Best Misty Rodriguez Podcasts (2025)

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The Grandma Effect | with Naomi Castillo on What It Meant to Be Raised by Her Grandmother 54:47

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In this episode of Speak Up, Naomi Castillo tells her powerful story of being raised by her grandmother after her parents separated and struggled with instability. She shares memories of visits to her mother in jail, summers living with relatives, and the sacrifices her grandmother made to keep her safe. Naomi also describes reconnecting with her p…

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Healing in the Playroom l with Christina Villarreal- Davis on How Play Unlocks What Words Cannot 53:40

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In this enlightening episode, Misty sits down with Christina, a licensed professional counselor supervisor and a registered play therapist supervisor, to delve into the transformative world of play therapy. Christina shares her extensive knowledge and passion for working with children, providing invaluable insights into how play therapy serves as a…

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A Friend's Side of the Story | with Rita Robledo — A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Foster Care Through the Eyes of a Friend 52:22

3M ago52:22

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What does foster care look like when you're standing just outside the story—but still close enough to feel every ripple? In this episode, I sit down with my good friend, Rita Robledo, who didn’t grow up knowing about the system and wasn’t trained to navigate it—but found herself walking alongside me through the thick of it anyway. She asked the que…

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Family, Reimagined | with Lori Sofet on the Kinship Path No One Talks About 53:13

4M ago53:13

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What happens when family steps in—not because they have to, but because love pulls them in? In this episode, I sit down with my dear friend Lori Sofet to talk about her unexpected journey into kinship care. When she said yes to caring for her toddler relative, she wasn’t prepared for how hard—and how healing—it would be. Together we unpack the quie…

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Connected by the System | with Jennifer Borrego on System Failures, Sibling Bonds, and Two Moms Who Wouldn’t Let Go 36:11

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This episode is deeply personal. I’m sitting down with Jennifer Borrego—who I met because our daughters are biological siblings. We were both fostering, unaware of each other, caught in a system that never connected the dots. What started as confusion and frustration slowly turned into something redemptive. We talk about what it was like to find ea…

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Seeing the Gap | with Martin Cervantes on Stories from Inside the Shelter 46:06

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In this eye-opening conversation, Martin shares what he’s witnessed working overnight at a local children’s shelter—stories that are hard to hear but even harder to ignore. From heartbreaking sibling separations to the unheard cries of infants who’ve learned no one is coming, this episode exposes the unseen realities of emergency shelter care. Beca…

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Staying in the Story | with Morgan Snead on Single Foster Parenting, Support, and Staying the Course 25:19

4M ago25:19

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In this episode, Morgan shares her journey as a single foster mom—how she learned to advocate for herself and the children in her care, build a support system, and develop lasting relationships with bio families. Her story is honest, courageous, and full of wisdom for anyone navigating foster care—or wondering if they can do this too.…

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The Story That Changed Everything | with Misty and Her Husband on Stepping Into Foster Care 33:06

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In this very first episode of The Speak Up, I sit down with my husband to share the deeply personal story that opened our eyes to the reality of foster care — and ultimately changed the course of our family forever. We’re pulling back the curtain on how an unexpected call turned into a calling, the heartbreak and beauty that came with it, and how o…