NPE Stories

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...

19 Des 202235min

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...

6 Des 20221h 42min

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...

28 Nov 202255min

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 ...

18 Nov 20221h 19min

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 do...

10 Nov 202248min

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 U...

6 Nov 202258min

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...

31 Okt 202236min

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 ...

24 Okt 202247min