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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

183: Grief Triggers and Tender Triumphs: Happy Chaos in a Blended Family

February 9, 2026
Justin and Kelly Walker

Through “memory lane,” fire-pit talks, and birthday cakes at graves, podcasters Justin & Kelly Walker show how grief triggers, alongside laughter and love, collide in a blended family of nine.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
183: Grief Triggers and Tender Triumphs: Happy Chaos in a Blended Family
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

182: Blended and Blessed book, Building Healing through the Beatitudes

January 26, 2026
Ines Franklin

After a scandalous start to their blended marriage, Ines Franklin and her husband Jim discovered God’s grace turns broken stories into masterpieces. With raw honesty–and pulling from the richness of the beatitudes in the Bible–Ines explains core ingredients to flourishing in blended family life, with heaps of practical takeaways. What began in shame ends with 5 kids, 10 grandkids, and redemption that shouts hope.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
182: Blended and Blessed book, Building Healing through the Beatitudes
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

181: Beauty in the Broken: A Kintsugi Approach to Blended Family Life

January 12, 2026
Wynand Jacobs

Overwhelmed by blended-family brokenness? Ron Deal and Wynand Jacobs dive into messy, unpolished realities, using kintsugi as a metaphor. They explore God’s power to reform shame into beauty, grief into testimony, and mistakes into stories that shine.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
181: Beauty in the Broken: A Kintsugi Approach to Blended Family Life
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

180: Tinsel, Tension, Togetherness: Navigating Your Blended Family Christmas–Mike and Kim Anderson

December 29, 2025
Mike and Kim Anderson

Blended family Christmas got you juggling joy, stress & edgy emotions? Podcast hosts and blended marriage coaches Mike & Kim Anderson drop truth & tools for your stepfamily’s holiday, helping you trade pain and chaos for peace and connection.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
180: Tinsel, Tension, Togetherness: Navigating Your Blended Family Christmas--Mike and Kim Anderson
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178: We Struggled to Blend. Now We Help Blended Families Thrive

December 1, 2025
Scott and Deana Thayer

Five kids. Two parenting styles. One rocky first Christmas. Scott and Deana Thayer share how faith, grit, and their “95/5” rule turned chaos into connection—helping blended families find hope, healing, and love that lasts through every messy moment.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
178: We Struggled to Blend. Now We Help Blended Families Thrive
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

177: Gary Chapman: Keys to a Successful Marriage

November 17, 2025
Gary Chapman

Could three simple questions transform your marriage? Dr. Gary Chapman shares raw stories, faith-fueled wisdom, and keys to a successful marriage in ways messy, real, and full of hope. Love deeper, fight fair, and grow stronger—one step at a time.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
177: Gary Chapman: Keys to a Successful Marriage
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176: How to Help Kids Cope with Divorce and Remarriage

November 3, 2025
Summer Butler

Divorce hurts. But for kids, it can feel like their world’s split in two. Summer Butler shares her story and a workbook that helps kids process emotions, set boundaries, and handle life between two homes—leveraging drawing, writing, and real talk.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
176: How to Help Kids Cope with Divorce and Remarriage
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175: Blended Holidays Are Complicated. Here’s How They Made It Work

October 20, 2025
Kyle Bugh Exley & Nate Williams & Rob and Rhonda Bugh

What helps a blended family bond after loss? Should you force togetherness—or let it grow? Author Rob Bugh, wife Rhonda, and their adult kids unpack grief, grace, awkward blended holidays, and healing in an honest, hopeful look at rebuilding family.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
175: Blended Holidays Are Complicated. Here’s How They Made It Work
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

174: More Than Just A Stepparent: Helping a Grieving Child Heal

October 6, 2025
Diane Fromme

When a child loses a parent, grief doesn’t end for them. And when they join a stepfamily, we need to come alongside with love and support as parents & stepparents and honor their pain and memories. Ron Deal talks with Diane Fromme about best ways to help.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
174: More Than Just A Stepparent: Helping a Grieving Child Heal
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173: When Your Brains Are Different: Finding Your Way in a Neurodivergent Marriage

