NPE Stories

Special crossover episode with Fred, an NPE who first shared Part 1 of his story Charts, Graphs, & Data. Oh My! on Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges.
Fred found out he was 50% Ashkenazi Jew through a DNA test and is coming up on his 2 year re-birthday.

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 118  where today I am speaking with Fred.
Please listen to Part 1 of this crossover episode on Eve Sturges's podcast, Everything's Relative before getting the newest updates of Fred's NPE story on this episode.

Fred mentions the Jewish Heritage group found through the private NPE Friends FB group as well as the MPE Jewish Identity and DNA Surprises group also on FB.
Fred mentions the NPE zoom calls on hosted by the FB group Togetherness Heals ~ NPE Only.
Email Fred:  [email protected]

Fred's podcast on the TV show Psych can be found at:
Psychrewind.com

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"Broken people can't fix broken people."
Marysol has been through a huge healing process and shares her devastation and path to healing. Marysol has a biracial identity as an NPE, and is still searching for an NPE therapist to help in that respect.
 
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 117  where today I am speaking with Marysol.

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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
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Dani took 10 weeks off of work for her mental health when she learned about 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 116  where today I am speaking with Dani.

Hiraeth Hope and Healing Retreats
https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com/

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

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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
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Rachelle found a birth certificate and picture of herself with a different last name.
 
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 115  where today I am speaking with Rachelle.

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

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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
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Matt is a late-discovery adoptee who was illegally adopted at 2 days old.
 
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 114  where today I am speaking with Matt.

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

Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
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Denise still hasn't found her birth father, and has hired a genealogical team through Ancestry.
 
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 113  where today I am speaking with Denise.

Denise has hired a professional genealogist team through Ancestry to track down her family. https://www.progenealogists.com/

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

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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
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Kiera has an outcome very different than other NPE stories.
 
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 112  where today I am speaking with Kiera.

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Penny was a really big secret in a really repressed family. 
 
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 111 where today I am speaking with Penny.

Mentioned Right to Know Community and Connection event on Jan 9th 12pm PST.
Host licensed therapist Jana Rupnow LPC, guiding a discussion of rebuilding trust after betrayal.
Email [email protected] for zoom link

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

Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
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Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
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John tells his NPE discovery story and shares about his mother's ghosts. 
 
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 110 where today I am speaking with John.

John's article: "Are You, You? The Complexity of Discovering Your Biological Parents."
https://newdirectionspgh.com/mpe-experience/

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

MPE Counseling Collective (NPE Therapist Directory)
https://mpecounseling.org/

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

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Catherine considers herself a very lucky 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 109 where today I am speaking with Catherine, aka the Lucky NPE.

Catherine can be reached by email.
Catherine'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
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