1 in 3 UK families are now step-families or blended families and it’s a complex issue because each family is unique. Professor Lisa Doodson is the founder of the UK’s only research-based stepfamily resource centre called Happy Steps. Lisa is a chartered psychologist, an author and an absolute expert in stepfamily dynamics. She recently took part in the BBC documentary about Rio Ferdinand and his wife Kate’s experience - Rio and Kate: Becoming a Stepfamily More about Lisa Doodson: . Happy Steps: https://happysteps.co.uk  . Rio and Kate: Becoming a Stepfamily https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000f9sg . How to be a Happy Stepmum: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Happy-Stepmum-Lisa-Doodson/dp/0091929628/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1491833302&sr=8-1 . Understanding Stepfamilies: https://www.amazon.co.uk/UNDERSTANDING-STEPFAMILIES-PROFESSIONALS-Counselling-Psychotherapy/dp/0335264786/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1491833302&sr=8-2 More about Aimee Cooper: .           https://www.instagram.com/aimeecooperforms/   More about Louise Daniels:  .           https://twitter.com/LouiseDaniels_             .           https://www.instagram.com/louisedanielsofficial/ .           http://louise-daniels.com/   Dark Horse Digital: http://www.darkhorsedigital.co.uk For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy