The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Helen, an evil stepmom from the UK. Of course, she really isn't evil but the bio mom told the stepkids she was! She has been blending for about two and a half years and has two stepdaughters. Helen has learned a lot in her short time in the blend. Like many other stepmoms, she came into the blend and took on the role of the main disciplinarian. One reason she took on this role was that her partner had Guilty Parent Syndrome. Eventually, the stress of being the main disciplinarian and feeling as if she didn't have her partner's support when she disciplined the stepkids, led her to Nacho. Since Nachoing, things have gotten better. In this episode, we discuss: Dealing with a high conflict bio mom Struggling to adjust to the blend Being the main disciplinarian Feeling last on a list of anybody's priorities Time to Nacho

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Kristen Skiles with Stepmomming. Kristen has been blending for three years, has a 10-year old stepdaughter, and was a stepchild herself. Although she was a stepchild herself, Kristen still faced many blended family challenges. Kristen and the bio mom had a unique relationship in the beginning and were considered best friends! After some struggles and boundaries being set, Kristen and the bio mom's relationship changed, but they still remain friends. In this episode, we discuss: Being friends with the bio mom Unrealistic expectations Resentment Understanding Nachoing Being a childless stepmom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Joni. Joni has been blending 5 years, has two stepkids, and two "ours" kids. At the beginning of the blend, Joni's husband only had visitation with his kids every other weekend. About two years ago, that changed and her husband got full custody. Joni has learned a lot since their blended dynamics have changed. Joni "gets" the Nacho Kids method and utilizes it in her blend! In this episode, we discuss: How being a teacher can make it harder on stepmoms Changes in custody with the bio parents Different levels of nachoing between stepkids Expectations of the blend Taking things personally

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Ali Wilks from Stepcoupling! Ali has been blending for 13 years and has three stepkids, ages 18, 16, and 11, and two "ours" kids, ages 11 and 9. Her stepkids' mom passed away seven years ago adding some unique challenges to the blend. Ali, like many stepmoms, has experienced struggles in her blend. Her biggest struggle was with her stepdaughter. Thankfully, she and her stepdaughter went to therapy together and things have improved. In this episode, we discuss: Bringing an "ours" kid into the blend Letting go of the "One big happy family" dreams Nachoing isn't easy Not claiming the stepkids as your own Focusing on your marriage

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Anna de Acosta ~ The Mindful Stepmom. Anna has been blending for eight years, has two stepkids, and has three "ours" kids. Anna and her husband have had his kids full time for the past few years. She and her husband parallel parent with the stepkids' bio mom, and Anna does not Nacho. In this episode, we discuss: Letting go of the outcome Triggers Having the stepkids full time Having control issues Healthy boundaries

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Idaho, who she loving refer to as "The Goody Two Shoes Stepmom". This stepmom has been through a lot! She had an evil stepmom growing up and her dad chose the evil stepmom over her. Prior to this blended relationship, she was a widow. She has been blending for three years and has two stepchildren and one "ours" child with her husband. As a stepmom, she is very involved and does not Nacho her stepkids; however, she does Nacho the high conflict bio mom! In this episode, we discuss: Dealing with a high conflict bio mom When your significant other doesn't want to "rock the boat" with the bio mom Having an evil stepmom Being a widow Boundaries

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom who tried to make the world "fair". This stepmom has been blending for 10-½ years and has two stepsons and three bio kids. She refers to her blended family as "The Brady Bunch On Steroids!" Three years ago she started Nachoing after one of the stepkids accused her of abuse. In this episode, we discuss: Trying to make things "fair" Disney Dad syndrome Bio mom trying to turn the kids against the bio dad and stepmom Loyalty binds to bio mom The stepkids lying about the stepmom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Paige. Paige has been blending for two and a half years and has four bio kids and five stepkids! Not only does she have a bunch of kids in the blend, but there are also three bio moms! Like many stepmoms, Paige went overboard with parenting her younger stepkids. Thankfully she found Nachoing to help her! In this episode, we discuss: Taking things personally Stepmom expectations Her husband's thoughts on her Nachoing Flipping out on the stepkids Feeling like roommates with your significant other

