Stepmom Sanity
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Co-Parenting with a Toxic Ex
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Co-parenting is hard. Co-parenting with a toxic ex? That can feel like warfare. In this episode of the Stepmom Sanity Podcast, host Cheryl Shumake and...
Blending with Grace: A Candid Conversation with My Daughter
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Stepmom Sanity Podcast, I sit down with my daughter, Kayla, to share an honest conversation about her experience transitioning ...
10 Things I Hate About My Husband with Shayla Huber
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this raw and uplifting episode ofStepmomSanity, we sit down with Shayla Huber, author of10 Things I Hate About My Husband: How God Healed My Heart,...
Good Sex God's Way: A Celebration of Intimacy for Blended Family Couples
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating past relationships, co-parenting dynamics, and emotional baggage can make cultivating a healthy sex life feel complicated—but it doesn’...
Promise Shaped: Lessons from Sarah on Faith and Fear
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As women in blended families we often deal with tension, comparison, or unmet expectations threatening to pull our families apart. Navigating these ...
More Than A Stepmom
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being a stepmom is a beautiful calling, but let’s be real—it’s easy to feel like you’re losing yourself in the process. Between blending famil...
Co-Parenting a Differently Abled Child with Dr. Richelle
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Navigating co-parenting is already complex, but when a differently abled child is involved, the challenges and blessings grow tenfold. In this heart...
Staying Sane and Stepping Smart with Laura Petherbridge
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the re-release of Parts 1 and 2 of this Q&A with the Smart Stepmom herself, Laura Petherbridge! Follow Laura on Facebook and Instagra...
Staying Sane and Stepping Smart Part 1 with Laura Petherbridge (part 1)
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Q and A with the OG herself, Laura Petherbridge, co-author of best-selling book, The Smart Stepmom, and founder of the ministry by the same name. Con...
The Family Core: A Strategy to Help Your Family Blend
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl and Dr. James and Gina Dellaripa as they chat about their innovative communication tool used in courts, and families of all types, to help...
Overcoming Father Wounds with Kia Stephens
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author and speaker Kia Stephens shares about her book, Overcoming Father Wounds: Exchanging Your Pain for God's Perfect Love, speaking to wounded...
The Beauty of Broken with Elisa Morgan
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How would you feel if you could change the narrative on your family? What if your brokenness is not only okay, but beautiful in the eyes of our Lord? ...
Boundaries That Bless
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been said that we train others how to treat us. But what if we don't know how to do that? What if we struggle with accommodating unacceptable beh...
We Need Shepherds Too
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It has been said that ministry to blended families is a high-need low-demand endeavor. However, if we're going to have healthy, functioning blended fa...
A Blended and Redeemed Conversation
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Blended and Redeemed, Scott and Vanessa have provided a roadmap through the challenges unique to living in a step family. Their vulnerable and empa...
Grandparenting Step by Step
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A well-adjusted, inclusive bonus grandparent can make a huge a difference in helping a blended family bond... and a divisive grandparent can cause gre...
When They Move In: Overcoming Territorial Wars
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl and Ron Deal as they chat about overcoming territory wars in blended families. If you are struggling in an us vs. them dynamic in your hom...
Rising To The Challenge of Christ-Centered Stepmothering
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Christ-following, Bonus Moms, we are called to love and serve children who may act out of hurt, without absorbing the pain of their hurtful actions...
Money Moves Every Blended Family Should Make
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Financial issues have the ability to dash your dreams for couple unity and family bonding. Listen in as Cheryl provides beyond the basic money moves e...
Hanging with the Shumakes
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl in this Special Edition Father's Day conversation with her husband, Jonathan.
Meet Jennifer Kolf: Our 2022 Stepmom of the Year
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered if you were noticed, or appreciated? Well, you are. We see you and we are cheering for you. And every year we choose a Stepmom ...
Spiritual Intimacy in Marriage with Emily Jordan
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most couples, no matter how in love they may be, struggle with spiritual intimacy. I know Jonathan and I do. But what if, rather than drive us apart, ...
A Living Hope Conversation
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl, her mom, and a few of her friends as they discuss what it means to have a "living hope" in these turbulent times. Connect with our ...
