Shawn Simon’s new book, “Stepping into a New Role, Stories from Stepmoms” is a collection of stories about being a stepparent. All stories shared by Shawn are the personal accounts of women who have experienced, first-hand, the good, the bad, and the ugly of being a stepmom.
Being a stepmother isn’t even a little bit easy. This book doesn’t seek to offer advice or act as a therapeutic intervention that will solve all your stepfamily problems, rather it is a real, honest and emotive read, brimming with a breath of personal experience from real life women and written in an easily relatable and engaging way. As Shawn says, “It’s like a stepmom support group in writing.” It is a fabulous read for any stepmom who wants reassurance that they are not alone, that their thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and mistakes with regard to their stepfamily and stepkids make them human, (as does their fear of failure), and that being a stepmom can be simultaneously challenging, bloody difficult, but also rewarding – sometimes in very unexpected ways.
Rachel Brace
Psychologist, author and co-founder of SteppingThrough,a solution focused, web-based, educational and support resource for parents and stepparents.