FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

Mar 10 2025 158 ep. 52 mins 18

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FamilyLife Blended® provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them. Join Ron L. Deal, LMFT, LPC as he and his guests discuss a wide variety of marriage, family, and relationship topics related to blended families.

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159 The 3-Step Guide to Navigating Hard Feelings in Your Blended Family

Mar 10 2025 58 mins

What do you do with feelings like anger, jealousy, hurt, or rejection in your blended family? Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Dr. Alison Cook, who offers a three-step process to work through hard feelings and find healing and hope for your journey.

158 Prodigal Parents: Rebuilding Relationships with Children and Not Losing Your Influence

Feb 24 2025 56 mins

Parenting a prodigal creates pain and helplessness in how to navigate. Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Judy Douglass, a prodigal parent, on how to tenderly manage the dynamics & do our part to bring them back into a loving, trusting relationship.

157 "I see you": Creating Community for Brown & Black Blended Families

Feb 10 2025 44 mins

Cheryl Shumake wants to reach brown & black blended families with brown & black voices. She & Clifton Howard talk with Ron Deal about her new ministry, Sawubona, which means “I see you” & its goal to break through the barriers with culture-informed spaces

156 Playing Hurt: A Guy’s Strategy for a Winning Marriage

Jan 27 2025 51 mins

Ron Deal talks with Brian Goins, author of Playing Hurt, A Guy’s Strategy for a Winning Marriage, on finding the resolve to stay in your marriage despite the struggles and how husbands can win at marriage by taking on the mind of Christ in Philippians 2.

155 A New Year, An Improved Self, A Better Marriage

Jan 13 2025 56 mins

Do you want more harmony or connectedness in your marriage? Ron Deal talks with co-authors of his new book ,The Mindful Marriage, on how couples can understand their part of marital tension, why they react the way they do, and how to relate as companions.

154 From Their Perspective: Adjusting to a Bigger Family, Luke Landwer

Dec 30 2024 25 mins

Luke Landwer was young when his parents divorced, and he enjoyed time with just his mom for many years. When she remarried a man with six kids, Luke made many adjustments. Listen to his conversation with Ron Deal about adjusting to a bigger family.

153 From Their Perspective: Talking With A Young Adult, Amelia Dellaripa

Dec 16 2024 35 mins

Life in a stepfamily as a young adult can carry challenges and blessings. For Amelia Dellaripa, it carries many more blessings. Listen to her conversation with Ron Deal on how her stepfamily of 7 developed love and acceptance with one another over time.

152 From Their Perspective: Losing a Dad and Life with a Stepdad with Davis & Campbell Faulkner

Dec 02 2024 50 mins

What’s it like to be a teenager in a blended family? Ron Deal talks with Davis and Campbell Faulkner about adjusting to a stepdad after their dad passed away and how they’ve navigated loss and grief and found gratitude for their current journey.

151 Practicing Gratitude in Your Blended Family

Nov 18 2024 32 mins

Gratitude doesn’t always happen naturally in blended families, but it can move us toward unity in our relationships. Ron Deal and Gayla Grace talk about intentional ways to posture ourselves toward a heart full of gratitude, even in hard seasons.

150 Parenting Foster Kids & Adopted Kids

Nov 04 2024 54 mins

Foster care & adoption present difficult issues with similarities to stepfamilies. How do you help a child cope with ambiguous loss or connect as a parent when children act out from prior wounds? Listen to Ron Deal's conversation with Jenni Lord for help.