Why You Don't Have to Love Being a Stepmom All the Time
"I don't like being a stepmom today." Have you ever thought that and immediately felt guilty about it? Maybe you're dreading another custody...
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The Stepmom Diaries Podcast
The Stepmom Diaries podcast, hosted by Cameron Normand of This Custom Life, focuses on all things stepmom-related. As a second wife, stepmom to four kids, and successful businesswoman, Camer...
Episodes
20 of 154 episodesThe Grief of Wanting a Child of Your Own: Infertility as a Stepmom | Jen Powell
Can you love your stepkids and still grieve the child you may never have? It's one of those complicated feelings that can be incredibly hard...
When Should a Stepmom Discipline Her Stepkids? | April Eldemire, LMFT
Should a stepmom discipline stepkids? It's one of those questions that sounds simple until you're the one living it. A lot of stepmoms come...
What Actually Makes a Blended Family Work? What the Research Says
What if some of the things you've been told a blended family should look like are actually making things harder? This episode is a special o...
When Your Ex Won't Stop Creating Chaos: High Conflict Co-Parenting | Livi North
High-conflict co-parenting has a way of making it feel like someone who doesn't even live in your house somehow has way too much control ove...
5 Tips for New Stepmoms I Wish I Knew From Day One
Have you ever felt like the harder you try to be a good stepmom, the worse things seem to get? That was me in my first few years of stepfami...
Are You Still Trying to Prove You're Not the Wicked Stepmother?
Have you ever felt like people see you differently the second they find out you're a stepmom? The wicked stepmother stereotype has been arou...
What Stepmoms Can Learn From an Adult Stepdaughter | Robin Breuner
What does your stepchild actually need from you, even if they cannot put it into words? In this episode of The Stepmom Diaries, Cameron sits...
REWIND: What To Do When Bio Mom Doesn't Like You
When Bio Mom Doesn't Like You: Dealing With a High Conflict Bio Mom There are some parts of becoming a stepmom you expect to be complicated....
Are You Still Trying to Earn Your Place? The Father Wound in Stepmom Life | Terri Cole
Have you ever felt like you have to be helpful enough, easygoing enough, or needed enough to truly earn your place in your stepfamily? Psych...
The Stepmom Summit Is Back! 30+ Experts, LIVE Support & Free Registration
The Stepmom Summit is back for its 6th year , and this year we're going Out Loud . Join Cameron Normand and more than 30 stepfamily and rela...
The "Ours Baby" in a Blended Family: What No One Tells You | Amanda Gonzales, LCMHC & Morgan Lindahl
What happens when you have an ours baby in a blended family and suddenly one child is staying home while their siblings leave for another ho...
When Sex Starts Feeling Like a Chore: Rebuilding Intimacy in Your Marriage | Meygan & Casey Caston
When sex starts feeling like one more thing on the to do list, it is easy to assume something is wrong with your relationship. But often, wh...
Is Your Therapist Using the Wrong Map? What Therapy for Stepfamilies Should Look Like
Have you ever left therapy feeling heard, but not truly understood? Maybe you were told to be more patient, create more family togetherness,...
You Are Not Alone: The 2026 Stepmom Summit Is Coming
If you are a stepmom, you know how loud the guilt can get and how quiet you may have learned to be. But with 14 million stepmoms in America,...
Lost Yourself in Stepmotherhood? How Curiosity Can Help You Find Yourself Again | Amy Nesbitt
When you became a stepmom, you probably expected your life to change. What you may not have expected was how easy it would be to lose yourse...
Amy Porterfield on Finding Your Identity as a Stepmom
Finding your stepmom identity can feel overwhelming, especially when you are trying to figure out where you fit in your blended family. Best...
Is It Really Parental Alienation? How to Recognize the Signs and Protect Your Family | Amy J.L. Baker, PhD
One day your stepchild is excited to see you and your spouse... and the next they're distant, angry, or refusing visits altogether. Is it no...
Eve Rodsky on the Mental Load in Blended Families
Are you the one tracking the dentist appointments, school forms, birthday gifts, custody schedules, groceries, and all the details everyone...
The Comments Every Stepmom Hates and Exactly How to Respond | Listener Favorite Replay
We've all been there. Someone makes a comment about being a stepmom that they probably mean well... but it still stings. "You knew what you...