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 this week, we have Heather Stewart of Wicked Stepmom on the show. And guys, if you're not familiar with Heather, you're going to just love her.

She is a second wife, a passionate and dedicated stepmom of two boys, a talented writer,

and a straight shooter just like me. So in this episode, we get real and open about our experiences with

infertility as a stepmom. And I haven't talked a lot about it on the podcast, but we have

been struggling with infertility since Reese was about two. Now, while I was able to get pregnant

with Reese right away, Darren and I have not been able to have another baby.

And after several rounds of unsuccessful fertility treatments or several unsuccessful rounds of fertility treatments, we ended up throwing in the towel about a year ago.

Now, Heather has had her own experience with infertility as a stepmom.

And amongst other things in this episode, we dive into what it's been like for her.

Guys, this is such an important conversation to have and one that isn't had enough.

One thing that I learned when I started sharing about our experiences with

infertility and secondary infertility is that so many women struggle,

like so many women, especially women in the stepmom community whose husband had a vasectomy

prior to them getting together or there's been other complications because of, you know,

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