Raising His Kids

By Toni Graham

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Co-parenting is hard, being a mum is hard, and being a stepmother is one of the most challenging and rewarding roles a woman can take on—but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Welcome to Raising His Kids, the podcast dedicated to all mothers in blended families, hosted by Toni, a stepmum and bio mum.

As someone who experiences blended family life from both sides—as a biological mum and a stepmum—Toni offers a unique perspective on the complexities of this roller coaster. A domestic violence survivor who’s faced the chaos firsthand, she shares raw, honest, and relatable insights into the challenges of navigating relationships with high-conflict exes, blending families, and finding balance in the midst of it all.  

Each week, you’ll find practical advice, real-life stories, and a supportive community that understands the highs and lows of Raising His Kids—whether that be as the bio mum or the stepmum. Toni isn’t afraid to talk about the hard stuff—because she’s lived it—and she’s passionate about empowering biological mothers and stepmothers alike to thrive and find security in their roles within the children’s lives.  

Whether you’re new to this life or a seasoned co-parenting mum or stepmum, grab your coffee or wine and join Toni for candid conversations about what it means to embrace blended family chaos with grace and humour.  

Subscribe now to Raising His Kids on your favourite podcast app, and if you love what you hear, leave a five-star review. Let’s tackle this blended family roller coaster together!  


