Melissa Unfiltered
Melissa Unfiltered - a podcast where nothing is off limits. As a Mom with three adopted kids, I dive into foster care system failures, realities of Mom life, homeschooling, sexual abuse cover ups, domestic violence and any issues that get me fired up each week.
My perspective is unfiltered, fearless, and usually different from the mainstream narrative.
Join me as I question and expose our cultures “accepted” truths, shine a light on the uncomfortable, and explore topics through a lens that’s without boundaries and uniquely mine.
Episodes
14 episodes
The Quiet War
For years, I thought the biggest battles facing our country were political. Left versus right. Conservative versus liberal. But the more I stepped back, the more I realized we've been distracted from something much bigger.In this episode...
My Grandparents Lost $50,000 From an Internet Search
This episode is personal.My grandparents lost $50,000. They weren't buying gift cards. They weren't responding to strange emails. They simply searched for their bank online because they needed a phone number during a home purchase.
A Dad Took His Daughters to the Bathroom. The Internet Lost Its Mind.
A father takes his young daughters into a women's restroom, someone calls the police, and suddenly millions of people are arguing online.In this episode, I dive into the viral bathroom video that sparked outrage across social media and a...
I Tried To Change Foster Care…Here’s What Happened
For years, I've been asking a question that should have a simple answer: Why can't adopted children have access to their own stories?When my husband and I adopted our children through foster care, we were given medical records...but almo...
Sharing a Really Difficult Part of My Personal Story
For years, I wasn't sure if I would ever tell this story publicly.In this episode of Melissa Unfiltered, I'm sharing one of the most difficult and personal experiences of my life. What started as fragmented memories eventually l...
Child Predators Are Hiding In Plain Sight
Child predators are not always strangers hiding in dark alleys.According to former Illinois Legislative Investigating Commission Chief Investigator Thomas Hampson, many are people parents already know, trust, and invite into their child...
The LIES Women Are Being Sold ABOUT MARRIAGE
Have we completely lost sight of what marriage is supposed to be?In this episode of Melissa Unfiltered, I open up about the modern lies women are constantly being sold about relationships, marriage, divorce, social media, porn, dating cu...
Asking My Former Foster Care Caseworker The HARD Questions
What REALLY happens behind the scenes in foster care?In this eye-opening episode of Melissa Unfiltered, I sit down with someone who saw the system from the inside - our family’s former foster care caseworker.Together, we ...
I Realized My ‘Mom Friends’ Weren’t Real…
What if the “mom friends” you thought you had…weren’t real?In this episode of Melissa Unfiltered, I sit down with Francesca (Marathon of Motherhood) to talk about the moment everything shifted - the realization that fitting into “...
I Refused to Send My Kids Back to School…Here’s Why
I never thought I’d be the Mom who homeschools…and honestly, I judged the ones who did.But everything changed.This is the real story of how we went from public school to private school to homeschooling…and why I made the decisio...
IVF FAILED…Then We Adopted 3 Kids in JUST 2 YEARS
I never planned this life.At 18, I moved out, quit college after one class, and took a job at a mall kiosk…not exactly the beginning you picture when you think about marriage, kids, and building a family.But that’s where I met m...
I Called 911 on My Stepdad…At 10 Years Old
I thought I had the perfect family.From the outside, everything looked normal…even good.But behind closed doors, it was a completely different story.In this episode of Melissa Unfiltered, I’m taking you back to my childhood....
Why I Stayed Quiet About the Foster Care System…Until Now
I stayed quiet for years about what I saw in the foster care system… until now.This is the story I was afraid to tell - until now.In this first episode of Melissa Unfiltered, I share the real story behind why I started this podc...
Welcome to Melissa Unfiltered | A Podcast Where Nothing Is Off Limits
Welcome to Melissa Unfiltered. This is a podcast where nothing is off limits.I’m a Mom of three adopted kids, and every week I talk about the topics that get me fired up...the ones most people avoid or are too afraid to say out loud.