Episodes 21
Avg. Duration 24m
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Since May 2025
Latest Episode Sep 2025

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About This Podcast

Melissa Rainer, mother of three girls, takes you on her journey from Instamom to becoming the legal mother of her two stepdaughters. The stories are all true. Nothing is held back. Everything is on the table. Melissa shares the difficulties she had with her own parents growing up and how those play into her own parenting skills (or lack thereof). She’ll take you through her battle against outsiders’ perspectives on parenting children that "aren't yours," which can come from just about anywhere (biological mom, bio-mom’s parents, in-laws, friends, family, neighbors, and pretty much anyone with a perspective and a mouth).  Melissa illustrates how she walked (and eventually severed) the tightrope of conflicting, contradictory, and ever-changing perspectives that caused difficulties in her marriage and in her relationships with her children. Instamom Podcast covers a host of topics, including: parental alienation, therapy, co-parenting, suicide & suicidal ideation, abandonment, loss, grief, and plenty of new traditions. This is her story, and it definitely is a roller coaster. Follow along with her wherever you get your podcasts and on Instagram at instagram.com/instamompod. Go buy her a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/instamompod. You can also join the private Instamom Podcast Community Facebook page by becoming a member on BMC. Thanks for listening!

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S1E2 Devastation

Sep 24, 2025 18m Transcript

TW: Hospice/Death This episode covers quite a bit about the first 8 months of our relationship and the personal struggles I went through. I recommend a box of tissues if you have ever faced the loss…

S1E1 A Bit About Me

Sep 17, 2025 12m Transcript

Hello! Welcome to Instamom Podcast! This first episode gives a bit more background & I talk about my favorite thing - planning birthdays! Hope you enjoy!

S2E1 What is Normal?

Sep 10, 2025 20m Transcript

As stepparents, we long for a "normal" family experience. When I adopted my girls, I really expected for our family dynamic to change into a normal family. I was quite surprised when this year,…

Biomom & Stepmom: Interview with Diana Topping; Part 2

Sep 03, 2025 27m Transcript

This episode continues my discussion with Diana Topping as she works to blend her family. Her son was raised by a single father & she was a single mother. We pick up at how she knew the blending…

Biomom & Stepmom: Interview with Diana Topping; Part 1

Aug 27, 2025 26m Transcript

Diana Topping openly and honestly shares her raw experience of becoming a primary stepparent after being a single biological mom, with a great coparenting relationship with her daughter's father…

Miscommunication

Aug 20, 2025 25m Transcript

This episode is covering current struggles that I am having with my oldest daughter, Kylie. We are still working towards our "new" relationship that the adoption brought us to. We both have…

When Do You Tell The Truth?

Aug 13, 2025 34m Transcript

This episode is all about navigating the hard conversations with your kids. When do you tell them the truth about the divorce, adoption & sex? What information is too much & when is it not…

A Child Was Called What?!

Aug 06, 2025 34m Transcript

Trigger Warning: Suicide/Suicidal Ideation/Suicide Plans/Sexual Child Abuse This episode is extremely raw. It's uncut (to a certain extent) and has been recorded at least 10 times at this point. I…

Rebekah's Angels; Special Guest: Rebekah Gregory

Jul 30, 2025 30m Transcript

Today's episode is all about Rebekah Gregory & Rebekah's Angel's Foundation. Rebekah Gregory is one of my best friends and a Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor. She founded Rebekah's Angel's…

Whose Memory Is Right? Special Guest: Josh Rainer

Jul 23, 2025 26m Transcript

I am so excited to share my husband with you all! We had fun recording this, but only after quite the disagreement. Do you like what you hear? Share with your friends!Subscribe & Rate this…

New House, New Beginning

Jul 16, 2025 22m

This episode covers us buying a new house, after outgrowing the 'premarital' house. I moved into the house Josh owned with his ex-wife (the girl's bio mom) and that comes with a lot of baggage in…

Contempt - The Stepmom's Perspective

Jul 09, 2025 25m

This episode is about the contempt case, from my perspective as the stepmom! Many times, we go through court battles, listening, wanting to speak but we are often ignored because we aren't legally…

Contempt

Jul 02, 2025 24m

This episode is about when we took the girl's bio mom to court in 2017 for contempt. She disparaged Josh to the girls while she was angry, that he wasn't doing what she wanted him to do. Have you…

Emmy's Episode

Jun 25, 2025 29m

This episode is dedicated to Emmy, my middle child. She taught me how to be a mom, has loved me even when I've made mistakes (and I've made big ones) and just overall has shown me how to be a better…

Anxiety, Finances & Saying No to Step Kids

Jun 18, 2025 26m

This episode was by far my hardest to record. I had to record this quite a few times. I'm taking you back to when I was on maternity leave, headed back to work & how a physician missed…

Leave The Kids Alone

Jun 11, 2025 24m

This episode is very raw. Parental Alienation, abandonment & change in children. It prevents them from talking to people, trying new things & knowing how to trust. LEAVE THE KIDS ALONE. …

Mini Episode - Book The Vacation

Jun 04, 2025 13m

It is so important to put your marriage first in blended families. If you're not booking vacations, here I am to tell you to BOOK IT! Do you like what you hear? Share with your friends! Subscribe…

Baggage + Marriage

May 28, 2025 29m

Marriage is fun & easy, right? What about second or third marriages? This episode is all about expectations in marriage. We all bring in baggage and it really matters how you manage it, in…

Birth Plans & PPD

May 21, 2025 23m

This episode is all about difficulties in communication, birth plans & Post Partum Depression. Instagram: @instamompodJoin our Facebook Group by becoming a member:…

Traditions

May 14, 2025 20m

This episode is all about traditions! I always wanted to have traditions with my family when I grew up but I never thought I'd walk into a ready-made family. Have you created any traditions with…

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