Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges

Eve and Kara express their frustration about the New Yorker's recent piece, "The Family Fallout of DNA Surprises."  Right To Know Read Eve's Substack (ie. BLOG): The Everything's Relative Podcast: The Substack Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore Register for Eve's Process Journal Writing Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelat...

Eve, Sheridan, and Don got together to talk about My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay.  SPOILER ALERTS!!!! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT "MY MOM JAYNE." Now available on HBO MAX, My Mom Jayne follows Mariska as she explores her own family relationships, which uncovers family secrets. SPOILERS ABOUND. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eve@everythingsrelativepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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Close-to-the-last episode of Season 6, and Eve keeps finding wild synchronicities with her guests.  Jarissa talks about all the ways she felt, and choices she made about confronting her parents, when her DNA-test results came back looking funny. follow Jariss on tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jarissaaa Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read Eve's Substack (ie. BLOG): The Everyth...

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Eve and Liz Debetta have a lot in common, least of all their undergraduate degrees in theater. Liz's work within the adoption community as a writer and performer has been instrumental in motivating new ways to talk about, and look at, adoption culture. Her talk with Eve unwittingly inspires some decisions about the future of the podcast. Dr. Liz Debetta's Website: https://www.lizdebetta.com/home A...

What is up with movies that include DNA-Discoveries?! Eve and Sheridan discuss Netflix's hit romcom "the Life List."  THIS PODCAST EPISODE IS FULL OF SPOILERS FOR THIS MOVIE. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eve@everythingsrelativepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Sheridan at Sliding Doors Counseling Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read Eve's Substack (ie. BLOG): The Everyt...

Jessica-Leigh shares a story of family, connection, and surprises about her adoption. Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read Eve's Substack (ie. BLOG): The Everything's Relative Podcast: The Substack Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore Register for Eve's Process Journal Writing Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativ...

Two mom's (Eve Sturges and Lily Wood) talk about the thrilling tasks of everyday life. A riveting episode full of surprise and intrigue. Special thanks to Lily Wood for always being a champ when Eve has new ideas. Listen to Lily's Podcast, NPE Stories Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eve@everythingsrelativepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Sheridan at Sliding Doors Counseling Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

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Eve and Sheridan and Don go on a roller coaster conversation that includes California fast food chains, the shame-struggle of NPEs, Don's secret trip to Ukraine, Field of Dreams, and Sheridan's metaphor obsession. Remember: your healing is an iphone. Warning: dark humor, and a few swear words. Support Don's secret trip to Ukraine which is definitely not a spy mission: https://www.ianice.org/ Email...

Dana talks about the effects of her NPE-discovery on her marriage and family relationships. Dana's Tiktok: @worthitalls Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read Eve's Substack (ie. BLOG): The Everything's Relative Podcast: The Substack Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore Register for Eve's Process Journal Writing Workshop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠...

Lorah Gerald, or "the adopted chameleon," learned to process her experiences and trauma with movement. Now she shares her methods with fellow adopted people, NPEs, or anyone who feels pain in their heart. Lorah ALSO has a special "knowing," so Eve touches base with about a tarot reading they experienced together in summer of 2023. pronounced "Le-Ray" Find Lorah Gerald: https://...

A lot of people in the DNA-surprise community relate to the strange sequence of events that lead us to a discovery: If only Kay's cousin wasn't adopted... if Kay's mother hadn't fallen down... if there wasn't an appointment to cancel... if there hadn't been that text message... Find Kay on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@panicatthegenepool Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read E...

The real question is: How do we know Sheridan is NOT a time-traveler? Shows, Books, Music mentioned: The Midnight Library, by Matt Haig Dave Matthews Band, "dancing nancies"  Kaleidoscope on Netflix Severance on AppleTV  Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eve@everythingsrelativepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Sheridan at Sliding Doors Counseling Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Eve's guest always knew he was adopted, but the story he was told doesn't match up when a half-sister contacts him through ancestryDNA. Stranger still is the award-winning play he wrote in graduate school, "The House of Several Stories." The House of Several Stories by A. John Boulanger is available at Concord Theatricals content warning: sexual assault, family separation Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Eve and Sheridan talk about  the pressure to find things in common with newly discovered family members, and whether or not it's a good idea to contact them right away, or wait. Sheridan waited...20 minutes. Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ eve@everythingsrelativepodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Contact Sheridan at Sliding Doors Counseling Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read Eve's Substack...

Eve talks with Margo about the experience of writing her second book When You Shake The Family Tree. Topics Discussed: DNA-Discovery, Expectations, Sobriety, Therapy. (Also discussed: babies, and the Los Angeles fires.) After 25 years in public education, Margo has decided to use her masters degree and teaching experience to become a personal empowerment mentor. Her first memoir published in 2022,...

Jessica Pearson came out of the fog as an adopted person, and wants to help other adoptees improve their lives. She's a life coach, so Eve uses the episode as an opportunity to discuss the basic differences between life-coaching and therapy. Jessica Pearson's Info: email youradopteecoach@gmail.com Jessica's tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theadopteecoach   (please note: at the time of this episode...

Last summer, Eve took her family in a van for the Everything's Relative Roadtrip. First stop: Strathmore.  Jason and Miguel: Like Father, Like Son is a personal favorite; Eve wanted to see Miguel again, this time on his own home turf. Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read Eve's Substack (ie. BLOG): The Everything's Relative Podcast: The Substack Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Eve Sturges, host of Everything's Relative Podcast, launches a new series with her friend Sheridan Anderson. They talk about whatever they want, as long as it's related to the DNA-discovery experience in one way or another. This is a series that offers listeners and guests a more casual (less edited!)  approach to the DNA-Discovery conversation. Eve invites any guest from previous seasons to retur...

Eve Sturges and Erin Cosentino talk about Everything's Relative Roadtrip, and what's in store for season 6. For new listeners, Welcome to Everything's Relative Podcast. Eve uses this platform to talk about DNA-discoveries and the growing phenomenon of misattributed parentage. Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore Register for Eve's Process Journal Therapeutic Writing Gro...

SUPPORT LAUREN'S FILM HERE: SEED & SPARK READ HER STORY HERE. Lauren is using her own story as a Donor Conceived Person to open up conversation about transparency, and the absurdity so many people in the DNA-discovery community face. Show Information Subscribe to ⁠Everything's Relative Substack ⁠  for Roadtrip Dispatches! Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

*** ⁠Contribute To Seed & Spark Campaign⁠ *** every cent is going towards this ambitious project, and is greatly appreciated by Eve and her team. If you can't contribute, share it with friends! please and thank you. (the campaign ends July 1; Eve is going to barf from gratitude and humility.) SURPRISE! With Don Anderson and Lily Wood, Eve invited guests in their audience to participate in making a...

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Moses Farrow works as an an adoption trauma educator, adoption activist, and licensed marriage and family therapist. He explains to Eve how and why he wants to raise the alarm about crimes being committed against adopted children. * CONTENT WARNING* Virtual Town Hall March 10 : register at AdopteeMurders.eventbrite.com Moses and Eve discuss the fol...