Blending is tougher than you anticipated and things feel…well…rough.
Get just the essentials – the eight stages of blending: start learning what is happening, what family members are experiencing, and suggestions to help improve your relationships and the family dynamic.
Blending a family is extraordinarily challenging because of the unexpected and unfamiliar dynamics. Dynamics that are normal for blended families, but feel wrong when compared to the first family experience, and expectations we bring
with us.
The Brief Blended Blueprint goes over each of the eight stages of blended family development, what is to be expected in each stage, unspoken pressures and possible expectations, specific stage challenges and includes worksheets for each stage and each blended family member to work through.
Is a course enough to help us?
Yes, if you’re not in repetitive fights and you’re specifically looking to be orientated in blended family dynamics (which are so different from usual family dynamics).
What you can expect:
- Orient yourself to the norms of blended family life.
- Insiders/Outsiders
- Loyalty Binds
- To Discipline or not Discipline
- Eight Stages of Blended Family Development.
Increase your chances for successful blending:
- Understanding eases the discomfort of the early stages and awkward home life.
- Orient to a new type of family system, and find your place in the family.
- Understand what can help and what can hinder blended family development.
- Learn to shape a more peaceful home and keep long-term goals in mind.
- Learn how to give your partner the support they need versus the support you think they need.
Course Modules
Module 1 – Early Stages & Navigating the 8 Key Phases
Starting a blended family can feel chaotic. This module provides your first toolkit to calm the storm. We’ll help you understand and manage the difficult emotions and conflicts common in the early stages. Learn to accept the challenges, set clear boundaries, and establish family rules that work for everyone, regardless of circumstances. We’ll focus on helping step-parents find their footing and supporting children through change, maintaining stability where possible. Replace anger and upset with hope and understanding, and begin crafting your unique blueprint for a harmonious family.
Module 2 – Mid-Stage Development: Communication & Connection
The mid-stages bring ups and downs, and communication becomes crucial. Sometimes it’s positive, sometimes it leads to more conflict, disrupting the home. But remember, conflict can be a pathway to intimacy. This module helps family members truly understand each other, find solutions that work for everyone, and create new ways of living together. Better solutions mean more peace for all.
Module 3 – Late-Stage Development: Reflection & Integration
When your blended family finally feels like “family,” it’s time to reflect on your journey. We’ll help you soften difficult memories and appreciate the hard-won benefits of a safe and secure home. This module focuses on accepting differences, integrating challenging experiences, and celebrating the good. Strengthening the couple’s connection is key, as is understanding and forgiving past mistakes to foster greater happiness.
Module 4 – Resources & Further Support
We’ll provide you with a comprehensive list of resources and further support to continue your blended family journey.
What You Get In The Course:
- Worksheets
- Course modules to work through at your own pace
BONUS
One complimentary 1:1 session
Investment
Full pay
$497
(save almost $100)
SPLIT PAY
$297 x 2
Testimonials
“I was pleasantly surprised to feel like The Blended Blueprint was completely speaking to me and putting words to the issues happening in our family. It gave me a whole new understanding to what I was experiencing as a bio-parent and how walk the fine line between my new wife and my kids.”
– Walter | Palo Alto
“We went through the pre-martial [Blended Blueprint] course for 6 weeks with six 1:1 sessions and we feel much more aligned heading into our marriage. My husband learned how to support me [stepparent], in regards to managing my hurt emotions his children can accidently create, and I now understand what supporting his parenting means. We feel we get the reality of blending a family and are more prepared to meet the challenges. We’ve already purchased The Brief Blended Blueprint as resource to have in our back-pockets for the future. Thank you, Julee!”
– Tina | Huntington Beach
“Wow! I’ve never felt so validated. Someone actually understands what I am going through as a stepparent. The course [Brief Blended blueprint] laid out our family structure and what was happening, it immediately helped me feel better about our marriage and helped align my husband and I on how to handle moving forward.”
– Janeane | San Jose
FAQs
How do I know if I should use the online course or need couple’s therapy?
