Latest Non paternity event Podcast Episodes
Amy's Story
NPE Stories - August 07, 2023 03:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsSeason 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 [email protected] NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories faceboo...
Christy's Story
NPE Stories - June 25, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsChristy 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Private NPE Facebook Group NPE Only After the Disc...
Carlyn's Story
NPE Stories - June 12, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsCarlyn 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://animalhuma...
Nikee's Story
NPE Stories - June 02, 2023 18:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsNikee 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: DNA Angels Right to ...
Shardae's Story
NPE Stories - May 29, 2023 02:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsShardae 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 p...
Shawn's Story
NPE Stories - May 18, 2023 20:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsShawn 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 Patreo...
Cody's Story
NPE Stories - May 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsCody 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 f...
Paige's Story
NPE Stories - May 03, 2023 23:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsPaige 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...
Brittani's Story
NPE Stories - April 27, 2023 19:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsBrittani 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 s...
LDA Fred Nicora's Story
NPE Stories - April 22, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsFred 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 [email protected] Resources Mention...
Stacey G's Story
NPE Stories - April 13, 2023 19:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsStacey 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Megan Hunter High Conflict Personalities High Conflict Institute Megan ...
Heather S's Story
NPE Stories - April 08, 2023 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsHeather knew she was conceived at Quantico. An unknown mystery uncle appeared on her Ancestry. After speaking with his family Heather 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 [email protected] ...
Josie's Story
NPE Stories - April 01, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsA 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Healing Retreats for Adoptees, Donor Conceived People, Late Discovery Adoptee...
Crystal's Story
NPE Stories - March 21, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsCrystal 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 ...
Beth B's Story
NPE Stories - March 08, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsBeth 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 faceboo...
Nancy's Story
NPE Stories - February 28, 2023 05:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsNancy 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Ancestry Discoveries: What Happens Under the Sheets Doesn't...
Bobbi's Story
NPE Stories - February 20, 2023 21:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsBobbi 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 [email protected] NPE Stories facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page ...
Sydney's Story
NPE Stories - February 08, 2023 22:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsSydney 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@yaho...
Jeff's Story
NPE Stories - February 01, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsJeff 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 [email protected] NPE Stories facebook page https://www.facebook.com/N...
Pam Z's Story
NPE Stories - January 24, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsAlthough 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 [email protected] Resources Mentioned: Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreat The Canadian group is Not Parent ...
Liann's Story
NPE Stories - January 17, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsLiann 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 ca...
Kelly's DNAngels Story
NPE Stories - January 09, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKelly 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 i...
Kimberly's Story
NPE Stories - December 29, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKimberly 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 [email protected] ...
Izola's Story
NPE Stories - December 19, 2022 04:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsIzola 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 ...
Traci's Story
NPE Stories - December 06, 2022 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsTraci'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 [email protected] Resources mentioned: Gina Danie...
Leeanne's NPE Story Guide
NPE Stories - November 28, 2022 03:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsLeeanne 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: leeanne...
Melissa G's Story
NPE Stories - November 18, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsMelissa 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. N...
Eric's Story
NPE Stories - November 10, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsEric 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 po...
Kara and Alesia's Story
NPE Stories - November 06, 2022 20:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsKara 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, ...
Liz's Story
NPE Stories - October 31, 2022 19:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 206 ratingsLiz 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 [email protected] NPE Stories faceboo...
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