Lily Wood

NPE Stories

Society EN ↓ 243 episodes

What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent?  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story. What is an NPE? It is a term that stands for Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event. It is used for people who have found out the life changing news that their parent wasn’t their biological parent. Most likely through the advent of home DNA kits.  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like. How they found out they were an NPE. And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.  These stor...

Author

Lily Wood

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.NPEstories.com

Latest episode

Jun 24, 2026

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Episodes

Pearis's Story 07.09.2021

Pearis the Brave. Pearis is willing to be a mentor to new NPEs who need to connect with another NPE. NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 92 where today I am speaking with Pearis. Pearis's Email: pearisrn@gm...

Cindy's Story 24.08.2021

Cindy was really close to, and identified with  her BCF and his family, so the Ancestry results were devastating! NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 91 where today I am speaking with Cindy. Cindy's Email:...

Jaclyn's Story 10.08.2021

Welcome to Season 3. Jaclyn is willing to share her NPE story using a pseudonym as she wants to ensure her anonymity. Her birth certificate father does not know the truth, and she does not want to tell him.  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they...

Jaime's Story 01.07.2021

Jaime discovers she is a donor-conceived individual as an adult, and her mother's OB-GYN used his own sperm without consent.  This is the last episode of Season 2. July 2021 NPE Stories will be on vacation and back in August 2021 for Season 3.  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what thei...

Jennifer's Story 16.06.2021

Jennifer spent the first part of her academic career researching assisted reproductive technologies and kinship, and then finds herself an NPE. NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 88 where today I am speaking wi...

Marilyn's Story 08.06.2021

Marilyn shares her NPE experience. NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 87 where today I am speaking with Marilyn. Resources: Marilyn's Email: strunkhouse@gmail.com Follow NPE Stories on Facebook. Subscribe...

Michele's Story 05.06.2021

The Secret in My DNA podcast host, Michele, shares her heartbreak.  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 86 where today I am speaking with Michele. Resources: Righttoknow.us Erin Partridge Art Therapist Wings to...

Melissa's Story 27.05.2021

Melissa went through the emotional challenges of anger and anxiety around finding out her dad was not her dad. NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 85 where today I am speaking with Melissa. Resources: Melissa&ap...

Karen C's Story 18.05.2021

Karen’s DNA results in April 2019 confirmed her NPE.  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 84 where today I am speaking with Karen C. Resources: Karen's Email: karenm5176@yahoo.com Follow NPE Stories on Face...

Dancing Around the Truth 11.05.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 83 where today I am speaking with Christine. Resources: Christine's Website: christinefromqueens.com Christine's Email: christinefromqueens@gmail.com Christine'...

Kim's Story 08.05.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 82 where today I am speaking with Kim. Resources:  Kim's Insta: @misattributedpaternity Follow NPE Stories on Facebook. Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly epi...

Jason's Story 30.04.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 81 where today I am speaking with Jason. Resources:  Jason's Email: jacsonwall@gmail.com Follow NPE Stories on Facebook. Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly ep...

Zari's Story 26.04.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 80 where today I am speaking with Zari. Resources:  Zari Cardenas is on Facebook Zari's Email: zari.michele@gmail.com Follow NPE Stories on Facebook. Subscribe to NPE Sto...

Michael's Story 20.04.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 79 where today I am speaking with Michael. Resources:  Book: I Had My Underwear On The Entire Time: A Memoir of Discovering Family through Genetic Genealogy by Michael and Amy...

Kathy MM's Story 14.04.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 78 where today I am speaking with Kathy. Resources: Lily's IG: @lilymwood NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page https://ww...

Dawn's Story 07.04.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 77 where today I am speaking with Dawn. Resources: Dawn's Website: dawndaviesbooks.com Dawn's Writing Workshop: whistletreewriters.com Dawn's IG: @dawnlandia @w...

Lisa A's Story 30.03.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 76 where today I am speaking with Lisa A. Resources: Lisa's Email: texasarent@gmail.com Lily's IG: @lilymwood NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com NPE Stories Pat...

Wendy Kathleen's Story 23.03.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 75 where today I am speaking with Kathleen. Resources: Kathleen's Email: kathleenkirstein@gmail.com Find Kathleen on Facebook: Kathleen Shea Kirstein thewritejourneyworks...

Annie's Story 17.03.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 74 where today I am speaking with Annie. Resources: "Why Men Don't Want to Talk About it?  by Brad Ewell https://severancemag.com/why-dont-men-want-to-talk-about-it/...

Richard's Story 09.03.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 73 where today I am speaking with Richard. Resources: Richard's email: lone.tree.npe@gmail.com NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories fac...

KJ's Story 04.03.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 72 where today I am speaking with KJ(Kathleen). Resources: KJ (Kathleen's) email: kjayem@yahoo.com npestories@gmail.com NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page http...

Laura's Story 01.03.2021

Conceived by rape, Laura's NPE is the result of her teen mother's molestation by her uncle.  NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 71 where today I am speaking with Laura. Resources: npestories@gmail.com...

Shae's Story 24.02.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 70 where today I am speaking with Shae. Resources: Shae Lee's Email:  s.r.lee930@gmail.com Shae's (S.R.Lee) children book:  Welcome to Creeptown: The 400th Ween   NP...

Bob's Story 17.02.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 69 where today I am speaking with Bob. Resources: NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com Bob's Email: orofinomaniac78@gmail.com NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook...

Sasha's Story 10.02.2021

NPE Stories is a podcast where NPEs can share their story of what their original family was like.  How they found out they were an NPE.  And what their journey has been like since the day they found out.   Welcome to Episode 68 where today I am speaking with Sasha. Resources: NPE Stories Email: npestories@gmail.com jag983@yahoo.com NPE Stories Patreon NPE Stories facebook page https://www.facebook...

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