Christmas is supposed to be magical. So why does being a stepmum sometimes make you want to hide until January?
Between the handovers, the ex, the present comparisons, your partner's guilt and trying to keep everyone happy, it's easy for your own Christmas to disappear.
Perhaps you're already anticipating the arguments. Perhaps you're wondering what his ex will organise before you've even made your plans. Or perhaps you're quietly taking responsibility for making Christmas lovely for everybody else, while increasingly resenting the fact that nobody seems to be thinking about you.
You want Christmas to be special for the children. Of course you do. But you'd quite like to enjoy some of it yourself.
That's why I've created The Stepmum Christmas Survival Kit.
I've brought together the practical tools and coaching approaches I use to help stepmums feel less overwhelmed, more confident and more in control of their own lives, and applied them to the particular challenges Christmas can bring.
Inside I'll help you...
Feel less consumed by Christmas stress by working out what's actually bothering you and what you can do about it.
Get on the same page as your partner with clearer conversations about what you need and who is responsible for what.
Navigate the complicated stuff — handovers, Santa, presents, his ex, competing traditions and last-minute changes.
Stop carrying everybody else's Christmas by identifying the invisible workload and deciding what you're no longer taking on.
Handle difficult moments differently with practical scripts, boundaries and tools to help you respond rather than react.
Make Christmas feel like yours too by protecting your own traditions, relationships, time and enjoyment.
What you'll get
A beautifully designed, 34-page digital coaching workbook with practical exercises, guided reflections, conversation scripts and planning tools.
You'll work towards creating your own One-Page Christmas Plan, so you can go into the festive season knowing what's important, what needs discussing and what you're no longer prepared to take responsibility for.
And because I know you're busy, I've included a 20-minute shortcut so you can get started without having to work through the entire book.
You don't need another list of things to do this Christmas. You need a way to stop Christmas taking up quite so much space in your head.
Less resentment, fewer rows, and a Christmas that feels like yours too.
£19 until 30 November, then £25
Digital product: You'll receive a downloadable PDF following purchase. No physical book will be posted.
Katie x
