A Guide for Blended Families: Finances and Emotions with Donna Kendrick | 2.19.2025

In this episode, Kristen sits down with Donna Kendrick, a certified financial planner and founder of Sephton Financial, to discuss the challenges of blended families. They explore the financial, emotional, and logistical aspects of making it work.

You'll Learn

• The top five things couples should consider before blending a family.

• How finances play a crucial role in the process.

• Lessons Donna learned from her own experience of transitioning from widowhood to remarriage.

• Strategies for creating financial security together as a couple.

• How children adapt to blended families and ways to support them.

• How to navigate parenting dynamics with stepchildren.

Resources

www.donnajeankendrick.com

Check out  Donna Kendrick’s' books through these Amazon affiliate links:

2. A Guide to Widowhood Workbook: A Companion Book Filled With 14 Helpful Checklists And Questionnaires To Help You Navigate This Transition 

3. A Guide for Blended Families: Merging Assets and Navigating Financial Challenges (Life Stages Financial Guides) 

Inspirational books:

1. Hero on a Mission: The Path to a Meaningful Life  

2. Living Untethered: Beyond the Human Predicament  

3. The Miracle Morning (Updated and Expanded Edition)

      4. The 12 Week Year

By purchasing through these links, you help support the podcast, and it costs you nothing extra!

For counseling services near Indianapolis, IN, visit www.pathwaystohealingcounseling.com.

Subscribe and Get a free 5-day journal at www.kristendboice.com/freeresources to begin closing the chapter on what doesn’t serve you and open the door to the real you.