September 22, 2025
Stephanie and Dan Holmes

A neurodivergent marriage includes at least one partner with a neurodevelopmental condition like autism or ADHD. Ron Deal speaks with Dr. Stephanie & Dan Holmes on the challenges of their neurodivurgent marriage, how to recognize it, & strategies to cope.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
173: When Your Brains Are Different: Finding Your Way in a Neurodivergent Marriage
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172: Beautifully Blended: Devotions and Resources for Every Kind of Blended Family

September 8, 2025
Gayla Grace

Ron Deal speaks with Gayla Grace about her new book, Beautifully Blended: 101 Devotions to Encourage Couples in Blended Families. The book offers support & advice with relatable anecdotes, along with a devotion, prayer, & Bible reading for each day.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
172: Beautifully Blended: Devotions and Resources for Every Kind of Blended Family
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

171: How To Navigate In-Law Relationships: Building Bridges, Not Battlegrounds

August 25, 2025
Dave and Ashley Willis

In-law relationships can be tenuous, especially those with ex-spouses. Ron Deal speaks with Dave & Ashley Willis about building bridges, not battlegrounds, through healthy boundaries and grace-filled conversations that prevent powerlessness.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
171: How To Navigate In-Law Relationships: Building Bridges, Not Battlegrounds
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

170: 2025 Blended and Blessed: Answering Your Blended Family Dilemmas

August 11, 2025
Cheryl Shumake & Gayla Grace & Mike and Kim Anderson

Ron Deal and Gayla Grace answer questions from Blended & Blessed: how do I cope with feeling torn between my kids and my spouse; how do I talk to my teen who doesn’t want me to remarry; how do we manage the common ghosts of marriage past, and much more.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
170: 2025 Blended and Blessed: Answering Your Blended Family Dilemmas
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169: Growing up Blended: The Hidden Grief Kids Carry

July 28, 2025
Blake Hudspeth

Blake Hudspeth tells Ron Deal about growing up in multiple stepfamilies pieced together from death & divorce. As a result, he carried unresolved wounds into adulthood & gives advice to parents on helping their kids navigate growing up blended.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
169: Growing up Blended: The Hidden Grief Kids Carry
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

168: Learning from Stepfamilies of the Bible

July 14, 2025
Laura Petherbridge

Guidance for blending families can be found in stories from scripture. Ron Deal talks with Laura Petherbridge about her latest book, Stepfamilies of the Bible, and how God’s heroes from stepfamilies of biblical times provide tools for today’s families.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
168: Learning from Stepfamilies of the Bible
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

167: Unrecognized Loss, Unexpressed Grief

June 30, 2025
Myrna and Stanley Brown

Divorce and the death of a spouse bring grief. But we don’t always recognize the grief our kids carry. Ron Deal talks with Stanley and Mryna Brown about how they navigated their own grief when they married and later, learned how to help their kids also.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
167: Unrecognized Loss, Unexpressed Grief
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

166: The Six Stages on Your Stepfamily Journey

June 16, 2025
Gayla Grace

Every blended family navigates common stages on their way to finding familyness. But some get stuck along the way. Others experience a detour or two. Gayla Grace shares the six stages of stepfamily development and tips on how to navigate them well.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
166: The Six Stages on Your Stepfamily Journey
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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast Podcast

165: Two Homes, One Team: Co-Parenting for Your Kids’ Well-being

June 2, 2025
Jay and Tammy Daughtry

Good co-parenting with a former spouse helps our kids navigate life in two homes with greater ease. Ron Deal’s conversation with Jay and Tammy Daughtry teaches us how to be parental partners, not angry associates, through a businesslike relationship.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
FamilyLife Blended® Podcast
165: Two Homes, One Team: Co-Parenting for Your Kids' Well-being
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