Stepmum Space
Fairytales & scary tales about the ups and downs of life as a stepmum with Katie South and guests.
When Katie fell in love with a Dad of two, almost a decade ago, she had no idea what lay ahead of her! It's been a rollercoaster of incredible highs, and painful lows. Faced with very little support and huge societal stigma, Katie found the first few years of her Stepmum journey incredibly isolating and difficult. She's now on a mission to break down the stigma surrounding Stepmotherhood and normalise some of the more tricky emotions that almost all Stepmums will feel at one time or another. Katie is passionate about giving Stepmums a voice, and in this series you can expect honest and brave conversations about life in a Stepfamily. You can find out more about Stepmum Space at: www.stepmumspace.com or @stepmumspace on the socials. If you want to hear more from Katie you can find her @katiekatiesouth
Stepmum Space
S4, Ep 3. "I was failing as a Stepmum"
In this episode Katie talks to Nietta.
Nietta shares her story of becoming a Stepmum to four kids from two bio Mums. She brought two of her own biological children into the relationship and she talks about how her experiences of bringing up her own children and her positive experience of co-parenting with her ex Husband made her naive to what Stepmumming would entail.
Nietta explains how she constantly felt she had to prove herself as a Stepmum, to those around her as well as herself. She courageously shares how when things didn't go so well she felt like she was failing and her mental health took a battering.
She candidly shares how she resented her stepsons for a period of time because they weren't behaving in the way she wanted them to. Nietta turned this around by reframing the situation and how she thought about her stepsons and their relationship has improved hugely!
Nietta has put a LOT of work into her mindset and her mental health with relation to her role as a Stepmum and it shows! She shares how she has put boundaries in place to protect her peace and how she has taken responsibility for her own behaviour and actions and made changes to how she thinks about things and how she handles stepfamily situations.
Nietta is a strong, empowered woman and there is a lot that Stepmums can take from this conversation!
KEYWORD SEARCH TERMS
Stepmum, Stepmother, Stepkids, Stepchild, Stepchildren, Stepdaughter, Stepson, Stepfamily, Stepfamily problems, Stepdaughter Problems, Stepson problems, Blended family problems, stepmum help, blended family help, stepmum support, blended family support, Stepmum podcast, blended family podcast, Stepfamily advice, Stepmum advice, blended family advice Stepmom, Bonus-mom, Bonus-daughter, Bonus-son, Blended family, Stepfamily anxiety, Anxious stepmum, stepmum anxiety, anxious when stepkids come
