The New Mamas Podcast
Host Lina Forrestal brings you the New Mamas Podcast, a space created to give first time moms a voice and to have honest and raw conversations about motherhood. Lina and her guests are normalizing conversations around traditionally taboo topics: post-partum depression, post-partum anxiety, surviving the newborn phase, body image issues, co-parenting, divorce, and more. This podcast is meant to feel like a big virtual hug for moms everywhere. Instagram: @linaforrestal @newmamaspodcast Contact: lina.forrestal@gmail.com
The New Mamas Podcast
Divorce, Step Moms, and Getting Along for Your Kids with Bio-Mom Abi and Step-Mom Katy
Biological mom Abi and step-mom Katy are choosing to "family" for the sake of their children. Katy met Will on a dating app and learned that he had 4 kids (ages 8, 8, 5, and 3). There can be a lot of stigmas around divorce and the relationship between the biological mom and the biological father's new partner.
Abi talks about meeting her ex-husbands new parter, Katy, for the first time and how she instantly felt a connection and how they were able to build trust.
During the episode, Abi reads a letter she wrote to her ex-husbands new partner when she first got divorced.
Abi and Katy discuss their relationship and how they choose to co-parent.
In this episode, Katy and Abi get practical about:
- Being a united front in both households
- How Katy asked really great questions about parenting styles
- Expectations around screen time and discipline
- Communication and how Abi doesn't mind being the "bad guy" when it comes to discipline
- Involving grandparents and in-laws
Katy owns a farm called Sticky Holler Farm in Arkansas. She's on Instagram as @stickyhollerfarm.
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