Seasoned StepmomsI’ll Have What She’s Having! by WEDNESDAY MARTIN, Ph.D.
WHAT IS THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS? - Stepmonster
12 © 2012 STEPMOM MAGAZINE The educated woman with ELF!CARE PRACTICE. stepkids might not like some of S the situations she finds herself in, but at least she understands them. “Psychoeducation”— LEARNING WHAT IS NORMAL IN STEPFAMILY LIFE OR REMARRIAGE WITH CHILDREN DUCATED OUTLOOK. —can make the di!erence E - between thriving and throwing in the towel.
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13 © 2012 STEPMOM MAGAZINE TRONG NETWORK. The happy and seasoned S - stepmothers I spoke to were not - hand-wringers. THEY DIDN’T REVISIT THEIR MISTAKES, OR QUESTION THEMSELVES ENDLESSLY, or crumble in the face of disapproval.
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14 © 2012 STEPMOM MAGAZINE MPATHY AND COMPASSION FOR HER PARTNER. Getting into his head, E understanding where he’s coming from and LETTING HIM KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND HIS - FEELINGS—even when he is driving you insane ... is OES NOT LET RUMINATION RULE HER MIND OR HER LIFE. the key to staying D connected. - - -