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PODCAST

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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01:38:07

039: Interview With Stepmom Princess Lauren

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/02/28

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Princess Lauren. Lauren has been blending for 8 years. She has two stepkids and one “ours” kid. Things were great with the blend in the beginning, but when stepmom became pregnant things changed. Lauren admits her over-involvement as a stepmom caused issues in their blend and that’s why she started Nachoing. In this episode, we discuss: Being an overly involved stepmom Stepkid challenges from

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01:16:58

038: Stepkid Turned Stepmom Twice

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/02/21

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom that was a stepkid herself. Not surprisingly, she didn’t like her stepdad when he married her mom. This is her third marriage and second blend. She has one bio son from her second marriage, in which her husband passed away from cancer. She is a Nacho Mama and is a member of the Nacho Kids Academy! And, we had the pleasure of meeting her in person at the Stepmoms Alive Conference in Austin, Texas this

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01:19:48

037: Stepmom With Inactive Bio Mom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/02/14

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom from Alabama! She has been blending for four years, has two bio daughters, one stepson, and one "ours" kid. Her significant other is in the military which adds a twist to the blended dynamic. Stepmom from Alabama’s significant other has had one heck of a time dealing with the bio mom and the court system. In this episode, we discuss: Stepkid going from only child to middle child in the blend The family

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01:23:30

036: Interview With The Buckeye Bonusmom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/02/07

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews the creator of the Buckeye Bonusmom Facebook Group, Lisa Teal Webb. Lisa is a childless stepmom and has been blending for 15 years and has three stepsons that she lovingly calls the weasels. And recently, Lisa has started round two of the blend as she calls it. She has become a stepmom to the “weasels” younger sister that shares the same bio mom as they do. She lovingly refers to her as “weaselette”. In this

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02:02:16

035: The Globe-Trotting Stepmom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/01/31

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Ariyana. Ariyana has been blending for five years. She came into the blend as a childless stepmom to two stepdaughters but had a child of her own not too long ago. Ariyana is also a stepchild herself and thought her experience in a stepfamily growing up would help her with her blend. She realized she was wrong. Ariyana is a member of the Nacho Kids Academy and has made great strides in bettering

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01:29:36

034: Stepmom With Night & Day Blends

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/01/24

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Niki. This is Niki’s second blend! She has been in this blend for seven years and has three step kids and three bio kids. Surprisingly, Niki still has contact with her stepdaughter from her first blend. Niki thought her second blend would be like her first, and boy was she wrong. The two blends were as different as night and day. In this episode, we discuss: Differences in blends Finding balance Losing

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01:17:00

033: Stepmom vs A Free-Spirited Bio Mom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/01/17

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Heather. Heather has been blending for seven years and is a childless stepmom to a 13-year-old stepdaughter and 15-year-old stepson. Heather has been able to build a decent relationship with her stepkids and actually handles communication with the bio mom. In this episode, we discuss: The Stepmom handling communication with the bio mom Nachoing in certain areas Waiting to be introduced to the

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01:20:47

032: Interview With Elliott Katz ~ Author "Being The...

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/01/11

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews Elliott Katz. Elliott is the author of “Being The Strong Man A Woman Wants - Timeless wisdom on being a man". Elliott has great advice for single dads in the dating world and shares his personal experiences of dating after divorce. In this episode, we discuss: Men being “the nice guy” Women need men to make them feel special Guilty Parent Syndrome Fear of the stepkid not moving out Conflict between your bio kids

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01:28:15

031: Two Time Stepmom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2020/01/03

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Emily. This is Emily’s second blended relationship. She has been blending six years and has one stepdaughter in this blend. She has two bio sons, which her husband adopted, and two “ours” sons. In this episode, we discuss: Second go-round in a blended relationship The family court system High Conflict Bio Mom When bio mom keeps the child away from dad because of child support First right of refusal

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01:24:20

030: The Crazy Stepmom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/12/27

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews “The Crazy Stepmom!” She and her significant other have been together off and on for 16 years. She has one, and possibly two stepkids, from her significant other’s infidelity. She is also aware of additional instances of infidelity that did not result in a child. Her significant other is diagnosed as a narcissist.

