#60: Let's Talk Addiction with Melanie Stern
Melanie Stern is a psychotherapist specializing in alcohol and substance use issues and individual adult therapy. She tailors treatment to the individual to reveal the root of the problem with therape...
3 Sep 202435min
#59: How to Navigate Grief As A Stepmom with Krista St-Germain
Krista St-Germain is a Master Certified Life Coach, grief expert, widow, mom and host of The Widowed Mom Podcast. When her husband was killed by a drunk driver in 2016, Krista’s life was completely an...
27 Aug 202446min
#58: What To Do If You Are Caught In the "What If" Cycle
First, it's normal! Completely normal. Everyone has done it, so don't beat yourself up about it. In this episode, I discuss why it happens and how to break the cycle of repeating it. Let's be honest,...
20 Aug 20248min
#57: You Want Me To Apologize To My Stepkid?
I know this sounds like a crazy concept, especially if you have an upbringing like mine. You know, one with the authoritarian parent. "Do as I say, not as I do." or a parent that expects you to jump w...
13 Aug 20249min
#56: What To Do If You Feel Like An Outsider
Ever feel like everyone else belongs but you do not? There's a secret language they speak. There are inside jokes. The history they share. The memories, vacations, and, well, you know everything ...
6 Aug 202418min
#55: Being "Just" the Stepmom (re-release)
In this episode, Alicia talks about being "just the stepmom" and how society puts pressure on stepmoms to show up in all the ways, but to remember that, as a stepmom, you aren't the kid's mom. She ...
30 Jul 202429min
#54: Does Your Ego Drive the Bus?
How hard is it to admit you are wrong? Do you have to have things your way? How hard is it to say, "I'm sorry"? If those are hard questions to answer, this episode might be for you. It's a little...
23 Jul 202415min
#53: Creating Connections with Your Stepkids
We've all been there: that awkward, "I don't know how to connect with my stepkid...but I know I should at least try.." In this episode, I talk about -why it's important to build connections with yo...
16 Jul 202423min