Episode Date
They “Got Along” So What Went Wrong?!
Apr 20, 2026
The Blended Bond
Mar 23, 2026
The Things We Wish We Could Say to Each Other
Feb 23, 2026
New Year, Same Chaos, Choosing Goals Over Resolutions
Jan 26, 2026
A Merry Little Ex-Mas!
Dec 22, 2025
AITA or Just in a Blended Family
Dec 08, 2025
Unforgettable
Dec 02, 2025
Grieving the Family You Thought You Would Have
Oct 27, 2025
Back to School with a Recovered School Mom
Oct 13, 2025
The Homework House
Sep 22, 2025
The Collaborative Co-Parent
Sep 08, 2025
The Anxious Stepmom
Aug 25, 2025
Courtroom Chaos, Custody Opinions & Conversations We Didn’t Plan - Part 2
Aug 04, 2025
Courtroom Chaos, Custody Opinions & Conversations We Didn’t Plan — Part 1
Jul 21, 2025
When Sick Kids and Co-Parenting Collide
Jul 07, 2025
Step by Step, You Will Find Your Place
Jun 30, 2025
Healing Stepmom Burnout
Jun 23, 2025
When a Karen & Regina Became Friends
Jun 16, 2025
Supporting Kids Living Between Two Homes with Summer Butler
Jun 09, 2025
The Survivor Center with Vickie Lynn
May 19, 2025
You're in a Blended Family Now Who Gets the Final Say?
May 12, 2025
Health, Family, and the Chaos in Between
May 05, 2025
When Your (Step) Kid is Just an A$$hole
Apr 28, 2025
If Easter Felt Like a Shitshow...
Apr 21, 2025
Through the Eyes of A Kid With Two Homes
Apr 14, 2025
Co-Parenting in Harmony with Carissa
Apr 07, 2025
Stepping Back, Setting Boundaries and Blending with an Ours Baby or Two
Mar 30, 2025
Cyclone Alfred The Storm and the Co-Parenting Chaos
Mar 23, 2025
Raising Her Kids The Chronicles of a Solo Mum by Choice
Mar 16, 2025
Unhinged Blended Family Stories
Mar 10, 2025
Regulating Chaos in a Neurodivergent Blended Family
Mar 03, 2025
Blending Bravely with Brittney Phillips
Feb 24, 2025
The Family Core with Ginger Dellaripa
Feb 17, 2025
Valentine’s Day, The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Feb 10, 2025
Your Stepmum Stories Unfiltered & Anonymous
Feb 03, 2025
New Chapters of Blended Family Life as the Spare Parent
Jan 27, 2025
The Impact on Ours in This Blended Life
Jan 20, 2025
Letting go of Resentment
Jan 13, 2025
New Year, New Intentions
Jan 06, 2025
NYE – Reflecting on 2024 and Embracing 2025
Dec 30, 2024
Keeping It Merry This Stepmas Eve Eve
Dec 23, 2024
Christmas Gift Giving in Blended Families
Dec 16, 2024
Two Years of Raising His Kids – Trivia, Chaos, and Listener Questions
Dec 10, 2024
Outsider Syndrome During The Holidays
Dec 03, 2024
Gratitude in Stepparenting
Nov 25, 2024
Preparing for Christmas Chaos, Custody Schedules, and Everything In Between
Nov 18, 2024
Gloves Off, Round Two: Unfiltered StepMum Confessions
Nov 11, 2024
Navigating Bio, Step & Half-Sibling Relationships
Nov 04, 2024
A Haunted House, But... You're a Stepmother
Oct 28, 2024
Connecting with Stepkids When Loyalty Gets in the Way
Oct 21, 2024
Losing Friendships: Divorce, Stepmotherhood, and Shifting Social Circles
Oct 14, 2024
Reddit AITA Blended Family Edition
Oct 07, 2024
Patreon Preview: Unreleased Conversations from 2024
Sep 30, 2024
Triggered? Us Too! Learning to Manage & Heal from Triggers
Sep 23, 2024
Making it Yours, with Traditions that Stick
Sep 16, 2024
Blended Family Weddings
Sep 09, 2024
When You Only Have Every Other Weekend
Sep 02, 2024
Bonus Episode: Father's Day Down Under
Aug 30, 2024
Finding Positivity in Stepparenting
Aug 26, 2024
Navigating from Stepmum to Bio Mum with Jasmine Yow
Aug 19, 2024
Back To School
Aug 12, 2024
Blended Family Vacation
Aug 05, 2024
Christmas In July
Jul 29, 2024
Staying in Your Lane with Parallel Parenting
Jul 22, 2024
I Win, You Win, We All Win
Jul 15, 2024
Schools Out For The Summer & Winter
Jul 09, 2024
Transition Day Tips & Tricks
Jul 01, 2024
Advice from Seasoned Stepmothers to Blooming Stepmothers
Jun 24, 2024
The Black Hole That Is The Other Home
Jun 17, 2024
At The Half Way Point
Jun 10, 2024
10 Things I Hate About Being in a Blended Family
Jun 03, 2024
When Bio Dad Met Karen
May 27, 2024
Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers
May 20, 2024
When You Can't Have Mother's Day
May 13, 2024
Mother's Day Through a Stepmother's Eyes
May 06, 2024
Look Who's Talking Now
Apr 29, 2024
Navigating Communication with a Karen
Apr 22, 2024
