NPE Stories: Recent Episodes
NPE Stories
What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent? NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story. What is an NPE? It is a term that stands for Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event. It is used for people who have found out the life changing news that their parent wasn’t their biological parent. Most likely through the advent of home DNA kits.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out. These stories are here for us to listen to and nod along with. Be a part of the story telling. If you are an NPE that would like to share your story email npestories@gmail.com. You do not have to give any identifying information. I’d like to hear from you. NPE Stories will be launching July 1st 2019. Come heal with us.
Lauren LoGiudice is a comedian that identifies as a misfit, and is also a donor-conceived person with a couple hundred estimated siblings.
Lauren can be reached at laurenlogi.com
Lauren's Podcast Misfits Makin' It
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Shirley discovered through DNA tests that her entire biological family was different from the one she had known all her life, leading her to become a private detective so that she could uncover her true origins.
Shirley can be reached via email smunoznewsonauthor@gmail.com
Instagram: shirleymunoznewson_author
Facebook: shirleymunoznewson.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots
Don Anderson's Missing Pieces - NPE Life
The Little Dark One: A True Story of Switched at Birth by Shirley Munoz-Newson
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Shelly is part of a great little NPE community called the NoMi Girls who meet in Northern Michigan regularly. She had a traumatic childhood and has put a lot of work into healing, including EMDR and support groups, but Shelly says this experience has changed her a lot.
Shelly can be reached via email shellywellsnpe@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots
Lauren LoGiudice
Don Anderson's Missing Pieces - NPE Life
Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreats
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Kris took a DNA test along with many of her family members and saw that she did not have DNA in common with her birth certificate father. She hid her profile online and has chosen, at this point, not to discuss this with her dad.
Kris can be reached via email kristinekellympls@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots Summit
High Conflict Institute
Hiraeth Hope & Healing
Eve Sturges
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
This was a very long emotional episode that has been divided into 2 parts. This is part 2.
This was part of a panel held at the Untangling Our Roots Summit 2024 in Denver, CO. The panel was moderated by Don Anderson of Missing Pieces - NPE Life and featured Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative and Lily Wood of NPE Stories. Eve shared for 10 minutes on changing family narratives followed by others in the audience. Then Lily shared for 10 minutes on Estrangement and Rejection followed by others in the audience.
Audience members who shared in Part 2:
- Lora Alegria
- Pam Collins
- Alicia Williams
- Kelly
- Justin
- Richard Wenzel
- Diana
- Denise
- Unknown (Take us back to yesterday -poem)
- Gigi
Untangling our Roots Summit
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
This was a very long emotional episode that has been divided into 2 parts. This is part 1.
This was part of a panel held at the Untangling Our Roots Summit 2024 in Denver, CO. The panel was moderated by Don Anderson of Missing Pieces - NPE Life and featured Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative and Lily Wood of NPE Stories. Eve shared for 10 minutes on changing family narratives followed by others in the audience. Then Lily shared for 10 minutes on Estrangement and Rejection followed by others in the audience.
Audience members who shared in Part 1:
- Leif Whalen
- Alicia Williams
- Jenny
- Amy
- Terry Champion
- Don Anderson
- Dave Treadway
- Amy
Untangling our Roots Summit
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Margo discovered her NPE status when she purchased an Ancestry kit to kill a lifelong curiosity. She learned her younger brother was not the only NPE in the family and suddenly her chaotic childhood began to make sense.
Resources Mentioned:
When the Apple Falls Far from the Tree: Discovering the Gifts within the Chaos
by Margo Reilly
Upcoming Memoir due out summer 2024: When you Shake the Family Tree by Margo Reilly
Who Even Am I Anymore: A Process Journal by Eve Sturges
Jill Krzyzanowicz's website
justbeingjill.com
IG Handle @justbeingjill
Margo Reilly's Facebook page
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Terra was raised in Texas by her single father and asked for a 23andMe for Christmas to see how much Native American she had on her maternal side. Terra ended up having quite an ethnicity shift after her NPE.
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Dorene’s NPE discovery in 2022 at the age of 60 inspired her to become a trauma recovery coach, specializing in helping NPEs. As she began to study intergenerational trauma and apply what she learned to her experience, the events of Dorene's life finally began to make sense.
Dorene can be reached via email at dorene@thetruthofme.com
Resources Mentioned:
Tickets available for the Untangling our Roots Summit Apr 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Laura found out her half-siblings are her full siblings, and since finding out she was an NPE her family members have become distant.
Resources Mentioned:
Tickets still available for the Untangling our Roots Summit Apr 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
KaSheena took a DNA test to see what part of Africa her ancestors came from, but ended up finding a bunch of strangers show up in her DNA matches.
KaSheena can be reached via email kasheena.winston@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Tickets still available for the Untangling our Roots Summit Apr 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Sue is an NPE that has a full sibling from her mother's affair with her birth father. Her research has uncovered other NPEs from her family as well, including her own mother.
Resources Mentioned:
Join us at the Untangling our Roots Summit Apr 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO
NPE Stories now has a new $3 donation tier on Patreon
Sue can be reached via email suzanwalker57@hotmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Devin shares his NPE story of finding out he is the youngest of 23 children spanned over many decades. He believes he may still have siblings out there he has yet to meet.
Devin can be reached via email devindavis2277@gmail.com
or via instagram @dd_227
Resources Mentioned:
Devin has shared his story previously on DNA Surprises
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
After being abandoned by his mother at 6 months old, AJ moved to a rural area with the man everyone thought was his father. His whole life, he never knew that the missing pieces he felt were not just because of his mother's absence. Through death, loss and shock AJ has navigated his life purposefully and arrived at a place that he is very grateful for.
AJ can be reached via email AJD1139@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Missing Pieces - NPE Life host Don Anderson Episode S2 E12 Bro-mance
Norwood Free Methodist Church
https://www.facebook.com/norwoodfmc
https://www.youtube.com/@norwoodfreemethodistchurch9828
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Raised just outside of Detroit, Bob had a vastly different upbringing than his biological father's children. Bob has found out, after taking a DNA test, that he is half Ashkenazi Jewish.
Bob can be reached via email bobmason68@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots Summit in April 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
After a traumatic childhood and being raised primarily by an abusive grandmother, Shantel discovered her NPE status at age 23. The discovery came with a change in her racial identity but it wasn’t until almost 15 years later that Shantel discovered who her biological father was.
Messages to Shantel can be sent to npestories@gmail.com referencing Shantel Episode 185
Resources Mentioned:
Shantel found the Family Tree DNA/Genealogy groups she joined very helpful in her search for her biological paternal family.
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Sharilyn figured out she was an NPE when she found her birth certificate. She met her birth father before his passing but needed time to process meeting her new biological family members. Like so many NPEs she would really like a sincere apology.
Sharilyn can be reached via email ssharilyn@hotmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Severange Magazine
Missing Pieces - NPE Life hosted by Don Anderson
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Jess is taller than her brothers and never had a relationship with her BCF after he was sent to prison when she was a child. She found out she was an NPE and her BF's family has been a new joy in Jess's life.
