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FamilyLife Blended® Minute

The Fool and the Wise (Proverbs 29)

February 24, 2023
with Ron Deal

Here's a tale of two co-parents: the fool and the wise.

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Serious Fun, Each Day Counts

May 18, 2022
with Jim Burns

The benefit of "fun" is often overlooked when we consider how to build healthy stepfamily relationships. But Ron Deal's podcast guest, Dr. Jim Burns, says it's an important piece that can help connect relationships. Listen to their conversation about why and how intentional play can benefit your family.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended Podcast

71: Have Serious Fun, And Make Each Day Coun...

December 20, 2021
with Jim Burns

Do you seek to build happy memories with those you love? Have you considered the impact of intentional play in your home? Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Dr. Jim Burns about why and how to use "fun" to connect relationships in your stepfamily.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
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63: Growing up in a Blender: Shelby Abbott

August 30, 2021
with Shelby Abbott

Sometimes in stepfamilies, we take things out on each other that really are about someone or something from the past. Listen to Ron Deal talk with Shelby Abbott on how to keep unresolved issues of the past from damaging relationships in the present.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

58: Investing for Life After Kids

June 21, 2021
with Greg Pettys

We could spend 1/3 of our lives without a paycheck as we live longer now, which makes saving for later-life so important. Ron Deal talks with Greg Pettys about how to prepare for retirement while being mindful of your blended family dynamics.

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47: Lessons From the School of Hard-Knocks

January 18, 2021
with Craig and Gina Morgan

Unpacking bumps and bruises on the blended family journey is part of readying yourself for stepfamily living. In this episode, Craig and Gina Morgan talk with Ron Deal and unpack some of their baggage and invite you to do the same as you listen.

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42: Military Stepfamilies: Mission Ready

November 9, 2020
with Todd and Tammy Gangl

Military personnel marry, divorce, and remarry more frequently than civilians do. Todd Gangl talks with Ron Deal about the added stressors military stepfamilies experience and how you can create a culture that gives everyone the opportunity to bond.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

32: The Essentials of Co-parenting

May 11, 2020
with Jay and Tammy Daughtry

Co-parenting and dealing with a difficult former spouse can be stressful. Jay and Tammy Daughtry talk with Ron Deal about how healthy co-parenting truly works. They share how they have navigated this area and how you can do the same.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FLBlended Podcast

30: Re-Sex: The Challenges of Sex for Blende...

April 27, 2020
with Juli Slattery

Should you ask your spouse about their previous sex life? More and more, married couples are engaging in re-sex, that is, a second or subsequent sexual relationship. Dr. Juli Slattery joins Ron Deal to have a conversation about sex.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
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25: Building Love Together in Blended Famili...

March 23, 2020
with Gary Chapman

Dr. Gary Chapman has spread the message of love languages to millions of people. In this episode, Dr. Chapman and Ron Deal discuss their new book, Building Love Together in Blended Families, and help couples navigate love languages in stepfamilies.

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19: Financing Togetherness in Blended Famili...

October 28, 2019
with David Edwards, Greg Pettys

Money matters can be a pain point in any marriage and family. However, stepfamilies can produce monetary minefields! Ron Deal, along with, Greg S. Pettys and David O. Edwards, discuss financial planning and how blended families can finance togetherness.

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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
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15: Navigating Your Custody Battle

September 30, 2019
with Willie and Rachel Scott

How do you sift through the murky waters of lawyers, legalities and loss while parenting your children? Ron Deal talks with Willie and Rachel Scott about their perspective and how God walked them through their individual stories of custody matters.

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Putting Your Spouse In The Front Seat

Putting Your Spouse in the Front Seat

August 27, 2018
with Ron Deal

Ron Deal talks about struggles that take place in a blended family between the biological children and the new spouse. While it's tempting to want to put the children first, Deal cautions against it.

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Stepparenting

Q&A: Who’s More Important— the C...

Dennis and Barbara Rainey· 3 min read

Developing a good relationship with a spouse and a stepchild

Favoritism

Playing Favorites Can Wreak Havoc in a Stepf...

Ron Deal· 4 min read

Stepfamilies are especially vulnerable to parental favoritism

FamilyLife Today®
Working As A Team Day 3

Winning as a Stepmother With a Father’...

May 8, 2013
with Laura Petherbridge, Ron Deal

A father's loyalty and support toward their wives can make a world of difference in a blended family.

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Stepparenting

The Overprotective Parent

Ron Deal· 4 min read

Problems arise when a biological parent continually tries to guide, guard, and direct the stepparent’s every step.

Jealousy

Overcoming the Jealousy Monster

Ron Deal· 4 min read

Sarah and Michelle alike found themselves jealous of their stepchildren.

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Multiple Home Realities Day 2

Finding Realistic Expectations

April 24, 2012
with Ron Deal

Marriage and family therapist Ron Deal will tell you how to blend a stepfamily so that it comes out just right!

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Multiple Home Realities Day 1

The Myth of the Ideal Stepfamily

April 23, 2012
with Ron Deal

Blending two families in remarriage can be a daunting task.

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