Simply StepMom

Narcissistic parents often implement excessive rules and punishments over their children. What are the consequences of that? How do you reset your children after that? How can you get your children back to being normal, happy, healthy children after going through that?  This is talking about the experience of my husband and I in working through those exact processes. If you have a question or if t...

Why do the family members of a narcissist often protect them? They'll cover for them, lie for them, etc. Why do they do this? What's a better approach to this situation? If you have a question or if there is any topic you wish to be discussed, feel free to message me.

Why does the court seem so blind to narcissists? Why is that when the narcissist is attacking you and you're trying to get it to stop, the court just sees you both as a problem? How do you communicate the issues to the court? How do you get your family and friends to understand that they are a narcissist? If you have a question or if there is any topic you wish to be discussed, feel free to m...

When you are dating someone that has been divorced, how do you know if they were the issue or if it was the other person? Maybe it was a joint problem? How do you figure it out? Here are some methods. Additionally, it is discussed why some people fight for custody of their children and why some people don't. It is postulated that not all who fight for custody are doing it for good reasons and...

Discussion about the natural psychological attachment children have to their parents, as well as how that can be broken. Examples of parents treating their children so badly that the children don't want their parents in their lives anymore. Some things parents will do to try and avoid accountability.  Arguments against abandoning your parents, and counterarguments against those arguments. If...

Discussions about moving away from the biological mom, difficulties in dealing with boundaries getting trampled, and what to do when the court ignores your boundaries. There is discussion about what a PTE is and what a PC is, as well as what their roles are in custody and divorce situations.  If you have a question or if there is any topic you wish to be discussed, feel free to message me.

This episode discusses the mind and life of the author in her childhood and some of the books that made an impact on her at the time. One book titled "The Alliance" is discussed with no spoilers. Another book titled, "Heartless" is discussed in more detail and does contain a few spoilers.  If you have a question or if there is any topic you wish to be discussed, feel free to me...

The introductory episode of the Simply Step-Mom podcast. This episode begins with one of the podcast creator's origin stories. It examines the concept of "broken homes" and explores ideas of what it takes to have an "unbroken home." It offers introductory thoughts about the struggles in determining how to identify and fix broken homes and turn them into unbroken homes.  If...