With over 15 years in the corporate world, I specialize in Women's Empowerment and assisting women to live powerful and passionate lives.
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3 Steps to a Strong Family by Linda Eyre and Richard Eyre
AUDIOBOOK: This guide provides parents with a 3-step program to improve family communication and give children a sense of consistency and security. $11.90
Family 360 By Perry Christensen, Ben Porter
BOOK: A Proven Approach to Getting Your Family to Talk, Solve Problems, and Improve Relationships.
60 second Blending Lives Barometer by BlendedLives.com
Blended families are often in a state of crisis. 60% of those who read this page will not survive with their family intact. We can help you be one of those who achieve long-term success.
Answer the following ten questions with Yes or No?
1. Do you feel torn between your spouse and children?
2. Do your children lack clear expectations of behavior and consequences for misbehaving or showing disrespect?
3. Do stepparents feel as though they are competing with stepchildren?
4. Are you and your partner suffering from guilt through previous marriage breakdown which can cause you not to discipline or compensate children with material gifts?
5. Is the relationship between stepparents and children filled with jealousy?
6. Does your partner fail to meet your needs?
7. Do you and your partner struggle to resolve conflict in a healthy manner?
8. Do you and your partner fail to present a united front to the children?
9. Do you feel insecure in your relationship so the children will tear you apart?
10. Does your experience of blending cause you to feel discouraged and unsatisfied?
Your Stepladder to Success By Lynn Vale via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly The honeymoon is over. And now it's just you and your spouse, and the stepchild who sits staring suspiciously at you across the breakfast table. Sometimes, as you attempt to merge "yours" and "mine" into "ours," the problems seem overwhelming. But, whether your stepchildren are resident or visiting, it is possible to ease this transition from strangers to family.
What's a stepmother? By Kathleen F. Potter via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly "What's a stepmother?" said Katie. Billy thought for a moment, then smiled. "A special person that helps my Dad take care of me." …
“WHY IS STEPMOTHERING MORE DIFFICULT THAN STEPFATHERING?” Rose Marie Hoffman, via Stepfamilies Quarterly
...some have argued that stepmother-stepchild relationships have the potential to be particularly problematic for both stepmothers and stepchildren. free
“FANTASY EXPECTATIONS OF LIFE AS A STEPMOTHER” Emily Visher, Ph.D. via Stepfamilies Quarterly
I entered the door unarmed with any information on the subject and full of the most unreasonable expectations one could imagine!
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“Making Stepfamilies Work” by APA
The so--called "blended family" is no longer an aberration in American society: It's a norm. free
The Pleasure Instinct
A delightful tour through the relationship between human beings and pleasure, from its biological origins, through its role in brain development, to the latest findings that have direct applications today.
Taming the Spirited Child
BOOK: Strategies for Parenting Challenging Children Without Breaking their Spirits.
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth
BOOK: How to identify your own money blueprint and "revise" it to not only create success, but more importantly, to keep and continually grow it.*Barnes&Noble Bestsellers of 2007 *
60 second Blending Lives Barometer by BlendedLives.com
Your Stepladder to Success By Lynn Vale 
What's a stepmother? By Kathleen F. Potter via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly 
