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The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast

Being The New Young Stepmom, 7 Years Older Than My Stepdaughter with Savana Chapin

The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast

Jamie Scrimgeour

Education, Kids & Family, Self-improvement

4.9723 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of The KICK-ASS Stepmom Podcast Jamie chats with stepmom and content creator Savana Chapin, a woman who knows a thing or two about the realities of being a young stepmom. 

 

We'll get into Savana's experience of becoming a stepmom at age 24 to a daughter who was 17, her tips for building a relationship with a teenage stepkid, the pros and cons of age gap marriages, navigating finances as a blended family, and how she deals with the hate she receives about her stepmom story online. 

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

You know that feeling you get when your husband casually says, oh, when the kids are staying

0:03.6

on next to night this week, and suddenly your whole mood changes? Or you get a text on the X,

0:08.6

and you can't focus on your work because you're replaying the wording trying to figure out

0:11.9

if it was passive aggressive or not. Or you're lying in bed exhausted, but mentally replaying

0:16.4

a conversation from earlier, wondering if you handled it wrong. That's the stuff no one talks about,

0:21.9

how step family stress slowly starts to take over your brain space, your energy, your peace,

0:27.2

your relationship, your entire day sometimes. And most stepmoms think they just need to calm down

0:32.7

or stop being so sensitive. But honestly, you do not need more guilt. You need a better process. And that's exactly

0:39.4

why I created the step memory brand. This is the exact framework I use with my private coaching

0:44.5

clients to help them stop reacting emotionally to every little thing and start responding in a way

0:49.0

that actually protects their peace and improves their relationships. So instead of spiraling for two days after something

0:55.5

happens, you know how to move through it. You feel more grounded, more secure, less emotionally consumed

1:01.5

by stepfamily dynamics, and you stop losing so much of your life to overthinking. If you haven't

1:07.2

checked out the stepmom rebrand yet, go to www.w stepmom rebrand.com.

1:11.9

This is the exact framework I use with my private coaching clients, now available to you anytime.

1:17.6

www.com.

1:20.7

I became a stepmom when I was 24.

1:25.7

And my oldest stepdaughter was 17. What kind of backlash should you get about your age difference?

1:33.8

Age was a really big factor for a lot of people. And to me, I was like, how old is he? I don't care.

1:40.0

Give me your advice for stepmums who want to connect with their teenage stepdaughters.

1:45.8

You are responsible for your character, so just show up for them and the best way that you know how.

1:50.3

And like, yeah, it takes a beating.

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