S4, Ep 6. "I wanted to read all the messages"

In this episode Katie chats to Elizabeth*

In the early days of Elizabeth's relationship with her Husband, his Ex was very high conflict, and went out of her way to try to prevent Elizabeth from forming a bond with her stepson.  Despite this, Elizabeth and her stepson did form a strong connection and have always got on extremely well.

After many difficult situations , including Elizabeth being reported as a safeguarding risk by The Ex, Elizabeth's husband finally put his foot down and the drama with The Ex stopped.

However as the drama stopped and relationships eased between her Husband and his Ex, instead of being relieved Elizabeth found herself facing some difficult emotions about their new amicable relationship.

This is such a great chat with a wonderfully open and courageous woman and I hope you enjoy it!



* not her real name

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Hello, I'm Katie and this is a space where each episode will talk candidly about the fairy tales and fairy tales. 
So whether you've been set monkey is you're just starting out or you want to understand your life a little bit better. 
Hello, everybody, I hope you have all had good weeks. I have been really busy with our daughter's fifth birthday celebrations and I've also been running an evening stepmom space workshop, which was earlier. I loved seeing women getting so much from the sessions and walking away with tools, techniques and a personalised plan of practical things they can do. There is also so love meeting women connecting with women who actually understand we know nobody gets the stepmom for like another step. 
If you're interested in joining the next round of workshops or exploring once more coaching. 
To find out more, get in touch with me directly through the website or Instagram. 
Now my guest today is Elizabeth. Elizabeth was a stepmom to a little boy and her biological daughter with her husband. 
When she met her husband he was seeing a lot of his son and his ex as a trio. But things took a different turn when Elizabeth came on the scene. Hope you enjoyed the conversation.