Learn more about the Couples Therapist Inner Circle: <a href= "https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/inner-circle-new">https://www.couplestherapistcouch.com/inner-circle-new</a> In this episode, Shane talks with <a href= "https://stepfamilyrelationships.com/">Patricia Papernow</a> for Part 1 of a 2-part interview on stepfamily relationships. Patricia is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost experts on “blended families” and received the 2023 award for Distinguished Contribution to Family Therapy from the American Family Therapy Academy. Hear why stepfamilies are a fundamentally different structure, how to have a healthy relationship with your stepfamily, the impact on the children, her 5 major challenges for stepfamilies, and how to navigate disciplining children. To learn more about Patricia, visit <a href= "https://stepfamilyrelationships.com/">StepfamilyRelationships.com</a> Check out Patricia’s books at <a href= "https://stepfamilyrelationships.com/books/">StepfamilyRelationships.com/Books</a>

204: Stepfamily Relationships with Patricia Papernow, Part 2

This podcast is about the practice of Couples Therapy. Many of the episodes are interviews with leaders in the field of Relationships. The show is meant to help Therapists and Coaches learn how to help people to deepen their connection, but in the process it explores what is most needed for each of us to love, heal, and grow. Each week Shane Birkel interviews an expert in the field of Couples Therapy to explore all about the world of relationships and how to be an amazing therapist.