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Fairytales & scary tales about the ups and downs of life as a stepmum with Katie Harrison and guests.When Katie fell in love with a Dad of two, seven years ago, she had no idea what lay ahead of her! The last few years have been a rollercoaster of incredible highs, and painful lows. Faced with very little support and huge societal stigma, Katie found the first few years of her Stepmum journey incredibly isolating and difficult. She's now on a mission to break down the stigma surrounding stepmotherhood and normalise some of the more tricky emotions that almost all Stepmums will feel at one time or another.Katie is passionate about giving stepmums a voice, and in this series you can expect honest and brave conversations about life in a stepfamily.You can find out more about Stepmum Space at: www.stepmumspace.com or @stepmumspace on the socials. If you want to hear more from Katie you can find her @katiesharrison
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Katie talks to Kristin, a Stepmum to 4 and Mum to one.Kristin is also a life coach who works predominantly with Stepmums in the US.Katie and Kristin cover a lot of ground in this chat, from the complicated emotions which many stepmums experience, to what to do when you have very different views to the other house, to knowing when to step in and when to step back with our stepkids.Support the Show.
Katie talks to Sally, a stepmum and biomum. Sally shares the story of her journey from being a single mum to trying to bring her family and her partner's together. She also talks about the complexity of raising a Stepchild with additional needs.Support the Show.
TRIGGER WARNING - The death of a child is briefly mentioned.Katie chats to Francesca, a Stepmum to two little girls.Francesca shares how becoming a Stepmum turned her from a confident, independent woman to an anxious mess.When Francesca met her partner she was really open to the idea of dating someone with kids and she quickly formed a strong bond with his young daughters. Several months into their relationship she moved in with him, into the old family home. With the Ex often popping by beca...
Katie chats to a stepmum of three boys, one who is neurodiverse. She shares how this has bought additional challenges and that although she loves her stepson immensely it has made it hard to form a connection at some points. She also shares her experience of being thrown into parenting going from zero to three kids almost instantly! Note: there will be a section added to the forum next week on step-parenting neuro diverse children. Support the Show.
1In this episode Katie chats to Charlotte, a Stepmum to a little girl. Charlotte adores her Stepdaughter and wants to spend more time with her but sadly this isn’t possible at the moment. Charlotte shares her feelings of being left out, and of being second best when it comes to her partner and the delicate balance she treads between the Ex and her current partner.Support the Show.
Please vote for Stepmum Space in the British Podcast Awards here: Voting - British Podcast Awards Just type in Stepmum Space and then confirm your vote by clicking the link in your email account.**This episode contains discussions on trying to conceive and vasectomies**In this episode Katie talks to Jen. Jen's a Stepmum to two and a bio Mum to one. Jen is more than a decade into Stepmum life and has experienced so many ups and downs during her time as a Stepmum.When Jen met her husband ...
In this episode Katie talks to Parm, AKA @mrssinghspirational about her journey from being a married Mum of 3, to a divorced Mum of 3, to a Stepmum to 3 children who'd recently lost their Mother!Parm talks about how their family all became close very quickly, but amongst all the happiness, her own biological daughter really struggled with the changes and eventually made the difficult decision to go and live with her Dad. Whilst she fully supported her daughter in doing what she felt was ...
In this episode Katie talks to Ellie, a Stepmum to two boys who had made the decision not to have biological children herself.Ellie talks about her love for the boys and her ups and downs as a Stepmum. She shares how difficulties with BioMum took her to some really dark places and made her question whether she could continue in her marriage. At her lowest point Ellie decided to seek counselling and coaching and she talks about how both of these have impacted her life, and how ultimately ...
In this episode Katie chats to Kaycie and Danielle, Stepmum and Biomum to a little girl.They explore the ups and downs of their relationship from the difficult beginning to the peaceful friendship they now enjoy. Kaycie shares how it felt for her as a biomum having a new woman enter her daughter's life and she offers tips for Stepmums who are struggling with tricky biomums.Danielle and Kaycie also talk about the Dad in all of this and why they prefer to leave him out of the communicatio...
In this episode Katie talks to Joanne, a bio Mum of two girls who became a Stepmum to a girl and a boy when she met her partner.Joanne's story is twofold in that her relationship with her stepson has always been strong, as has her partner's with her daughters, but her relationship with her Stepdaughter has been really difficult, to the point where Joanne is now clear that she doesn't ever want to "blend" her family.Joanne and Katie talk about parenting styles, how to manage life when you don'...
