan Wisdom, LPC is author of Stepcoupling, a book that addresses the adult couple relationship in a stepfamily because that relationship is so easily torn apart by the demands of raising each other’s kids, dealing with ex-spouses, and more.www.stepcoupling.com
Brigitte Wangberg, M.S., MFT offers a Wellness Approach to Peaceful Blended Families. Helping individuals, couples and families avoid and eliminate potential problems in their stepfamily. Recovery from Divorce, Co-Parenting and Teens. Sessions available face to face in scottsdale office, by phone or in community. www.mylifeinstruction.com
Mary Kelly Williams, MFT offers phone counseling, support groups, and couple intensives in person. She helps stepmoms, couples and families avoid and eliminate potential problems in their stepfamily. www.marriedwithbaggage.com
Forums (Facebook)
Join the Enlightened Stepfamily Groups!
The Enligthened Stepmothers’ Support Group, The Enlightened Stepfathers’ Support Group, The Enlightened Divorced/Separated Dads’ Support Group, and The Enlightened StepGrandparents’ Group!
Also, join www.facebook.com awareness on facebook if you are being alienated from your Stepchildren or other family. ?
Buckeye Bonus Mom is an administrator for the Enlightened Stepmothers’ Support Group, and supports stepmoms as well – she can be contacted on facebook.
Mediators
Tricia Powe of StepfamilySystems.com facilitates connections and provides a unique support venue called A Richter Blend, Stepfamily Chronicles. The Chronicles are print, prime-time type stories following divorced, single parents and remarried families in the fictitious town of Port Hills. After each print episode, tips are provided by a team of stepfamily service professionals for readers to consider, as applicable to their own shared parenting situations. Welcome to the neighborhood – we’ll be your Alice.
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