From Sad Stepchild to Happy Adult

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4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Children in stepfamily situations experience real and signifcant challenges that can haunt them into adulthood. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Listen to all my episodes of Dr Laura's Deep Dive in your favorite podcast app.
0:07.0	Search for Dr Laura's Deep Dive Podcast and follow my deep dive today.
0:14.0	Dr. Laura's deep dive. offering new analysis and advice on some of life's more perplexing problems.
0:25.0	Deep Dive.
0:26.0	Marriage, relationships, mental health and more.
0:28.0	Deep Dive.
0:30.0	Dr Laura's Deep Dive Podcast.
0:35.0	Children in step-family situations experience real and significant challenges that can haunt them into adulthood.
0:44.0	I devoted a previous deep-die podcast to the struggles of being a step parent.
0:48.0	Today I want to focus on how adult kids can make the most of their step relationships or how they can move on and
0:54.7	create a better life away from the chaos of their childhoods.
0:59.4	Kids are just not emotionally equipped to handle the complex feelings that come with being part of a step
1:05.4	family and they often react with anger, defiance, depression, aggression, low self-esteem, and behavioral problems.
1:16.0	That was the case with Christine, who,
1:18.0	18 years after her stepmom came into her life
1:21.0	is wondering how to repair the relationship that ended with their violent encounter.
1:30.0	Christine, welcome to the program.
1:31.8	Hi. Hi. Hi the program. Hi.
1:33.0	Hi.
1:34.0	Hi, Dr. Laura.
1:35.0	I have a question actually, or just your opinion, really.
1:40.0	I've had an issue with my father's wife.
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