When Your Husband’s Former Spouse Dies
There are often seasons in a stepmom’s life when she wishes her husband’s ex would move far, far away. Or, dare I say it—permanently disappear. But when that day actually…
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Laura Petherbridge
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Laura Petherbridge serves couples and single adults with topics on spiritual growth, relationships, stepfamilies, co-parenting, single parenting, divorce prevention, and divorce recovery. She is an international speaker and author of four books including, When “I Do” Becomes “I Don’t”—Practical Steps for Healing During Separation and Divorce, and The Smart Stepmom, co-authored with stepfamily expert Ron Deal and endorsed by Gary Chapman (Five Love Languages), 101Tips for The Smart Stepmom—Expert Advice from One Stepmom to Another and Quiet Moments for the Stepmom Soul-a devotional.
Read more at TheSmartStepmom.com and laurapetherbridge.com.
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When You’re Angry for Your Husband
“Lately, my husband cries a lot,” my friend Debbie shared. “He’s distraught about how his kids have to deal with so much turmoil and stress living in two homes. My…
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Why Can’t I Say No?
Several years into my second marriage, I discovered that some of my marital problems had nothing to do with my husband, Steve, or his kids. I had dragged colossal emotional…
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Are You Dating an Abuser?
“My fiancé is jealous. He gets furious when I won’t dump my friends and spend all my free time with him,” the weeping woman shared with me. “I was so…
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Overcoming My Big Mouth!
Territory For the first time in six weeks, I was grateful to have a broken ankle. It gave my husband and me the perfect excuse to bow out of the Learn-to-trust-your–spouse-by–bungee-jumping exercise offered…
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What I Wish the Church Knew About Divorce
Thirty-one years ago, I got divorced. I’ve lived 59 years, and without a doubt, divorce was the worst season of my life. Nothing I’ve suffered since that time even comes…
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Why Relationships Fail
After more than twenty-five years in divorce recovery ministry, I’ve watched more marriages disintegrate than I can count. Why do these relationships fail? Listening to people who are getting divorced…
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My Stepchild Hates Me!
During a recent life coaching session, a stepmom shared, “I’m at a loss over what to do with my eight-year-old stepdaughter. She’s made it clear she wants nothing to do…
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Stepmom Comebacks
If someone’s never experienced life in a stepfamily, it’s hard to comprehend the vast complexities in the stepfamily structure, the difficulties of parenting between two homes, and the time it…
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