Jann Blackstone-Ford, a divorce and stepfamily mediator and founder of Bonus Families, a 501 c3 non-profit organization that offers support and advice to divorced or separated parents and their new families. She's the author of four books on divorce and parenting, including "Ex-Etiquette for Parents: Good Behavior After a Divorce or Separation," and the co-author of the nationally syndicated newspaper column, Ex-Etiquette. Visit her at www.bonusfamilies.com.
Lisa Cohn, co-author of "One Family, Two Family, New Family: Stories and
Advice for Stepfamilies," a 2004 Gold National Parenting Publications
Award winner. Lisa is a writer whose award-winning stories about stepfamilies
have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, Mothering, Parenting, Brain,
Child: The Magazine for Thinking mothers, Big Apple Parent, The Washington
Times and other publications. Visit her at www.stepfamilyadvice.com. She writes
a “Stepfamily advice” column that appears on Philly Women (philly.com),
newsforparents.org and other websites.
Jann and Lisa have been quoted as stepfamily experts by the Associated Press, New York Times, Washington Post and Christian Science Monitor. Jann has appeared on Good Morning America, The Early Show and The Oprah Winfrey Show and Lisa has appeared on ABC Radio Networks' Satellite Sisters and on many nationally syndicated radio shows.
Our Team
Director of Programming:
Martin Wales, an Internet Radio Specialist from RadioTalkShowHost.com. He's
the former host of Entrepreneur Magazine's E-Biz Show on wsRadio.com, also
home of eBay Radio and other Entrepreneur Magazine Shows. Martin's traditional
radio broadcast experience includes business talk radio broadcasts in the
top 10 media markets in North America.
Sound Editing and Music:
Travis R., a high school student, renaissance man, stepson and stepbrother
in Portland, Ore.
Clinical Advisor:
Dr. William Merkel, a Ph.D. clinical psychologist who teaches at Providence
Portland Medical Center and has a private practice. A former associate professor
at Oregon Health Sciences University, he is a Fellow in the American Academy
of Clinical Psychology and an Approved Supervisor in the American Association
For Marriage and Family Therapy. Bill, a stepdad, has been teaching, training
and lecturing for more than 25 years.
Guest Expert:
Dr. Margorie Engel, President and CEO of the Stepfamily Association of America
(www.saafamilies.org). Margorie is an author, speaker, and media consultant
specializing in families complicated by divorce and remarriage. Margorie
began her stepfamily with
husband Stephen Boyle and five teenage daughters (she's mother to two and
stepmother to three).
Website Design:
MaryAnn Puls, Portland, Ore.
Email Jann and Lisa: JannAndLisa@StepfamilyTalkRadio.com