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The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver

Lori Sims & David Sims

Stepfamilies and blended families are very challenging. With a failure rate of over 70%, it"s clear that blended families need help. Nacho Kids founders and blended family coaches, Lori and David Sims, are here to help blended families save their sanity and relationships. You"ll hear the hosts and guests discuss the struggles and successes of blended family life and learn how the Nacho Kids Method is changing lives and saving relationships around the world.

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01:09:35

124: Stepmom Whose Stepkids Tattle On Her

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2021/10/15

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Shay. Shay has been blending for 5 years, has two stepkids, three bio kids, and one “ours” kid. The hardest part of the blend for Shay has been the lack of respect from stepkids since the visitation schedule changed. In this episode, we discuss: Visitation schedule changes Summer visitation challenges Stepkids tattling on the stepmom When the bio parent is a “Disney Dad” Not wanting to bond with the

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01:12:32

123: Stepdad Who Feels Taken Advantage Of

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2021/10/08

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview John Burwell. John is a stepdad in his blend of four years. He has two adult bio sons and two stepdaughters, ages 21 and 12. John takes care of his blend financially but is expected to step back from any parenting of his youngest stepdaughter. John is dealing with feeling used, taken advantage of, and not part of the family. In this episode, we discuss: Stepdads struggle too Financially providing for

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01:12:29

122: Stay-at-home Bio Dad To Four Girls Talks About...

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2021/10/01

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Chris Burcher a stay-at-home dad. Chris is the bio dad in the blend and has been blending for 6 years. He has four daughters, including one of which is an “ours” daughter. Chris understands the challenges his wife has had to deal with being a stepmom. In this episode, we discuss: Being a stay-at-home dad When the kids don’t like the new girlfriend/stepmom Adding an “ours” baby to the blend Being stuck in the

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01:22:19

121: Interview With Ron Deal

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2021/09/24

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview Ron Deal. Ron has a new book out discussing preparing to blend. Nacho Kids, along with Ron, cannot express enough the importance of preparing to blend prior to blending. In this episode, we discuss: Preparing To Blend Lack of counselors and therapists that understand the blend "Coupleness" versus "Famliness" Today isn’t representative of every day in the future Lack of blended family support in

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01:09:08

120: Stepmom From Texas ~ Party of 10+

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2021/09/17

*** Disclaimer: This episode has mention of abuse - physical and drug, and murder. *** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a Texas stepmom! This Texas stepmom has grown children but married a man with kids still at home. She has four bio kids and four stepkids (one of which is not her husband’s bio child) ranging in age from 29 to 8 years old. She and her husband also have custody of her niece, and at one point had a foster child too. They’ve been

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119: Tracy Poizner Of The Essential Stepmom & Lori...

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2021/09/10

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, and Tracy Poizner of the Essential Stepmom sit down for a chat. They entertain us with a little blended family skit about what is not Nachoing. Together, they are proof the blend doesn’t have to suck. In this episode, we discuss: Seeing things differently Communication is key in the blended family Examples of NOT Nachoing Blending is not the same for the childless stepmom Stepkid vs Bio kid cup on the counter

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01:22:58

118: Interview With Gabby Gast

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2021/09/03

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Gabby Gast. Gabby has been blending for four years, has a stepson who is nine and two adopted kids from her first marriage, a ten-year-old daughter and an eight-year-old son. Eight months into her current relationship, she was diagnosed with end-stage cystic fibrosis and had to have a lung transplant. The hardest part of the blend for her is how bio mom’s toxicity affects stepson’s relationships with her

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01:26:25

117: Stepmom Who Kicks Butt

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2021/08/27

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Samantha Seff - MMA fighter. Samantha has been blending for 4-½ years and is a stepmom to two stepkids, ages 18 and 17, who are with them fifty percent of the time. The bio mom is very high-conflict and that is the hardest part of their blend. The best advice she has received is learning when to step back and Nacho! In this episode, we discuss: Dealing with a high-conflict bio mom Feeling unappreciated

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01:14:56

116: You Thought Your Bio Mom Was Crazy

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2021/08/20

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview step couple EB & Hector who are expecting their first “ours” baby. They have been blending 2.5 years and Hector has two bio kids ages 7 and 6 full-time except every other weekend. When Hector got custody of his kids full-time, EB knew she needed help and joined the Nacho Kids Academy. In this episode, we discuss: Adding an “ours” kid to the blend Custody changes Dealing with a crazy high conflict bio mom

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01:28:50

115: Claudette Chenevert ~ The Stepmom Coach ~ The...

