Hey guys, it's Jamie Scrimter here, second wife, stepmom of three and mum of one.

And you're listening to my podcast, where we talk about all things motherhood, stepmotherhood,

and living a kick-ass life. If you're ready for raw and real conversations and are striving

to live your very best life, then you are in the right place. Every week,

I'll provide you with tips and strategies and mindset shifts to inspire you to live your own

version of a kick-ass life. We'll bring you along as I create my own.

Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast. So in my introduction, I mentioned that this podcast is all about having raw and real conversations about motherhood, stepmotherhood, and living a kick-ass life.

Well, ladies, and maybe some gentlemen, this episode is definitely the most raw and real yet.

In this episode, Rebecca Ackler joins me to talk about her recent and 10th book,

Blissfully Blended Bullshit, The Uncomfortable Truth About Blended Families.

And guys, there are some major uncomfortable truths in this book.

This book is a tell-all where Rebecca opens the door to her own home

and provides readers with an all-access pass to her and her boyfriend's journey as they blend

household, add another baby to the mix, thanks to her reverse vasectomy, and attempt to navigate

their new roles with children and in-laws and exes and

ex-in-laws and each other. This is not a sugar-coded blended family novel where you're going to be

left feeling hopeful with fluffy strategies on how to navigate your way. This is real talk about

real challenges and real emotions that only those

who are attempting to blend a family or who have blended a family can understand. So to give you a

little background on Rebecca, she is one of Canada's best known journalists and authors. She is an

international bestselling author, has been a columnist at the National Post,

the Globe of Mail, and her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times,

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