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Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of serious illness and baby loss.

In this deeply emotional conversation, Katie speaks with Elizabeth, a 25-year-old stepmum of two young boys, about the complexities, heartbreak and hope woven through her stepmum journey so far.

Elizabeth shares how hard it feels to have so much of her present and future shaped by decisions her partner made long before she arrived. She speaks honestly about the pain of wanting to build a future — marriage, milestones, stability — while her partner’s previous marriage has left him hesitant to take those steps again.

She also opens up about:

• feeling stuck while life feels “on hold”
• wanting more time with her stepsons, but being limited by a schedule their mum won’t change
• the emotional toll of her partner not wanting to go to court
• worrying about the care her stepsons receive in the other home
• navigating big emotions as a young stepmum
• how her love for the boys has grown and deepened over time

This is a tender, courageous episode for any stepmum who has ever felt insecure, unheard, or unsure how to move forward when the past still shapes the present.

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