Welcome to Step By Step Parents! We are a community, platform, and resource hub dedicated to positively influencing the blended family community one step at a time. 

We are a group of mothers, fathers, and families dedicated to changing the narrative around the word ‘step.’ As stepparents, we believe we are family—we stepped up, we stepped in, and we’re committed to guiding other parents and families of all shapes, sizes, and walks of life towards clarity, passion, and purpose.

Get To Know Us:

Navigating the world as a stepparent is challenging, beautiful, different, and downright scary. But for many, it can also be isolating. Born from a longing for real + raw connections, our founders, Marisa Donnelly and Franco Zavala, created Step By Step Parents to be not only a space for honesty, growth, and self-reflection but to build a community they were so desperately longing for.

As you explore these pages, you’ll find tangible resources, firsthand accounts on the ups and downs of the blended family life, candid advice, heartfelt reflections, actionable tools and tips, and an opportunity to connect with like-minded parents who are really—step by step—walking in your shoes.

 

Meet Our Founders: