NPE Stories

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 Tra...

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 inf...

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/...

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 fath...

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 Ander...

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 202...

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 NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook pag...

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 S...

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...

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 NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page https://www.facebo...

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:/...

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 menti...

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: Rewriti...

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...

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 ...

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 NPE Storie...

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/N...

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 writte...

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 NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

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 NPE Stories Patreon 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 NPE Stories Patreon 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 NPE Stories Patreon 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 NPE...

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 fac...

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 NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories