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A show about helping your family thrive, The Blended Podcast is a weekly conversation that will tackle the challenging topics associated with combining two families. Your hosts, Magan and Derek, understand the struggles that come from blending two familie

Magan & Derek


    • Apr 25, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 70 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Blended Podcast

    Derek Answers Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2023 23:51


    In this episode Derek answers some popular questions about being in a blended family. 

    Interview with Zac Myers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 39:26


    Derek interviews Zac about the blended side of adoption.

    Interview with Mike Cook

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 35:04


    In this episode of The Blended Podcast Derek interviews leadership coach and entrepreneur Mike Cook to discuss his blended family. 

    Decisions Decisions Decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 20:57


    Magan and Derek discuss the decision making process in a blended family. 

    Episode 9: A Different Point of View

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 18:24


    Magan and Derek discuss different points of view among parents in a blended family.

    It's Not What You Think!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 15:10


    Magan and Derek discuss how people that are not in a blended family view blended families. 

    Sibling Rivalry!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 18:51


    Magan and Derek discuss the dynamics between siblings in a blended family. 

    A Pair of KEETS

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 14:12


    Magan and Derek discuss owning pets in a blended family.

    Back To School

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 20:26


    Magan and Derek discuss all things back to school in a blended family.

    Sick Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2022 16:48


    Magan and Derek discuss sick days with kids in a blended family.

    Reactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 16:30


    Magan and Derek React to some early podcast episodes and share if that is still true for them today.

    Derek's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 14:50


    Derek shares his story. 

    Magan's Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 15:42


    Magan shares her blended story. 

    5 Truths Throwback

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 18:58


    Throwback episode to the 5 truths of being in a blended family. 

    We Need To Talk!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 17:52


    Magan and Derek discuss how to have the tough conversations with your kids.

    Good Grief

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 18:10


    Everyone experiences grief differently. Magan and Derek discuss the grief each of them experienced when one of their parents passed away and the other eventually remarried.

    When Disaster Strikes, Talking to Your Kids - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 16:35


    When bad things happen in the world, how can you help your kids address their fears? Magan and Derek discuss more tips for talking to kids in times of disaster.

    When Disaster Strikes, Talking to Your Kids - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 14:39


    How much do you let your kids watch the news? How can you address their fears? Magan and Derek discuss tips for talking to your kids in times of disaster.

    Know Your Role

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 23:45


    It can be difficult sometimes to know where the boundaries are in your blended family. Magan and Derek talk about the importance of defining your role and offer some practical advice.

    The Brady Bunch Misconception

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 24:32


    Reality often doesn't line up with what we see in TV and movies. Magan and Derek discuss some reasons second marriages often fail, and offer some tips to avoid becoming the statistics.

    Foster and Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 23:49


    Magan and Derek discuss the great need for foster parents and adoptive parents, and ways to make a positive difference in kids' lives.

    Maddie talks about International Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 15:44


    After her older sister adopted a little girl from Uganda, Maddie talks about the challenges and blessings her family faced along the way.

    2022 Goals and 2021 Failures

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2022 21:56


    Magan and Derek discuss the ways their families are changing, along with hopes and dreams for the new year.

    Jason & Jennifer, Foster Parents, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 18:41


    Jason and Jennifer continue their talk with Magan about the beauty and the struggle of having foster kids. 

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    Jason & Jennifer, Foster Parents, Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 18:56


    Jason and Jennifer talk with Magan about the beauty and the struggle of having foster kids. 

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    Puppies and Blended Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 61:49


    This episode Magan and Derek talk about how new puppies and blended families can be so much a like.

    Co Parenting Holiday Guilt

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 61:49


    Magan and Derek discuss the the pro's and con's of celebrating holidays together in a blended family 

    Hard Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 26:24


    Magan and Derek discuss the hard choices when your kids want something different than you. 

    3 Month Adjustment

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 20:55


    Magan and Derek talk about 3 months in with a new baby and how that has affected their life at home. 

    The Sunny Side of Blended

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 19:19


    Magan and Derek discuss the Joys of being a blended family.

    40th Episode Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 15:50


    Magan and Derek break down the top episodes of The Blended Podcast and recap the points made. 

    Fostering Healthy Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 20:20


    Magan and Derek interview their friend Jeremy Holbrook about fostering and all that goes into it. 

    Ages and Stages

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 21:15


    Magan and Derek discuss ages and stages of kids in a blended family. 

    Back To School

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 25:27


    Magan and Derek discuss back to school in a blended family. 

    Money Money Money

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 21:07


    Magan and Derek discuss taxes, tax credits, and finances in regards to a blended family. 

    Blended Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 21:03


    Magan and Derek discuss Derek having a new baby in his blended family. 

    Awkward Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 14:32


    Magan talks with Kyle about awkward conversations that occur being adults in blended families. 

    Transition Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 23:41


    Magan and Derek discuss kids and transitioning each week from one parents house to the other.

    Derek and Zeke

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 33:25


    Derek talks with his oldest son Zeke about his perspective in a blended family. 

    Derek interviews his wife Jessie Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 33:36


    Derek talks with his wife Jessie about her take on blended family life Part 2.

    Derek interviews his wife Jessie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 23:57


    Derek talks with his wife Jessie about her take on blended family life

    Vacation and Blended

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 24:59


    Magan and Derek share tips on how to vacation with blended families and some tips on how to respect the other parent. 

    The Blended Side of Adoption Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 21:43


    Magan and Derek recap their conversation with Zac and his adoption story. 

    The Blended Side of Adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 26:09


    Magan and Derek are joined by Zac who shares his story about being adopted at birth, growing up in a single parent home, and finding his birth family on ancestrydna.com.

    Things Kids Wish We Knew Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 23:20


    Magan and Derek dive deeper into what kids wish we knew.

    Things Kids Wish We Knew

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 22:50


    Magan and Derek discuss things that kids wish their parents knew in blended families.

    Chatting With Our Friend Candi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 26:27


    Magan and Derek are joined by their friend Candi to discuss blended family life.

    Death in a Blended Family

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 29:21


    Magan and Derek discuss ways to handle death in a blended family.

    Vacation Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 2:11


    Vacation Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 1:50


    Before The Wedding Bells Ring

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 24:11


    Magan and Derek discuss the importance of communication and open discussion before you get re married.

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