Eve Sturges, Bleav

Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges

Society EN ↓ 133 episodes

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/everythingsrelative/subscribeWith heart and humor, Eve Sturges explores the modern landscape of DNA testing after a single phone call turns her world upside down. By talking with others who have had "DNA discoveries," Eve hopes to change the conversation around secrets, shame, family, and identity.

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Eve Sturges, Bleav

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Latest episode

Sep 24, 2025

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Episodes

Tell Them Sooner Than Later: A Chat About Late Discovery Adoption with Lesli Johnson, LMFT 19.12.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Eve interviews Lesli Johnson, a therapist in Pasadena California who specializes in treating the adoption community.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Lily Wood: NPE Stories Special Crossover Episode! 30.11.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Eve and Lily Wood , host of the podcast NPE Stories, share stories and become best friends forever.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠...

Jessica: Fertility Fraud: Doctors with a God Complex 13.11.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Jessica Stavena talks about what it means to be "donor decieved," and the growing community of people demanding accountability and change in the fertility industry.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

DNA is Upending Who We Are with Libby Copeland 30.10.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Libby Copeland wrote the "NPE bible" of 2020; Eve asks the writer about how this process opened her eyes to the world of DNA Discoveries.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativ...

His Mother was a Star with Edward DiGangi 16.10.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Eve talks with Mr. DiGangi about searching for his mother, and discovering that she lived a much more adventurous life than he could have imagined.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythi...

Melissa: Mourning One Brother, Finding Another 02.10.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Writer Melissa Stephenson talks with Eve about discovering she has another brother after the death of who she thought was her only sibling.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelat...

Kimberly: All Those "K" Names... 18.09.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Horseshoes, yard sales, and....DNA tests.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jason & Miguel: Like Father, Like Son 04.09.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ He is his father's son.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Becky: No Shame in Her Game 20.08.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Becky is not ashamed to be the product of infidelity; Eve is inspired by her confidence and truth.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠...

A Word From Eve: Emergency Episode: Dr Laura is the Worst 10.07.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Eve addresses the call-in talkshow host, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, and the way she treated an NPE asking for advice on her own podcast, "call of the day." Spoiler alert: Dr. Laura is a total wretch.  With guests, B.K. Jackson, Julie Dixon Jackson (Cutoff Genes Podcast), and Krista Driver   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack ...

Diahan: Your Heritage is Your History 27.06.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Eve talks with Diahan, founder of Your DNA Guide, about helping people uncover their family heritage, but also sometimes their family secrets.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsre...

A Word From Eve: DNA is Political 13.06.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ DNA is our history. Our history is political.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Linda: Letter From A Listener 28.05.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Tracing the ancestry of Native Americans can be complicated.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepod...

Mikkel: The Eyes are a Giveaway 15.05.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Mikkel's eyes are bright crystal green. That should've been all anyone needed to know.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Spencer: Black Man Talking: An African-American Experience 01.05.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Spencer tells his story of surprises but reflects on the broader issues of the African American experience in the DNA phenomenon.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast...

Season 2: Trailer! 23.03.2020

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Eve launches a trailer in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic; good idea? Bad idea? You decide.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Julie Dixon Jackson of Cut Off Genes Podcast 24.11.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ FINAL EPISODE, SEASON 1: Eve and Julie meet in the middle to interview each other about their personal stories, what DNA testing has done to their lives, and the role podcasting has played in their discovery.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Any...

Where Do Babies Come From? Donor Conception Today 08.11.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ A listener generously offers her time to explain how she and her wife are choosing to develop their family. Eve asks a lot of questions; her mind is blown.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@...

Randi: My Dad and Barbara Streisand 26.10.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Randi doesn't really believe her mom's late confession, but doing a mail-in DNA kit proves that it wasn't just dementia.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Aaron: Who Has Time for This Shit? 11.10.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Aaron worked in the archives and offers a lot to think about the people who are interested in their heritage, and how the mail-in DNA kits are changing that landscape--especially for women and people of color.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I An...

Mesa: It's Always Been the Three of Us 27.09.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Mesa's life wouldn't be the same without the bond between her and her siblings; her story is about a DNA shock, but it's really about love being stronger than family dysfunction. TRIGGER WARNING: abuse Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Joy 13.09.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ What does it mean if your father was not a tall and dark med student, but was actually a slender redheaded Broadway dancer?   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Barbara 30.08.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Barbara's story is a poignant testimony about the way that a DNA discovery can trigger more than just confusion.  (Please note: Eve calls this "episode 6," but she's wrong about that.)   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ I...

Krista: Her Adoption Story Keeps Changing 20.08.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ As an adoptee, Krista's been putting the pieces together for a long time. Then they all fall apart again. (Also: group counseling resources in Orange County!)   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Charlene: He was Tall Dark and Handsome 02.08.2019

Support The Everything's Relative Roadtrip Now! ⁠ Charlene is trying to find the blessing in her DNA-discovery.   Show Information Subscribe to Everything's Relative Substack   for 2024 Updates Buy the process journal ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Who Even Am I Anymore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@everythingsrelativepo...

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