Hey guys, welcome back to the podcast.

You know, we're going to talk about something that, I don't know even how to describe this

conversation, but it's just such an important conversation today.

And in thinking about how I was going to do this introduction, I started to think about

personal growth.

And when it comes to personal growth,

like real freaking personal growth, there often needs to be some hard truths. Whether it comes

from a book or a friend or a partner, often the things that we really need to hear are things that we don't want to hear.

And it can get really uncomfortable.

These truths are uncomfortable.

And I know there have been many times in my life where someone has said something to me

and I've been offended or brushed it off

and said things like, well, they don't get it. They don't understand. They don't, like, that was

super offensive and I don't know who they are saying what they're saying right now. And then,

months down the road, I'd realize, oh my gosh, they were right. And if you're a stepmom, this may be one of

those episodes for you. And I've talked about this in previous episodes, actually the one that I did

with Brenda, the publisher of Stepmom magazine, which I will link for you because this is a really

important episode as well. But there were things that she said to me at the beginning of my

experience as a stepmom that really offended me. And I felt like they didn't resonate. And then

years later, I was like, oh my gosh, Brenda was right. So this may be an episode that makes you a

little uncomfortable if you're a stepmom. You may even get offended. Or on the flip side,

you may be like, oh my gosh, someone finally gets it and you may feel really validated. It could be either. But regardless, I think this is a must

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