Raising His Kids - The Unheard Moments
Apr 15, 2024
The Easter Aftermath & Shocking Stepmom's Anonymous
Apr 08, 2024
Easter Disasters vs. Easter Wins
Apr 01, 2024
Bonus Easter Episode with Your Favourite Bonus Mums
Mar 27, 2024
Finding Humor in Childfree (Step)parenting with Jyl Barlow
Mar 25, 2024
Whinge & Bitch
Mar 18, 2024
We're Just Recovering Control Freaks
Mar 04, 2024
Blended House Rules, Body Piercings and Social Media
Feb 26, 2024
Ain’t no guilt like Stepmother guilt
Feb 19, 2024
A Stepmothers Guide to Hallmark Holidays and Poker Faces
Feb 12, 2024
Raising His Kids: The Editor's Cut
Feb 05, 2024
Bio Mum to Bio Mom
Jan 29, 2024
Australia Day, Birthdays, and Back-to-School Mayhem
Jan 22, 2024
When The Past Infects The Present
Jan 15, 2024
You Good Sis?
Jan 08, 2024
Stepping into 2024 - New Year, Fresh Start
Jan 01, 2024
We Wish You a Very Merry Blended Christmas
Dec 25, 2023
Festivus for the Rest of Us Stepmothers
Dec 18, 2023
What To Expect When You Weren’t Expecting - with guest Jyl Barlow
Dec 10, 2023
PodcastAversary: Ask Us Anything!
Dec 04, 2023
The Stepmother Role: You Better Not Lose Yourself
Nov 27, 2023
The One Where Blended Families Feast: AITA Thanksgiving Edition!
Nov 20, 2023
Stepmother Diaries: The Art of Documenting
Nov 13, 2023
Enjoying Your Blended Family - With Guest Scarlett Tandy
Nov 06, 2023
The Wicked Stepmother
Oct 30, 2023
Who is stalking who??
Oct 23, 2023
But my Mum said... But at my Mom's house...
Oct 16, 2023
Own your part as a stepmom: With guest Alicia Krasko
Oct 09, 2023
Stepmums Unloaded: Unpacking the Mental Load
Oct 02, 2023
How to Go from Magic Moments to Marriage Magic
Sep 25, 2023
Bio Mom did What?!
Sep 18, 2023
One-Up, None-Up: Navigating the Impact of Competition in Blended Families
Sep 11, 2023
Embracing Neurodiversity: Insights and Solutions (Part 2)
Sep 04, 2023
Stepping into Neurodiversity: Navigating Parenthood with Neurodivergent Children (Part 1)
Aug 28, 2023
The No Drama, Blended Mommas - with special guests Maria & Sam
Aug 21, 2023
Acceptable Co-Parent Boundaries vs. Asshole Co-Parents
Aug 14, 2023
Stepping Up Together: Setting Boundaries in Stepparenting with Special Guest Domenique!
Aug 07, 2023
The Green-Eyed Step Monster: When Jealousy Takes Over
Jul 31, 2023
Q&A: Answering StepMums' Co-Parenting Questions
Jul 24, 2023
The Dollars and Sense of Blended Family Finances
Jul 17, 2023
Navigating & Balancing Birthdays in Blended Families
Jul 10, 2023
From Stepmother to Motherhood: Birth Stories and Transitions
Jul 03, 2023
Gloves Off: StepMums Speak Up - What You Wished You Could Say
Jun 26, 2023
Before You: When you are Familish - with Kassandra Martinez
Jun 19, 2023
Step-Mum Chronicles: Conquering the Bio Mum Encounter!
Jun 12, 2023
When They're Nacho Kids: Insights from the OG Stepmom of Stepparenting, Lori Sims
Jun 06, 2023
Step-Motherhood: Bah-da-bah-bah-bah, We're Lovin' It!
May 29, 2023
Stepping Up Our Stepfamily Game: Coffee, Wine, Patience & Community - with special guest Bekks
May 22, 2023
The Daily Stepmom - with guest Joslynn Flowers
May 15, 2023
The Real Stepmoms of Mother's Day
May 08, 2023
Stepping into Self-Care: Prioritising Yourself as a Stepmother
May 01, 2023
The Waiting Season - with guest Nina Fishman
Apr 24, 2023
One for the Childfree & Childless Stepmothers
Apr 17, 2023
What's your Parenting Style?
Apr 10, 2023
Celebrating Easter in a Blended Family
Apr 03, 2023
The Disneyland Dad
Mar 27, 2023
2 Homes Vs 2 Families
Mar 20, 2023
The Disengaged Stepmother!
Mar 13, 2023
Happy International Women's Day 2023 Stepmamas!
Mar 06, 2023
The Overnight Stepmom - with guest Madison
Feb 27, 2023
Small Wins, Big Wins, We all Win!
Feb 20, 2023
Parental Alienation, Emotional Parentification & Malicious Parent Syndrome
Feb 13, 2023
The High Conflict Step Parent
Feb 06, 2023
Oh baby, baby! - It's an "Ours Baby"
Jan 30, 2023
Step-Motherhood is a Rollercoaster!
Jan 23, 2023
Mediation, Court & Child Support
Jan 16, 2023
Now we're talking boundaries
Jan 09, 2023
Once Upon a Stepmom - Q & A Part 2
Jan 02, 2023
Oh the controversy - Q & A Part 1
Dec 26, 2022
Blended Family Holiday Traditions
Dec 19, 2022
Holidays as a Stepmom
Dec 12, 2022
Trailer - Introducing RHK
Dec 04, 2022