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Parenting DifferentTwo Birth Mothers, One Mission: Healing and Joy in AdoptionIn this episode of Parenting Different, host Anna Bernacki is joined by Raquel McCloud and Leah Outten to explore what healing looks like in adoption. Together, they share how retreats built around laughter, creativity, and community are helping adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents find space for both grief and gratitude. From discovering the freedom of play to launching The Ampersand Initiative, Raquel and Leah open up about their journeys as birth moms and the intentional ways they’re creating spaces for adoption-connected families to heal, connect, and thrive. Join the Parenting Different newsletter here: https://www.parentingdifferent.com/fr...
2025-11-0639 min
Foster Parent WellREWIND: Lessons in Resilience with Raquel McCloudRaquel McLeod shares her powerful journey as a birth mother, child of kinship care, and kinship adoptive mom, illustrating how resilience can be cultivated through intentional practices and consistent support.• The nine elements that build resilience include having one stable adult, cultivating self-worth, and prioritizing physical wellness• Physical health dramatically impacts mental wellbeing—Raquel shares how fitness transformed her life during her darkest period• Practicing gratitude and optimism builds resilience by training the brain to acknowledge both difficulty and hope simultaneously• Modeling healthy behaviors for children may not show immediate results but lays crucial foundation...
2025-06-251h 02
Fullness of Joy with Jessica MathisenNo Matter Where I Go: From Foster Care to Motherhood with Raquel McCloudIn this episode, I get to chat with Raquel McCloud, who shares her journey from a challenging childhood marked by instability and trauma to becoming a mother at a young age and placing her daughter for adoption. Her story is one of great redemption and hope. Trigger warning: Sexual, physical, and emotional abuseFULL SHOW NOTESRaquel’s InstagramRaquel’s WebsiteFollow along:Jessica’s InstagramPodcast InstagramFacebookWeekly Newsletter
2025-05-2044 min
Foster Parent WellBuilding Resilience: Raquel McCloud’s Journey in Kinship Care and AdoptionHave you ever wondered what it takes to build resilience and hope amidst the complexities of the foster care and adoption system? Join us as we sit down with the inspiring Raquel McCloud, who opens up about her incredible journey from a child in kinship care to a kinship adoptive mom. Raquel’s story is a testament to the power of perseverance, healing, and hope, and she shares invaluable insights on the importance of stable and supportive caregivers. From her emotional reunion with her 21-year-old daughter to the transformation of her Instagram account into a platform for sharing family ad...
2024-09-191h 02
Moms Take TenFoster Care and Adoption with Raquel McCloudSpeaking from the perspective of one who grew up in kinship care, is a birthmom in an open adoption, and is also a kinship adoptive mom, Raquel McCloud brings so much to this conversation. Her life has not been easy, and there continue to be challenges to navigate. While she acknowledges the grief in that, she also highlights the hope and healing as well. As she puts it, "You can endure hard things and still come out of the other side thriving." Listen and be encouraged in your own journey, and as you support others in theirs. ...
2024-04-0112 min
2 Adoptive MamasPreventing Shame in Parenting with Raquel McCloudThe Main Thing:We could not be more thrilled to invite Raquel McCloud back to the show! Every time we sit down with Raquel her words absolutely capture us. She is so gracious, honest, and passionate about her work, who God has called her to be, and how she's embracing what's next for her and for her family. For Episode 95 Raquel is back to help us tackle the topic of "preventing shame" in parenting. She's sharing her heart because of her own lived experiences while also shedding light on the bigger picture of "shame" when i...
2023-10-1734 min
The Forgotten PodcastEpisode 197: From Kinship Care to Kinship Adoptive Mom (w/ Raquel McCloud)The story I have for you today spans many roles in the foster care community. My guest, Raquel McCloud, entered kinship care when she was just a young child. Kinship care is when a relative or close family friend takes the role of foster parent instead of a caregiver previously unknown to the child. There are many instances of informal kinship care occurring as well as formal kinship care. In many cases of kinship care, the relatives are left without many resources to help them establish boundaries with the biological parent who is also their own family...
