Blend

The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family

By: Mashonda Tifrere, Alicia Keys - foreword

Narrated by: Mashonda Tifrere, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz

Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

A wise and inspiring guide to creating a happy and healthy blended family by Mashonda Tifrere with contributions from her co-parents - Swizz Beatz and his wife, Grammy-Award winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys.

In January 2010, founder of ArtLeadHer Mashonda Tifrere and music producer Swizz Beatz finalized their divorce. When Swizz married award-winning singer/songwriter Alicia Keys, a new dynamic was born - three adults who loved and were deeply committed to raising Mashonda and Swizz's four-year old son Kasseem. In Blend, Tifrere draws on the insights they gained from their journey as well as advice from family therapists, parenting experts, and other blending families, to provide an invaluable resource for blended families.

Statistics show that one in three Americans is now a step-parent, stepchild, step-sibling or other member of a blended family. The number of first time marriages or romantic relationships that end in divorce or breakups and the high percentage of remarriages and new relationships that involve children demand a unique, life-affirming approach to processing the end of one relationship and the rebirth of a new familial dynamic with the well-being of children at its center. In this book, Tifrere shares intimate details on how she and her co-parents used communication, patience and love to create an environment where they were able to work as a team and all the children involved could thrive.

Blend will inspire a generation of families.

©2018 Mashonda Tifrere (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"Transformative! A paradigm-shifter for these families who are experiencing divorce or separation, this book shows parents how to reset their egos and enter their hearts. Blend reassures us: there is a way to reconfigure our families post-divorce in a way that is positive and life-affirming." (Dr. Shefali Tsabary, PhD, New York Times best-selling author of The Conscious Parent and The Awakened Family)

Great

Loved it and the narrator was a great story teller and I felt like I was part of the story.

Inspiring and beautifully written ❤

This book is such work of art, so beautifully written and inspiring. Blend is spot on I loved every word! Every parent should read this book, epecially if you are coparenting at any level.

Phenomenal book

I loved the entire book. It was enlightening and I would recommend this to many of my friends that struggle with blending. This book helped me put things into perspective and it will aid me in my future journey. Putting your ego in check and communicating is a major key. Thank you for this book.

Absolutely loved it!!!!

Absolutely loved it!!!!! God bless their family. All is possible!!!!! recommend this book all the way!

Great read!

Relived every emotion I have felt through this book with past relationships. Great read M!

Enlightening and hopeful

I now have more hope that my family can successfully blend eventually. I also feel validated that it cannot be forced and boundaries are important. Thank you for setting a good example for all of us.

So very inspiring!

After happening upon an interview of Swizz and Alicia regarding their family dynamics and hearing about Mashonda’s book, I listened and purchased the book myself. It is an awesome message of real life, inspiration, and hope. Unfortunately, divorce is a prevalent reality but whether you’re personally going through it, or know a family going through divorce this is definitely worth the read! I feel like I can better sympathize and support people I know in love. I also took some pretty awesome notes on parenting to use in my own home.

Amazing from start to end

This book is absolutely necessary for families blended or not. The lessons laid out in this book will transform relationships with your children and co-parents. It’s refreshing to see a woman work through the pieces of a failed romantic relationship and turn it into one of the best family relationships. Great read and amazing job well done Mashonda!

Awesome!

This book is REAL and forces hardcore introspection, amazing job. Also, Mashonda’s voice is like silk!

great guide on dealing with blended families

great guide on dealing with blended families...will share with others who have blended families! wished I had this 30 years ago