Jess can be reached via email jessmaineg@gmail.com
Resources:
Grief Class and the 5 stages of grief
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
My fellow millenial NPE shares her story. She was the product of a work affair between her mom and birth father. She had a shocking parent-child match on her DNA results after taking a DNA test for fun.
Aly can be reached:
on Facebook at Aly Copeland
on Instagram @Alytowel
email alysonmnowell@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Aly discusses an NPE millenial subgroup which can be reached after joining the private DNA NPE Friends group on facebook.
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Jacoba Ballard from Netflix’s Our Father comes on to share her full NPE/DCP story, including details that were not put into her documentary. She is 1 of nearly 100 siblings whose mothers were violated by Dr. Donald Cline when they were unknowingly artificially inseminated with their fertility doctor’s sperm. Jacoba suffers serious medical conditions, along with many of her siblings, which were likely inherited from her biological father.
Jacoba can be reached via email at ballardjacoba@gmail.com
IG @jacobajballard
Facebook: Jacoba Ballard
Resources Mentioned:
Our Father available on Netflix
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Reggie (NPE) grew up one of five children on public assistance by a loving single mother. He is now a lawyer and civil rights activist, just like his biological father.
Reggie can be reached via email reggieshuford@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Wilmington's Lie, by David Zucchino: https://groveatlantic.com/book/wilmingtons-lie/
Reggie's blog: https://reggieshuford.medium.com
Reggie's blog about his ancestry discovery: https://reggieshuford.medium.com/father-figure-my-journey-to-find-my-biological-father-ad7846809d9b
The story about Reggie's friend Sam: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/09/us/politics/son-finds-father-sam-anthony.html
The 1619 Project, by Nikole Hannah-Jones: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/658295/the-1619-project-by-created-by-nikole-hannah-jones-and-the-new-york-times-magazine/9780593230572
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Content Warning: This episode contains accounts of child sexual abuse and violence.
Caroline has a very important message regarding accurate her medical history for all NPEs. She is undergoing treatment for breast cancer that may have been avoided had she known her true family medical history and had the proper genetic testing done long ago.
Caroline can be reached on IG @carolinemoranearl
Resources Mentioned:
DNA Surprises Caroline's Episode
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges Caroline's Story
DNA Angels
newspapers.com
Archives of University Nevada Las Vegas
Death Certificates
Find A Grave
Obituaries
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Kim was a daddy's girl and raised as an only child until she found out she was an NPE. Turns out her DNA test shows she has a significant amount of Cuban ancestry, which came as a total surprise to Kim.
Kim can be reached via email at highervoice@hotmail.com
FB or IG @kimberlygravesmatthes
Resources Mentioned:
newspapers.com
DNA Centimorgan Chart
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Meet Alexis Hourselt, host of DNA Surprises podcast, and listen to her share her own personal NPE story with a major ethnicity surprise. Alexis Hourselt and I share our NPE stories on each other's podcasts this week.
Alexis can be reached via her website or email dnasurprises@gmail.com
IG @dnasurprises
TikTok @dnasurprises
Untangling our Roots Summit for NPEs and those affected by Adoption
DNA Surprises podcast with Alexis Hourselt
DNA Surprise Retreats the next retreat is scheduled for Sept 19-22nd, 2024 in Phoenix
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Ridg received a letter from the State Social Services Office in 2005 that changed his life forever.
Ridghaus can be reached through Instagram @Ridghaus
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling our Roots Summit Denver, CO April 25-28 2024
NAAP: National Association of Adoptees and Parents
Father Unknown film by David Quint
Six Word Adoption Memoirs
Original - https://vimeo.com/161846105
Year 2 - https://vimeo.com/211568644
Amy S short - https://vimeo.com/240901115
Reshma M short - https://vimeo.com/240904104
Barbara R short - https://vimeo.com/223665396
Derek F short - https://vimeo.com/242102128
Somatic Therapy
Celia Center Adoption Constellation
IFS
Unraveling Adoption: Healing Adoption Trauma Through Alternative Therapies with Ridghaus Ep. 113
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Marcie Keithley, co-founder of The National Association of Adoptees and Parents, comes on to share her personal adoption story and provides some education and awareness about the adoption community.
Marcie can be reached via email marcie@naapunited.org or marciejkeithley@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
NAAP: National Association of Adoptees and Parents
NAAP Adoption Happy Hour; 1st and 3rd Fridays of every month
Untangling our Roots Summit Denver, CO April 25-28 2024
The Shoebox Effect: Transforming Pain Into Fortitude and Purpose by Marcie Keithley
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Kellie identifies as a double NPE. Kellie's 2nd father told her unexpectedly that he should have asked her mother for a paternity test.
Kellie can be reached via email schwartzkellie999@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges has compiled 100 songs sent in by NPEs, found here on Spotify.
Missing Pieces ~ NPE Life with Don Anderson
Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreats
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Dr. Nicole Price is a love child from a 10-year-long relationship, and now uses her NPE in her leadership work. Most of her family and close community knew and kept this secret from her.
*The 15:00 mark has a great explanation for empathy and how she has a deeper understanding for people's suffering from her own NPE.
Dr. Nicole Price can be reached through her website here
Resources Mentioned:
DNAngels
Spark the Heart: Engineering Empathy in Your Organization by Dr. Nicole Price
The Holy Educated Mother Fucker: A Filter-Free Guide to Getting Through the Unthinkable by Dr. Nicole Price
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
This is a whirlwind of a story, and one not to be missed. From kidnapping, foundling, foster child, to being raised by an adopted family Jack has been on the search of a lifetime to find his parents true biological child, as well as to uncover his own genetic truth. There are an incredible amount of resources listed below that are sure to help NPEs and adoptees on their own personal searches.
Resources Mentioned:
NAAP
Right to Know
The Lost Sons available on Discovery +
Who is Paul Fronczak Facebook Page
Cece Moore Genetic Genealogist
NCMEC
Fronczakfiles.com
Books:
The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and my Search for the Real Me by Paul Fronczak
True Identity: Cracking the Oldest Kidnapping Cold Case and Finding My Missing Twin by Paul Fronczak
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.-C.S. Lewis
Joan is a late-discovery donor-conceived individual. She never had any idea this was a possibility until her mother told her 5 years ago, before taking a DNA test. Joan's birth father is her mother's OB/GYN.
Joan is searching for any other donor siblings she may have and can be reached via email: jaymarshnpe@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
NPE Stories Episode 89 Jaime’s Story 07/01/2021
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/npe-stories/id1464478802?i=1000527462864
NPE Stories Episode 64 Cassandra (Adams) 01/08/2021
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cassandras-story/id1464478802?i=1000504776203
NPE Stories Episode 53 Annette 10/24/2020
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/annettes-story/id1464478802?i=1000495952339
Right to Know MPE Counseling Collective (directory)
NPE A STORY GUIDE FOR UNEXPECTED DNA DISCOVERIES by Leeanne R. HayDNA Angels*
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Mike wasn’t ready to find out he had a sister through 23andMe. He hasn’t told anyone in his raising family except for one conversation he had face-to-face with his mother. Mike is very cognizant of the impact his NPE may have on his family relationships.
