The Nuclear Families Evangelist

Don’t be a wrecking ball. Pour into your marriage and learn to separate feelings from truth. Heather Hetchler is a monthly columnist at Stepmom Magazine, a thought leader, and co-founder of Learning2Step, an online educational and empowerment program for blended families. Heather shares her blended family experiences and the advice that she’s learned along the way while reminding us to always be k...

The bond is different. Stepparents and parents see their children through different lenses and that’s perfectly normal. Laura Petherbridge, life coach and author of several books including 101 Tips for the Smart Stepmom , shares her no-nonsense tips for the smart stepmom and the hardest things she had to overcome when she became a stepmother. Three Key Points 1.     Laura explains that what she pe...

Blended families are born out of loss. A stepfamily would not exist if there hadn’t been a death, a divorce, or a break-up of a previous relationship. Laura Petherbridge, a wife, stepmother, life coach, and published author of several books including The Smart Stepmom , joins Traci on the podcast. Laura explains how loss influences the stepfamily dynamic and the importance of addressing this loss...

Our children's nervous systems are a carbon copy of ours. Understanding interpersonal neurobiology means what's going on inside the parents is also going on inside the child. If we want to calm our children, then we must first learn to calm our own nervous systems. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Sandy Gluckman shares tools with parents to heal themselves and their children of trauma, calm th...

By 2020, 5.6 million children had been diagnosed with anxiety problems and 2.4 million had been diagnosed with depression. Many children are over-medicated, over-diagnosed and generally misunderstood. Clinical psychologist, Dr. Sandy Gluckman offers a medication-free option to help families heal from learning, behavioral and mood problems through her private coaching program, Parenting That Heals....

In this episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin (Managing Partner at Sisu Partners) talks with guests Heather Hetchler, a columnist at Stepmom Magazine, a wife, a mom, stepmom, a thought leader and a coach for blended families with learning to step a...

In today´s episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin (Managing Partner at Sisu Partners) talks with guests Heather Hetchler, a columnist at Stepmom Magazine, a wife, a mom, stepmom, a thought leader and a coach for blended families with learning to ste...

In today´s episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin (Managing Partner at Sisu Partners) once more talks with guest Natalie Hale, parent of an adult son with Down syndrome, an advocate and an award-winning author who writes books for children with Down...

In today´s episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin (Managing Partner at Sisu Partners) talks with guest Natalie Hale, parent of an adult son with Down syndrome, an advocate and an award-winning author who writes books for children with Down syndrome,...

Contact: Traci Dority-Shanklin:        LinkedIn     Twitter   Facebook traci@sisupartnersllc.com website: www.nuclear-families.com

In today´s episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin (Managing Partner at Sisu Partners) talks with guest Marni Rosenthal-Chaikin, An Entrepreneur in Health and Wellness industry (Pure Barre Studio Owner). Marni shares her professional journey as well...

In today´s episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin continues the discussion with guest Marni Rosenthal-Chaikin, Business Development Manager in Pharmaceuticals and an Entrepreneur in the Health and Wellness industry. Marni talks about the struggles o...

Contact: Traci Dority-Shanklin:        LinkedIn     Twitter   Facebook traci@sisupartnersllc.com website: www.nuclear-families.com

Traci Dority-Shanklin shares her story of growing up blended in this episode of The Nuclear Families Evangelist . The Nuclear Families Evangelist is a podcast that debunks the mythologies of biology by exploring the unique dynamics and relationships of blended families. We enlist experts and humor to help unlock the hidden superpower of being blended. Contact: Traci Dority-Shanklin:        LinkedI...