2023-08-2153 min
2 Adoptive MamasDefining the Boundaries of Kinship Care with Raquel McCloudThe Main Thing: This episode is terrific. That might sound very self-promoting, but it has nothing to do with us and EVERYTHING to do with Raquel's heart for adoption, kinship care, and transforming lives and families with her message. She is fantastic and joins us for a deep dive into shadow feelings, kinship care, and life as an adoptee and a birth mom. During our conversation, Raquel opens up about healthy boundaries, how to preserve your family's story, and what it looks like to thrive amidst kinship care. She's the real deal and so eloquently...
2023-01-3141 min
The Enlighten Me Podcast89: Enlighten Me on The Other Side of Adoption - Part 2Vulnerable. Brave. Inspiring. Those are just a few words of many I could use to describe Raquel McCloud. Beginning with the day she was born, this woman was not dealt an easy hand of cards. But, just like the story line from so many of her favorite books and movies, she was able to rise above her circumstances and create a beautiful life out of the hard and the messy. And not only that, but she is using the things she has been through and many of the things she is still dealing with to help inspire and teach...
2021-07-301h 01
Sala de peligro20 años de Astiberri, 20 años de grandes comicsArrugas, Blankets, El Héroe, Pyongyang, Tu me has matado, Dolores y Lolo, Sangre de mi Sangre, Cenizas, Papel Estrujado, Mi amigo Dahmer, Las Meninas, Parker, Malas Ventas, Lamia, El dia 3, Ocultos, Bone y algún cómic que otro de Jeff Lemire,
O, lo que es lo mismo, Paco Roca, Lorena Alvarez, Javier de Isusi, Laura Perez, Darwyn Cooke, Bea Tormo, Craig Thompson, Jason Lutes, Frederick Peeters, Albert Monteys, Alfonso zapico, Alvaro Ortiz, Ana Miralles, Cristina Durán, RAquel Alzate, Dave McKean, Eleanor Davis, Mamen Moreu, Guy Delisle, Santiago Garcia y hasta Alan Moore, Osamu Tezuka, Scot...
2021-03-0836 min
The PM Show with Larry Manetti on CRN04/05 ERIC BRAEDEN, EMMY AWARD-WINNING AND INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED FILM AND TELEVISION ACTOR
Emmy Award-winning and internationally acclaimed film and television actor ERIC BRAEDEN is a television icon and arguably the most popular character in daytime history. For over 36 plus years, he has portrayed “Victor Newman” on the #1 rated daytime drama series The Young and the Restless, which has over 120,000,000 daily viewers around the world. The show is syndicated in over 30 foreign countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, the Middle East, New Zealand, Romania, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland and Turkey.
Additionally, Braeden has one of the highest TVQ’s on television, according to A.C. Nielsen, and is one o...
2016-04-0600 min
Podcast Ningú no és perfecteNingú no és perfecte 15x04 - 5 a 11 octubreComença l'Ignasi amb les estrenes més destacades d'aquesta setmana; Pan (Viaje a Nunca Jamás), Yo, él i Raquel; i les de la que ve, Marte, La cumbre escarlata; perquè estarà dedicatíntegrament al SITGES 2015. Per aquest motiu aquesta setmana hem convidat al subdirector del Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Mike Hostench, per fer-ne un avanç. I tanquem amb la Marta ens recomana el còmic El escultor d'Scott McCloud, i l'Aram que torna per parlar de la sèrie Olive Kitteridge. I ens queda temps per comentar Regresión? La resposta a un clic.
2015-10-071h 01Podcast Ningú no és perfecteNingú no és perfecte 15x04 - 5 a 11 octubreComença l'Ignasi amb les estrenes més destacades d'aquesta setmana; Pan (Viaje a Nunca Jamás), Yo, él i Raquel; i les de la que ve, Marte, La cumbre escarlata; perquè estarà dedicatíntegrament al SITGES 2015. Per aquest motiu aquesta setmana hem convidat al subdirector del Festival Internacional de Cinema de Catalunya, Mike Hostench, per fer-ne un avanç. I tanquem amb la Marta ens recomana el còmic El escultor d'Scott McCloud, i l'Aram que torna per parlar de la sèrie Olive Kitteridge. I ens queda temps per comentar Regresión? La resposta a un clic.
2015-10-071h 01