Mike can be reached via email mjamesp1989@yahoo.com
Resources Mentioned:
Facebook Support Group (Private)
DNA Identity Surprise and This NPE Life
admin Alesia Weiss
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Season 5 of NPE Stories
Amy has a double NPE story. She has just connected with her biological family in the last of couple years and has found that her paternal line carries a very serious gene mutation.
Amy can be reached via email benakrn@yahoo.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Christy was unable to tell anyone she was an NPE the first year after discovery, even her own siblings, because she feared for her mother's physical safety.
Christy can be reached via her email at christy_felix@yahoo.com
Resources Mentioned:
Private NPE Facebook Group NPE Only After the Discovery
Leeanne R. Hay's book: NPE* A Story Guide For Unexpected DNA Discoveries
Podcasts:
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges
Missing Pieces NPE Life with Don Anderson
Ep. 25 Season 3 Duck Tales (finale) on Disney, good NPE episode children
Right to Know Mentorship and Assistance Request
NPE Stories Patreon
Carlyn found out through a DNA test that she was adopted. She shares her remarkable story and experiences of her journey in learning about her past and her identity, especially after growing up in an immigrant family of Latino heritage.
Carlyn can be reached via her website: http://animalhumanhealth.com/
Resources Mentioned:
Carlyn's memoir is called Junkyard Girl: A Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets, and Second Chances
Website: http://animalhumanhealth.com/
Bio: https://animalhumanhealth.com/press-kit/carlyns-bio/
Adoption Mosaic
Private NPE FB Group: Togetherness Heals~NPE Only
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories Patreon
Nikee is a Gold Star Mother who found her relinquished adopted sister through a DNA test. She has had 2 legal birth certificates and neither of those had the true name of her biological father.
Nikee can be reached via email at kramer.nikee@yahoo.com
Resources Mentioned:
DNA Angels
Right to Know
NPE Stories Patreon
Shardae had a startling parent/child match of 57.28% on her 23andMe DNA results. It turns out her family is much more entangled than expected.
Resources Mentioned:
DNA Surprises Podcast Shardae's Story (Part 1)
Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg
NPE Stories now has a Patreon page, where listeners and guests can see additional behind-the-scenes content for each episode and support this podcast's creation.
patreon.com/npestories
Thank you to the NPE Stories Patreon devotees Shawn, Marysol, and William Cook.
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
NPE Stories Patreon
Shawn grew up in a blended family where all the children looked different, so he never suspected he was an NPE. Completely out of the blue an unexpected text from his sister alerted him to the fact that his dad was not his dad.
Resources Mentioned:
The Loss Cycle
NPE Stories now has a Patreon page, where listeners and guests can see additional behind-the-scenes content for each episode and support this podcast's creation.
patreon.com/npestories
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
NPE Stories Patreon
Cody was raised in a family where he was not allowed to show any emotion. After discovery, his life hit rock bottom and he had to make his mental health a top priority. Through therapy and hard work Cody has come out of his depression and shares his story on the podcast.
Cody Hatheway can be found on facebook and reached through email: hatheway10@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
NPE Stories now has a Patreon page, where listeners and guests can see additional behind-the-scenes content for each episode and support this podcast's creation.
patreon.com/npestories
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories Patreon
Paige was raised in poverty in Louisiana with a very rough childhood. She had heard rumors that her late father was not her dad, but this was never confirmed until she took an Ancestry DNA test. Paige has a beautiful calming presence while sharing her story on the podcast.
Paige can be emailed at paige.stpierre@yahoo.com
Resources Mentioned:
NPE Stories now has a Patreon page, where listeners and guests can see additional behind-the-scenes content for each episode and support this podcast's creation.
patreon.com/npestories
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
NPE Stories Patreon
Brittani is healing not broken, she shares her story of healing through depression and creating a healing cycle for herself and for others. Finding out you are an NPE is at most times very difficult and hard to process, Brittani wanted to share her story in hopes to help others going through a similar journey, to help normalize the emotions that can come up while healing trauma. She is the creator of healing not broken which has sourced three affirmation decks, art work and led her to become a reiki master and life coach.
This is the first time Brittani has shared her story publicly and truly hopes it can help many along their journey.
social media: @healingnotbroken
podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spirit-rehab-a-healing-not-broken-audio-experience/id1649989456
website: www.healingnotbrokendesigns.com
Resources Mentioned:
Peter J. Boni
Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Artificial Insemination
Renee Gelin
Saving Our Sisters
Baby Brokers by Newsy
All You Have Is Love - Infant Adoption Industry documentary in progress
Healing Not Broken - see links above
Hiraeth Hope & Healing
NPE Stories Patreon
Fred is a late discovery adoptee, and realized life was never going to return back to normal after the "swing of the wrecking ball" He has written a memoir and is 20 years into his discovery and reunification process.
Fred can be reached via email at fred@fredsbreadstore.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling our Roots Summit
NAAP National Association for Adoptees and Parents
Forbidden Roots: A Memoir of Late-Discovery Adoption
by Fred Nicora
www.frednicora.com
Private Facebook Group for NPES
NPE Only: After the Discovery
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Stacey found out through a DNA test and subsequent conversation with her mother, that she was an NPE. She has started a relationship with her HS and BF.
Stacey can be emailed at staceyleigh1@yahoo.com
Resources Mentioned:
Megan Hunter High Conflict Personalities
High Conflict Institute
Megan Hunter and Bill Eddy's Podcast "It's All Your Fault: High Conflict People"
DNA Angels
Private Facebook Group for NPES
NPE Only: After the Discovery
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Heather knew she was conceived at Quantico. An unknown mystery uncle appeared on her Ancestry and after speaking with his family was able to figure out that one of his brothers was stationed as a marine at Quantico at the same time.
Heather can be reached via email at hdswann@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
The Reverend and the Reprobate Podcast
DNA Tests, Family Trees, and NPE Stories: The Lily Wood Interview
Therapeutic process writing group with Eve Sturges, LMFT, author of "Who Even Am I Anymore." 8 week Writing Workshops on Thursdays.
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
A month before her dad is coming to visit her, Josie re-logs back into 23andMe after many years and notices something strange in her family tree.
Josie can be emailed at hello@spadeandanchor.com
Resources Mentioned:
Healing Retreats for Adoptees, Donor Conceived People, Late Discovery Adoptees, and NPEs
Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreats
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Crystal found out she was an NPE in 2021. She spent some time messaging her family before they all figured out who her biological father was. She has now formed a great relationship with her brothers, which is especially profound as Crystal was raised as an only child.
Crystal can be emailed at truthcamp@hotmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling our Roots Summit
Held in Louisville, KY Mar 30 - Apr 1 2023
Dr. Krista Driver's NPE Tuesday Zoom calls
kdriver@mariposacenter.org
Crystal was a guest on the podcast The Secret in my DNA. Her episode can be found here.
Crystal's Podcast Truth Camp can be found on Spotify and Youtube.
Dani Shapiro's NPE book Inheritance
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Beth chooses to share her NPE story anonymously because her birth certificate father does not know the truth. Her sister found out they were half-sisters through a 23andMe DNA test.
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling our Roots Summit
Held in Louisville, KY Mar 30 - Apr 1 2023
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Nancy wondered why her Mom picked a cousin to be her godfather rather than one of her beloved brothers...she later found out they were closer than she knew.
Nancy can be reached through email at nkauf92@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Ancestry Discoveries: What Happens Under the Sheets Doesn't Stay Thereby Annette L Becklund
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Bobbi says her NPE story is a rare one, and she hasn't heard one quite like it. Many of her family members end up being NPEs.
Bobbi can be reached through email at bobbi859@gmail.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Sydney always felt that something was off in her family of origin, and everyone around her acted extremely strange when she started to talk about her DNA results. Turns out nearly everyone in her life knew the truth except for Sydney.
Sydney can be reached through email at sydneybarnes08@yahoo.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Jeff says his NPE story has a happy ending. He had a normal upbringing as a child and was completely surprised when a HS reached out to him after taking an Ancestry DNA test.
Jeff can be reached through email at jefftaylor.5.16.15@gmail.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Although Pam Z forgave her birth certificate father on his deathbed she kept her distance from him throughout her childhood for her own protection.
Pam Z can be reached through email at dreambig373@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreat
The Canadian group is Not Parent Expected Canada which is the public education page and the private support group is:
Canadian NPEs/MPEs on Facebook
Notparentexpected.ca is the public information website and Facebook group below.
https://www.facebook.com/NotParentExpectedCanada?mibextid=LQQJ4d
The NPE Book Club current selection:
Healing journey for your MPE discovery by Lynne W Spencer.
Who Even Am I Anymore by Eve Sturges
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Liann is an NPE and no longer wants to be the family secret. She made sure she was in the right mindset for rejection before reaching out to certain family members. One of her half siblings has started communicating with Liann after her BF and HB did not want to pursue a relationship.
Liann can be reached through email at gotheart89@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Inner Child Work and Ancestral Trauma work
IAOTRC Certified Trauma Specialist, track for NPEs
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Kelly Grace Hickey is such an important volunteer in our NPE community. She has solved endless cases through the non-profit founded by Laura Olmsted, DNAngels. DNAngels, if you haven't heard, finds birth parents FOR FREE for adoptees, donor conceived, and Not Parent Expected individuals. Kelly is a joy to listen to as she shares her own personal story, as well as the incredible background information around the service work she does.
Kelly Grace can be reached through email at kelly@dnangels.org
Kelly can also be found on facebook as Kelly Grace
Resources mentioned:
DNAngels.org
Interested in volunteering with DNAngels? Contact aimee@dnangels.org
Untangling our Roots Summit
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Kimberly has gone through a lot of healing to get where she is currently at in her NPE story. Although initially she had contact with her biological father, like so many other NPEs, that relationship has its own set of complications.
Kimberly can be reached through email at kdsoto8@gmail.com
Resources mentioned:
Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Izola is 90 years old, and has not been able to find out a lot about her biological father, since most of the people that would know information are no longer around. She was incorrectly told it was 2 different men when her mother was still alive. Now she lives with her daughter who acts as her historian, and through DNA testing and search angels has been able to get a name for her biological father. It was truly an honor to be able to record Izola's story for the NPE community.
Izola can be reached through email kij1120@yahoo.com
Resources:
DNAngels
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Traci's sister thought she was the NPE in the family after finding out her mother had a brief secret marriage to a man they didn't know. After taking a DNA test Traci found out she was in fact the NPE.
Traci can be reached through email at tlwilk1990@gmail.com
Resources mentioned:
Gina Daniel and Richard Wenzels' website NPE Guide
Gina Daniel's NPE Stories episode #19
Don Anderson's podcast episodes:
Missing Pieces NPE Life Ep. 7
Missing Pieces NPE Life Ep. 8
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Leeanne is an NPE and the author of NPE* A story guide for unexpected DNA discoveries.
Leeanne comes on the podcast in Episode 144 and shares some of her favorite resources, portions of her book as well as her NPE story.
Leeanne can be reached on twitter @leeannerh
Leeanne's website: leeannerhay.com
Resources:
DNAngels
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 5 Stages of Grief
Untangling our Roots Summit 2023
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Melissa never knew who her father was, and was never given much information as her mother had her out of wedlock, and her family carried a lot of shame over this. As an adult Melissa had the internet and started researching her birth fathers name until she found, who she thought, was her dad.
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Eric found out he was a donor conceived when a sibling messaged him through a DNA testing site. After processing his shock for several years he is now very involved in the donor conceived and BIPOC donor conceived community.
Eric can be reached on Instagram @ericsbmusica
Resources:
Eric's podcast: The MN Futball Show
IG: @DCCsupport
IG: @donorconceivedcouncil
donorconceivedcommunity.org
The Secret in My DNA podcast
The Reverand and the Reprobate Podcast
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges podcast
Eric's music can be found at:
ericsbmusica.bandcamp.com
https://truruts.bandcamp.com/album/the-common-past
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Kara Rubinstein Deyerin and Alesia Weiss come on Episode 141 to share their NPE stories, talk about their service work at Right to Know, and also share about the upcoming summit in March 2023 called Untangling our Roots.
Resources:
Untangling our Roots Summit held Mar 30 - Apr 1 in Louisville, KY
Tickets currently $279, Significant Other Ticket $119
NPE, LDA, and DCP FREE mentors available online request at Right to Know
323-TALK-MPE free mentor hotline through Right to Know
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Liz got a shocking message from an unknown half sister, who then deactivated her account before Liz could get more information. Liz shares the rest of her story and how she found out she was an NPE in Episode 140.
Liz can be reached through email at thelizsowers@gmail.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Geoff found out he was an NPE after all his parents had passed. He now is beginning to understand why his mother worked on a women's right to choose in the state legislature, many years ago.
Geoff can be reached through email at geoffdoyle@yahoo.com
Resources mentioned:
Dani Shapiro's book: Inheritance and podcast
Dawn Davies Episode #77 of NPE Stories
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Sarah M grew up in a picture perfect household. As adults that picture began to change after she and her siblings discovered their mother had been lying about her age, leading them to suspect she was keeping bigger secrets. However, when Sarah took a DNA test, she never expected to find out that the big secret involved her.
Sarah can be reached through email at sarahnpe67@gmail.com
Resources mentioned:
Right to Know: Community and Connection Webinars for NPEs
Jason Hobbs LCSW Mindfulness Practice for MPEs
Right to Know is searching for a volunteer coordinator who has experienced an NPE and has skills in nursing or social services. Interested in volunteering in the NPE community? Contact Alesia Weiss at alesia@righttoknow.us
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Bianca had a traumatic childhood (trigger warning child sexual assault) and was abandoned by her mother and raised by her birth certificate father. As an adult Bianca found out she was an NPE.
Bianca can be reached through email at bner1156@gmail.com
Bianca can be found on instagram @themakeupbianca_npe
Resources mentioned:
Book: Secrets from the Grave by Bianca Ramos
Spotify Podcast: Rewriting the Generational Script
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Simone found out she was an NPE in a shocking moment days after her dad died. She was left to process this alone and has since been able to find out more of her story and who her paternal biological family is.
Simone can be reached through email at barrett.simone@yahoo.com
Resources mentioned:
Private NPE Facebook group called Togetherness Heals ~ NPE Only
NPE ONLY~a safe haven solely for NPEs (no family or friends), because Togetherness Heals"
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Ryan is on a search for his biological family and has not had any success to date. He was abandoned at a Moroccan hospital as an infant and spent the first 18 years of his life not knowing he wasn't related to his adopted family. This has been completely overwhelming at times and Ryan continues to try to search for answers.
Ryan can be found at the resources below as well as on IG @peshy37
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0o6rizhzwOXC6YvRNlwEmK?si=rfA6kca2T5OGtr8-_AvYVQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A4WeW65eUD5FE7RriYorPHu&fbclid=IwAR2C-T7Dl2TXFJqV6D72_ByA4nUxad589f2u0lAQwguReyQiNr1t5wfbdqc&nd=1
Long Lost Families photos
Edinburgh Live article
Ryan's Youtube Story
https://peshy37.wordpress.com/2021/02/18/my-story/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAEdId5Ja44
Sex Lies and the Truth Episode
Anchor episode
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Jackie was told in anger by her mother that her dad wasn't her real father, and confirmed this through DNA testing. She has a beautiful relationship with all her siblings, but she does speak to the fact that she has trouble finding joy since her NPE revelation.
Jackie can be reached through email at jaxmobeach@gmail.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Nichole never suspected she was an NPE, until her Grandmother raised suspicion when she shared alarming stories in a moment of grief. Turns out many in her family and community had to keep this secret all these years. Finding out the true biological father was another story entirely.
Nichole can be reached through email at n.siembieda@gmail.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Raised as an only child, Shelly's mom and dad passed away when she was in her early 20s. In spring 2021, at age 35, she was ready to find children she had been told her dad had before she was born but didn't raise. What she found out is that her dad wasn't her biological father, half of her ethnic heritage was incorrect, and she was not an only child. As a journalist, she has written about her experiences, and is learning how to balance being an NPE, a storyteller, and a mom in the healthiest way possible.
You can see a synopsis of her story here:
Scary Mommy: https://www.scarymommy.com/genetic-test-rocks-your-storyline
Jewish News: https://www.jewishaz.com/community/my-surprising-jewish-family-tree/article_2beac79e-f6d1-11eb-bf79-4b05d736e1c8.html
You can see her work as a writer at www.mteverson.com, follow her on Twitter at @mntnewsgurl, and reach out via e-mail at michelle.t.everson@gmail.com.
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Joy was made out to be the villain by her family members.
Resources:
NPEguide.com
The Lost Family by Libby Copeland
Podcasts:
Missing Pieces - NPE Life
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges
The Secret in my DNA
DNA Surprises
Cut off Genes Podcast
Family Secrets
Holly shares her NPE story in the first episode of Season 4 of the NPE Stories podcast.
Holly can be emailed directly at hberry1@gmail.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Lisa (Maria) has gone through an awakening since finding out her uncle is her father, and her cousins are actually her siblings.
Lisa can be emailed directly at lisat1270@sbcglobal.net
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Robin shares her NPE story.
"You can't be rejected by someone that doesn't know you."
Robin can be emailed directly at rlehrman707@yahoo.com
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Peter J. Boni, author of Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Articial Insemination, shares his story and dives into the shocking lack of regulation around donor conception.
Resources discussed:
Peter J. Boni
www.peterjboni.com
Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Articial Insemination
NPE Stories facebook page
IG @lilymwood
Podcast host Don Anderson, of Missing Pieces - NPE Life shares his NPE story for the first time.
Resources discussed:
Missing Pieces - NPE Life
Eve Sturges
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges
Erin Cosentino
Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats
Togetherness Heals ~ NPE Only
Dr. Gina Daniel
NPE Guide
Newspaper.com
Ancestry.com
Don's Instagram podcast page:
@npe_life_podcast
NPE Stories facebook page
IG @lilymwood
Loren had a parent-child match show up in her Ancestry DNA results that didn't make any sense.
Resources discussed:
Our Father
Netflix
Inheritance
Dani Shapiro
Severance
B.K. Jackson
NPE Stories facebook page
IG @lilymwood
Stacey shares her life growing up in her severe household until she left to live with her Grandma. She hopes to have a relationship with her bio dad and his family.
Stacey can be emailed directly at npestacey@gmail.com
Resources discussed:
Reckoning with the Primal Wound: A Documentary
by Rebecca Autumn Samson
The Primal Wound
by Nancy Verrier
Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats for :
Adoptees, Donor Conceived People, Late Discovery Adoptees, and NPEs
https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Susan found out she was donor conceived, and this was kept from her and her BCF. Her biological father is her mother's fertility doctor.
Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats for :
Adoptees, Donor Conceived People, Late Discovery Adoptees, and NPEs
https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/
Who Even Am I Anymore: A Process Journal For the Adoptee, Late Discovery Adoptee, Donor Conceived, NPE, and MPE Community
created by Eve Sturges
I will give away a copy to a lucky person who comments on the facebook post for Episode 123 on the NPE Stories facebook page through 5/08/22.
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Susan can be found on social media at Susan Ockrant-Johnston.
Susan can also be emailed at susan_ockrant@hotmail.com
Cindy never understood the cause of the abuse she received from her narcissistic BCF until she found out she was an NPE.
"There is an innate primal need to know where you come from."
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 122 where today I am speaking with Cindy O.
O’Leary/NPE story mentioned from the Chicago Tribune
Cindy is in the Chicago area and can be reached by email.
Cindy's email: 67irishford@gmail.com
Article mentioned from Severance Magazine:
To Pimp an Adopted Butterfly by Matthew Charles
Website:
npestories.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Jodie was told at 20 her dad wasn't her dad, and finally got the truth nearly 20 years later.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 121 where today I am speaking with Jodie.
Jodie can be reached by email.
Jodie's email: maryravenstar2@gmail.com
Jodie mentions the book:
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
by Lindsay C. Gibson
Website:
npestories.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Mary Ravenstar was raised and identifies as Native American. She details many ways she went through her healing process.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 120 where today I am speaking with Mary Ravenstar.
Mary can be reached by email.
Mary's email: maryravenstar2@gmail.com
Mary mentions the following resources:
Ancestral Healing through the Shift Network
Severance Magazine
Sara Easterly's Book: Searching for Mom
Mary is currently writing a book called Shattered for Good.
Other Resources discussed:
Right to Know Hotline 323 TALK MPE
righttoknow.us
npestories.com
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Christina has no regrets and says this has been a beautiful experience to get where she is at today in her NPE story.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 119 where today I am speaking with Christina.
Christina can be reached by email.
Christina's email: cmb312@gmail.com
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https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Special crossover episode with Fred, an NPE who first shared Part 1 of his story Charts, Graphs, & Data. Oh My! on Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges.
Fred found out he was 50% Ashkenazi Jew through a DNA test and is coming up on his 2 year re-birthday.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 118 where today I am speaking with Fred.
Please listen to Part 1 of this crossover episode on Eve Sturges's podcast, Everything's Relative before getting the newest updates of Fred's NPE story on this episode.
Fred mentions the Jewish Heritage group found through the private NPE Friends FB group as well as the MPE Jewish Identity and DNA Surprises group also on FB.
Fred mentions the NPE zoom calls on hosted by the FB group Togetherness Heals ~ NPE Only.
Email Fred: Fred.Firestine@gmail.com
Fred's podcast on the TV show Psych can be found at:
Psychrewind.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
"Broken people can't fix broken people."
Marysol has been through a huge healing process and shares her devastation and path to healing. Marysol has a biracial identity as an NPE, and is still searching for an NPE therapist to help in that respect.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 117 where today I am speaking with Marysol.
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Dani took 10 weeks off of work for her mental health when she learned about her NPE.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 116 where today I am speaking with Dani.
Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats
https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/
Dani can be reached by email.
Dani's email: danilynn.peterson@yahoo.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Rachelle found a birth certificate and picture of herself with a different last name.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 115 where today I am speaking with Rachelle.
Rachelle can be reached by email.
Rachelle's email: whiterosedes@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Matt is a late-discovery adoptee who was illegally adopted at 2 days old.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 114 where today I am speaking with Matt.
Matt can be reached by email.
Matt's email: matthew.l.jackson@maine.edu
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Denise still hasn't found her birth father, and has hired a genealogical team through Ancestry.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 113 where today I am speaking with Denise.
Denise has hired a professional genealogist team through Ancestry to track down her family. https://www.progenealogists.com/
Denise can be reached by email.
Denise's email: jdyarwood@comcast.net
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Kiera has an outcome very different than other NPE stories.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 112 where today I am speaking with Kiera.
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Penny was a really big secret in a really repressed family.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 111 where today I am speaking with Penny.
Mentioned Right to Know Community and Connection event on Jan 9th 12pm PST.
Host licensed therapist Jana Rupnow LPC, guiding a discussion of rebuilding trust after betrayal.
Email RSVP@RightToKnow.us for zoom link
Penny can be reached by email.
Penny's email: pennynpe@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
John tells his NPE discovery story and shares about his mother's ghosts.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 110 where today I am speaking with John.
John's article: "Are You, You? The Complexity of Discovering Your Biological Parents."
https://newdirectionspgh.com/mpe-experience/
John can be reached by email.
John's email: mymothersghosts@gmail.com
MPE Counseling Collective (NPE Therapist Directory)
https://mpecounseling.org/
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Catherine considers herself a very lucky NPE.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 109 where today I am speaking with Catherine, aka the Lucky NPE.
Catherine can be reached by email.
Catherine's email: theluckynpe@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
A rejection story. Colleen started to forge a relationship with her birth father for a year only to have him painfully reject her. She still has not heard back from the letters she sent to her half siblings.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 108 where today I am speaking with Colleen.
Colleen can be reached by email.
Colleen's email: cmwalls@smcm.edu
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Jennifer was raised with a white father, but she found out she is actually half Puerto Rican and half Filipino. In her story Jennifer describes how she felt torn with her relationship between her 2 dads.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 107 where today I am speaking with Jennifer.
Jennifer can be reached by email and through the NPE Facebook groups.
Jennifer's email: jenniferalopez7@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Julia was raised with a strong connection to her Hungarian heritage. But her Ancestry DNA composition showed 50% French and 50% Italian.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 106 where today I am speaking with Julia.
Julia mentioned Dani Shapiro's book Inheritance, as well as her podcast Family Secrets.
Right to Know has a Save the Date for their MPE Summit moved sometime in October or November of 2022.
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Welcome to Episode 105 where today I am speaking with Leona.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Lily mentioned Severance Magazine by editor B.K. Jackson as a resource for NPEs, donor conceived persons, and late discovery adoptees.
https://severancemag.com/
Right to Know has a Save the Date for their MPE Summit in the fall of 2022.
Leona is available through email.
Leona's Email: leonaian@yahoo.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Brandy has had a pic of her biological father since she was a girl, but she had no idea who he was or how to get a hold of him until she took a DNA test.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 104 where today I am speaking with Brandy.
Brandy is available through email.
Brandy's Email: brandyford@msn.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Mendy has always been very active in his Jewish community only to find out from a shocking DNA test that he doesn't have a single genetic connection to Judaism.
If you have been rejected by your family you need to hear this.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 103 where today I am speaking with Mendy.
Mendy is available through email.
Mendy's Email: mrjewtalian@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Patricia has a tragic and heartbreaking childhood story, and it appears many of her siblings are also NPEs.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 102 where today I am speaking with Patricia.
Patricia is happy to speak with NPEs, and has connected with many guests through the podcast.
Patricia's Email: pbcnpe@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Meredith K's DNA test unearthed many family NPEs and LDAs.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 101 where today I am speaking with Meredith.
Meredith is happy to speak with NPEs.
Meredith's Email: meredithkamm@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Make space for anger, paternity fraud, strong emotions, and healing. Disclaimer: We are not lawyers! But we are using the 100th episode to opine and share some of our thoughts on how we think paternity fraud should be a crime.
Welcome to Episode 100 where today I am speaking with Richard Wenzel (first half) and Michele Pare (second half).
Richard's Email: lone.tree.npe@gmail.com
Richard's website: https://www.npeguide.com/
Michele's Email: thesecretinmydna@gmail.com
Michele's Podcast: www.anchor.fm/TheSecretInMyDNA
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
Anne was an only child and tragically lost her BCF as a teen, then she found out she was an NPE and she had no one to give her answers.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 99 where today I am speaking with Anne.
Lily mentioned This MPE Life facebook private group for NPEs, DCPs, and LDAs, but she actually posted in the facebook group Togetherness Heals~NPE Only.
Anne would love to connect through email.
Anne's Email: npeannekate@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Lynn found an engagement notice for her mom in an old newspaper clipping, but this raised questions because it was not for her engagement with her dad.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 98 where today I am speaking with Lynn.
Lynn would love to connect through email.
Lynn's Email: itallmakessensenow@yahoo.com
DNA Angels (search angels) were mentioned in the beginning of the podcast as a resource for people looking to have their DNA mysteries solved. They have solved thousands of cases and can often assist in figuring out who is their biological family members and true parentage.
DNAngels https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNAngelsScreeningRoom/
or https://www.dnangels.org/
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Steph joined Ancestry to map out her family tree and was sucked into their marketing vortex and ended up buying their DNA test kit.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 97 where today I am speaking with Steph.
Steph would love to connect through email.
Steph's Email: genrelational@gmail.com
Steph references uses a DNA search angel in her story.
DNAngels https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNAngelsScreeningRoom/
or www.searchangels.org
Steph references Dani Shapiro's book Inheritance.
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Jillian's birth certificate father was always told he was infertile, so he left his wife for Jillian's mother when she told him she became pregnant with his child.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 96 where today I am speaking with Jillian.
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Jillian references uses a DNA search angel in her story.
DNAngels https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNAngelsScreeningRoom/
or www.searchangels.org
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Will has had a lingering doubt for a long time about his parentage and that led him to send off for a DNA test.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 95 where today I am speaking with Will.
Will's Email: willbenn@icloud.com
Will used a DNA search angel to help find his biological father.
DNA Search Angels - find on facebook
or www.searchangels.org
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Chris has had an emotionally draining year and some great meetups with his new family.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 94 where today I am speaking with Chris.
Chris's Email: thetmaxx@yahoo.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Wife swapping can create both children and destruction. Hear Lisa P explain the damage that has arisen with her siblings around her parents' affairs.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 93 where today I am speaking with Lisa P.
Lisa P's Email: buggiebutt@hotmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Pearis the Brave.
Pearis is willing to be a mentor to new NPEs who need to connect with another NPE.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 92 where today I am speaking with Pearis.
Pearis's Email: pearisrn@gmail.com
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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Cindy was really close to, and identified with her BCF and his family, so the Ancestry results were devastating!
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 91 where today I am speaking with Cindy.
Cindy's Email: justcindysue@gmail.com
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Welcome to Season 3. Jaclyn is willing to share her NPE story using a pseudonym as she wants to ensure her anonymity. Her birth certificate father does not know the truth, and she does not want to tell him.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 90 where today I am speaking with Jaclyn.
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Jaime discovers she is a donor-conceived individual as an adult, and her mother's OB-GYN used his own sperm without consent.
This is the last episode of Season 2. July 2021 NPE Stories will be on vacation and back in August 2021 for Season 3.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 89 where today I am speaking with Jaime.
Resources:
NPE Facebook Support Groups:
Adoptees, NPEs, Donor Conceived & Other Genetic Identity Seekers
NPE Only: After the Discovery
This MPE Life
Hiraeth Hope & Healing
The Mindful NPE
PUBLIC Coalition for Genetic Truth (CGT)
Togetherness Heals~NPE Only
MPE: Cross Cultural Connections
Right to KnowPodcasts:
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges, Cut off Genes, Sex, Lies, and the Truth, Family Secrets with Dani Shapiro
Severance Magazine:
Severancemag.com
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Jennifer spent the first part of her academic career researching assisted reproductive technologies and kinship, and then finds herself an NPE.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 88 where today I am speaking with Jennifer.
Resources:
Jennifer's article on Severance Magazine:
https://severancemag.com/kinship-what-makes-a-family/
Jennifer's Email: carraherjennifer@gmail.com
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Marilyn shares her NPE experience.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 87 where today I am speaking with Marilyn.
Resources:
Marilyn's Email: strunkhouse@gmail.com
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
The Secret in My DNA podcast host, Michele, shares her heartbreak.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 86 where today I am speaking with Michele.
Resources:
Righttoknow.us
Erin Partridge Art Therapist Wings to Fly Art Therapy Studio
Dawn Davies Writer Whistle Tree Writers
Michele's Podcast: The Secret in My DNA
FB page: The Secret in My DNA
Michele's Email: thesecretinmydna@gmail.com
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Melissa went through the emotional challenges of anger and anxiety around finding out her dad was not her dad.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 85 where today I am speaking with Melissa.
Resources:
Melissa's Email: melissalynn1979@yahoo.ca
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Karen’s DNA results in April 2019 confirmed her NPE.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 84 where today I am speaking with Karen C.
Resources:
Karen's Email: karenm5176@yahoo.com
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 83 where today I am speaking with Christine.
Resources:
Christine's Website: christinefromqueens.com
Christine's Email: christinefromqueens@gmail.com
Christine's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Around-Truth-Christine-Jacobsen/dp/B08L3XBYTD/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VJ3RVNHVJT0Y&dchild=1&keywords=dancing+around+the+truth+christine+jacobsen&qid=1605648197&sprefix=Dancing+around+th%2Caps%2C154&sr=8-
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 82 where today I am speaking with Kim.
Resources:
Kim's Insta: @misattributedpaternity
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Mentioned:
Righttoknow.us
Cotey Bowman LPC
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 81 where today I am speaking with Jason.
Resources:
Jason's Email: jacsonwall@gmail.com
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 80 where today I am speaking with Zari.
Resources:
Zari Cardenas is on Facebook
Zari's Email: zari.michele@gmail.com
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 79 where today I am speaking with Michael.
Resources:
Book: I Had My Underwear On The Entire Time: A Memoir of Discovering Family through Genetic Genealogy by Michael and Amy Blair
https://www.amazon.com/Had-Underwear-Entire-Time-Discovering/dp/0578806126
Michael and Amy Blair's Email: apairofblairs@gmail.com
Right to Know - Iowa Law
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 78 where today I am speaking with Kathy.
Resources:
Kathy's Email: kathymm@comcast.net
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 77 where today I am speaking with Dawn.
Resources:
Dawn's Website: dawndaviesbooks.com
Dawn's Writing Workshop: whistletreewriters.com
Dawn's IG: @dawnlandia @whistletreewriters
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 76 where today I am speaking with Lisa A.
Resources:
Lisa's Email: texasarent@gmail.com
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 75 where today I am speaking with Kathleen.
Resources:
Kathleen's Email: kathleenkirstein@gmail.com
Find Kathleen on Facebook: Kathleen Shea Kirstein
thewritejourneyworkshop.com
Book: The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 74 where today I am speaking with Annie.
Resources:
"Why Men Don't Want to Talk About it? by Brad Ewell
https://severancemag.com/why-dont-men-want-to-talk-about-it/
Facebook Group: NPE Only: After the Discovery
Annie's Email: annepersico813@gmail.com
https://hiraethhopeandhealing.com/
NPE, LDA Retreat Info through the Facebook Group: Hiraeth Hope & Healing
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 73 where today I am speaking with Richard.
Resources:
Richard's email: lone.tree.npe@gmail.com
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 72 where today I am speaking with KJ(Kathleen).
Resources:
KJ (Kathleen's) email: kjayem@yahoo.com
npestories@gmail.com
Conceived by rape, Laura's NPE is the result of her teen mother's molestation by her uncle.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 71 where today I am speaking with Laura.
Resources:
npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 70 where today I am speaking with Shae.
Resources:
Shae Lee's Email: s.r.lee930@gmail.com
Shae's (S.R.Lee) children book: Welcome to Creeptown: The 400th Ween
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 69 where today I am speaking with Bob.
Resources:
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
Bob's Email: orofinomaniac78@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 68 where today I am speaking with Sasha.
Resources:
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
jag983@yahoo.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 67 where today I am speaking with Myndi.
Resources:
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
the7fitzs@yahoo.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 66 where today I am speaking with Beth.
Resources:
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 65 where today I am speaking with Robyn.
Resources:
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 64 where today I am speaking with Cassandra.
Resources:
NBC New York DNA Surprise Documentary: https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/dna-surprises-3-women-find-out-theyre-not-who-they-thought-they-were-2/2320085/
Find on FB: Cassandra Adams
Cassandra's IG: @CassandraJAdams
Cassandra's Email: cassandrajadams@yahoo.com
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 63 where today I am speaking with Leigh.
Resources:
CRI Genetics DNA Test
Leigh's Email: npeleigh@gmail.com
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 62 where today I am speaking with Debi.
Resources:
Facebook NPE Group mentioned is NPE Only: After the Discovery and DNA NPE Friends
Debi Alvidrez
Debi's Email: dalvidrez678@gmail.com
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 61 where today I am speaking with Paul.
Resources:
Facebook NPE Group mentioned is NPE Only: After the Discovery
Genealogy mapping tool: dnapainter.com
Paul's Website: findingaltongass.com
Paul's Email: pfeels@gmail.com
Lincoln and Melissa Going's case:
https://thelogcabinsage.com/lincoln-and-the-melissa-goings-case/
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 60 where today I am speaking with Teela.
Resources:
Right To Know: righttoknow.us
Teela's Email: teelapenter@gmail.com
Lily's IG: lilymwood
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome! Today I am speaking with Eve.
Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative email: eve@everythingsrelativepodcast.com
Website: evesturges.la
Instagram: @everythingsrelativepodcast
Facebook: Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 58 where today I am speaking with Diane.
Resources:
B.K. Jackson
Severance Magazine Articles:
https://severancemag.com/q-a-with-lily-wood-host-of-npe-stories/
https://severancemag.com/after-a-dna-surprise-10-things-no-one-wants-to-hear/?fbclid=IwAR28T194Pcdu9fqRiEBym7nSw-cONy6RdG9xRABluEmZtN4xeuUX2psefB4
whitepages.com
Lily's IG: lilymwood
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 57 where today I am speaking with Marissa.
Resources:
Webinar: Righttoknow.us
Libby Copeland's Book: The Lost Family
Lily's IG: lilymwood
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 56 where today I am speaking with Sarah.
Resources:
Sarah's Email: itsmylifenpe@gmail.com
Sarah's Twitter: itsmylifenpe
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 55 where today I am speaking with Heidi.
Resources:
Heidi's Email: NPE_Heidi@outlook.com
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 54 where today I am speaking with Heather O.
Resources:
Heather O's Blog www.dnagonewrong.com
Facebook Page: DNA Gone Wrong
Alexander's Youtube Channel: Curiosity Inc
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
Lily's Instagram Handle @lilymwood
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 53 where today I am speaking with Annette.
Resources:
Annette's Blog: www.ancestrydiscoveries.com
Annette's Email: annettelbecklund@gmail.com
Annette's InSession Article: https://fmhca.wildapricot.org/resources/Aug%202020.pdf
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
Lily's Instagram Handle @lilymwood
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 52 where today I am speaking with Randi.
Resources:
NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com
Lily's Instagram Handle @lilymwood
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 51 where today I am speaking with DaRhonda.
Resources:
darhonda@darhonda.com
NPEs Only: After the Discovery (facebook group)
Lily's Instagram Handle @lilymwood
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 50 where today I am speaking with Donna G.
Resources:
Donna Garey on Facebook
donna.garey@yahoo.com
NPE Only: After the Discovery - (private FB group for NPEs)
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 49 where today I am speaking with Dennis.
Resources:
NPE Only: After the Discovery - (private FB group for NPEs)
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 48 where today I am speaking with Cory.
Resources:
corygoodrich.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 47 where today I am speaking with Meredith.
Resources:
meredithgroves2003@gmail.com
Meredith Chism Groves on Facebook
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 46 where today I am speaking with Rachel.
Resources:
Archives.com
BeenVerified.com
IAOTRC.com International Trauma Recovery Coach
Bradley Hall Show
Rachel can be reached via email at rachelpiraino@yahoo.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 45 where today I am speaking with Marion.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 44 where today I am speaking with Ken.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 43 where today I am speaking with Susan.
Resources:
Susan's Tuesday night NPE Zoom Meeting she refers to is hosted through
Krista Driver KDriver@mariposacenter.org
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 42 where today I am speaking with Scott.
Scott can be reached at scottnpestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 41 where today I am speaking with Alexis. This is the season 2 premier.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 40 where today I am speaking with an anonymous NPE. This is the season 1 finale. Season 2 returns August 2020
Resources:
Facebook Group
NPE Only: After the Discovery
Email
hiraethhopeandhealing@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 39 where today I am talking to Teri.
Resources:
The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir by Bill Griffeth
"Family Secrets" podcast with Dani Shapiro
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 38 where today I am talking to Heather.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 37 where today I am talking to Patrice.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 36 where today I am talking to Joy.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 35 where today I am talking to Karen.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 34 where today I am talking to Allison.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 33 where today I am talking to Wendi.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 32 where today I am talking to Victoria.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 31 where today I am talking to Theresa.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 30 where today I am talking to Martin.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 29 where today I am talking to Cindi.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 28 where today I am talking to Lauren.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 27 where today I am talking to Travis.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 26 where today I am talking to Maggie.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 25 where today I am talking to Brad.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 24 where today I am talking to Lily.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 23 where today I am talking to Larry.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 22 where today I am talking to Kathy.
Kathy may be emailed at knovotney166@gmail.com
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 21 where today I am talking to Donna.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 20 where today I am talking to Judy G.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 19 where today I am talking to Gina.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 18 where today I am talking to Kathleen.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 17 where today I am talking to Tim.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 16 where today I am talking to Lorna.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 15 where today I am talking to Kelly.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 14 where today I am talking to Jimmy.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 13 where today I am talking to Karlai.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 12 where today I am talking to Pam.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 11 Part 2 where today I am talking to Judy and Ron.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 10 Part 1 where today I am talking to Judy and Ron.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 9 where today I am talking to Lisa.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 8 where today I am talking to Alicia.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 7 where today I am talking to Shelby.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 6 where today I am talking to Jesse.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 5 where today I am talking to Dana.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 4 where today we will hear from Jill.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 3 where today we will hear from Camille.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Welcome to Episode 1, where our first NPE to share their story is Matt from Texas.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
Our 2nd NPE to share their story is Julie.
What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story.
What is an NPE? It is a term that stands for Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event. It is used for people who have found out the life changing news that their parent wasn’t their biological parent. Most likely through the advent of home DNA kits.
NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.
These stories are here for us to listen to and nod along with. Be a part of the story telling. If you are an NPE that would like to share your story email npestories@gmail.com. You do not have to give any identifying information. I’d like to hear from you.
NPE Stories will be launching July 1st 2019.
Come heal with us.