Across Europe it’s estimated that around 10% of children live with a step parent. But the step-family journey can be a rocky one — what if your partner’s child rejects you? What if you have a tricky relationship with their ex? How do you make peace with the fact that as a step parent you may have to make more compromises than anyone else in the family?
When Katie South became a stepmum she realised it wasn’t going to be an easy journey. Looking for support she found that there wasn’t much for women in her position. Her experience prompted her to found Stepmum Space, an organisation that runs support programmes for women and their partners going through the stepfamily process.
Today she joins Stephanie to give us tips on how to navigate the stepfamily journey: what fathers need to do to help stepmothers; respecting the ex-partner; parenting your own kids alongside theirs, and having different sets of rules in different houses; and acknowledging the tricky feelings that come with integrating into another family.
Resources & Links
Find out more about Stepmum Space
Follow Stepmum Space on social media
Host: Stephanie von Bismarck
Guest: Katie South
Producer: Holly Fisher
Production Manager: Angela Crago
Executive Producer: Ellie Di Martino
The series was recorded and edited at PodShop studios
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör
Auddy. Innehållet i podden är skapat av Auddy och inte av,
eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.
