# Season 9: Episode 1: Triple Blending, Co-parent loss & Resiliency with guest, Nicole

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Podcast: [Radical Stepmoms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radical-stepmoms-665876)
Published: 2026-02-25T14:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/radicalstepmoms/episodes/Season-9-Episode-1-Triple-Blending--Co-parent-loss--Resiliency-with-guest--Nicole-e3fit0u
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Duration seconds: 4059

## Resource

Christina welcomes Nicole who shares her step-parenting and co-parenting journey that’s included significant adversity, including the loss of a co-parent, shaping her perspective with honesty and resilience. How did she develop her relationships with her stepkids, assist her own kids with blending, manage grief and define her role? Also, how many counselors become stepmoms? Is it destiny? Listen in! About My Guest Nicole is a 34-year-old wife, bio mom, and stepmom, balancing blended family life and a career as a high school counselor. She is raising children ages 2, 8, and 10, with stepchildren ages 17 and 19. Nicole met her husband during COVID in 2020; both were previously married and have now been married for nearly five years. Find her on IG: @ladynshafe So much more than a podcast!!! Follow along on ⁠Instagram⁠ Need some support? ⁠Schedule with Christina!⁠ ⁠Become a Member⁠ and hang with other stepmoms! ⁠www.radicalstepmomspodcast.com⁠

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