Blended Life EP. 98: Blocked Communication

 On this episode we talk about BLOCKED communication in three forms: children being blocked from talking about one parent to the other, significant others who are blocked from hearing/listening to their partner when they are voicing concerns or giving advice about their children, and co-parents blocked from being able to come to an understanding of fundamentally different values involving the children.  There’s consequences when you put a gag order on your children.  There’s frustration and hurt when you’re seeming being passed over by your significant other, especially when the ex isn’t.  There’s fear created when your ex acts looser with COVID related restrictions than you.  We discuss different perspectives on each topic and give suggestions on how you can get unstuck in each situation.  The big takeaways are to keep it all about what is in the best interest of the kids, find gratitude and lead with empathy.  Having a blended family means thinking outside the box and stretching your opinions and perceptions beyond your limited understanding; we hope we can stretch you just a bit.  Connect with us! We would love to hear from you!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blended_life/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/theblendedlifeofficial/Facebook Blended Family Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/285159338709513Blended Life website: https://www.theblendedlife.net/Email us: [email protected] our Podcast live every week right here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlendedLifeListen to our podcast on your favorite app!Podcast Directory: https://blendedlife.buzzsprout.com/Listen to us on your favorite Podcast Apps: Apple music, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, iHeart Radio, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Podcast Addiction, Podchaser, Pocket Casts, Deezer, Listen Notes, Player FM, Podcast Intex, Overcast, Castro, Castbox & PodfriendThe PurposeWhy is talking about blended families and life in general important? Because we believe that we can do better than what statistics say about second marriages lasting, about blending families making it, that’s why! A 70% divorce rate statistic for remarriages with children is simply unacceptable! Spreading life lessons, passing along wisdom gained from experience and bringing to light what is often happily left in the dark to hide, is how we all can learn to be better, to do better the second time around (in a blended family many lives depend on it). Together we can avoid costly mistakes that will end in the demise of our precious families.  -Blended Life  Julie’s Fabulous VIP Color Street Nail Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/juliesfabvip/?ref=shareShop Color Street Now: https://www.colorstreet.com/[email protected] Family Life and Health Coaching. Coach Julie provides structure, accountability and support so that you can get unstuck and become the highest version of yourself possible. Become EMPOWERED through total transformation! Claim your FREE Discovery Session today! [email protected] Family Life and Health Coaching. Coach Julie provides structure, accountability and support so that you can get unstuck and become the highest version of yourself possible. Become EMPOWERED through total transformation! Claim your FREE Discovery Session today!Support the show

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A blended family is such an important topic because it’s dealing with so many lives, not just that of you and your spouse. You have your kids and your spouses kids of course, but you also have the other sets of parents to contend with (if there is shared custody). With so many cooks in the kitchen, it can make sanity hard to come by on some days. We can lose our way in the midst of chaos, jealousy, insecurity, frustration, anger, confusion, miscommunication, and power struggles. This podcast is dedicated to lessons my husband and I have learned from previously being married, divorced, parenting, co-parenting, step-parenting, blending a family, re-marrying, surviving daddy issues (me not him lol), going through years of therapy (again, me not him ha), having a relationship with God, listening to and absorbing wisdom from others, and having some of the best friends anyone could hope for! It is our hope that this offers all who take the time to read what we have to say, a perspective that makes for consideration or just some good-old-fashioned food-for-thought. If we can save one person, or couple, from any of our many mistakes, it would mean more than any treasure ever could.