Description: Using stories of others, research, and firsthand experiences, Lauren Reitsema helps you discover what's going on in the heart and mind of your stepchild when you encounter resistance, and teaches you how to walk beside them and see things from their point of view. Your efforts will pay off in stronger, closer blended family relationships.
Brief description: Lauren Reitsema is Vice President of Strategy and Communications at The Center for Relationship Education and has been a featured speaker at FamilyLife's Blended Summit and Blended and Blessed conferences. Lauren's interest in relationship education began when her parents divorced after almost twenty years of marriage. She has been speaking professionally on relationship skills to youth, adults, and corporate teams for more than fifteen years. She and her husband, Josh, love adventuring with their three children in Colorado.