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a from Wisconsin. This stepmom has one stepkid and two "ours" kids, one of which is autistic. Her stepdaughter did not know about the stepmom until a week after she had the first "ours" baby. The stepdaughter comes for visitation every other weekend but the stepmom doesn't spend time with the stepdaughter alone. Her significant other wants her to love his daughter like her own and told her when they got engaged that she needed to spend time with his daughter. In this episode, we discuss: Stepmom not spending time alone with the stepkid The significant other wanting you to love their kid like your own Summer visitation Poor eating habits of the stepkid Nachoing

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Jennifer. Jennifer has been with her significant other for six years and married for three and a half years. She has two stepkids and one "ours" kid. Jennifer wasn't around the stepkids a lot prior to the marriage and believes if she would have spent a lot more time with the stepkids prior to marriage, she may not have gotten married. With each life event in Jennifer and her husband's life, the high conflict bio mom was triggered to start something. This seems to be a very common occurrence in blended families. In this episode, we discuss: Kids from high conflict divorces Being a positive and happy place for the stepkids Telling the stepkids "I'm not your mom" The family court system Psychological strain from court battles Dealing with a very high conflict bio mom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Shannon from New York. Shannon has been blending for seven years. She has two stepkids, a stepdaughter who is 10 and a stepson who is twelve. Shannon also has an "ours" daughter who is six. She and her husband have been through a lot with the stepkids. When the stepson started touching the stepdaughter inappropriately at the bio mom's house and bio mom didn't think it was a big deal, bio-dad went to court for emergency custody, which he was granted until the hearing. At the hearing, bio-dad lost and the kids were returned to the bio mom. Since then, the stepdaughter does not want to come back to dad's house because she thinks what her brother did wasn't "that bad" and she's upset that her dad reacted the way he did. Shannon's husband has not seen his kids outside of therapy appointments since this happened. The therapy appointments with the son go well, but the daughter still refuses to even talk to him. Stepmom is doing her best to be supportive of her husband during all this. In this episode, we discuss: Going into the blend with nuclear family expectations Stepmoms being scapegoats Family court issues Having an "ours" kid in the blend The significant other parenting their kids and their "ours" kids differently

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Crista. Crista has been blending for 3-½ years and has two stepdaughters. Crista and her husband have one step-daughter, age 9, 50% of the time, and the other stepdaughter, age 11, full time. The youngest step-daughter and Crista get along great! The relationship between the oldest stepdaughter and Crista, is a bit more challenging. In this episode, we discuss: Nachoing one stepkid and not the other Not setting yourself up for rejection You can't care more than the bio parents Stepmom burnout Nachoing lowering your stress

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Sarah Harris. Sarah is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a Registered Play Therapist, and a Board Certified Telemental health provider. Sarah has been in the mental health field for 14 years. In this episode, we discuss: Overly engaged stepparents Viewing yourself as a Nanny/Babysitter Regulating emotions Nachoing - the art of non-attachment Understanding our triggers

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Megan. Megan is a stepkid herself. As a stepkid, Megan didn't like her stepdad telling her mom how to parent her, so Megan went to live with her grandparents when she was 13 and never moved back in with her mom and stepdad. Megan has two bio children of her own and has been in two blended relationships. She has been in her current blended relationship for three years and her stepdaughter lives with them full time. Megan and her significant other have had some trying times with bio mom and the family court system. It took Megan two years to figure out her role in the blend, and now Nachos. In this episode, we discuss: Being a stepkid with a stepparent that tells the bio parent how to parent Dealing with a bio mom that has drug issues When the other bio parent lives in a different state Your significant other expecting you to be "Mom" When the stepparent pushes the bio parent to get custody

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Katie. Katie is a childless stepmom who has been blending 10 years. She has three stepkids and one grand stepkid. Katie is a stepkid herself and has a good relationship with her stepdad. Katie and her husband recently moved 12 hours away from her husband's kids. In this episode, we discuss: Being a childless stepmom Finding your own way to connect with the stepkids Moving into the house your significant other and their ex shared Nachoing the mother-in-law Christmas