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01:24:22

029: Stepmom With A Bunch Of Kids

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/12/20

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori & David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Casey, who is also a stepchild herself! Casey has been blending for 4.4 years, has four two stepsons ages 11 and 9, and two stepdaughters ages 9 and 7, and has three bio daughters ages 11, 11, and 10. Yep, she has stepkids that are twins and bio kids that are twins! In this episode, we discuss: The wonderful family court system When your husband doesn’t parent like you think he should Calling

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01:37:05

028: Super Stepmom Turned Nacho Mom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/12/13

***Disclaimer: This episode contains adult content and language In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Nicole. Nicole has been blending for 11 years, has three stepkids and two bio moms. One of the bio moms died from a drug overdose. Nicole is also a stepchild herself and considers her stepdad her dad. She felt prepared for the blend because of her own experience of being a stepchild, but she found out differently and went from “Super Stepmom”

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01:37:17

027: Gungho Stepmom Who Realized She Was Overstepping

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/12/06

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Emily who has been blending for three years. She is a stepmom to a sassy four-year-old that is with her and her husband fifty percent of the time. Emily is an “ours” kid herself. Emily started off being a gungho stepmom, like many of us, then she realized she was overstepping in her stepmom role. In this episode, we discuss: Becoming a stepmom and forgetting who you are & hitting rock bottom Overstepping

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01:32:08

026: A British Nacho Mom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/11/29

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Rhianna. Rhianna has been blending for four years. Rhianna has one seven-year-old stepdaughter and no bio kids. Her stepdaughter has Autism, OCD, ODD, and hypermobility. Rhianna is a mental health nurse and her husband has a background of working with adults with learning disabilities. In this episode, we discuss: Autism Lowering expectations Stepmom doing too much Nick Vujicic Calming boxes

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01:36:44

025: Nachoing Saved This Stepmom's Sanity

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/11/22

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews stepmom Christina. Christina has been blending for 8-½ years. Not only does Christina work with autistic children, but her daughter is also on the spectrum. She has two stepsons ages thirteen and eleven, and two biological daughters ages fourteen and thirteen, as well as a 6-year-old ours kid. In this episode, we discuss: Nacho Kids saving her sanity Very high conflict bio mom who threatened to make stepmom lose

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01:17:43

024: Stepmom Who Records Arguments

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/11/15

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interviews a childless stepmom. She has two stepkids with her boyfriend that is 14 years older than her. They record their blended arguments to be able to look back and see how they handled similar issues in the past. In this episode, we discuss: Being a childless stepmom Dealing with a high-conflict bio mom Recording your arguments Boundaries Guilty parent syndrome Rate & Review Our Podcast Please rate and

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01:26:07

023: Stepmom As A Result Of Infidelity

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/11/08

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews a stepmom that became a stepmom to one of her stepkids as the result of infidelity when her significant other cheated on her with her best friend. Over the years, she has been more of a parent to this stepkid than the bio parents and has had to push her significant other to have a relationship with this child

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01:45:01

022: A Two-Time Stepmom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/11/01

**Disclaimer: Parts of this podcast episode are adult in nature and not appropriate for children.** In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, co-founders of Nacho Kids, interview a stepmom that parents six children with six other adults in three other households! Stepmom Heather is in her third marriage and second blend! She has three bio kids from her first marriage, one bio kid and two stepkids from her second marriage, and two stepkids from her third marriage. Her second marriage

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01:52:11

021: Interview With Celia Kibler ~ Pumped Up Parenting

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/10/25

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori and David, founders of Nacho Kids, interview stepmom Celia Kibler! Celia is the founder of Pumped up Parenting and Funfit Family Fitness. She has been blending for 25 years! She has two biological children from her first husband and gained three stepkids when she remarried. In this episode, we discuss: Stepkids being treated as guests Family pictures in the blend Not taking things personally Criticizing the other bio parent to the kids Differences

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01:22:14

020: The Struggles Of Being A Childless Stepmom

The Nacho Kids Podcast: Blended Family Lifesaver ·

2019/10/18

In this episode of the Nacho Kids Podcast, Lori, co-founder of Nacho Kids, interviews childless stepmom, Heather. She has been blending for five years and is a very involved stepmom with her seven-year-old stepson. Heather is also a stepkid herself, which always gives us another perspective! In this episode, we discuss: The struggles of being a childless stepmom Having an “ours” kid or not Stepmom resentment How the relationship between the stepkids and stepparent change over time Rate &

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