Mother’s Day can be a difficult day for stepmothers. Although you may feel like you are doing mothering work, you are often not recognized as a mom. You may care like a mom, too, but no one seems to see it, or care. In today’s podcast episode, I talk about ways to get through this sentimental holiday.
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Emotional healing isn’t really a topic that we talk about often in our society. Most of us would prefer to let everyone think that we’re “just fine,” but sometimes, we just aren’t “fine.” In fact, if we’ve never been through the healing journey, we may be carrying around sadness, anger or resentment without even realizing it. The dangerous part, though, is all of that unrecognized hurt can skip our consciousness but land straight on the head of someone we love, such as our spouse or maybe or kids. When we don’t deal with things, it comes out in other ways.
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Are you a stepmom needing a little bit of encouragement? Do you sometimes feel like you’re in a no-win situation? Do you maybe even wonder if you might have made a mistake? Being a stepmother is one of the hardest roles you can take on. You “play the part” of being a mother: doing the work, and putting in the time but you are rarely if ever, recognized for what you are doing. The children often see you as “the enemy,” and treat you as such.
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Do you ever go through periods in your marriage when you feel distant from your partner: almost like strangers? Do you ever long for more connection and dialogue between you? Authentic conversation, going beyond the mundane necessities of schedules, childcare, or housework, is vital for all of us. We need to get to know each other again and again because we are always changing.
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