3 BLENDED FAMILY Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage w/ Cynthia Eldridge, MA, LMFT

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8 • 871 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2021

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

3 Blended Family Pitfalls that Can Destroy a Marriage: Putting your children before your spouse Reactive instead of proactive communication Thinking you’re alone in the storm Cynthia shares practical solutions for each of these challenges in this episode. Listen in to become equipped as a blended family. You can contact Cynthia at: www.imaginemeefc.com IMCynthia@imaginemeefc.com (916) 272-0950 Cynthia recommended these resources: Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages and Becoming Stepfamily Smart by Gary Chapman and Ron Deal Black and Married with Kids Smart Stepfamilies - Ron Deal STEP PARENTING: 50 One-Minute DOs and DONTs for Stepdads and Stepmoms Family Life Blended While these books are written to help children and teens understand their blended family, their messages are great for the entire family. Do You Sing Twinkle? A Story About Remarriage and New Family Step One, Step Two, Step Three and Four The Things About Leftovers Stay in conversation with us on IG: @dearyoungmarriedcouple or on our website: www.dearyoungmarriedcouple.com Join us for the next Monthly Live Date Night where we dig into some of these topics with you LIVE for 90 minutes this month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.0	It takes five to seven years for a family that comes together, a blended family, to form
0:35.5	their new family identity. I share our story on purpose
0:38.6	because I want people to know that God works through imperfect situations. So a lot of times we have
0:43.3	this blended family thing where we add each other and stir like Kool-Aid. When we put our children
0:50.1	before our marriage, you know, this is where we start to see lots of division, you know,
0:55.6	so their division sets division in their house. Their unity brings unity to the house. It takes time
1:01.2	to form and norm your marriage. There's no hopeless marriage and there's no hopeless families.
1:09.0	Dear young married couple, you're in a busy season of your life. You're probably working and involved
1:15.9	in ministry. On top of that, you might even be parents or students. You're maxed, but you really want to
1:23.5	stay connected in your marriage. And that's why we're bringing this podcast to you. I'm Adam King
1:28.8	and I'm Carissa King and we work with busy couples just like you in our counseling office here
1:33.5	in Sacramento, California. We also work with couples all over the world through online counseling
1:38.0	and our couples are really just looking for ways to communicate with each other more effectively.
1:43.0	Some of them are looking to heal from
1:44.9	a breach and trust or find direction in fulfilling the purpose that God has for them. So come and
1:50.3	join us as we have a conversation. We'll talk with therapists, authors, pastors, and other couples
1:56.0	who will pour into us giving us tools to become more intimately connected, get adventurous,
2:02.2	and find purpose. Welcome to the Dear Young Married Couple podcast. This episode is going to be
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