Hope you will tune in to hear me speak with Susan Swanson on her radio show "On Step" today, Monday Sept 22, at 2 pm EST. We'll discuss YOUR issues and concerns!
On Thursday November 18 I'll join a panel of experts including Mary Kelly-Williams, Susan Davis Swanson, Jacque Fletcher, Susan Wisdom and more on Stepmom Magazine's FB page. We'll answer YOUR questions about stepmother reality from 1 pm - 5 pm EST. Hope to "see" you there.
Halloween seems like a good time to give away a free copy of Stepmonster! So just leave a comment ON MY BLOG about why you'd like a copy, and I'll choose one respondent at random to win.
Women in stressful situations — does that ring a bell? — need social support. So call a friend and meet him or her for coffee and have a chat. Even if you don't talk about what's bothering you directly, it can make a big difference. Oh, and don't forget to read my latest post on psychology.com, about the newest research on siblings and social support!
Virginia Thomas's voicemail message to Anita Hill is front-page news. But passive-aggressive girl-on-girl hostility is business as usual. Hope you will check out my latest post for psychology today.
If you have a child or stepchild just starting school, my latest article for psychologytoday.com on her emerging independence might interest you. Please have a read...and leave a comment!
Okay, a "just for fun" giveaway. Become my 500th Facebook Fan, get a free, autographed copy of my book Stepmonster: A New Look at Why Real Stepmothers Think, Feel, and Act the Way We Do.
Deesha Philyaw, co-founder with her ex-husband Mike of Co-Parenting 101, recently interviewed me, and then conducted a stepmom roundtable discussion with some of the stepfamily bloggers you may know and love, including Heather Hetchler of CafeSmom.com and Bridgett Lemos-Norman of In the Blender. I sound a lot like Minnie Mouse in the interview — what's new? can I have a voice coach, please? — but I think you'll really like hearing these other women talk about their lives married to men with children!
Last minute reminder about the workshop I will be co-conducting with Dr. Rachelle Katz on Saturday, September 25th at the West Side Y (W. 63rd St between Central Park West and Broadway) in New York City.
Thanks to the hard work of activist Christie Borgeld and other stepfamily advocates, September 16 is now officially National Stepfamily Day.