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