105 episodes

Join Mal + Kate each Monday as they talk about adoption, parenthood, Disney, and MORE! They are two adoptive moms that seek to love, support, and elevate all corners of the adoption triad through honest conversations with adoptive parents, birth moms, & adoptees, all while running Funding Love, a non-profit that strengthens bonds, builds community, and restores people through all-expenses-paid vacations to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida!So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine; there’s always a seat open for you at the table. When you tune in, you are Funding Love - with Mal + Kate!

The Funding Love Podcast with Mal + Kate Mal and Kate

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 28 Ratings

Join Mal + Kate each Monday as they talk about adoption, parenthood, Disney, and MORE! They are two adoptive moms that seek to love, support, and elevate all corners of the adoption triad through honest conversations with adoptive parents, birth moms, & adoptees, all while running Funding Love, a non-profit that strengthens bonds, builds community, and restores people through all-expenses-paid vacations to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida!So grab a cup of coffee or a glass of wine; there’s always a seat open for you at the table. When you tune in, you are Funding Love - with Mal + Kate!

    CBS Season 45 Survivor, Kendra McQuarrie - An Adoptee Story of Discovery, Reunification, + Love

    CBS Season 45 Survivor, Kendra McQuarrie - An Adoptee Story of Discovery, Reunification, + Love

    Do you watch CBS' Emmy Award-winning series, Survivor?!

    Well, this week, Survivor Super Fans, Mal + Kate, get a chance to chat with Kendra McQuarrie, Survivor Season 45's spunkiest castaway, and proud owner of Happy To Be Here. The past decade has taken her from coast to coast, island to island, and many countries along the way, and this week, we are proud to have her voice on the Funding Love Podcast! 

    Kendra talks all about her story of discovering her adoption, the search for the biological family she never knew she was missing, and the connection, belonging, and love she found on the journey. She also shares her life after Survivor with her business Happy to Be Here, where she uses her knowledge of astrology and tarot to connect with spirit, reflect, and guide what is yet to come. After returning from Fiji and moving to the jungles of Hawaii, she continues to use these passions to bring insight and inspiration to herself and others.

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    • 46 min
    Our Crazy Adoption Story with Twin Adoptees Victoria Jacobs + Eileen Diaz

    Our Crazy Adoption Story with Twin Adoptees Victoria Jacobs + Eileen Diaz

    But what if the Lifetime Movie was true??

    For identical twin adoptees, Victoria and Eileen, their adoption story actually does come with some Lifetime Movie drama and trauma. Tune in to this unbelievable story of adoption, kidnap, and reunion that ultimately ends with hope, love, and contentment in their experience of adoption.

    Connect with Victoria + Eileen!
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    • 47 min
    Adoptive Family Vacation Recap with Jen Wilhorn + Kristen Volz

    Adoptive Family Vacation Recap with Jen Wilhorn + Kristen Volz

    Our 8th annual Funding Love Adoptive Family Vacation traveled March 3rd - 9th, and two of our Magic Makers, Jen Wilhorn + Kristen Volz, join Mal + Kate as they recap the week. Tune in as they chat all about the events of the trip, sharing their favorite moments and talking about importance of post-placement care for adoptive families and adoptees.

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    • 43 min
    Adoption + The Enneagram with Melissa Corkum

    Adoption + The Enneagram with Melissa Corkum

    This week, Mal + Kate talk all things adoption + enneagram with Adoption Wise's Melissa Corkum. As an adoptee and adoptive mom, Melissa Corkum provides insight and resources to adoptees, parents and professionals through her speaking, coaching, and writing. She is a TED Speaker, Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner, Cultivate Connection Facilitator, Certified Enneagram Coach, and co-founder of Adoption Wise. Additionally, she co-authored Reclaim Compassion and Foundations for Overcoming and Preventing Blocked Care.

    Connect with Melissa!
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    Website: Adoption Wise

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    @katedawnduck

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    • 41 min
    Celebrating 100 Episodes!

    Celebrating 100 Episodes!

    The Funding Love Podcast has hit 100 episodes!!

    Tune in this week as Mal + Kate share the biggest impact the last 99 episodes has had on them and what they have learned over the past year and a half. They also give al little Funding Love update of all the amazing things coming soon.

    Connect with  your hosts!
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    @katedawnduck

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    • 23 min
    Part 3 of our Three-Part Series: Adoption is...LOVE!

    Part 3 of our Three-Part Series: Adoption is...LOVE!

    In the final week of our three-part series, "Adoption is...", Mal + Kate welcome back returning guest, and Funding Love's Volunteer Coordinator, Victoria Jones. Victoria is an adoptee that was adopted at birth by her amazing parents. In this episode, she shares her experience with adoption and her thoughts on the common phrase, "adoption is love".

    Connect with Victoria!
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    • 39 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
28 Ratings

28 Ratings

natb44 ,

A must listen for all families

I absolutely love this podcast and the mission of Funding Love. This podcast isn’t just for adoptive families, it is a must listen for all families. I’ve learned how to support adoptive families and received thought provoking information about how to best parent my biological little one. The hosts are wonderful and do such a good job of navigating even the most challenging of topics. I love that they don’t shy away from the messy or broken, instead they lovingly support others.

UCF nursing ,

FUNDING LOVE

A great podcast. To 2 great families

justaspoonfulofmeg ,

LOVE

Love all things Funding Love! And love learning more and more about adoption!

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