Busting the Common Step-Parenting Myths

June 30th from 6:30-8:00pm

790 Turnpike Street, Suite #102

North Andover, MA

An in person workshop for step-parents and step-parents-to-be.

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Your step-parenting experience can often feel like it comes with no clear guidelines and lots of potential landmines…

As a step-parent, there are so many mixed messages out there about how you should feel, what your role should be, and whether you’re doing it “right.” You may have heard or even thought to yourself at times that:

  • You should have known what you were getting into...

  • You’re supposed to love your step-kids like your own...

  • Talking about your needs and boundaries is selfish...

Trying to make sense of all of these messages, along with the way you’re feeling in your own specific step-parenting role, can feel overwhelming and exhausting.

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Join me, a fellow step-parent and parenting therapist, as we challenge some of those widespread myths, and offer you a space to get some judgment-free support and validation.

You’ll leave the evening with:

  • A new roadmap for understanding your blended family, and the reasons why it’s fundamentally different from a first-time family

  • New language to help you better understand your unique role in your blended family, and better communicate that to your partner (and others)

  • Tangible skills to help you better manage all of the complexities and stresses of being a step-parent

  • Validation that you’re not alone, and a sense of community with other step-parents facing similar challenges in their own blended families

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Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to common questions here, and feel free to reach out to me at LaurenGillumPsyD@gmail.com with any additional questions you might have!

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  • This workshop is being offered in person at 790 Turnpike Street, Suite #102, North Andover, MA, at the office for Be Well With SEL.

  • The workshop is $40 per person, and payment is preferred via Venmo (@LaurenGillumPsyD). If cost is a barrier or Venmo is not possible for you, please email me at LaurenGillumPsyD@gmail.com.

  • Space is limited, so I do ask that you please register ahead of time to secure your spot in the workshop. Click one of the “Register Now” buttons on this webpage, and you’ll be taken to a brief form to fill out.