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In this episode, Shane talks with Patricia Papernow for Part 1 of a 2-part interview on stepfamily relationships. Patricia is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on “blended families” and received the 2023 award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy from the American Family Therapy Academy. Hear why stepfamilies are a fundamentally different structure, how to have a healthy relationship with your stepfamily, the impact on the children, her 5 major challenges for stepfamilies, and how to navigate disciplining children.
To learn more about Patricia, visit StepfamilyRelationships.com
Check out Patricia’s books at StepfamilyRelationships.com/Books
133: Peggy Kleinplatz on Magnificent Sex
132: Racialized Trauma with James Hawkins
131: Relationship Skills on the Dating Scene with Marni Feuerman
130: Joe Kort on When the Other Woman is a Man
129: Relational Life Therapy with Shane Birkel
128: Race in Couples Therapy with Corey Yeager and Kirsten Lind Seal
127: Implementing the EFT Model with James Hawkins
126: Emily Nagoski on Sex and Science
125: Continuing to Cope During the Quarantine with Jen Silacci
124: Dealing with the Emotions of Online Therapy with Amber Lyda
123: David Wexler on Counseling in the #Metoo Era
122: Working with Infidelity and the Developmental Model with Kim Gist Miller
121: Keeping the Hope In a Pandemic with Shane Birkel
120: Moving Your Couples Therapy Practice Online with Clay Cockrell
119: 5 Things Couples Therapists Should Know from a Sex Therapist with Martha Kauppi
118: Running on Empty with Jonice Webb
117: Where Does Masturbation Fit Into a Couple's Sex Life with Ari Tuckman
116: Attuning to the Attachment Dilemma with Ryan Rana
115: Janina Fisher on Working with Trauma in Couples Therapy
114: Alexandra Solomon on Taking Sexy Back
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