Episode 16: Using Your Mindset to Improve Your Stepmum Journey
Description
For stepmum support, tools, workshops and coaching, visit: https://stepmumspace.com
If you’re a stepmum who feels anxious, overwhelmed or stuck in cycles of anger, jealousy or resentment, this episode will give you clarity and practical tools. Executive Coach Kate Hunter joins Katie to share powerful mindset techniques that genuinely shift how you feel, think and show up in your stepfamily life.
In this episode, Katie speaks with Kate Hunter — an Executive Coach specialising in helping women in leadership use their mindset to create positive, sustainable change. Alongside her professional work, Kate also has personal experience of being in a relationship with someone who has children, giving her a unique blend of insight, empathy and real-life understanding.
Kate offers grounded, practical strategies for managing anxiety, calming emotional triggers, setting and maintaining boundaries, and working through difficult emotions like anger, jealousy and resentment. This is a supportive, empowering conversation filled with tools you can start using immediately.
If you’re a struggling stepmum — or you love someone who is — this episode is a must-listen.
In This Episode We Explore:
- How mindset affects every part of the stepmum experience
- Why anxiety, anger and jealousy are normal responses — not personal failures
- Practical mindset tools you can use when you feel overwhelmed
- How to create and maintain boundaries without guilt
- What to do when you feel powerless, invisible or “not enough”
- Techniques for calming your nervous system in difficult moments
- The difference between reacting and responding — and why it matters
If You Need Support
Book a free introductory coaching call: https://www.stepmumspace.com/booking
Learn more about Katie’s work: https://www.stepmumspace.com
Find Kate Hunter:
Website: http://www.katie-hunter.com
LinkedIn: Kate Hunter
Keywords:
struggling stepmum, stepmum mindset, stepmum anxiety, stepmum boundaries, stepmum jealousy, stepmum anger, blended family stress, mindset tools for stepmums, emotional support for stepmums, stepmum podcast, stepmum wellbeing
Helpful Links:
Stepmum Space website: https://stepmumspace.com
Instagram: @stepmumspace
1:1 Coaching & Couples Coaching: https://stepmumspace.com
You deserve tools that help you feel calmer, more in control and more connected to yourself — every step of the way.



