Blend

The Secret to Co-Parenting and Creating a Balanced Family

By: Mashonda Tifrere, Alicia Keys - introduction

Narrated by: Mashonda Tifrere, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz

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.

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, Ph.D., New York Times bestselling 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.

Couldn’t put it down!!!!

I read this book in one day! It is a must for anyone from, starting, or potentially open to a blending family. Sen it to your friends and everyone you know. You won’t regret this book. It is excellently written and her voice soothes as this beautiful picture is painted.

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.