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THE MAY 2022 ISSUE | TABLE OF CONTENTS
FEATURES:
Self-Love Tips for Stepmoms
Give Yourself These 5 Gifts on Mother’s Day
BY KRISTA GIOVARA

Feeling Resentful, Stepmom?
8 Antidotes to Free Yourself From Toxic Feelings
BY MARY T. KELLY, MA

The StepMom Whisperer
Answers to Your Most Pressing Stepfamily Questions
BY SUSAN HAWORTH, MED, MS

Loyalty Binds & Your Stepchild
9 Ways to Better Support Your Stepfamily
BY AMELIA LANE

Bad Influence
Is Your Stepchild’s Behavior Rubbing Off on the Others?
BY HEIDI FARRELL, MM

It’s a Couples (not a Stepparent) Problem
Mom, Stepmom & Therapist Susan Swanson Explains
BY CLAUDETTE CHENEVERT

DEPARTMENTS:
WORDS OF WISDOM
10 Things Stepmoms Can’t Escape
How Adolescence Foretold Our Adult Upsets
BY JENNIFER KATZ, PHD

CREATIVE CORNER
The Stepmom ‘In’ Between
BY HEATHER HETCHLER, MA

GOOD READS
When Stepparenting Is ‘Unfair’
Favor Grace in Your Stepfamily Relationships
BY LAURIE POLICH SHORT

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