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FamilyLife Blended® provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them. Join Ron L. Deal, LMFT, LPC as he and his guests discuss a wide variety of marriage, family, and relationship topics related to blended families.

Meet Ron Deal


Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife® and President of Smart Stepfamilies™. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.

Preparing to Blend | FamilyLife® | Ron Deal


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Tim & Olivia Smith brought six kids into their blended family. They share with Ron Deal the joys and challenges

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Robert & Jennie Lord both grew up in blended families and share their story with Ron Deal of the impact

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Jennifer Maggio shares her story with Ron Deal of her challenges as a single mom that propelled her to begin

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What do you do with feelings like anger, jealousy, hurt, or rejection in your blended family? Listen to Ron Deal’s

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Parenting a prodigal creates pain and helplessness in how to navigate. Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Judy Douglass, a

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Cheryl Shumake wants to reach brown & black blended families with brown & black voices. She & Clifton Howard talk

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Ron Deal talks with Brian Goins, author of Playing Hurt, A Guy’s Strategy for a Winning Marriage, on finding the

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Do you want more harmony or connectedness in your marriage? Ron Deal talks with co-authors of his new book ,The

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Luke Landwer was young when his parents divorced, and he enjoyed time with just his mom for many years. When

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Life in a stepfamily as a young adult can carry challenges and blessings. For Amelia Dellaripa, it carries many more