Lessons in Conscious Blending

In today´s episode of the ‘Nuclear Families Evangelist’ (A podcast that debunks the mythologies and biology by exploring the dynamics and relationships in blended families), host Traci Dority-Shanklin (Managing Partner at Sisu Partners) talks with guest Marni Rosenthal-Chaikin, An Entrepreneur in Health and Wellness industry (Pure Barre Studio Owner). Marni shares her professional journey as well as her thoughts about blending families with her fiancé.

Three Key Points

1.     Marni mentions that she is so grateful that she didn't have her children at that particular juncture when her Pure Barre Studio brand was initiated. She also thinks that more than anything it was about being able to multitask at any given moment as there are multiple things going right and wrong and being able to navigate through both the exhilarating aspect and the chaos of it all and keeping your cool was something she learned along the way. She realized that her entrepreneurial family background helped her pull the venture.

2.     Marni started dancing very early on and eventually started to train to become a professional dancer in high school. She danced competitively in middle school and then wanted to up her game and joined a semi-professional institution. She was fortunate enough to go into some very wonderful summer programs where she could undergrad with a scholarship to NYU to the School of the Arts. She ended up doing two semesters there before she had a little accident so it became difficult to carry on with the training, and later she ended up transferring to another school. She continued to dance there, but not in the same way that she had planned. 

3.     Marni and her fiancé had both been through similar situations, and they found that not only did they fall in love, but there were all of these other commonalities. They had been raised with similar values and viewpoints, and both had a very strong work ethic. But they didn't even talk about moving in together or doing anything to blend their families for at least two years. Because Marni thinks they wanted to make sure that it was the right thing for everybody. But as things unfold, sometimes you recognize things about somebody that you don't necessarily like or you don't necessarily want to bring around your children and she thinks they both kept waiting for the other shoe to drop but it never did. However, they did end up getting engaged and moved in together this past November.

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