Janeen Jackson's DNA Surprise
Race. Ethnicity. Heritage. These are complex topics without the added nuance of a DNA surprise. Author Janeen Jackson grew up with two younger brothers and her parents in an African American household...
28 Mai 20241h 11min
Steve's DNA Surprise
If there is one thing I hope we can all agree on, it’s that families come in all shapes and sizes. Many people with DNA surprises end up with two, three, or more fathers and just as many mothers, too....
21 Mai 202445min
Julie's DNA Surprise
Most of the time, when I speak to people on the podcast, we learn that the reason they took the test was out of curiosity or for fun. Maybe they were given the DNA test as a gift from a friend or sign...
14 Mai 202450min
Dana Schmalenberg's DNA Surprise
There is never a good time to discover that the man you’ve called “Dad” for your entire life isn’t biologically related to you, but I imagine that having this realization as he lays in a hospital bed,...
26 Mar 20241h 15min
Angela, Wyatt, Cassidy, and Cody’s DNA Surprise
How do you define family? For so many of us, DNA surprises have made us reflect deeply on this question. For Wyatt, Cassidy, Cody, and Angela, the answer is different depending on who you ask.Twenty-p...
19 Mar 20241h 9min
Lisa S' DNA Surprise
Many of us who have had DNA surprises spend some time wondering “What if?” What if we’d been raised in a different house, with our newly discovered biological parent? What if we’d known the truth from...
12 Mar 20241h 14min
Pat's DNA Surprise
Picture this: you grow up with a sibling who is convinced they are not your dad’s biological child. No one knows about DNA surprises or NPEs or anything like that, but they just know their dad isn't T...
5 Mar 202436min
Ryan's DNA Surprise
Secrets. Secrets are often at the beginning of a DNA surprise. But after the surprise is uncovered, is that the end of them? In this week’s episode, Ryan shares how on one fateful Thanksgiving, his mo...
27 Feb 202436min
