by Nancy | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
This blog is specifically for MFTs and Coaches who work with couples who head a stepfamily. Earn 9 CEs from CAMFT for attending Success Strategies for Stepfamilies Seminar! This ONLINE course will be offered once per month for the next year beginning May 1-3,...
by Nancy | Jul 25, 2019 | Appreciation, Commitment, Uncategorized
Although my first marriage only lasted 4 ½ years due to the untimely death of my husband, it lasted long enough for me to begin to learn some important life lessons. JG was a good man. He worked hard, loved his job, turned his pay over to me and never questioned how...
by Nancy | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ken and Kim had been having the same fight, over and over again, for thirty years. Can you relate? He does (or doesn’t do) something, she says…., he reacts defensively, she brings up previous examples of how he’s failed her, he counters with...
by Nancy | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our American culture highly values independence…self-sufficiency…resourcefulness. Lately there’s been a trend toward living more simply—tiny-houses, living off of the grid, etc. There’s no doubt that gaining appropriate independence is an essential growth marker to...
by Nancy | Aug 20, 2018 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Uncategorized
Yes, that’s me. I constantly battle my impulse to drive too fast. I’m supposed to enjoy the journey…but I just want to get there! I think it started after my young husband unexpectedly died. I was twenty-three years old with two baby boys. I just wanted to...
by Nancy | Aug 14, 2018 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Problem Solving, Stepfamilies, stepfamily strategies, Uncategorized
This is one of the most inspiring step-couple stories I know of. Although it’s long, the drama of their experience will grip you and not let you go until you get to the end… Gavin and Pamela first met in the 5th grade in 1980 and quickly became best...
