Blended, Blessed & Always A Mess

We would love to hear from you!!! We get asked A LOT...how do you co-parent with your ex's? Let's be honest...it's definitely a different kind of challenge for everyone... Overall we believe that we have a positive co-parenting relationship with all parties. In this episode, we share our do's and don'ts that we try to follow. Hopefully it can help you in your current situa...

We would love to hear from you!!! It took a lot of work but we finally convinced Carter and Sommer to be on the Podcast together!   They started a little shy but really came around for some good conversation! We hope you enjoy getting to know the final two members of the Crew! Love Aric & Angie Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! After three incredible interviews, we thought we would take some time to bring you up to speed on the last four weeks of our home life... Many different things have been happening...including Aric calling the cops on one of the crew members.  Here's hoping that NEVER happens again LOL... I hope you enjoy it! Love, Aric & Angie Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! In our very first 2 part episode we continue visiting with Counselor Lynn Roush... In this episode she breaks down the 3 Rules to break dsyfunction...by working thru these rules you can end years of cyclical dysfunction in your life and relationships! We hope you enjoy! Love, Aric & Angie Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! We couldn't be more excited to share this week's episode of Blended, Blessed and Always A Mess with Licensed Counselor Lynn Roush... Lynn walks with us thru the difficulties of blending a family but also the path of HEALING that allows for parents and children to truly build a bond of trust that allows for the blending to work! This chat with Lynn was AM...

We would love to hear from you!!! Hey friends...it's Aric...And this episode hits me HARD... David and his Bonus-Dad Bill have provided a road map that we've followed as we go through the journey of blending our family.  The two of them worked hard for years to build a success story. And now we are sharing that with each and every one of you! You don't want to miss this "real t...

We would love to hear from you!!! Every crew member has a ROLE on this TEAM... But we understand sometimes it's hard to know what your role is and how you belong... This week we visit with our youngest Crew Member Dane to hear about the positives and negatives of joining this Blended Family! We hope Dane helps you in your journey with the youngest child in your family! Love, Aric & Angie...

We would love to hear from you!!! We aren't going to bore you with our family vacation BUT we also aren't going to lie and say it was easy-breezy... This year the Crew fought more than Angie and I were used to BUT we also realized some of it had to do with being away from each other for so long...at the end of our trip their were great memories and we just want to share how we dealt with...

We would love to hear from you!!! In this week's episode, we visited with Angie's mom and dad (Kenny and Alice Oligschlaeger) while we were on vacation with them... We talked about their 52 years of marriage...how they met...how it can be hard...raising LOTS of kids (they have 7) and what their secrets to staying together are! (5 Tips) They were SUPER nervous but definitely felt more com...

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode, we decided to revisit the goals we set individually and as a couple for 2022. We need to hold each other accountable for our progress.  But let's be honest...that's scary AF and requires some vulnerability! So how do we help each other achieve our goals and not be a nag?  We did some research on this topic. We hope your family can utiliz...

We would love to hear from you!!! In today's episode we welcome our first remote guests to the Podcast... Kim and Dustin have a different story than mine and Angie's...Kim lost her husband to a battle with cancer...and so finding love again wasn't necessarily something she was looking for until her friendship with Dustin couldn't be ignored any longer...(it's a truly hilar...

We would love to hear from you!!! We are super excited about the amount of listeners we are reaching across the entire country!  Our goal when we started this podcast was to just help one family!   To know that we are helping many is incredibly rewarding and we feel so blessed! Today we answer some of your questions we've been getting via social media and the website! We hope you enjoy! Love...

We would love to hear from you!!! Keeping your family engaged is HARD!!!  And that goes for Nuclear and Blended Families!!! Angie convinced me to read this book called "Take Back Your Family" and we both absolutely LOVED IT!!! So...in this episode we do a little "book report" if you will...we discuss high points of the book and things we would like to start implementing with &q...

We would love to hear from you!!! People always ask...How do you do it?  Or they say...I bet your calendar is crazy! (And our calendar is CRAZY)... So in this episode we tried to detail just how crazy it is AND some of the life hacks we use to make our Blended, Blessed & Always A Mess life work... Update...we feel like the audio is a little off for Angie on this so we are working to fix that a...

We would love to hear from you!!! We have both done therapy...BUT...we came into it with different views and we realize that most people have very different views on therapy... In this episode, we talk about how/why it was helpful for us and how it can be helpful for you/your kids and others and shouldn't be seen as something filled with shame...it's a healthy avenue to live a better lif...

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode, we visit with Crew Member Lexi who shares with us what it was like for her to go thru a divorce and how that sped up her maturity... We also learn how Angie helped Lexi let go of parenting her brothers and learn how to be a kid!!!  Which is super important! Hope you enjoy! Love, Aric and Angie Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode we visit with the oldest sibling in the Crew...Hallie Bear!  (That's what we call her)... We truly believe if you have been thru divorce as a parent or child you will learn a lot of helpful tips from Hallie...I don't want to say we were "surprised" but Hallie definitely IMPRESSED us with her deep thoughts and wisdom on the subje...

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode we did it!!!  We got married! And honestly we couldn't believe how happy and excited our kiddos were!  It made the entire day/experience and we wanted to share with you our family's highlights from the day! Maybe if you are considering blending a family you will find some nuggets in here to incorporate as well! Thanks for listening to the...

We would love to hear from you!!! This is a very important episode that gets to the bottom of why Angie and I decided to get married... Because Angie had zero plans to ever marry again...like zero... So getting her from "I'm NEVER getting married" to deciding she wanted to fully embrace "The Crew" saying "I Do" was a process... And spoiler alert...her change of o...

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode, Angie that it would be a great idea to talk about many of our differences!  LOL... It was actually kind of fun to re-visit all of them...some we have worked thru...some we compromised on and some we have just had to learn to live with... But they not only effect us but our kids too so we thought it was definitely worth exploring... Enjoy! Aric &am...

We would love to hear from you!!! We've talked a LOT about Chace's growth in the last 2.5+ years...in this episode, you get to hear about it firsthand from Chace.. We are super proud of him and we think he does a great job conveying his experiences here while embarrassing myself and Angie at different times here (as he points out areas where we needed to grow as well!) PS: Please ignore...

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode Chace and Aric really go to work on their relationship...and trust us when we say it was a LOT of HARD Work... Many times it pushed Angie out of her comfort zone!  But now the work is paying off very handsomely!!! Hope this episode lets you see there truly is LIGHT at the end of the tunnel! Aric & Angie Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! In this episode, Angie crosses another milestone by taking Aric on a work trip!!!  Not as bad as calling her his "girlfriend," but a BIG deal for her! Aric crosses off a bucket list item by getting to attend Cardinals Spring Training, and while we are there...a news article pops up that would lead to a LOT of downtime with Covid! Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! Everybody wants to have the Hallmark Christmas right?  That wasn't the case with the Crew's First Christmas... We definitely had some hiccups... Fortunately some of those hiccups helped us to grow together over time... Thanks again for listening! Aric and Angie Support the show

We would love to hear from you!!! In Episode #3 of "Blended, Blessed & Always A Mess" Angie THOUGHT "air quotes" THOUGHT she was going to Die when I wanted to call her my girlfriend...News flash...SHE SURVIVED!!! But we break down her concerns and fears and become an official couple to the public during this Episode...Hope you enjoy! Aric and Angie Support the show