Blended Family Podcast

melissa@blendedfamilypodcast.com

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Sometimes we get so caught up in negativity that we lose sight of what's wonderful right in front of us. Blended families are stressful, and we can forget all the blessings that they do bring us. Let me show you how to change your mindset, improve your mood, love and appreciate your blended family! When you change your focus, anything is possible.

 

Ten things to help improve your mood.

  1. Eat well
  2. Exercise
  3. Breathe or meditate
  4. Change your surroundings
  5. Listen to music
  6. Communicate
  7. Smile
  8. Make a checklist
  9. Do something you like
  10. Be thankful



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Direct download: 50-Love_your_Blended_Family.mp3
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Joint custody arrangements are becoming much more the norm in modern divorce. For those that have joint custody arrangements, you know that there are many challenges you must face. To start, we discuss the difference between joint physical and joint legal custody, and some factors in making that decision.

 

We also discuss some challenges you might face such as

  • communication
  • scheduling
  • parental influence
  • transportation
  • effects on the new blended family

 

And finally, I leave you with my 5 tips for having success with joint custody, which are

  • communicate
  • keep the focus on the kids
  • don’t sweat the small stuff
  • have realistic expectations
  • adjust your agreement if necessary

 

This topic idea comes from our loyal listener Scott! Thank you !

If you have a topic you want me to cover, please email me!

 

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Direct download: 49-Unique_Challenges_of_Joint_Custody.mp3
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Marty L Ward is championing the movement to Create Confident Kids. When a 10 yr old little girl hung herself rather than face the bully back in 2011, Marty said, “ENOUGH!” Despite all our school regulations and “Anti-Bullying” and “Stop Bullying” campaigns, 4,400 students commit suicide each year, and 160,000 are absent every day due to fear of confronting the bully. Fed up with the rising statistics, Marty looked for an answer. Influenced by leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, and Mother Theresa, Marty designed a Create Confident Kids to Eliminate Bullying Program with a whole new twist: it focuses on what we do want – Confident Kids – rather than on what we don’t want – more bullying.

 

In this interview, we talk about

  • Marty’s story
  • why bullying is so prevalent today
  • bullying in the blended family
  • signs to look for to see if your child is being bullied
  • how to help a child who is being bullied
  • what to do if your child is a bully
  • Marty’s Create Confident Kids program, and why it works
  • Bullying workshops



Marty’s Links

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Join the Workshop What every Parent needs to know about Bullying in 2015
“3 Simple Steps to Prepare Your Kid to Successfully Deal with the Bully"
Oct 21st

 

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Direct download: 48-Create_Confident_Kids_Marty_Ward_-_10_6_15_7.01_PM.mp3
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Michele Rosenthal is an award-winning PTSD blogger, bestselling and award-nominated author, host of the radio program, Changing Direction, and founder of HealMyPTSD.com. A former faculty member of the Clinical Development Institute for Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Center, Michele is also a trauma survivor who struggled with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for over twenty-five years. Then, she launched a successful “healing rampage.” Michele has been 100% free of PTSD symptoms for almost a decade. Her most recent book is Heal Your PTSD: Dynamic Strategies that Work. Michele and I have a conversation on PTSD, and how this can affect your blended family.

 

We talk about

  • her personal story dealing with PTSD
  • the challenges of PTSD in a blended family
  • recovery process
  • going on a healing rampage
  • how joy helps overcome PTSD
  • what holds survivors back from healing their PTSD
  • how family can help one cope with PTSD
  • and more



Michele’s links

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Twitter



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Direct download: 47-PTSD_Michele_Rosenthal.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:00am EDT

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