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Mal + Kate are back with another CBS Survivor!

You may know him as "Crazy Uncle Bruce", but this week, Bruce Perreault joins the show and shares about his experience being a castaway on TWO back-to-back seasons of Survivor. He also shares his story of entering foster care as a young child,  his eventual adoption into his foster family at the age of seven, and how he feels like his life experiences leading up to his Survivor journey prepared him to be the strong, resilient, and adaptable Survivor contestant that he was.

Outside of life in on TV in Fiji, Bruce is a US Navy Veteran, proud dad, and devoted husband. He  lives and works as a real estate agent in Rhode Island.

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Are you into Pop Culture? Do you enjoy following celebrities and their everyday lifestyles? Did you know that many celebrities are a part of the adoption triad?

Well, this week, Mal + Kate welcome Kate's longtime bestie, Rebekah Ingraham, to the show! Rebekah [Bekah] has worked in Hollywood her entire career, with nearly 20 years spent with E! News. She was the Executive Producer of E! News's morning talk show, "Daily Pop" where she interviewed your favorite celebrities and discussed the top pop culture headlines of the day. She is now the Chief Media Officer for Travelmation, a premier, top-selling travel company that is changing the way travel is booked and experienced all over the world.

This week, Mal, Kate, and Bekah talk all about celebrities and adoption. They discuss celebs that are adoptive parents (like Thomas Rhett, Hugh Jackman,  and Angelina Jolie), celebs that are adoptees (like Faith Hill, Kristen Chenoweth, and Simone Biles), and the impact that their celebrity voices make on the adoption world, either for good, or bad.

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Welcome to Season THREE of the Funding Love Podcast with Mal + Kate! 

We are two adoptive moms that seek to love, support, and elevate all corners of the adoption triad while running our nonprofit, Funding Love! In year three, we will be talking all about parenting, Disney, adoption, and MORE with an all-star line up of incredible guests both inside and outside the adoption community. So grab your favorite beverage and pull up a chair, because everyone has a seat at our table. Together, we are funding love - the podcast! 
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Are you a part of the Funding Love Book Club?? Season 2 of the Funding Love Podcast wraps up with our first ever episode of the Funding Love Book Club!

On Episode 1 of the Funding Love Book Club, adoptive moms, Mal + Kate, birth mom, Jessie Mattos, and adoptee and adoptive mom, Allison Olsen, discuss the New York Times Notable Book, American Baby: A Mother, A Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption, written by New York Times best-selling author and journalist, Gabrielle Glaser.

American Baby is the shocking truth about postwar adoption in America, told through the bittersweet story of one teenager, the son she was forced to relinquish, and their search to find each other. In this episode, Mal, Kate, Jessie, and Allison all share their thoughts and perspectives on the book, each through their own lens of where they sit in the adoption triad.

Thank you to Book Club Member, Natalie Blaich, for sending in your comments and questions, too!

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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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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.

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