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The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast

099: When I Didn't Tell Them I Was A Stepmom With Chloe Caldwell

The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast

Jamie Scrimgeour

Education, Kids & Family, Self-improvement

4.9723 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Chloe Caldwell and Jamie shoot the shhh about life as a stepmom.

They discuss:

How moms treat moms differently than they treat stepmom

The predictable questions you get asked when you tell someone you're a stepmom

The assumptions people make about being stepmoms

Why people are so concerned with the ex

And more…

Chloe is a widely published writer, a professor, a stepmom and a wife.

Listen to her first episode on the podcast
When Our House Our Rules Backfires

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you're a stepmom, chances are it's been challenging.

0:03.0

You've experienced emotions that you didn't see coming.

0:06.2

You've felt like you have no control of your life, like you're good enough until you're not.

0:10.5

Maybe you're not on the same page as your partner when it comes to kids and the X.

0:14.9

Maybe you're triggered by the X.

0:16.9

Maybe you feel helpless because you want to protect your partner,

0:19.4

but you're learning that you can't fix what you didn't break.

0:22.8

Stepmoms often struggle to find their place. They find themselves in this place of competition and comparison and resentment and feeling overwhelmed.

0:31.2

I'm not trying to be negative. I hear this from stepmoms every single day. I've also felt this way myself until one day I made

0:40.1

the decision that this was not going to be my life. Chances are you don't want to feel this way either,

0:45.5

but you don't know where to start. That's where I come in. I created a guide for stepmums who are

0:50.5

craving change. It's an audit on your stepfamily life with 16 questions that I think

0:54.8

that every single stepmom should ask themselves. If you answer the questions honestly and give this

1:00.1

audit the time and attention it deserves, it will kickstart change that you're looking for.

1:05.6

You can download it via www.jamy skimcher.com forward slash stepmom audit. When you do, I'll send you the links for some

1:12.6

other free guides too. I've got the secret to improving your step family life and how to co-parent with a

1:17.5

high conflict ex. Again, get your copy at www.jamy scrimter.com forward slash stepmom audit.

1:31.0

Hello. forward slash stemam audit. Hello, hello.

1:32.5

Welcome back to the podcast.

1:34.8

I hope you're well.

1:36.4

I hope that you're taking care of yourself.

1:38.8

I hope that you're saying no to things that aren't serving you right now.

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