How to shift from an uncertain stepparent to a genuinely happy and self-fulfilled adult who thrives as a stepparent.

Stepparent Success School is your comprehensive self-paced online course tailored to equip you with the essential tools for crafting the family life you've always envisioned, even if you're still defining what that looks like.

Whether you're new to stepparenting or seeking a fresh perspective, you'll emerge with a renewed sense of self, equipped to find joy and purpose in your unique journey - not despite being a stepparent, but as a fulfilled individual who happens to be part of a blended family.

Self-Help Tools and Strategies for Stepparents

why work with us?

We Understand the

Stigma, Shame, Fear and Lack of Support

Despite their prevalence, divorce, remarriage, and stepparenting can still carry a deeply ingrained societal stigma. So deep and so ingrained that these concepts are internalized impacting our personal beliefs and values.

A common challenge for new stepparents is the sensation that they don’t have an example of a thriving happy stepparent or even a family that looks like yours. Many new stepparents experience a sense of isolation or feeling like an outsider in their new family.
Many adults who are new stepparents find themselves without a positive example of a loving stepparent in their lives. Most of us are more familiar with stereotypes like the wicked stepmother character. This results in the sensation of being in a role with no idea how to do it or even if it’s possible to be happy.
New stepparents often struggle to communicate with their spouses about parenting styles, it can feel impossible to express feelings about complex blended family dynamics with exes and inlaws. It can feel hard or even impossible to know how to create a strong relationship with stepchildren.

Drawing from my own journey and my experience coaching hundreds of stepparents, I'll delve into these sensitive topics and provide practical tools to help you navigate through the stigma, shame, and fear surrounding them.

Success Oriented Solutions For Stepparents

Being a new stepparent can feel overwhelming but Stepparent Success School is here to help. The steps or framework for establishing a high-functioning and healthy household is actually something that has been studied for hundreds of years…maybe longer.

My research into creating Stepparent Success School was based on the idea of how to build a harmonious home. Admittedly, most of that information is incomplete because it doesn’t include the realities of blended family or stepfamily life. So, I created that.

Imagine a future for yourself where ...

Imagine your life as a stepparent free from unrealistic expectations and societal pressures.
Envision your home and family full of meaningful connections while setting healthy boundaries that enhance your relationships.
Instead of feeling like your childhood set you on a predefined path what if you could have self-awareness and understanding into how your past shapes your present and empowers you to make conscious choices as an adult.
How would your life shift if you had a toolbox to build a strong foundation for your blended family by aligning core values and establishing clear, respectful roles for all members?
Tools to help you through the process of making the million gazillion crucial decisions that come up about your relationship and family situation so that they align with your personal well-being and values.
Imagine the contentment of cultivating a sense of serenity and happiness from within, regardless of external family circumstances.
Imagine having harmonious approach to discussions about complex blended family finances. What if you had strategies and tools at your fingertips to help you create a unified parenting approach that respects all parents' perspectives, ensuring consistency and reducing tension in child-rearing decisions.
What if you had the steps to clearly create and communicate your place within the family dynamic while maintaining your individual identity, achieving a fulfilling balance between personal and family life?
Learning how to navigate disagreements constructively is a skill that you can learn. This has the potential to transform potential conflicts into opportunities for growth and understanding (or at least fewer pointless screaming arguments...except with teenagers, there are no guarantees with teenagers).
What if you had an example of how you could foster a nurturing environment where you and all family members feel emotionally secure and valued?

about us

Created By A Stepparent For Stepparents

I always say that I had no idea when I met my future husband that 25 years later I would be helping other Stepparents. But here I am.

Like many helpers I started with my own experience and sharing what I had tried and what had worked and not worked.

Being a stepparent is not a disease or an illness. It's also not a job. In fact, one reason it is so complicated and important is that it impacts where and how we live at home. It's a part of our life. It's a role that we fill. It's a part of our identity as adults.

Along the way I learned a lot about coaching, about family and also about how the systems often fail stepparents.

If you want to be a foster parent...you get training. If you want to adopt ...you get training. And even when you "have a baby" you get swept up into the system that gives you a little bit of prep. But stepparents...nope. One day I was a single girl living in my own apartment...and then the next day I lived with my boyfriend and every other weekend his kids.

It can be instantaneous and it can be intense.

What's Included In Stepparent Success School

Stepparent Success School is self-directed so you can go through it on your own pace and in the order that works best for you.

Training

There are 12 teaching modules each with a video lesson which is also available in audio or written text.

Practical Tools and Strategies

Each unit has a workbook to step you through the exercises to practice the skills

Resources to go deep and access to direct support and accountability

Each unit has a resource list to point you in the direction of more information if you want that on each topic. You will get a weekly check-in email to help you stay motivated and check in if there are any questions.

Get Immediate Access to Stepparent Success School

Stepparent Success School is available now with purchase. Complete the order form to get immediate access.