Hey, it's Jamie Scrimgear. When I became a stepmom, I quickly realize that while

moms are encouraged to keep it real, there's a big double standard when it comes to stepmoms.

So, I decided to start the conversation myself. Thriving as a stepmom doesn't just come from conversations about being a stepmom now. Here we dive into marriage, relationships, personal growth, and more. My mission, inspire you to live a kick-ass life while bringing you along as I create my own. This is the kick-ass step-mom podcast.

Hello, hello.

Welcome to the kick-ass step-mom podcast.

Guys, I cannot believe that we have got this guest on the show, not one, but two times.

Today, I'm talking to Nedra, Tuab Glover, licensed therapist, and bestselling author.

I can't believe she's back.

So she is the bestselling author of Set Boundaries, Find Peace, a roadmap for understanding

and moving past family struggles and living life your way, and her new book, Drama Free.

So I'm going to link the first episode in the show

notes that i did with her but wow am i ever grateful to be able to not only have one conversation

with this woman but two she is such a light has so much strength and so much wisdom

and today we're talking about dysfunctional families and how so many of

us think that our families are normal, but we've really normalized dysfunction. We dive into

how to break generational trauma, setting boundaries with your parents and family members,

the shame people feel when they have to

admit that there is some dysfunction in their family, because I don't know about you, but I usually

like to just pretend everything is great. Why sometimes playing the victim feels better than accepting

control. And then we dive into how to repair relationships, well, broken down relationships

with children post-divorce and the trauma

that kids experience when their parents divorce. And not just thoughts on parental alienation

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