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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.
Meet Ron Deal
Ron Deal is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife® and President of Smart Stepfamilies™. He is a family ministry consultant and conducts marriage and family seminars around the country; he specializes in marriage education and stepfamily enrichment. He is one of the most widely read authors on stepfamily living in the country.

Latest Episodes
According to Dr. John Townsend there are four essential character traits essential for stronger relationships: attachment, separation, integration, and adulthood.
The stepmom-stepdaughter relationship can be hard to navigate in blended families. Ron Deal talks with Jessica & Jayla Pickens about
Tim & Olivia Smith brought six kids into their blended family. They share with Ron Deal the joys and challenges
Robert & Jennie Lord both grew up in blended families and share their story with Ron Deal of the impact
Jennifer Maggio shares her story with Ron Deal of her challenges as a single mom that propelled her to begin
What do you do with feelings like anger, jealousy, hurt, or rejection in your blended family? Listen to Ron Deal’s
Parenting a prodigal creates pain and helplessness in how to navigate. Listen to Ron Deal’s conversation with Judy Douglass, a
Cheryl Shumake wants to reach brown & black blended families with brown & black voices. She & Clifton Howard talk
Ron Deal talks with Brian Goins, author of Playing Hurt, A Guy’s Strategy for a Winning Marriage, on finding the
Do you want more harmony or connectedness in your marriage? Ron Deal talks with co-authors of his new book ,The