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Tracy, a stepmom that is in her third blended relationship!!! Yes, third! In all, she's been in blended relationships for 19 years. And let's just say there were a bunch of bio moms in the blends too! She has definitely gained a lot of experience throughout these blends! She is a Nacho Mom now and it only took her three blended relationships to figure out that Nachoing is what works best for her. In this episode, we discuss: Differences in blends Multiple bio moms Nacho misconceptions The significant other wanting the stepmom to parent only in certain ways When the significant other tries to force the stepmom and stepkid to love each other When one of the kids still lives at home after 18

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview Rochelle, a childless stepmom with one stepson who is autistic. In her blend, she has dealt with a high conflict bio mom and a custody change of stepson. Nachoing helped Rochelle to have a relationship with her stepson. Rochelle is also a button pusher like David and they bonded over that, much to Lori's dismay. Lori thinks highly of Rochelle, regardless of her button-pushing. In this episode, we discuss: Hich conflict bio mom Parental Alienation Changs in custody Having an autistic stepkid Button pushing and Lori's struggle to understand it

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview Maria, a two-time stepmom. Maria's first blend lasted two years and she had three stepkids, and brought three bio kids into the blend. Her second blend is going on eight years, and she now has four stepkids. Having learned a lot in her first blend, Maria was much more cautious going into the second blend! Although she was cautious going into the second blend, she helped her husband get custody of his kids, which she does regret. Maria is a certified divorce coach and does mediation of parenting plans for divorcing families and parents that have outgrown their parenting plans that were a part of their original agreement. Maria has come a long way in her blends and offers great advice to our listeners! In this episode, we discuss: Learning from the first blend Regretting helping your husband to get custody of his kids Realizing when you are a very large contributing factor to the blended problems Being set up by the significant other to fail Nachoing is a way of life

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Bobbi Wilcox - founder of Blended Families United and author of "Reconciled - A Story of Divorce, redemption, and A Blended Family United". Bobbi is not a stepmom but has witnessed blending through her husband being a stepdad to her children. Bobbi and her husband also have a child together. Bobbi dealt with some issues with her bio kids and her ex-husband, who she refers to as her "wasband", when he and his new partner spoke negatively about her and downplayed her as a mom. Needless to say, this greatly impacted her kids. Over time, Bobbi and her "wasband" were able to reconcile and have a good co-parenting relationship. Bobbi's story is a very unique one and we are thankful for her sharing her story with us and our listeners. In this episode, we discuss: The bio kids stop coming for visitation The ex speaking negatively about the other bio parent Reconciling with the ex and mending the co-parenting relationship Bobbi's unique definition of a blended family Hurt that comes from a blend not working

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Sabrina. Sabrina is a stepchild herself and has been blending for seven years. She has two stepsons ages 15 and 13. Sabrina and her husband have a very high conflict bio mom. The high conflict bio mom absconded with the stepkids and blocked Sabrina and her husband (bio dad) from contacting them. This bio mom was also very abusive to bio dad during their marriage. We all know the stress from the blend can be overwhelming and Sabrina is proof of that! She was hospitalized for a week due to what ended up being stress from the blend. In this episode, we discuss: Parental Alienation Dealing with an extremely high conflict and narcissistic bio mom Stress from the blend Bio mom banning stepmom from her state Deciding when to not fight bio mom anymore Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

