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JAMES VUOCOLO

I was a full-time clinical psychologist focusing on family and couples' counseling for 15 years.

CAREY POWELL
Certified Life Coach

With over 15 years in the corporate world, I specialize in Women's Empowerment and assisting women to live powerful and passionate lives.

JENNIFER VIEMONT

Jennifer helps people gain clarity on what can bring them joy and fulfillment in their life. Then together you will work on developing a plan to achieve such goals.

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60 second Blending Lives Barometer by BlendedLives.com
Blended families are often in a state of crisis. 60% of those who read this page will not survive with their family intact. We can help you be one of those who achieve long-term success.

Answer the following ten questions with Yes or No?
1. Do you feel torn between your spouse and children?

2. Do your children lack clear expectations of behavior and consequences for misbehaving or showing disrespect?

3. Do stepparents feel as though they are competing with stepchildren?

4. Are you and your partner suffering from guilt through previous marriage breakdown which can cause you not to discipline or compensate children with material gifts?

5. Is the relationship between stepparents and children filled with jealousy?

6. Does your partner fail to meet your needs?

7. Do you and your partner struggle to resolve conflict in a healthy manner?

8. Do you and your partner fail to present a united front to the children?

9. Do you feel insecure in your relationship so the children will tear you apart?

10. Does your experience of blending cause you to feel discouraged and unsatisfied?

What's a stepmother? By Kathleen F. Potter via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly
"What's a stepmother?" said Katie. Billy thought for a moment, then smiled. "A special person that helps my Dad take care of me." …

Your Stepladder to Success By Lynn Vale
via STEPFAMILIES Quarterly
The honeymoon is over. And now it's just you and your spouse, and the stepchild who sits staring suspiciously at you across the breakfast table. Sometimes, as you attempt to merge "yours" and "mine" into "ours," the problems seem overwhelming. But, whether your stepchildren are resident or visiting, it is possible to ease this transition from strangers to family.

“Making Stepfamilies Work” by APA
The so--called "blended family" is no longer an aberration in American society: It's a norm. free

“FANTASY EXPECTATIONS OF LIFE AS A STEPMOTHER” Emily Visher, Ph.D.
via Stepfamilies Quarterly
I entered the door unarmed with any information on the subject and full of the most unreasonable expectations one could imagine! free

“WHY IS STEPMOTHERING
MORE DIFFICULT THAN STEPFATHERING?” Rose Marie Hoffman, via Stepfamilies Quarterly
...some have argued that stepmother-stepchild relationships have the potential to be particularly problematic for both stepmothers and stepchildren. free

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