Is 2025 the year you make peace in your blended family?

Blended families are hard.

The holiday season can hi-light the many ways in which your blended family does not reflect that ideal image you had in mind when you and your partner first embarked on your challenging journey together.

Just trying to accommodate several schedules for children, ex-spouses and other family members can leave you exhausted.

When families split, generally speaking, there has most likely been a values difference between spouses and this can transfer into the new blended family environment.

The divorce rate for first families is around 41% while for blended families is around 60% so this may explain why you are finding it difficult.

You may still be dealing with the grief of your past relationship while trying to create your new one? Further grief surfaces with the loss of that idyllic family picture you had in mind, believing that love will conquer all. Throw into the ring children that are still dealing with their own grief and pain and you have a sea of emotions simmering away waiting to surface (often at the most inconvenient times).

Children may be hostile towards you or feel like they are being disloyal to the parent not present. There may even have been abandonment by an absent parent.

It may feel like you move from one argument to another, or feel like you take one step forward only to take another backwards.

Typical feelings shared by clients are anger, sadness, despair, frustration, longing, denial, rejection, hostility, unappreciated, resentful but also hope and determination.

Certainly blended families are not for the faint-hearted and I speak from personal experience. My husband and I started a blended family in 2002 and survived! I would like to share my life experience with you.

I offer personal one-on-one remote sessions and also will be presenting a workshop on blended families in the spring of 2025.

If you are tired of trying to figure this out alone, maybe speaking to somebody who really gets the problem may help?

Why not make a call today?

Call: 1-778-533-9772 or email: suedvictoriacounsellor@gmail.com to get started!

Rates are between $50 and $60 per hour Special New Year packages are available! (Four sessions for $175 - $200).

Remote sessions available and accessible wherever you may reside in the world.

Make 2025 the year you find a more peaceful place in your blended family.

My Spring workshop is in the works! I am looking for people who are in a blended family and may be having some difficulties. If you have a particular area you would like to see included in the workshop please contact me.

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