Your Success Matters, Stepmom!
I remember my initial years as a Stepmom when we blended my four and his three into a family of seven.
I was oblivious to the challenges I would soon face. Survival became my focus. Success seemed as elusive as dandelion wishes blowing in the wind.
Success?! It’s probably not your first waking thought. Maybe, like I once did, you open your eyes hoping that today, everybody will just get along without drama or ruffled feathers. Because blended families are loaded with complexities and constraints. For stepmoms, dealing with common family issues gets more complicated.
Sometimes, being a Stepmom gets discouraging. You weren’t looking for accolades when you took on this role, but you still can:
- Feel like an underappreciated outsider in your own home.
- Wonder if anyone notices all you do to keep the family functioning.
- Get tired of “ex-worries” (ex-spouse, extended family, excess criticism).
- Find disappointment creeping in when bringing family members together is like mixing oil and water.
Despite the difficulties, your family really needs you to be successful.
A lot is riding on it. When you are successful in your Stepmom role, everyone benefits. Their success, and yours, hinges on building valued relationships.
The blended family learning curve can be steep and bumpy. But success is more than mastering blended family logistics, dilemmas, schedules, or keeping everyone on track and on time. That is just one aspect of creating a functional family system. Relationships, however, require both time and space for connections to grow.
To masterfully nurture lasting relationships, your Stepmom success path must go deeper, to the heart level, where change begins. True success looks like fostering emotional, relational, spiritual, and physical wellness for yourself and your family members. It crafts times and places for everyone to belong. It creates family memories worth keeping and retelling.
Regretfully, our blended family life did not start at that healthy point. We were blindsided by unexpected conflicts and events. The advice we received was sometimes helpful and other times disastrous.
Resources for blended families from a Christian perspective were scarce, but the stigma was abundant!
I could have avoided regrettable mistakes as a Stepmom if I had someone knowledgeable and wise to advise me. I needed someone to talk to who understood my dilemmas, and my faith, and knew how to help me.
We managed to grow and learn through the struggles. Today, I say without hesitation that I am blessed to have a blended family of seven that now includes 15 awesome grandkids. Yes, becoming a Stepmom was a challenging life role change. But, it surprised me by turning into a deeply rewarding experience.
Now, I want to help Stepmoms, like you, find a better success path –
One that avoids the regrets of learning by trial and error.
Hi, my name is Susan Millsaps. I’ve been through those problematic Stepmom dilemmas. I am on a mission to help Christian women navigate the hardships, joys, unique blessings, and rewards of blended family life.
I want you to have what I didn’t, so I created the Stepmom Success program. Both the course and the live coaching calls draw upon my personal experience as a Stepmom, my Christian faith, and my professional training and experience in Relationship Coaching, women’s health, counseling, and conflict resolution.
I want to be on your Stepmom support team!
Are you ready to shed the stigma and embrace the opportunities and
blessings of becoming a value-adding, success-creating, Stepmom?
Stepmom Success group/course options previously listed here are being revamped.
Individual and couples coaching is currently available.
SYMBIS couple’s assessment and Prepare & Enrich couple’s assessements
are now available through Susan Millsaps.
Please email Susan using the form at the bottom of the page for details.
Whether you are new to the stepmom role,
facing blended family challenges at any stage,
or transitioning to step-parenting young adults
you need resources and fresh insights that will help you effectively
nurture lasting relationships with your blended family.
Step away from the loneliness and frustration
Stepmoms especially face both as they juggle blended family demands and dynamics. But Stepdads need help too!
Often a combination of individual and couple sessions is the best way to move forward in navigating both the family/parenting issues and the couple issues that can put undue stress on your marriage.
Interested, but not sure yet?
Schedule a 15-minute Introductory Call with Susan to see which option is a good fit for you. Subscribe below.
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