Parenting Different

By Parenting Different

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Episodes: 31

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The Parenting Different Podcast is the go-to show for adoptive parents who want to raise children who feel seen, heard, and truly valued. Hosted by Anna Bernacki, Director of Community at Parenting Different, this podcast blends expert insight with real lived experience from adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families.


Episode Date
Finding Identity, Belonging, and Healing as a Transracial Adoptee with Michael Gaither
Jun 11, 2026
“My Brain Broke”: Trauma, Survival, and Learning to Heal
May 29, 2026
He built the platform and became the voice people trusted, then walked away. What happened?
May 14, 2026
From Lived Experience to Advocacy
Apr 30, 2026
The Hidden Struggles of Raising Kids with RAD
Apr 17, 2026
Healing After Failed Adoptions & Finding Hope
Apr 10, 2026
Adoption Ethics: Red Flags Every Parent Must Know
Apr 03, 2026
Adoption, Identity, and the Search for Who We Really Are with Simon Benn
Mar 20, 2026
Parenting Kids With Trauma: When Love Isn’t Enough
Mar 05, 2026
Navigating Racial Incidents in Transracial Families
Feb 27, 2026
How to Fix Foster Care: One Brave Voice at a Time
Feb 20, 2026
Adoptee to Adoptive Mom: Identity, Grief & Healing the Brain
Feb 12, 2026
How Trauma Affects Eating in Foster and Adopted Kids
Feb 06, 2026
Love, Loss, and Adoption as a Birth Mother with Janelle Basham (Part 2)
Jan 29, 2026
Love, Loss, and Adoption as a Birth Mother with Janelle Basham (Part 1)
Jan 23, 2026
Adoption & the Holidays
Dec 18, 2025
Breaking Cycles: A Foster Youth, Now an Adoptive Mom
Dec 11, 2025
What Adoption Really Takes: Valerie’s Story of Loss, Hope & Openness
Nov 28, 2025
Embryo Adoption Made Me a Mom: Abbey’s Journey Through Infertility & Adoption
Nov 21, 2025
What No One Tells You About Infertility and Adoption: Julie Etter’s Story
Nov 14, 2025
The Reality of International Adoption: Jodi Slein’s Journey to Adopt Her Son
Nov 09, 2025
What Adoptees Need Most: A Conversation with Isaac Etter
Nov 06, 2025
Growing Up Adopted: A Brother and Sister Look Back
Nov 06, 2025
Parenting Beyond Perfect: A Conversation with Alice Refauvelet
Nov 06, 2025
When Love Costs You Something: Devon’s Story of Becoming An Adoptive Parent
Nov 06, 2025
From Overwhelmed to Equipped: April Ficklin’s Parenting Journey
Nov 06, 2025
Adoption and Identity: Kristin Kirkland’s Journey
Nov 06, 2025
Adoption, Creativity, and Healing with Alexander King
Nov 06, 2025
Life as a Bio Sibling: Talia-Rae on Foster Care and Adoption
Nov 06, 2025
Two Birth Mothers, One Mission: Healing and Joy in Adoption
Nov 06, 2025
Loving Parents, Transracial Adoption, and What an Adoptee Wants You To Know
Nov 06, 2025