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(Step) Moms Unite with Avery Pontell-Schaefer and Erica Busillo
Guest of the Day: Avery Pontell-Schaefer and Erica Busillo are the founders of the online community (step)mom (v.) where they empower stepmoms, redefine motherhood, and conquer crisis over cocktails. Their organization launches this Saturday, March 12, 2016 at The Lady Project Summit in Providence, Rhode Island.
Passion: The two women, friends since childhood, are on a mission to create a community that encourages (step)moms to share positive experiences.
Challenges: Getting into relationships with men with children is the first hesitation because it’s not the model you strive for growing up. In regards to the group, keeping it positive has been key, because people assume it will be negative.
Learned About Self: The two woman said they have grown in many areas, but creating boundaries and putting on the oxygen mask before trying to help others is one of the biggest lessons. They feel as if they are better individuals and able to achieve things they don’t feel they could have before.
Suggested Resources:
- The Single Girl Guide to Marrying a Man, His Kids, and his Ex-Wife
- Step Mom Magazine
To envision becoming a step mom…
Envision: Picture the kind of partner you truly want to be with.
Explore: Starting Saturday check out their community: www.momward.com – a community with real women, real stories, real cocktails – where step-motherhood is an empowering experience.
Execute: Focus on the good: try a gratitude journal. When do you feel appreciated?
Advice to Listeners: The most important thing to do for yourself in a step-parenting relationship is to find your personal passion and hold onto it all costs.
Motivational Go-Do!
Write down one thing each day that is great about being a step mom! Share it with Avery and Erica on Twitter: @averyanderica #momward. Collect them to reread at the end of the year.
How Motivate Me! Ultimate Support System can rally around Avery Pontell-Schaefer and Erica Busillo:
Website: www.momward.com
Twitter: @averyanderica
Look them up on Facebook and Instagram!
And, as always, on the Facebook page: Motivate Me! Ultimate Support System
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