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FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

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174 episodes

1 week ago

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.

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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.

Show more...

Personal Journals,

Religion & Spirituality,

Society & Culture

Episodes (20/174)

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

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

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.

1 week ago

56 minutes

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

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

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.

3 weeks ago

53 minutes

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173: When Your Brains Are Different: Finding Your Way in a Neurodivergent Marriage

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.

1 month ago

47 minutes

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

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

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.

1 month ago

28 minutes

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

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

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.

2 months ago

52 minutes

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

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.

2 months ago

1 hour 15 minutes

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169: Growing up Blended: The Hidden Grief Kids Carry

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.

3 months ago

57 minutes

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

168: Learning from Stepfamilies of the Bible

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.

3 months ago

1 hour 2 minutes

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167: Unrecognized Loss, Unexpressed Grief

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.

4 months ago

39 minutes

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166: The Six Stages on Your Stepfamily Journey

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.

4 months ago

39 minutes

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

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

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.

5 months ago

51 minutes

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164: Building Character for Stronger Relationships: Developing the 4 Essential Character Traits to Raise Resilient Kids

According to Dr. John Townsend there are four essential character traits essential for stronger relationships: attachment, separation, integration, and adulthood. He shares with Ron Deal what's required in each that helps raise resilient kids.

5 months ago

56 minutes

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163: Cutting the Tension: Building Trust Between a Stepmom and Stepdaughter

The stepmom-stepdaughter relationship can be hard to navigate in blended families. Ron Deal talks with Jessica & Jayla Pickens about their struggles, which began early & continued for years, how they cut through tension, and built a trusting relationship.

6 months ago

53 minutes

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162: One Family's Journey to Blended Unity: Looking Back to the Teenage Years

Tim & Olivia Smith brought six kids into their blended family. They share with Ron Deal the joys and challenges of relationship building. Tim’s daughter, Christie, joins in with her perspective as a teenager from the early years of their blended family.

6 months ago

55 minutes

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161: Growing Up Blended, and Navigating the Maze to Build Strong Blended Bonds

Robert & Jennie Lord both grew up in blended families and share their story with Ron Deal of the impact from the maze of multiple stepparents, challenges in relationship building and their desire to now build healthy relational bonds in their own family.

6 months ago

42 minutes

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160 From Shame to Strength: A Single Mom's Journey to Healing and Hope

Jennifer Maggio shares her story with Ron Deal of her challenges as a single mom that propelled her to begin a national ministry, serving over 1,000,000 single moms. Now married in a blended family, she continues the mission that no single mom walk alone.

7 months ago

42 minutes

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159 The 3-Step Guide to Navigating Hard Feelings in Your Blended Family

What do you do with feelings like anger, jealousy, hurt, or rejection in your blended family? Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Dr. Alison Cook, who offers a three-step process to work through hard feelings and find healing and hope for your journey.

7 months ago

58 minutes

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158 Prodigal Parents: Rebuilding Relationships with Children and Not Losing Your Influence

Parenting a prodigal creates pain and helplessness in how to navigate. Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Judy Douglass, a prodigal parent, on how to tenderly manage the dynamics & do our part to bring them back into a loving, trusting relationship.

8 months ago

56 minutes

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157 "I see you": Creating Community for Brown & Black Blended Families

Cheryl Shumake wants to reach brown & black blended families with brown & black voices. She & Clifton Howard talk with Ron Deal about her new ministry, Sawubona, which means “I see you” & its goal to break through the barriers with culture-informed spaces

8 months ago

44 minutes

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156 Playing Hurt: A Guy’s Strategy for a Winning Marriage

Ron Deal talks with Brian Goins, author of Playing Hurt, A Guy’s Strategy for a Winning Marriage, on finding the resolve to stay in your marriage despite the struggles and how husbands can win at marriage by taking on the mind of Christ in Philippians 2.

9 months ago

51 minutes