• Stepmom Love As many of you know, I am a #MarthaBeck life coach.  Dr. Beck calls all of her coaches, the tribe.  Somehow, all of us know that we are part of a tribe and that we belong there.  We belong together because we are of like mind.  We don't go around talking about what connects us.  We just know. I started thinking about our Stepmom Tribe.  We have one, you know.  I can feel

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    Are We Entering a Kinder World? A great parental moment happened yesterday.  Did you see the op ed piece in the New York Times?  It was a piece written by Greg Smith called Why I Left Goldman Sachs.  After working at Goldman Sachs for 12 years, Mr. Smith explains why he has decided to leave the firm.  He said, "To put the problem in the simplest terms, the interests of the client continue

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    Stepmoms! Has Our Time Come? Enough is enough.  By now, you have heard the story about #SusanFluke, a third year Georgetown University law student who testified before Congress.  Ms. Fluke was in favor of health plans paying for contraception medication, especially because they are used to treat medical conditions, not just for contraception.  #RushLimbaugh responded with a 3-day rant

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    Stepmoms-Find the Keys to Your Lucky Life! Today is your lucky day, Stepmoms!   Welcome Susan Hyatt, Author of Create Your Own Luck, 7 Steps to Get Your Lucky On! Susan is a Master Certified Life Coach, published author, audience-shifter, luck accelerator + multi-passionate mentor for your body, your business and your life. She helps men + women who’ve lost their sense of play and

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    Can a Wise Chinese Man like Lao Tzu Teach Us About Ourselves? No one is going to read this blog and I know it.  What the h--- is more boring than reading an ancient Chinese text called The #Tao de Ching?  Not only am I writing this blog, I actually did a show on The #Tao on The Stepmom Toolbox Show  http://bit.ly/Agubc0  I don't think anyone will listen to that one either.  What I should

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    Stepmom's Lament: Are We Loved? It's funny to me how all of us think alike.    "It will get better" is a common lament that I hear stepmoms say, especially in the earlier years.  Then, as the years go by  and there are still family issues, this deep sense of disappointment sets in.  Perhaps you have said it to yourself.  "After all that I have done for them, they still treat me

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    Are Stepmothers Clowns in Disguise? Here's your chance to laugh your way through StepMother Hood!  Morgana  Morgaine is a certified Martha Beck life coach, world traveler, nurse, anesthesiologist and professional clown.  Yes, I said clown!  She understands the importance of laughter in your life.  Join us! Morgana Morgaine is a coach, educator and humorist.  As a healer, she is a

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    Stepmom Loving! I felt really bad last week when I received a tweet that said, "Is there anything positive about being a stepmom?"  I thought about it and looked over my tweets and blogs.  Boy, I complain a lot.  I didn't mean to complain, so I thought I would make a list of the positive aspects of being a stepmom.  I struggled.  Let's see.  Hmmmmm.......(couldn't come up with a list.)

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    Stepfamily and Stepmother Fitness Stepmothers and Stepfamilies Need To Be Physically and Mentally Fit Why would a stepmom coach talk about dieting? There is so much media about dieting and being thin. It really is a pain in the ----. Then, I started to think about it and I realized that some basic tenants of dieting could apply to our stepfamilies.  Why not consider fitness for our

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