607: Cameron Normand: How Mom Culture Totally Misses The Mark For Stepmoms

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Cameron Normand is the host of The Stepmom Diaries podcast, co-founder of The Stepmom Summit, and founder and CEO of This Custom Life, where she provides stepmoms with tools and advice to help them embrace their blended family lives. She is a Certified Stepparent Coach, the creator of the BLENDED Family Formula For Stepmom Success, and author of The Stepmom’s Gratitude Journal. Cameron received her BA from the University of South Carolina and her JD from Emory University School of Law. By day, she is a corporate politico in the Washington, D.C. area and serves on several non-profit boards. She was named one of the Washington Business Journal’s, “Women Who Mean Business.” Cameron is known as “Cammie G” to four stepchildren. In her spare time, she loves pop culture, good coffee, spending time with her husband, and trying to achieve that elusive concept of “balance.” I was so excited to have the opportunity, as I hae been wanting to include stepmoms in our conversations around Shameless Motherhood for some time now. I’m so grateful to Cameron for her openness in this conversation. Listen in to hear Cameron share: What it was like to become a stepmom to 4 kids, ages 8-14 - the speed bumps, the potholes, and the sinkholes The importance of recognizing that the blended family is born out of loss 1300+ stepfamilies form everyday - why it’s important for us to recognize this as a society The struggle for stepmoms to fit into mom culture The importance of validation, compassion, and empathy for stepmoms Her advice for stepmoms who might be struggling Her BLENDED Family Formula of 7 steps to support stepmoms Common misconceptions about stepmoms and how to reframe them Links mentioned: Join my 2022 Plan & Prep Pajama Party Connect with Cameron BLENDED Family Formula The Stepmom Diaries Podcast Stepfamily Magazine Insta: @this_custom_life and @stepmomdiariespodcast Cameron on Facebook Facebook group for stepmoms Cameron on Twitter Thank you to our sponsor: Talkspace: To match with your perfect therapist for a fraction of the price of traditional therapy, go to talkspace.com, Make sure to use the code SHAMELESS to get $100 off your first month and show your support for the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode 607 with Cameron Norman. Show notes for this episode,
0:06.4	including any links mentioned in the episode, can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on
0:11.4	episode 607. Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean. I'm here to give you and other
0:23.1	passionate, driven, unapologetic moms, tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead
0:29.3	more positive, powerful, and purposeful lives every damn day. One of the best things about the
0:34.7	Shameless Mom Academy is our community. So be sure to join us in our free private Facebook group to connect with other
0:40.4	shameless moms just like you.
0:42.3	You can find us over at shamelessom.com forward slash Facebook.
0:46.9	All right.
0:47.4	Let's dive into today's episode.
0:53.5	Cameron Norman is the host of the Stepmom Diaries podcast, co-founder of the
0:58.0	Stepmom Summit, and founder and CEO of This Custom Life, where she provides stepmoms with
1:03.6	tools and advice to help them embrace their blended family lives.
1:07.2	She is a certified stepparent coach, the creator of the blended family formula for stepmom's
1:13.0	success, and the author of the Stepmom's Gratitude Journal. Cameron received her BA from the University
1:19.2	of South Carolina and her JD from Emory University School of Law. By day, she's a corporate political
1:25.1	in the Washington, D.C. area and serves on several nonprofit boards.
1:29.2	She was named one of the Washington Business Journal's Women Who Mean Business.
1:34.1	Cameron is known as Cammy G. to her four stepchildren. In her spare time, she loves pop culture, good coffee,
1:40.7	spending time with her husband and trying to achieve that elusive concept of balance.
1:45.4	I was so excited to have the opportunity to have Cameron on the show as I had been wanting
1:50.1	to include stepmoms in our conversations around shameless motherhood for some time now.
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