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How to Let Go of the Need for Approval

By Ilene Strauss Cohen — 2018

When we urgently aim to please other people, we’re seeking approval of self from outside sources. And whenever we reach for something in the outside world to give us what we should be giving ourselves, we set ourselves up for disappointment.

Read on www.psychologytoday.com

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Blended Families | Moms with Coffee | S1 E14 | Elisha Beach | Part 2

Elisha Beach talks to Lizzy Mathis about the strong dynamic of her blended family (of 10) and how she, her husband and his ex-wife make a strong team.

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2020
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This Is Exactly Why Your (Blended) Family Can’t Get Along

As a Stepfamily Coach, I have a keen perspective on all different sorts of family dynamics. One of my main focuses is resolving conflict within families that cannot recover from transitions.

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2019
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Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do

Half of all women in the United States will live with or marry a man with children.

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Wednesday Martin
2025
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No One’s the Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmother Relationship

Sad, but true: the divorced mom/stepmom relationship is typically one of the most contentious relationships in our modern families.

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Jennifer Newcomb Marine, Carol Marine
2025
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Alicia Keys on Co-Parenting with Her Husband and His Ex-Wife

The singer-songwriter, her husband, Swizz Beatz, and his ex-wife Mashonda Tifrere, who wrote the book “Blend,” discuss their difficult but ultimately joyous journey to co-parenting together.

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2018
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How Erica and Spencer Shemwell Blended Their Big Families | The Blended Bunch

Erica and Spencer Shemwell have formed a new modern big family with their 11 kids—but blending two families isn’t always easy!

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2021
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Ask A Family Therapist: 3 Tips for Blended Families {#AskACoupleTherapist Episode 3}

For this edition of the #AskAFamilyTherapist series, therapist Erica Turner discusses 3 tips that blended families can use to make the process of coming together go smoother.

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2015
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How to Succeed as a Step Family: A Psychologist Explains | Psychlopaedia

Psychologist James Bray on how to survive the high-stress first year of step parenting and establish a well-adjusted family that works for adults and children.

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2017
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Our BIG Family Blending Mistakes | Blended Family Problems | Vlogss

In this video we shared some of the mistakes we made as a blended family or commonly known as a step family. Being in a blended or step family is not easy and we hope this video will help you learn from our mistakes.

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2018
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Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart

Blended families face unique challenges, and sadly, good intentions aren’t always enough. With so many complex relationships involved, all the normal rules for family life change, even how you apply something as simple as the five love languages.

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Gary Chapman, Ron L. Deal
2020
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