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Do you find yourself googling for "Stepmom help" or "Stepmom struggles" more than you'd care to admit? If so, you're in the right place. The Stepmom Side Podcast is a conversational podcast about being a Stepmom and what that actually looks like. Host Alicia Krasko covers everything from part-time, full-time, to being an empty nester as a Stepmom. Every week, you'll get a bit of humor, advice, and a conversation that will have you taking an objective look at how you're showing up. You can expect honest (and uncomfortable) conversations with perspective shifts mixed in to help you create the life you no longer have to google for help.

Recent Episodes

#174: Holiday Planning for Stepmoms: Schedules, Joint Celebrations, and Healthy Boundaries

Holiday planning in a blended family can quickly become about much more than dates, gifts, and dinner times. For many stepmoms, it raises painful questions about belonging, partner support, emotional safety, family traditions, and whether decisions affecting their lives will include them. In this episode, Alicia explains how stepmoms and their partners can make holiday decisions as a team before plans are confirmed with everyone else. She also addresses one of the most emotionally loaded ques...

49 MIN

#173: “You Always Hide”: How Stepmoms Can Explain Withdrawal Without Taking All the Blame

What happens when a stepmom retreats from family time—and her partner says, “You’re choosing to separate yourself”? From the outside, withdrawal can look like rejection. Her partner may see her going upstairs, declining family activities, becoming quiet, or spending more time alone when the children are home. What they may not see is everything that happened before she left the room. In this episode, Alicia explores the painful disconnect between what a partner sees and what a stepmom experie...

31 MIN

#172: How to Stop Disappearing in Your Own Home—Without Forcing Connection

Why do some stepmoms retreat to their bedrooms when the rest of the family is together—and how can they stop disappearing without forcing a connection that does not feel safe or genuine? Alicia explores what happens after a stepmom recognizes that she has been withdrawing in her own home. Leaving the bedroom and simply “joining the family” may sound like an easy solution, but physical presence does not automatically create emotional safety, inclusion, or belonging. A stepmom can sit in ...

35 MIN

#171: Why Stepmoms Hide in Their Bedrooms—and What They’re Really Escaping

Why do some stepmoms withdraw to their bedrooms when their stepchildren are home—even when they genuinely want to feel connected to the family? In this episode of The Stepmom Side Podcast, Alicia explores why retreating may be less about rejecting the family and more about protecting yourself from exclusion, overstimulation, preventable chaos, broken agreements or the fear of being misunderstood. Alicia explains the difference between healthy alone time and protective withdrawal. She also exa...

36 MIN

#170: Being a Stepmom to a Widower: Grief, Boundaries, and Finding Your Place

How is being a stepmom to a widower different from joining a blended family after divorce? And how can a new partner honor the children’s mother while still asking for a place in the family? In this episode of The Stepmom Side Podcast, Alicia explores a listener’s experience of dating a widowed father, feeling excluded from a close family dynamic, and burning out while trying to keep everyone happy. The listener and her partner have reconciled after a brief separation and are working with a c...

33 MIN