A podcast all about Stepfamilies.
In this new original podcast, Rachel Silver, a stepmother herself, speaks to stepfamilies about their family situations with contributions from a psychotherapist who specialises in working with blended families. Other guests in the series include a family lawyer and a co-parenting coach.
Step Life is for anyone in a blended family to hear from others as well as for people to get some understanding and insight about what it's like to be in a stepfamily.
Each episode has useful links and contacts in the show notes.
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A podcast all about Stepfamilies.
In this new original podcast, Rachel Silver, a stepmother herself, speaks to stepfamilies about their family situations with contributions from a psychotherapist who specialises in working with blended families. Other guests in the series include a family lawyer and a co-parenting coach.
Step Life is for anyone in a blended family to hear from others as well as for people to get some understanding and insight about what it's like to be in a stepfamily.
Each episode has useful links and contacts in the show notes.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dr. Claire Asherson Bartram BA UKCP, a psychotherapist who specialises in working with stepfamilies shares her knowledge and advice from her experience in working with blended families.
Claire has a personal and professional interest in stepfamilies, and has been writing, researching and running groups on stepfamily issues for over 20 years. She founded StepIN ASAP which is an organisation of psychotherapists who share their personal and professional experiences in order to be able to support stepfamilies. Since its inception they have been developing therapy and counselling services and educational events for people who find themselves in stepfamily situations and for people who work with them; for example teachers and social workers.
Claire talks to Rachel about why she started to work with blended families and gives her advice on a number of common issues stepfamilies face and how to deal with them. She touches on how to have better communication with your partner and stepchildren and how to deal with your ex partner or partner's ex.
Episode notes:
Articles and books talked about in the show:
Research on disciplining stepchildren - Claire Cartwright
Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships: What Works and What Doesn't - Patricia L. Papernow
Podcast music:
Carefree by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3476-carefree
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.