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You're listening to 3 in 30 takeaways for moms episode 71. Step parenting from love.

Welcome to 3 in 30, a podcast for moms who want to create more meaning in motherhood.

Each 30 minute episode will feature three doable takeaways for you to try at home with your

family this week. I'm your host, Rachel Nielsen. Thank you so much for being here.

I think we all know that parenting can be hard, but from what I've heard, step parenting is even harder.

Think of some of the struggles that you face with your children. Maybe it's dealing with

sassy attitudes or figuring out the rules and expectations that you want to have in your home.

And then imagine trying to navigate all of that with children who also have another parent or

set of parents and another home that they may live in part of the time. I can only imagine how

complicated that must get and how many big emotions are involved. So for the step moms out

there listening to 3 in 30, I want you to know that I see you and I know that this is a really

complicated thing that you're dealing with. And many of you have emailed me asking for an

episode talking about step parenting. And I reached out to someone who's a friend and a mentor to me.

And I know that you'll feel the same way about her after listening today. Her name is Amanda

Louder. She's a life coach and a podcaster whose mission is to live from love. And I think you'll

see that in her takeaways today about step parenting. She's a mom of three and a step mom of two.

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