Blending Families Harmoniously and Co-Parenting with Rickie Haywood-Williams & Natalie Harman
About this episode
Today’s episode of Blended is all about positive co-parenting and the process of blending two families with the hilarious Rickie Haywood Williams and Natalie Harman.<br><br>You may know Rickie from TV and Radio, he currently presents a Radio 1 show alongside Melvin Odoom and Charlie Hedges, but chances are you haven’t heard of his partner Natalie who remains out of the spotlight, this was her first time doing a podcast but you’d never know!<br><br>Rickie and Natalie met three years ago and after a successful period of dating they decided to combine their families. Both Rickie and Natalie have daughters of a similar age from previous relationships, and the four of them have Blended in the last couple of years. Last August Rickie and Natalie added to their family and had baby Cruz, their first child together.<br><br>Rickie and Natalie discuss all the topics that so often come up in parenting: How to navigate discipline and how to make sure you carve out time with your partner. <br><br>They also give some great advice on maturity to make co-parenting a harmonious process.<br><br>This episode is full of laughs, it’s a really heartwarming story that shows Blended families can bring so much joy!<br><br>If you’re excited to be a part of the Blended community, make sure to follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blended/?hl=en" rel="noreferrer noopener">@Blended</a> on Instagram.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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