**Disclaimer: This episode may not be suitable for children, or some adults, as molestation is the main topic discussed.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview a stepdaughter from Illinois. "Stepdaughter" became a stepkid at 18 months old. She had two older stepbrothers. One of which molested her from the age of eight years old until around the age of 14 years old. She never told her dad about the molestation, but recently confided in her mom. As you can imagine, the stepdaughter's childhood was taken from her because of the actions of her stepbrother. Stepdaughter still lives with her dad and stepmom, so, unfortunately, she still sees her abuser at times. Not too long ago, the stepbrother decided to ask her if she remembered "how much fun they had as kids" and would she want to do it again. We were shocked, and proud, to learn that stepdaughter didn't believe this most recent unpleasant encounter with the stepbrother was a set back in the progress she had previously made in therapy. This was a very touching interview with stepdaughter. It was so great to hear her be able to laugh and cut up with us despite the struggles she's endured. In fact, I don't know that we have ever laughed so much with a guest. We thank her for sharing her story with us and you, and we will continue to cheer her own as she attempts to heal from this horrible experience. In this episode, we discuss: Being treated differently than the other kids Being molested by a step-sibling The fear of telling what happened The struggles to overcome the past When the past raises it's ugly head Having a daughter that is also a stepdaughter Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 National Sexual Assault website Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a neurodivergent stepmom from Texas. This stepmom has been blending for five years. She has one biological son and one stepdaughter. When this stepmom was diagnosed, things began to make a lot more sense to her in regards to the struggles she had experienced in her past. She shares with us her story and tips for stepparents with neurodivergent stepkids in hopes of helping the stepparent better understand the stepkid and their challenges. In this episode, we discuss: Neurodivergence Expectations of a neurodivergent individual Meltdowns versus tantrums Communication with a neurodivergent person Three things stepparents should know about neurodivergent stepkids Benevolent sexism Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

