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Living in a blended family as a young adult can bring challenges and blessings. For Amelia Dellaripa, it brings many more blessings. In this podcast episode, Ron Deal talks with Amelia about her blended family of seven and how they developed love and acceptance for one another over time.

Amelia talks about how there was seldom any divisiveness or difficult interactions with her stepmom or stepbrother from the beginning. They were always welcoming toward her, and it seemed that everyone was on the same team and wanted to do their part in building relationships. Although she was young when her dad remarried and understanding new family dynamics was hard, she’s now thankful for her big, blended family.

Show Notes and Resources
Pre-order Ron & Nan Deal's new book: The Mindful Marriage: Create Your Best Relationship Through Understanding and Managing Yourself 
Get organized with the Family Core App! 
This Christmas, your gift will be doubled! 
Upcoming events and resources 
Join us in April for a marriage event just for couples in blended families. 

Living in a blended family as a young adult can bring challenges and blessings. For Amelia Dellaripa, it brings many more blessings. In this podcast episode, Ron Deal talks with Amelia about her blended family of seven and how they developed love and acceptance for one another over time. Amelia talks about how there was seldom any divisiveness or difficult interactions with her stepmom or stepbrother from the beginning. They were always welcoming toward her, and it seemed that everyone was on the same team and wanted to do their part in building relationships. Although she was young when her dad remarried and understanding new family dynamics was hard, she&rsquo;s now thankful for her big, blended family.
Show Notes and Resources
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<li>Pre-order Ron &amp; Nan Deal's new book: <a href="https://rondeal.org/channels-resources/the-mindful-marriage-conference">The Mindful Marriage: Create Your Best Relationship Through Understanding and Managing Yourself&nbsp;</a></li>
<li>Get organized with the <a href="https://www.thefamilycore.com/">Family Core App!</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://donate.familylife.com/blended/?cru_source=D000BLENDG&amp;cru_medium=DesktopHeaderNav&amp;cru_campaign=Blended">This Christmas, your gift will be doubled!</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/familylifeblended">Upcoming events and resources</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="https://www.blendedandblessed.com/">Join us in April for a marriage event just for couples in blended families</a>.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

FamilyLife Blended® provides timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families and those who love them. Join Ron L. Deal, LMFT, LPC as he and his guests discuss a wide variety of marriage, family, and relationship topics related to blended families.

Timeless wisdom and practical help and hope for blended families with Ron Deal, LMFT, LPC.

FamilyLife Blended® Podcast

Life in a stepfamily as a young adult can carry challenges and blessings. For Amelia Dellaripa, it carries many more blessings. Listen to her conversation with Ron Deal on how her stepfamily of 7 developed love and acceptance with one another over time.