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2021/08/13

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews The Stepmom Coach ~ Claudette Chenevert! Claudette has been blending for over 30 years and has been helping stepmoms for over 20 years! In 2020, Claudette released The Stepfamily Summit where stepfamily experts shared their wisdom with stepparents! The 2020 Stepfamily Summit was so successful, she’s hosting another one this year! And Nacho Kids is blessed to be a part of this summit as well! In this episode, we

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01:26:58

114: Full-time Childless Stepmom Who Nachos Like A Queen

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2021/08/06

*** DISCLAIMER: This episode includes mention of domestic violence, PTSD, and suicidal thoughts. *** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews childless/childfree stepmom Melissa. Melissa has been blending for five years and has a 21-year-old stepson and a 12-year-old stepdaughter full time. Melissa’s husband was in an abusive relationship with his kids’ mother. He fought for his kids in court and won full custody two and a half years ago. In this

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01:08:03

113: Stepmom To Stepkid With ODD - Oppositional...

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2021/07/30

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Rebeccah. Rebeccah is a behavior analyst and stepmom to two stepsons, one of which has ODD - oppositional defiant disorder and the other has ADHD. Rebeccah shares with us information about ODD and how it impacted her blend. In this episode, we discuss: What ODD is Being a childless stepmom When the bio parents don’t get their bio kids help Using the Nacho Kids method, “Nachoing” When a stepkid refuses

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01:05:51

112: Stepkids Attempting & Threatening Suicide...

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2021/07/23

*** DISCLAIMER: Episode includes discussion of suicide attempts and threats *** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a childless stepmom in Detroit. This stepmom has been blending for 2-½ years and has three stepkids ages 19, 13, and 11. Amongst the three stepkids, one attempted suicide, and two have threatened to. In this episode, we discuss: Parental Alienation The bio parents not getting along When the dynamics change Helping the other bio parent

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01:40:38

111: Blended Couple Didn't Think Blending Would Be...

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2021/07/16

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews blended couple, Jessica and Mark! They have been blending for 4-½ years. Mark has three daughters ages 20, 18, and 16, and together they have a two-year-old son. Jessica was an “ours” child in her blend and thought that experience would make their blend a little “easier”. That wasn’t the case. In this episode, we discuss: Adding an “ours” kid to the blend Lowering expectations The grieving process of blending

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01:20:39

110: Full-time Stepmom To Three Stepkids With An...

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2021/07/09

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom with three stepkids and one bio kid. The stepkids’ bio mom is absent the majority of the time but does resurface occasionally. Stepmom has been blending for seven years. When bio mom resurfaces, it only causes issues in the blend. In this episode, we discuss: Being a full-time stepmom with an absent bio mom It’s not about you Knowing when to step back Food issues in the blend Being a teacher and

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01:14:53

109: Canadian Stepmom's Partner Changed Mind About...

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2021/07/02

*** Trigger warning: Postpartum depression is discussed in this episode *** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a Canadian stepmom who has been blending for 2-½ years with three stepkids and one ours baby. Prior to dating her significant other, she told him if he didn’t want two more kids, that was a deal-breaker for her. He agreed; however, after them having one child together he seems to not want another. In this episode, we discuss: Moving away

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01:07:17

108: Super Stepmom Gets Overwhemled

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2021/06/25

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Debora. Debora, who moved to the US from Brazil, has been blending for 16 months and is a stepmom to three stepkids and a mom to two bio kids. In the beginning, the kids got along great! In this episode, we discuss: Not having enough bedrooms for each kid to have their own Having a significant other who is a control freak Having a good relationship with bio mom Stepkid’s extracurricular activities

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01:10:05

107: Stepmom With One Psycho Bio Mom And One Cool Bio...

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2021/06/18

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Silvia. Silvia has been blending for about a year and a half. She has two stepkids from different bio moms and one bio kid. The hardest part of blending for her is the differences in parenting. The best advice she’s received about blending is to Nacho! In this episode, we discuss: Having a special needs child Differences in parenting Messy stepkids Guilty Parent Syndrome Nachoing putting more

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01:27:19

106: Widowed Couple Has 9 Kids In Their Blend

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2021/06/11

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Kari. Kari and her husband both lost their spouses from previous marriages. Kari has five bio kids and her husband, Andy, has 4 bio kids! Yep, NINE kids total between them!! In this episode, we discuss: Being a widow and remarrying Having mom eyes without the voice Nachoing homework & chores Never having a “break” Moving into an existing home

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01:30:33

105: Childless Stepmom Nachos Her Stepkids But Her...

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2021/06/04

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Amy. Amy has been blending for nine years. She is a childless stepmom with two adult stepkids. Amy Nachos her stepkids but her significant other won’t Nacho her dogs, which of course are like her kids! In this episode, we discuss: Being a childless stepmom Boundaries and expectations Losing a parent at a young age Having a rocky relationship with a stepparent Stepfamily trips/vacations

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