**Disclaimer: This episode may not be suitable for children, and could be a trigger for some adults, as suicide is the main topic of discussion and rape is also mentioned.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview founder of "The Starving Stepmom" - LauraBeth Ferguson. She is also co-author of "Daily Bread for The Starving Stepmom" with Melanie Anthony. LauraBeth was a single mom for eight years. She was raised in a blended family and she thought her experience as a stepchild would be beneficial when she married a military man with full custody of his own kids. As many stepmoms do, LauraBeth jumped in full force in the "mom" role. And also as many bio parents do, her husband wanted her to be "mom" to his kids in all ways except for when it came to disciplining them. As the stepkids caregiver, while her husband was deployed, the stepdaughter accused LauraBeth of abuse. This accusation and things that resulted from it eventually led to the unthinkable… LauraBeth tried to commit suicide. Thankfully, she was unsuccessful and now shares her story in hopes of helping others. In this episode, we discuss: Being raised in a blended family Bonds with stepparents Being a full-time stepmom Being the target of the stepkid's lies LauraBeth's suicide attempt and recovery Warning signs of suicide to watch for Having a plan when suicidal thoughts try to creep in Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page TheStarvingStepmom.com The Starving Stepmom Facebook page Suicide Prevention Hotline CALL: 1-800-273-8255 CHAT ONLINE: HTTPS://SUICIDEPREVENTIONLIFELINE.ORG/CHAT/ WWW.SUICIDEPREVENTIONLIFELINE.ORG Crisis Text Line UNITED STATES, TEXT "HOME" TO 741741 CANADA, TEXT "HOME" TO 686868 UK, TEXT "HOME" TO 85258 WWW.CRISISTEXTLINE.ORG Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Princess Lauren. Lauren has been blending for 8 years. She has two stepkids and one "ours" kid. Things were great with the blend in the beginning, but when stepmom became pregnant things changed. Lauren admits her over-involvement as a stepmom caused issues in their blend and that's why she started Nachoing. In this episode, we discuss: Being an overly involved stepmom Stepkid challenges from an "ours" kid coming into the picture Guilty Parent Syndrome Parental alienation Forcing stepkids to come for visitation Stepmom moving into the house that was shared by bio mom and bio dad Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom that was a stepkid herself. Not surprisingly, she didn't like her stepdad when he married her mom. This is her third marriage and second blend. She has one bio son from her second marriage, in which her husband passed away from cancer. She is a Nacho Mama and is a member of the Nacho Kids Academy! And, we had the pleasure of meeting her in person at the Stepmoms Alive Conference in Austin, Texas this year! In this episode, we discuss: Being a stepkid Becoming a stepmom mom two times Stepkids turning into feral cats Dealing with stepkids whose bio mom passed away Nachoing isn't just disengaging - what it is Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Alabama! She has been blending for four years, has two bio daughters, one stepson, and one "ours" kid. Her significant other is in the military which adds a twist to the blended dynamic. Stepmom from Alabama's significant other has had one heck of a time dealing with the bio mom and the court system. In this episode, we discuss: Stepkid going from only child to middle child in the blend The family court system When bio mom doesn't want her kid and then does Different loves between stepmom and stepkids vs mom and bio kids Dealing with the in-laws in the blend Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews the creator of the Buckeye Bonusmom Facebook Group, Lisa Teal Webb. Lisa is a childless stepmom and has been blending for 15 years and has three stepsons that she lovingly calls the weasels. And recently, Lisa has started round two of the blend as she calls it. She has become a stepmom to the "weasels" younger sister that shares the same bio mom as they do. She lovingly refers to her as "weaselette". In this episode, we discuss: Setting boundaries with the bio mom What being a "Bonus Mom" means to her Learning to be flexible Loving the stepkids like your own as a childless stepmom Kids playing houses against each other Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Buckeye Bonusmoms Facebook page Buckeye Bonusmom Facebook group (private) Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Ariyana. Ariyana has been blending for five years. She came into the blend as a childless stepmom to two stepdaughters but had a child of her own not too long ago. Ariyana is also a stepchild herself and thought her experience in a stepfamily growing up would help her with her blend. She realized she was wrong. Ariyana is a member of the Nacho Kids Academy and has made great strides in bettering her blend. We are very proud of her and know she has put in a lot of hard work to get to where she is. Also in this episode, Lori and David announce the winners of the Nacho Kids Academy scholarships from the Nacho Kids podcast review challenge! In this episode, we discuss: Custody agreements and court orders Parental alienation Physical and emotional aspects of divorce Dealing with a high conflict bio mom Transition times for stepkids when they come back from the other parent Benefits of being a Nacho Kids Academy member Misconceptions of Nachoing /The Nacho Kids method in Facebook groups Learning to pause Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Niki. This is Niki's second blend! She has been in this blend for seven years and has three step kids and three bio kids. Surprisingly, Niki still has contact with her stepdaughter from her first blend. Niki thought her second blend would be like her first, and boy was she wrong. The two blends were as different as night and day. In this episode, we discuss: Differences in blends Finding balance Losing yourself in the blend Different parenting styles Being a High Conflict Stepmom Realizing your own contributions to the blended issues Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Heather. Heather has been blending for seven years and is a childless stepmom to a 13-year-old stepdaughter and 15-year-old stepson. Heather has been able to build a decent relationship with her stepkids and actually handles communication with the bio mom. In this episode, we discuss: The Stepmom handling communication with the bio mom Nachoing in certain areas Waiting to be introduced to the stepkids In-law struggles Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Elliott Katz. Elliott is the author of "Being The Strong Man A Woman Wants - Timeless wisdom on being a man". Elliott has great advice for single dads in the dating world and shares his personal experiences of dating after divorce. In this episode, we discuss: Men being "the nice guy" Women need men to make them feel special Guilty Parent Syndrome Fear of the stepkid not moving out Conflict between your bio kids and your spouse Realizing our own contributions to the struggles of the blend Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page www.ElliottKatz.com Elliott's Facebook page Amazon link to Elliott's book Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Emily. This is Emily's second blended relationship. She has been blending six years and has one stepdaughter in this blend. She has two bio sons, which her husband adopted, and two "ours" sons. In this episode, we discuss: Second go-round in a blended relationship The family court system High Conflict Bio Mom When bio mom keeps the child away from dad because of child support First right of refusal Stepdaughter calling stepmom "Mom" Nachoing Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews "The Crazy Stepmom!" She and her significant other have been together off and on for 16 years. She has one, and possibly two stepkids, from her significant other's infidelity. She is also aware of additional instances of infidelity that did not result in a child. Her significant other is diagnosed as a narcissist. In this episode, we discuss: Infidelity that resulted in a stepchild Resentment from cheating Narcissism Self-blame when someone cheats Anxiety Forcing the bio dad to be a parent Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Casey, who is also a stepchild herself! Casey has been blending for 4.4 years, has four two stepsons ages 11 and 9, and two stepdaughters ages 9 and 7, and has three bio daughters ages 11, 11, and 10. Yep, she has stepkids that are twins and bio kids that are twins! In this episode, we discuss: The wonderful family court system When your husband doesn't parent like you think he should Calling the stepmom "Mommy" Bashing the other parent Parental binds/bonds "Unfairness" between bios and stepkids when it comes to chores Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

***Disclaimer: This episode contains adult content and language In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Nicole. Nicole has been blending for 11 years, has three stepkids and two bio moms. One of the bio moms died from a drug overdose. Nicole is also a stepchild herself and considers her stepdad her dad. She felt prepared for the blend because of her own experience of being a stepchild, but she found out differently and went from "Super Stepmom" to "Nacho Mom" to save her sanity and her blended relationships. In this episode, we discuss: Being a stepmom to a stepkid whose bio mom died Super Stepmom dreams to Nacho Kids Blended Family Lifesaver Examples of Nachoing From Nacho Supreme to re-engaging Being adopted and becoming a stepchild Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page 12 Days of Christmas Nacho Kids Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Emily who has been blending for three years. She is a stepmom to a sassy four-year-old that is with her and her husband fifty percent of the time. Emily is an "ours" kid herself. Emily started off being a gungho stepmom, like many of us, then she realized she was overstepping in her stepmom role. In this episode, we discuss: Becoming a stepmom and forgetting who you are & hitting rock bottom Overstepping in the stepmom role The bio parent can't parent if the stepparent doesn't let them Being an "ours" baby Letting the stepkid lead the relationship Outside influences on the blend Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Rhianna. Rhianna has been blending for four years. Rhianna has one seven-year-old stepdaughter and no bio kids. Her stepdaughter has Autism, OCD, ODD, and hypermobility. Rhianna is a mental health nurse and her husband has a background of working with adults with learning disabilities. In this episode, we discuss: Autism Lowering expectations Stepmom doing too much Nick Vujicic Calming boxes Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Nick Vujicic Information on calming boxes Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Christina. Christina has been blending for 8-½ years. Not only does Christina work with autistic children, but her daughter is also on the spectrum. She has two stepsons ages thirteen and eleven, and two biological daughters ages fourteen and thirteen, as well as a 6-year-old ours kid. In this episode, we discuss: Nacho Kids saving her sanity Very high conflict bio mom who threatened to make stepmom lose her baby Taking things personally Stepmoms trying to fix everything Stepkids need support too House rules Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interviews a childless stepmom. She has two stepkids with her boyfriend that is 14 years older than her. They record their blended arguments to be able to look back and see how they handled similar issues in the past. In this episode, we discuss: Being a childless stepmom Dealing with a high-conflict bio mom Recording your arguments Boundaries Guilty parent syndrome Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom that became a stepmom to one of her stepkids as the result of infidelity when her significant other cheated on her with her best friend. Over the years, she has been more of a parent to this stepkid than the bio parents and has had to push her significant other to have a relationship with this child. Currently, she and the bio mom have a good relationship. She is so invested in this child, she wants to take over bio dad's custody. In this episode, we discuss: Having a stepkid as a result of infidelity When the stepmom is more of a parent than the bio parent Considering a stepchild truly as your child Letting the stepkid call the stepmom "Mom" Importance of being thankful Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview a stepmom that parents six children with six other adults in three other households! Stepmom Heather is in her third marriage and second blend! She has three bio kids from her first marriage, one bio kid and two stepkids from her second marriage, and two stepkids from her third marriage. Her second marriage didn't work out because her husband at the time couldn't deal with her bio kid's high conflict bio dad. And, here's a new twist… bio mom to her current stepkids is her tenant!! In this episode, we discuss: Significant other wanting to be a playmate to his kids Nachoing one stepkid and not the other Letting the stepkids and stepparent create their own dance How Nachoing saved her sanity Feeling like an outsider in the blend Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Celia Kibler! Celia is the founder of Pumped up Parenting and Funfit Family Fitness. She has been blending for 25 years! She has two biological children from her first husband and gained three stepkids when she remarried. In this episode, we discuss: Stepkids being treated as guests Family pictures in the blend Not taking things personally Criticizing the other bio parent to the kids Differences between the two homes Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Family Pictures in the Blend - Blog by Nacho Kids Pumped Up