NPE Stories
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NPE Stories episodes

  • Robin's Story
    Robin shares her NPE story.

    "You can't be rejected by someone that doesn't know you."

    Robin can be emailed directly at [email protected]


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    39 min
  • Peter's Story: Uprooted

    Peter J. Boni, author of Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Articial Insemination, shares his story and dives into the shocking lack of regulation around donor conception. 

    Resources discussed:
    Peter J. Boni
    www.peterjboni.com
    Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secretive History of Articial Insemination


    NPE Stories facebook page

    IG @lilymwood

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    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    44 min
  • Don's Story

    Podcast host Don Anderson, of Missing Pieces - NPE Life shares his NPE story for the first time.


    Resources discussed:
    Missing Pieces - NPE Life

    Eve Sturges
    Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges

    Erin Cosentino
    Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats
    Togetherness Heals ~ NPE Only

    Dr. Gina Daniel
    NPE Guide

    Newspaper.com
    Ancestry.com

    Don's Instagram podcast page:
    @npe_life_podcast


    NPE Stories facebook page

    IG @lilymwood

    NPE Stories Patreon

    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    1 hr 3 min
  • Loren's Story

    Loren had a parent-child match show up in her Ancestry DNA results that didn't make any sense.

    Resources discussed:
    Our Father
    Netflix

    Inheritance
    Dani Shapiro

    Severance
    B.K. Jackson

    NPE Stories facebook page

    IG @lilymwood

    NPE Stories Patreon

    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    37 min
  • Stacey's Story
    Stacey shares her life growing up in her severe household until she left to live with her Grandma. She hopes to have a relationship with her bio dad and his family.

    Stacey can be emailed directly at [email protected]

    Resources discussed:
    Reckoning with the Primal Wound: A Documentary
    by Rebecca Autumn Samson

    The Primal Wound
    by Nancy Verrier

    Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats for :
    Adoptees, Donor Conceived People, Late Discovery Adoptees, and NPEs
    https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/


    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories





    NPE Stories Patreon

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    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    1 hr 1 min
  • Susan O's Story

    Susan found out she was donor conceived, and this was kept from her and her BCF. Her biological father is her mother's fertility doctor.

    Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats for :
    Adoptees, Donor Conceived People, Late Discovery Adoptees, and NPEs
    https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/

    Who Even Am I Anymore: A Process Journal For the Adoptee, Late Discovery Adoptee, Donor Conceived, NPE, and MPE Community
    created by Eve Sturges
    I will give away a copy to a lucky person who comments on the facebook post for Episode 123 on the NPE Stories facebook page through 5/08/22.
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    Susan can be found on social media at Susan Ockrant-Johnston.
    Susan can also be emailed at [email protected]


    NPE Stories Patreon

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    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    56 min
  • Cindy O's Story

    Cindy never understood the cause of the abuse she received from her narcissistic BCF until she found out she was an NPE.
    "There is an innate primal need to know where you come from."
     
    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 122  where today I am speaking with Cindy O.

    O’Leary/NPE story mentioned from the Chicago Tribune

    Cindy is in the Chicago area and can be reached by email.
    Cindy's email: [email protected]

    Article mentioned from Severance Magazine:
    To Pimp an Adopted Butterfly by Matthew Charles

    Website:
    npestories.com

    Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
    Lily's IG: @lilymwood
    NPE Stories email: [email protected]

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    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    1 hr 13 min
  • Jodie's Story

    Jodie was told at 20 her dad wasn't her dad, and finally got the truth nearly 20 years later.
     
    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 121  where today I am speaking with Jodie.

    Jodie can be reached by email.
    Jodie's email: [email protected]

    Jodie mentions the book:
    Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
    by Lindsay C. Gibson

    Website:
    npestories.com

    Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
    Lily's IG: @lilymwood
    NPE Stories email: [email protected]

    NPE Stories Patreon

    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    58 min
  • Mary Ravenstar's Story

    Mary Ravenstar was raised and identifies as Native American. She details many ways she went through her healing process.
     
    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 120  where today I am speaking with Mary Ravenstar.

    Mary can be reached by email.
    Mary's email: [email protected]

    Mary mentions the following resources:
    Ancestral Healing through the Shift Network
    Severance Magazine
    Sara Easterly's Book: Searching for Mom
    Mary is currently writing a book called Shattered for Good.

    Other Resources discussed:
    Right to Know Hotline 323 TALK MPE
    righttoknow.us

    npestories.com
    Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
    Lily's IG: @lilymwood
    NPE Stories email: [email protected]

    NPE Stories Patreon

    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    45 min
  • Christina's Story

    Christina has no regrets and says this has been a beautiful experience to get where she is at today in her NPE story.
     
    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 119  where today I am speaking with Christina.

    Christina can be reached by email.
    Christina's email: [email protected]

    Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
    Lily's IG: @lilymwood
    NPE Stories email: [email protected]

    NPE Stories Patreon

    NPE Stories facebook page
    https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

    53 min

About NPE Stories

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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…

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