Are you struggling in your blended family? Are you confused about the intense emotions happening and the mixed communications that occur? One thing is for sure, if you’re going to blend successfully, you’ll need to be intentional about making that happen. By investing in The Blended Blueprint, you’ll get the expert knowledge you need and have been searching for. It’s like getting the blueprint plans for the home you want to build versus the home you just sold. Couples in repetitive negative patterns of relating/fighting need the professional intervention of weekly therapy. Couples that are able to communicate, and are working together can utilize The Blended Blueprint courses on their own. The Blended Blueprint courses are designed to stand alone or be beneficial to any therapy or coaching.
What’s the difference between fighting and domestic violence/intimate partner violence and does therapy help domestic violence?
- While all relationships are different the biggest factor is feeling safe in your home and without fear. Blended families have the insider/outsider dynamic causing stepparents to feel like they don’t belong, but does not leave them feeling unsafe with their partner or others in the home.
- Couple’s therapy will not help domestic violence – interpersonal therapy, anger management, cognitive behavioral therapy are types of therapy recommended for the violent partner to break their cycle. PTSD, cognitive behavioral therapy are types of therapy that can help victims of intimate partner violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 1-800-799-7233 or text BEGIN to 88788, the National Domestic Violence website is thehotline.org
How does this course help me?
- The Brief Blended Blueprint will introduce you to the 8 stages of blended family development and orient you toward the unique challenges and dynamics blended families face. You’ll move from feeling as if you’re lost in the woods without any way to help yourself, to feeling like you have a map, directions, and the equipment needed to meet your challenges.
- Learn about the 8 Stages of Blended Family Development: What’s happening, common issues for each stage of development, specific stage issues, hidden pressures, misperceptions and stage specific strategies for each family position: bio-parent, stepparent, children.
- The Brief Blended Blueprint is designed to stand alone and give families the details of each stage of blended family development. This course is Module 3 of The Complete Blended Blueprint.
How long do I get access to the content?
You have lifetime access. All future additions or course updates/video versions will automatically apply to your account.
How long will it take to complete the course?
This depends on the amount of time given to the course. It can move as fast or slow as desired. The Brief Blended Blueprint has 3 modules to work through with a 5th reference module. Each lessons takes approximately 20-30 minutes. The accompanying worksheets depend on the individual and how much effort is spent working through them. The course can be completed within a week given the time and effort.
Do I need to buy a workbook?
No, the worksheets are all downloaded from inside the course.
Do you offer refunds?
No, I do not offer refunds.
What learning platform is it and is it easy to navigate?
The course is built on Thrivecart Learn and is easy to navigate by scrolling down and clicking on the “next” button to move to the next lesson or module. Worksheets are downloadable within the course.
Is this course accredited for CEs?
This course is in the process for being accredited for CEs.
Is there any support offered alongside the course?
Yes – you’ll be able to book one complimentary 1:1 session, it’s recommended to wait until you complete the course as this gives us the chance to focus on your family’s specific situation and questions, building on everything you learned in the program. Additional sessions may be booked for a fee.
Should I work through this with my partner or individually?
Either way will help you understand more about being part of a blended family, and working through with your partner is an added benefit in aligning yourselves as a blended couple and gaining common knowledge and a common language to discuss blended issues. A key ingredient to building blended families is understanding other family member’s emotional experiences in order to find solutions that work for each person’s feelings and needs.
Can you guarantee that we’ll have a happy family after working through the course?
Blended families are uniquely complicated and I cannot guarantee your families happiness. What I can guarantee is you’ll gain insight, knowledge and strategies to use in shaping the family life you want.
How is this course different from the Complete Blended Blueprint?
The Brief Blended Blue Print is module 3 of The Complete Blended Blueprint master course and solely focuses on the 8 stages of blended family development, normalizing what occurs in each stage and stage specific strategies for making blending easier.
What’s the difference between therapy and coaching?
Therapy utilizes your past and discovers how that’s affecting your current life and creating strife. Coaching is strictly strategic and solution focused toward the future.
Do I have to complete your course to get the 1:1 session?
No, but it’s recommended that you do. The program gives you a really helpful foundation – it helps you understand what’s normal in blended families and why certain challenges come up. That way, when we meet 1:1, we can dive straight into what’s going on in your family, rather than spending time on the basics. It means you’ll get more out of your session and more personalised support.