Our second male to be a guest on Stepmum Space is Tom Nash AKA @mrdivorcecoachuk.Tom tells his story of moving from marriage, to an affair, to separation, recoupling with his new partner and how he built his blended family and created a strong relationship with his Ex Wife and her new partner... who happens to be his partner's Ex.... (you might need a pen & paper to keep up!)Tom offers candid advice from his personal and professional experience on all things separation, divorce and ...
Trigger warning: Serious illness & baby lossKatie chats to Elizabeth, a 25 year old Stepmum of two young boys, about her journey as a Stepmum so far.Elizabeth shares how she finds it hard having so much of her life and her future affected by her partner's previous life choices. She talks about feeling like she can't move forwards with her life and the next stages because her partner's first experience of marriage has left him not feeling ready to do it again.She talks about how she ...
In this episode Katie talks to Hayley, a bio mum and stepmum and all round supermum!Hayley talks about how moving from her simple life as a single Mum of two kids was a challenge with all the complexities that stepfamily life brings.She talks about the problems the children had adapting to the new set up and how difficult her relationship was with her eldest Stepdaughter when her Stepdaughter came to live with themHayley and Katie discuss the importance of mental health and their experiences ...
**Content warning - in this episode we talk about miscarriage and the emotions around not being able to become a birth Mum**In this episode Katie talks to Jayne. Jayne was a Stepmum for many years to two children. When her marriage broke down Jayne's primary concern was maintaining a good relationship with her Stepchildren, who by then were adults.Jayne and Katie talk about this and the role her Stepkids played in her life.Jayne bravely shares her experience of trying to become a biological M...
In this episode Katie talks to parenting expert Sue Atkins.Katie and Sue discuss common Step-parenting issues and how to navigate them and Sue shares her tried and tested tips for fussy eaters, kids who won't sleep in their own bed and (of course) grumpy teenagers!Sue answers listener questions candidly and with good humour!This is the last episode in season 4, please subscribe to be notified when the new season launches or follow on instagram @stepmumspace or at www.stepmumspace.comSupport t...
**Please note this episode may be sensitive for those who are triggered by Mothers Day. It contains varying stories of different experiences**In this episode Katie shares messages from listeners about what Mothers Day means to them. She shares stories from those who find Mothers Day difficult, stressful, painful as well as those who love it and look forward to it.This episode is made up from the variety of messages Katie received and we hope you like it! The illustrator Katie mentions in...
In this episode Katie chats to Elizabeth*In the early days of Elizabeth's relationship with her Husband, his Ex was very high conflict, and went out of her way to try to prevent Elizabeth from forming a bond with her stepson. Despite this, Elizabeth and her stepson did form a strong connection and have always got on extremely well.After many difficult situations , including Elizabeth being reported as a safeguarding risk by The Ex, Elizabeth's husband finally put his foot down and the d...
In this episode Katie talks to Elizabeth*.Elizabeth is a bio Mum to 3 kids who's Dad is now in a relationship with someone else.In this conversation Elizabeth shares her experience of being the bio mum in a separated family. She talks about the difficulties of her ex Husband not being open about his new relationship, her shock at receiving a legal letter accusing her of harassing behaviour and how it's hard to hear of her children having new experiences that she hasn't been part of.Eliz...
In this episode Katie talks to Becky. Becky is a Stepmum to a boy as well as being a bio mum to two young girls.Becky has always had a clear idea of the type of parent she wants to be and as she met her stepson when he was 18 months she has had a big role in shaping his life.Becky talks about the difficulties of having complete parental autonomy over her daughters whilst not having the same for her stepson. She talks about the pull of how she is supposed to do everything for her stepson...
In this episode Katie talks to Nietta.Nietta shares her story of becoming a Stepmum to four kids from two bio Mums. She brought two of her own biological children into the relationship and she talks about how her experiences of bringing up her own children and her positive experience of co-parenting with her ex Husband made her naive to what Stepmumming would entail.Nietta explains how she constantly felt she had to prove herself as a Stepmum, to those around her as well as herself. She coura...
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this woman does way too much
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missed this
great episode. very relatable
this guest was fantastic. so down to earth and bang on the money
this podcast is bloody brilliant
Mia sounds like a gem of a woman. with a huge heart. her husband is very lucky. so are those kids
"Does that mean u cant give us a lift anymore? Or cook?" The response to a step mother telling her step sons she has cancer. id be done. absolutley DONE. really want to know the fathers response to that. the setting the table FOR them...nope
been here. as they grow oldee they do see it and they question their mother for it. just keep on keeping on.sounds like old feelings remain for the biological mother towards her daughters father