My name is Lynn Romero and this is me.
Searching. Watching. Failing. Getting back up. Learning. Healing. Succeeding. Loving. Writing. Thinking. Helping. Listening. Working. And always trying to be my best and most authentic self.
I am many things in this life. I am a mother (2 bio kids and 2 step kids), wife, full-time business executive, stepmom mentor, professional mentor, friend, traveler, wanderer, daughter, writer, hiker, millennial, strategist, ex-wife, over thinker, life-long learner, nerd in every way, and many other “titles” I am spacing on at the moment. I have also been described by those who know me best as refined, but rough; sophisticated, but vulgar; serious, but witty; simple in some ways, but very complex in so many other ways; and logical, but empathetic to name a few.
I think the big take away here is I am a person in search of how to be better at all my given important adult-life roles as well as being better at connecting with people, learning from them, and maybe even helping others with the many lessons and some life-changing epiphanies (sometimes known too little, too late) I’ve learned over the years. Hence the name of my site and blog, “Stepmom Epiphanies.” What can I say? I am a sucker for a play on words and the irony we find in them. This is especially true when it comes to being a working wife, mother, and step mother. My epiphanies are always after the fact and ones I wish I realized sooner. But the blessing of this is that I can at least share these with each of you.
I have been through some very difficult times in my many decades on this planet including every type of child abuse, narcissistic manipulation, divorce, depression, anxiety, sexual assault, complex PTSD, grief, illness, poverty, and the list goes on. But the point here is not all the terrible things I’ve been through. The point is that I choose every day to be a survivor and to come out the other side. And I will be the first to admit, some days are better than others.
But despite everything, I am still so grateful to have a loving husband, four amazing children, two kitties, a comfortable home, a job that empowers me to really make a difference, a mostly stable relationship with my ex-husband and the ex-wife, and the list of good can go on and on.
After years of working on myself, LOTS of therapy, taking several classes (even got a life coach certification for fun), and doing a lot of research, I am finally at a place to help others on social media, with this website, and with this blog. I want to share the techniques, lessons, experiences, and epiphanies I have learned and am STILL learning. You are not alone; we are most certainly in this together!
So stick around, subscribe, and enjoy the ramblings of an over-thinking, working mother who will sometimes curse, make terrible jokes, and might even make sense to some of you.
Read about my crazy life; being a mom (bio, step, & fur babies); finding a work-life balance (whatever the hell that is); being a wife (again); raising a son with high-functioning autism/Asperger’s syndrome; dealing with a daughter with a chronic illness; being a writer; and other thoughts that can at the very least entertain you if not encourage, help, or connect with you.
Sincerely,
Lynn Romero
Stepmom Epiphanies 