A Blended Twist on Thanksgiving with Ebony Mason
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl as she chats with Ebony Mason, co-founder of "Blendistry." Ebony shares her unique way for tackling holiday stress unique to blended...
Preparing to Blend: A Conversation with Ron Deal
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What if someone gave you a roadmap for entering blended family marriage well? What if you, as a pastor, step-couple coach, or counselor, knew exactly ...
Honoring the Void: A Conversation with Gayla Grace About Step-parenting a Grieving Child
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we call it step, co, nacho, or parallel, we all parent and the children we parent manage some type of loss. None, however, is more keenly felt...
Meet Our 2021 Stepmom of the Year
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are so excited for you to meet our inaugural Stepmom of the Year, Cassie Rogers. Cassie was nominated by the Bio-Mom of one of her children. She is...
Things I Wish I Knew Before I Stepped: Part 1
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cheryl chats with Canadian Stepmom Coach, Amelia Lane, about her stepmom journey and her free ebook, Things I Wish I Knew Before I Became a Stepmom. L...
While on the Way– What Waiting the Hearts of My Bonus Kids Taught Me
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever just get to react to the craziness in your blended family the way you want to without that twinge of conviction from the Holy Spirit? I do...
Face to Face: A Special Pre-Valentine's Day Episode with Tammy J of Stepmom Goals
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl and Tamara Johnson, aka, Tammy J, of Stepmom Goals as they talk about defining and cultivating intimacy in a blended couple marriage. Foll...
Looking Forward with Sara Broyhill Anderson
05 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Past trauma can cause stepmoms to live in fear of future calamity. In turn, that fear, ciphers our joy in the moments, traps us in the pre...
Holiday Wholeness for the Stepmom Soul Round Table Part 2
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back for part 2 of a conversation with Cheryl, and her friends, Author Summer Butler, Author Jennifer Elwood, Pastor Ernestine Howard, and Pas...
Holiday Wholeness for the Stepmom Soul Round Table Part 1
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Cheryl and her friends, Author Summer Butler, Author Jennifer Elwood, Pastor Ernestine Howard, and Pastor Angela Wimberly, for part one of a holi...
Counting Up to Christmas with Bonus Mom, Jennifer Elwood
07 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If, beginning December 1st, you read a chapter a day of the gospel of Luke, you will read the entire book by Christmas Eve. But, if you just rea...
Is She Is or Is She Ain't: A Real High-Conflict Bio Mom
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
She’s nosy, she’s rigid, she may not want to talk to you, but is she an HCBM (High-Conflict Bio Mom)? If want to know whether or not you’re deal...
Inside Out: Stepmomming for His Glory not Ours
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Who are you stepmomming for? What's the measurement for determining success? Failure? If it's not "Well done" then perhaps it's time for a calibration...
It's Not Easy Being Green: A Comparison Girl Chat with author Shannon Popkin
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you trapped inside a prison of comparison and measuring up? Feeling ashamed when you don't? Prideful or content when you do? Would you be surprise...
The Up-Cycle: Using Past Trauma to Build Bridges in Blended Families
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all have something from which we have learned, survived, overcome. With that survival came a deposit of strength and perspective meant ...
Overcoming Offense
20 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stepfamilies are fertile ground in which offense can thrive and grow into division, resentment, bitterness, and sin. Jesus said it's impossible for of...
Traveling Light
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you struggling with the heaviness of unforgiveness? Racked with guilt about anger you can't let go? The same Jesus who invited you to exchange His...
Who's On First
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you worn out by feeling like you have to choose between your marriage and your children? Or are you struggling with playing second fiddle to the b...
Past Tense
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Let's get real Sis. Your family was a family before you became a part of it. With its own history, tradition, language, and fun memories. It's easy to...
Introducing Stepmom Sanity Part 2
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heard Cheryl's journey to stepmom life but still wondering, "What in the Sam Hill is Stepmom Sanity?" Take a listen and discover why you can thrive in...
Introducing Stepmom Sanity
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s crazy hard to be the stepmom you want to be when you’re dealing with rejection, exes, and the triple Misses (misunderstood, mis-characterized...
Stepmom Sanity (Trailer)
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas