Latest Non paternity event Podcast Episodes
Lauren LoGiudice's Story
NPE Stories - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsLauren 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 fac...
Shirley's Story
NPE Stories - June 03, 2024 18:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsShirley 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 [email protected] Instagram: shirleym...
Shelly Lee's Story
NPE Stories - May 24, 2024 19:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsShelly 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 vi...
Kris's Story
NPE Stories - May 11, 2024 15:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKris 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 [email protected] Resou...
Lily and others at Untangling our Roots 2024
NPE Stories - May 03, 2024 01:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsThis 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 ...
Eve and others at Untangling Our Roots 2024
NPE Stories - May 03, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsThis 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 ...
Margo's Story
NPE Stories - April 15, 2024 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsMargo 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 th...
Terra's Story
NPE Stories - April 05, 2024 20:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsTerra 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 Story
NPE Stories - March 30, 2024 19:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsDorene’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 reach...
Laura H's Story
NPE Stories - March 21, 2024 23:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsLaura 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 ...
KaSheena's Story
NPE Stories - March 14, 2024 16:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKaSheena 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Tickets still available for the Untangling our Roots Summit Apr...
Sue's Story
NPE Stories - February 29, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsSue 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 ne...
Devin's Story
NPE Stories - February 22, 2024 22:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsDevin 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 [email protected] or via instagram @dd_227 Resources Mentioned: Devin has shared ...
AJ's Story
NPE Stories - February 04, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsAfter 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 purpo...
Bob M's Story
NPE Stories - January 28, 2024 23:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsRaised 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Untangling Our Roots Summit in Apri...
Shantel's Story
NPE Stories - January 22, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsAfter 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 Sha...
Sharilyn's Story
NPE Stories - January 13, 2024 23:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsSharilyn 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@ho...
Jess's Story
NPE Stories - December 31, 2023 22:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsJess 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 [email protected] Resources: Grief Class and the 5 s...
Aly's Story
NPE Stories - December 17, 2023 21:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsMy 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...
Jacoba Ballard's Story from Netflix's Our Father
NPE Stories - December 07, 2023 15:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsJacoba 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 do...
Reggie's Story
NPE Stories - November 13, 2023 20:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsReggie (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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Wilmington's Lie, by David Zucchino: https://g...
Caroline's Story
NPE Stories - November 06, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsContent 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 a...
Kim M's Story
NPE Stories - October 30, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKim 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 [email protected] FB or IG @kimberlygravesmatthes Res...
Ridg's Story
NPE Stories - October 15, 2023 16:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsRidg 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 Un...
Marcie Keithley's Adoption Story
NPE Stories - October 07, 2023 20:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsMarcie 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 [email protected] or [email protected] Resources M...
Kellie's Story
NPE Stories - September 23, 2023 21:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKellie 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges has compiled 100 so...
Dr. Price's Story
NPE Stories - September 10, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsDr. 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 su...
Paul/Jack's Story
NPE Stories - August 28, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsThis 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 amoun...
Joan's Story
NPE Stories - August 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsI 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....
Mike's Story
NPE Stories - August 14, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsMike 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 mjamesp19...
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