NPE Stories

Lynn found an engagement notice for her mom in an old newspaper clipping, but this raised questions because it was not for her engagement with her dad.

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 98 where today I am speaking with Lynn.

Lynn would love to connect through email.
Lynn's Email: [email protected]

DNA Angels (search angels) were mentioned in the beginning of the podcast as a resource for people looking to have their DNA mysteries solved. They have solved thousands of cases and can often assist in figuring out who is their biological family members and true parentage.
DNAngels https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNAngelsScreeningRoom/
or https://www.dnangels.org/

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Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories email: [email protected]

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Steph joined Ancestry to map out her family tree and was sucked into their marketing vortex and ended up buying their DNA test kit.

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 97 where today I am speaking with Steph.

Steph would love to connect through email.
Steph's Email: [email protected]

Steph references uses a DNA search angel in her story.
DNAngels https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNAngelsScreeningRoom/
or www.searchangels.org

Steph references Dani Shapiro's book Inheritance. 

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

Jillian's birth certificate father was always told he was infertile, so he left his wife for Jillian's mother when she told him she became pregnant with his child.

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 96 where today I am speaking with Jillian.

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

Jillian references uses a DNA search angel in her story.
DNAngels https://www.facebook.com/groups/DNAngelsScreeningRoom/
or www.searchangels.org

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

Will has had a lingering doubt for a long time about his parentage and that led him to send off for a DNA test. 

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 95 where today I am speaking with Will.
Will's Email: [email protected]
Will used a DNA search angel to help find his biological father.
DNA Search Angels - find on facebook
or www.searchangels.org

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

Chris has had an emotionally draining year and some great meetups with his new 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 94 where today I am speaking with Chris.
Chris'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

Wife swapping can create both children and destruction. Hear Lisa P explain the damage that has arisen with her siblings around her parents' affairs. 

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 93 where today I am speaking with Lisa P.
Lisa P'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

Pearis the Brave.
Pearis is willing to be a mentor to new NPEs who need to connect with another 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 92 where today I am speaking with Pearis.
Pearis'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

Cindy was really close to, and identified with  her BCF and his family, so the Ancestry results were devastating!

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 91 where today I am speaking with Cindy.
Cindy'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

Welcome to Season 3. Jaclyn is willing to share her NPE story using a pseudonym as she wants to ensure her anonymity. Her birth certificate father does not know the truth, and she does not want to tell him. 

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 90 where today I am speaking with Jaclyn.

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

Jaime discovers she is a donor-conceived individual as an adult, and her mother's OB-GYN used his own sperm without consent. 
This is the last episode of Season 2. July 2021 NPE Stories will be on vacation and back in August 2021 for Season 3. 

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 89 where today I am speaking with Jaime.

Resources:
NPE Facebook Support Groups:
Adoptees, NPEs, Donor Conceived & Other Genetic Identity Seekers
NPE Only: After the Discovery
This MPE Life
Hiraeth Hope & Healing
The Mindful NPE
PUBLIC Coalition for Genetic Truth (CGT)
Togetherness Heals~NPE Only
MPE: Cross Cultural Connections
Right to Know

Podcasts:
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges, Cut off Genes, Sex, Lies, and the Truth, Family Secrets with Dani Shapiro

Severance Magazine:
Severancemag.com

Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
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