After being abandoned by his mother at 6 months old, AJ moved to a rural area with the man everyone thought was his father.  His whole life, he never knew that the missing pieces he felt were not just because of his mother's absence.  Through death, loss and shock AJ has navigated his life purposefully and arrived at a place that he is very grateful for.  AJ can be reached via email AJD1139@gmail.comResources Mentioned:Missing Pieces - NPE Life host Don Anderson Episode S2 E12 ...

AJ's Story

What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent?&nbsp;

 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.&nbsp;

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.&nbsp;

These stories are here for us to listen to and nod along with. Be a part of the story telling. If you are an NPE that would like to share your story email npestories@gmail.com. You do not have to give any identifying information. I’d like to hear from you.&nbsp;

 NPE Stories will be launching July 1st 2019. Come heal with us.

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Shelly is part of a great little NPE community called the NoMi Girls who meet in Northern Michigan regularly.  She had a traumatic childhood and has put a lot of work into healing, including EMDR and support groups, but Shelly says this experience has changed her a lot.Shelly can be reached via email shellywellsnpe@gmail.comResources Mentioned:Untangling Our RootsLauren LoGiudiceDon Anderson's Missing Pieces - NPE LifeHiraeth Hope & Healing RetreatsNPE Stories PatreonNPE Stories face...

Shelly Lee's Story

Kris took a DNA test along with many of her family members and saw that she did not have DNA in common with her birth certificate father. She hid her profile online and has chosen, at this point, not to discuss this with her dad. Kris can be reached via email kristinekellympls@gmail.comResources Mentioned:Untangling Our Roots SummitHigh Conflict InstituteHiraeth Hope & HealingEve Sturges NPE Stories PatreonNPE Stories facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

Kris's Story

This was a very long emotional episode that has been divided into 2 parts. This is part 2.This was part of a panel held at the Untangling Our Roots Summit 2024 in Denver, CO. The panel was moderated by Don Anderson of Missing Pieces - NPE Life and featured Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative and Lily Wood of NPE Stories. Eve shared for 10 minutes on changing family narratives followed by others in the audience.  Then Lily shared for 10 minutes on Estrangement and Rejection followed by o...

Lily and others at Untangling our Roots 2024

This was a very long emotional episode that has been divided into 2 parts. This is part 1.This was part of a panel held at the Untangling Our Roots Summit 2024 in Denver, CO. The panel was moderated by Don Anderson of Missing Pieces - NPE Life and featured Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative and Lily Wood of NPE Stories. Eve shared for 10 minutes on changing family narratives followed by others in the audience.  Then Lily shared for 10 minutes on Estrangement and Rejection followed by o...

Eve and others at Untangling Our Roots 2024

Margo discovered her NPE status when she purchased an Ancestry kit to kill a lifelong curiosity. She learned her younger brother was not the only NPE in the family and suddenly her chaotic childhood began to make sense.Resources Mentioned:When the Apple Falls Far from the Tree: Discovering the Gifts within the Chaos by Margo ReillyUpcoming Memoir due out summer 2024: When you Shake the Family Tree by Margo ReillyWho Even Am I Anymore: A Process Journal by Eve SturgesJill Krzyzanowicz's websit...

AJ's Story

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