The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

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.

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori Sims, founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom of four years that has two bio kids and one stepkid. The stepkid had summer visitation until recently when Patti and her husband moved to a small town to be closer to his kids. Not just any small town, but the same small town where high conflict bio mom and stepkid live! In this episode, we discuss: Changes in visitation Stepmom working from home and being the primary caregiver to the stepkid Letting go of control Nachoing reduces stress Loyalty binds 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, the founders of Nacho Kids interview one of David's kids, Lori's stepkid, Branson! Branson is the oldest of the triplets and was the most vocal in his dislike for Lori and the blend. He was also the "ring leader" for the "Burn Lori at the Stake", as Lori calls it. If you want to see what Nachoing does to the stepkids, watch this! In this episode, we discuss: Stepkid's thoughts before marriage, after marriage, and before and after Nachoing Stepkid's view of stepmom Lori Stepkid's expectations of bio kids In-law involvement Lori's re-engaging Stepkid's view of bio dad when things were bad with stepmom

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, the founders of Nacho Kids interview Kristie Carpenter. Kristie's first husband passed away. She has two bio children and married Dan, who also has two bio children. One of her stepkids is autistic and the other was an adult when they started blending. At the suggestion of her counselor, Kristie started journaling when she was upset. This turned into her using her journaling to write her first devotional "The Blended Family Mom". She later wrote her second devotional "Blended Family Moments". In this episode, we discuss: Bio parents not parenting like we think they should You can't be one foot out the door High Conflict Bio Mom Guilty Parent Syndrome Letting things go 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, the founders of Nacho Kids, interview Tracy Poizner of The Essential Stepmom. Tracy has over 20 years of experience in natural healing and 10 years dealing with behavioral problems with kids. She is a stepmom to three and a bio mom to one. In this episode, we discuss: Parental Alienation Facebook groups Stepparent burnout Journaling Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes or wherever you listen. We appreciate it more than you know. Check out all the notes for this show at https://nachokids.com/nkp008/

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, the founder of Nacho Kids interviews Victoria! Victoria is in year 9 of the blend. She has one bio child and two stepkids. Victoria also had a stepmom and she felt that would help her in the blend, but it didn't really work out that way. In this episode, we discuss: Nachoing isn't easy. Stepkid loyalty to Bio Mom. Setting boundaries with Bio Mom. The need to Nacho. Family counseling bringing up bad memories. 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. Find this episode on our website at https://nachokids.com/nkp007/

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David Sims, interview Laura Petherbridge!! Laura is very well known in the stepfamily group! Laura has been a stepmom for 30+ years and has two stepsons!! She serves couples and single adults with topics on spiritual growth, relationships, stepfamilies, co-parenting, single parenting, divorce prevention, and divorce recovery. She is an international speaker and author of four books including, When "I Do" Becomes "I Don't"—Practical Steps for Healing During Separation and Divorce, and The Smart Stepmom, co-authored with stepfamily expert Ron Deal and endorsed by Gary Chapman (Five Love Languages), 101 Tips for The Smart Stepmom—Expert Advice from One Stepmom to Another and Quiet Moments for the Stepmom Soul-a devotional. In this episode, we discuss: Stepkids embracing stepdads and stepmoms differently The expectation put on stepmoms to love their stepkids like their own Guilty parent syndrome House rules & consequences Tips from her book 101 Tips for the Smart Stepmom Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, 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, interview stepmom Jeanne. Jeanne has been a stepmom for 4 years and has 6 stepkids, 3 bio kids, and no "ours" kids. In this episode, we discuss: Parental custody of the stepkids changing A deceased bio parent Stepkid and bio kid competition w/ stepparent An absent bio parent The bio parent being a tactful parent Please rate and review our podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear.

Lori and David speak with stepmom Susan! Susan has been blending for 2-½ years, has one bio child, and four stepkids. In this episode, we discuss: A LOT! Really! You'll see. Dealing with two bio moms. Being a stepchild. You won't believe this part! Grey Rock Method Narcissists Knowing what you are getting into! (She said it, not me.) Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Podcast show notes are available here: https://nachokids.com/004

Lori and David interview stepmom Emily! Emily has been blending for over 10 years! She has one stepkid and no biological children. There's a unique twist to her story!! In this episode, we discuss: Beating the blending odds! Stepkid's custody schedule changes. (She definitely did not know what she was getting into!) Having a high conflict bio parent. When there isn't a need to nacho. Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Podcast show notes are available here: https://nachokids.com/003

Lori and David interview stepmom Rebeccah! In this episode, we discuss: Being a childless stepmom by choice What over a decade in the blend is like Guilty Parent Syndrome Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Podcast show notes are available here: https://nachokids.com/002

Lori and David Sims, the founders of Nacho Kids share a little bit of their story and the story of Nacho Kids. In this episode, we discuss: A little backstory of Lori & David The "birth" of Nacho Kids Lori going Nacho Supreme The history of the growth of Nacho Kids Please rate and review this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher. This helps others find the podcast and lets us know what our listeners want to hear. Podcast show notes are available here: https://nachokids.com/001 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.