“A blended family is not born in one moment, it’s woven slowly, with patience, courage and love.”
Blended Families
A hub for support, understanding & resources
Blended Families Summit 2026
A gathering of voices, stories and perspectives on blended family life.
In March 2026, I brought together a wonderful group of speakers for a two-day online Summit, created for parents, stepparents and professionals navigating the complexities of blended family life.
Through honest conversations, professional insights and lived experiences, we explored themes of belonging, loyalty, child safety, grief and loss, co-parenting, stepparent roles, nervous system regulation and the wider family system.
The Summit is still available to watch on demand, so whether you're navigating blended family life yourself or supporting families professionally, you're warmly invited to explore these conversations in your own time.
Lifetime access to all Summit recordings.
A Book for Blended Families
I’m currently working on a book exploring the emotional and systemic world of blended families.
It will bring together many of the themes I encounter in my work - belonging, loyalty, stepparent roles, former partners, the couple relationship, children and the often-unspoken dynamics that can make blended family life so complex.
My hope is to create something that feels both practical and deeply human - a companion for people finding their way through blended family life.
If you’d like to hear when the book is released, you can join the waitlist below.
Listen & Watch
Child Safety & Blended Families
I joined Kristi McVee on Conversations with Kristi for a conversation about child safety within blended families.
We explore some of the complexities that can arise when families come together, and how we can better understand and support children while navigating relationships, boundaries and the wider family system.
If you’re part of a blended family, or work professionally with blended families, you’re welcome to listen or watch the conversation below.
Here for You
Blended family life can be complex, and you don’t have to have everything figured out before reaching out.
Whether you’re navigating challenges within your own family, looking for support in your relationship, or simply wanting to understand the dynamics at play, you’re welcome to get in touch.
We can begin from wherever you are.
I respectfully acknowledge the people of the Yugambeh language region, the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, I live and work on.
I pay my respect to their elders past and present, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples here today.
Always was, is and will be Aboriginal land.
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