{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e5829dd798804c9ed0a1e7/6a8682caa835875d37cb68ac?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 36 – How My Eyes Have Opened","description":"<p>On this week’s episode of the Step Stories Podcast, Host Robin Breuner shares a curated set of powerful clips from a few memorable guests from the show’s first 3 seasons. Christina Nelson (Radical Stepmoms) describes the conditional, often excluded experience of stepmothers—especially around Mother’s Day and family milestones—and how misunderstandings between stepmoms and stepkids can escalate without honest communication. Author Hope Edelman advises widowed fathers to wait at least a year (ideally two) before serious dating or remarriage, to support children through “firsts,” while also noting the risks of never moving forward. Barbara Sabido discusses fostering, attachment, and how fathers may struggle most with saying goodbye. Robin closes with insights from her daughter Natalie about compounded grief, anxiety, and the long, messy journey of blended-family life.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Hope Edelman</strong></p><p>Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  <a href=\"mailto:hopeedelman@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hopeedelman@gmail.com</a></p><p>Website: <a href=\"http://www.hopeedelman.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.hopeedelman.com</a></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"http://www.motherlessdaughters.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.motherlessdaughters.com</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/hope_edelman/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@hope_edelman</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/hopeedelmanauthor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">hopeedelmanauthor</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Christina Nelson</strong></p><p><strong>Email:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"mailto:radicalstepmomspodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>radicalstepmomspodcast</strong></a></p><p><strong>Website:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"http://radicalstepmomspodcast.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>radicalstepmomspodcast.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Instagram:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"http://www.instagram.com/radicalstepmomspodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IG/radicalstepmomspodcast</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Barbara Sabido &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Website: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"http://www.apparentlove.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>apParent Love</strong></a></p><p><strong>Facebook:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bsabido/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>@bsabido</strong></a></p><p><strong>Linkedin : &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-sabido-79468714/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Barbara Sabido</strong></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><u>Robin Breuner&nbsp;</u></strong></p><p><strong>Email:&nbsp;&nbsp;<u>robinbreuner@gmail.com</u></strong></p><p><strong>Website:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"http://www.robinbreuner.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>www.robinbreuner.com</strong></a></p><p><strong>Instagram:</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stepstoriespodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> stepstories</strong></a><strong><u>podcastIG</u></strong></p><p><strong>Facebook: </strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61582689185910\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>stepstoriespodcastFB</strong></a></p><p><strong>Linkedin:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/robin-breuner-23a84134/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;RobinBreunerLinkIN</strong></a></p><p><strong>Podcast:&nbsp;</strong><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stepstories-podcast/id1846685487\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;StepStories Podcast</strong></a></p><p><strong>Threads:</strong><a href=\"https://www.threads.com/@robinbreuner?xmt=AQF0GOVjXGjpQJa7Aphz1ZVD0-WwsL41APbphovVTHeblsU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;@robinbreuner</strong></a></p><p><strong>YouTube</strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@StepStoriesPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>: StepStories Podcast YouTube</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Robin Breuner "}