Parenting Funfit Family Fitness Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful to all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews childless stepmom, Heather. She has been blending for five years and is a very involved stepmom with her seven-year-old stepson. Heather is also a stepkid herself, which always gives us another perspective! In this episode, we discuss: The struggles of being a childless stepmom Having an "ours" kid or not Stepmom resentment How the relationship between the stepkids and stepparent change over time Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful for all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Sylvia! Sylvia has been blending for 11 years, has three adult stepkids, and no biological children. She was a widow before marrying her current husband and becoming a step person. Yes, I said "step person". Sylvia and I talk about the title "Stepmom" and how it puts too much stress on a person to fill a "mom" role when they aren't the mom. In this episode, we discuss: The "stepmom" title Being dedicated to your relationship with your significant other Nachoing your significant other What the Nacho Kids method is not Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful for all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori Sims, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Claudette Chenevert! Claudette is a stepmom of 29 years!! She has two stepdaughters and one biological son. Claudette is a stepmom coach and author of the book "The Stepmoms Book of Boundaries: How and Where to Draw the Line - For a Happier, Healthier Stepfamily". In this episode, we discuss: Blended families are like micro-communities Believing in your relationship Mental awareness House rules & consequences Not rushing things Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Melanie Anthony, founder of Stepmoms Alive! Stepmoms Alive is an annual event in Austin, TX to equip and encourage stepmoms for their journey! Nacho Kids will be speaking at this event in January of 2020! Melanie has been a stepmom for eleven years! She has twin stepdaughters and one bio daughter. She is also co-author of a devotional for stepmoms, "Daily Bread for the Starving Stepmom". Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Ron Deal! Ron Deal, an expert in stepfamily relationships, serves as President of Smart Stepfamilies™ and Director of Family Life Blended®, a division of Family Life®. He is the author of "The Smart Stepfamily", "The Smart Stepmom" (co-authored with Laura Petherbridge), "The Smart Stepdad", and "The Smart Stepfamily Marriage". His latest book "The Smart Stepfamily: Guide To Financial Planning", co-authored with Greg Pettys and David Edwards, was just released! Ron also just started a podcast earlier this year! Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Melissa Brown founder of the "Blended Family Podcast". Melissa started her podcast four years ago! She has two bio kids and two stepkids. Melissa is another stepmom that has made it over ten years in the blend! In this episode, we discuss: When will the stepkids move out Guilty parent syndrome Letting go Changing your focus Gratitude Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Explore these Resources In this episode, we mentioned the following resources: www.NachoKidsAcademy.com www.NachoKids.com Nacho Kids Facebook group Nacho Kids Facebook page Nacho Kids Academy Facebook page Blended Family Podcast Our Purpose Nacho Kids' purpose is to dramatically reduce the blended family and stepfamily failure rate by providing the information and tools needed to live a successful and healthy blended life. Follow or Subscribe To Our Podcast On the web: https://nachokids.com/podcast iTunes: https://nachokids.com/itunes Stitcher: https://nachokids.com/stitcher Google Play: https://nachokids.com/googleplay Join The Conversation If you'd like to be a guest on the Nacho Kids Podcast, reach out to us and we'll see what we can do! Or if you have a question you'd like us to answer, send us a message! We are very thankful for all of our guests and our listeners. Our hope for you is that something you hear here will help you in your blend!

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Emili Wadkins. Emili started her Facebook Group, The Unapologetic Stepmom, in 2017, and it is the largest stepmom group on Facebook! Emily is a bio mom to two little girls and a baby boy! She has two stepkids - a stepson and a stepdaughter. In this episode, we discuss: Phrases stepmoms hate to hear Misconceptions of Nachoing Holidays & stepfamilies Unrealistic expectations Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David Sims, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Deanna Keach, co-founder of Merged Family Initiative. Deanna has been blending for 21 years! She has three stepdaughters and one biological daughter. In this episode, we discuss: The Five Love Languages Common courtesy House rules and consequences Transition times for the stepkids Stepping back so the bio parents can parent Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.