Kellie identifies as a double NPE.  Kellie's 2nd father told her unexpectedly that he should have asked her mother for a paternity test. 

Kellie can be reached via email [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:

Eve Sturges of Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges has compiled 100 songs sent in by NPEs, found here on Spotify.

Missing Pieces ~ NPE Life with Don Anderson

Hiraeth Hope & Healing Retreats 

NPE Stories Patreon

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

Dr. Nicole Price is a love child from a 10-year-long relationship, and now uses her NPE in her leadership work. Most of her family and close community knew and kept this secret from her. 

*The 15:00 mark has a great explanation for empathy and how she has a deeper understanding for people's suffering from her own NPE.

Dr. Nicole Price can be reached through her website here

Resources Mentioned:

DNAngels

Spark the Heart: Engineering Empathy in Your Organization by Dr. Nicole Price

The Holy Educated Mother Fucker: A Filter-Free Guide to Getting Through the Unthinkable by Dr. Nicole Price

NPE Stories Patreon

NPE Stories facebook page
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This is a whirlwind of a story, and one not to be missed. From kidnapping, foundling, foster child, to being raised by an adopted family Jack has been on the search of a lifetime to find his parents true biological child, as well as to uncover his own genetic truth. There are an incredible amount of resources listed below that are sure to help NPEs and adoptees on their own personal searches. 

Resources Mentioned:
NAAP
Right to Know
The Lost Sons available on Discovery +
Who is Paul Fronczak Facebook Page
Cece Moore Genetic Genealogist
NCMEC
Fronczakfiles.com
Books:
The Foundling: The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and my Search for the Real Me by Paul Fronczak
True Identity: Cracking the Oldest Kidnapping Cold Case and Finding My Missing Twin by Paul Fronczak

NPE Stories Patreon

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

I sat with my anger long enough until she told me her real name was grief.
-C.S. Lewis

Joan is a late-discovery donor-conceived individual. She never had any idea this was a possibility until her mother told her 5 years ago, before taking a DNA test. Joan's birth father is her mother's OB/GYN.

Joan is searching for any other donor siblings she may have and can be reached via email: [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:
NPE Stories Episode 89 Jaime’s Story 07/01/2021

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/npe-stories/id1464478802?i=1000527462864

NPE Stories Episode 64 Cassandra (Adams) 01/08/2021

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cassandras-story/id1464478802?i=1000504776203

NPE Stories Episode 53 Annette 10/24/2020

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/annettes-story/id1464478802?i=1000495952339

Right to Know MPE Counseling Collective (directory)

NPE* A STORY GUIDE FOR UNEXPECTED DNA DISCOVERIES by Leeanne R. Hay

DNA Angels

NPE Stories Patreon

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

Mike wasn’t ready to find out he had a sister through 23andMe. He hasn’t told anyone in his raising family except for one conversation he had face-to-face with his mother. Mike is very cognizant of the impact his NPE may have on his family relationships.

Mike can be reached via email [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:
Facebook Support Group (Private)
DNA Identity Surprise and This NPE Life
admin Alesia Weiss 

NPE Stories Patreon

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

NPE Stories Patreon

NPE Stories facebook page
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Christy was unable to tell anyone she was an NPE the first year after discovery, even her own siblings, because she feared for her mother's physical safety.

Christy can be reached via her email at [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:

Private NPE Facebook Group NPE Only After the Discovery

Leeanne R. Hay's book: NPE* A Story Guide For Unexpected DNA Discoveries

Podcasts:
Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges
Missing Pieces NPE Life with Don Anderson


Ep. 25 Season 3 Duck Tales (finale) on Disney, good NPE episode children

Right to Know Mentorship and Assistance Request
 

NPE Stories Patreon

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

 Carlyn found out through a DNA test that she was adopted. She shares her remarkable story and experiences of her journey in learning about her past and her identity, especially after growing up in an immigrant family of Latino heritage.

Carlyn can be reached via her website: http://animalhumanhealth.com/

Resources Mentioned:
Carlyn's memoir is called Junkyard Girl: A Memoir of Ancestry, Family Secrets, and Second Chances 

Website: http://animalhumanhealth.com/

Bio: https://animalhumanhealth.com/press-kit/carlyns-bio/

Adoption Mosaic 

Private NPE FB Group: Togetherness Heals~NPE Only

NPE Stories Patreon

NPE Stories Patreon

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

Nikee is a Gold Star Mother who found her relinquished adopted sister through a DNA test. She has had 2 legal birth certificates and neither of those had the true name of her biological father.

Nikee can be reached via email at [email protected] 

Resources Mentioned:
DNA Angels

Right to Know

NPE Stories Patreon

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

Shardae had a startling parent/child match of 57.28% on her 23andMe DNA results.  It turns out her family is much more entangled than expected.

Resources Mentioned:
DNA Surprises Podcast Shardae's Story (Part 1)

Nonviolent Communication
by Marshall B. Rosenberg

NPE Stories now has a Patreon page, where listeners and guests can see additional behind-the-scenes content for each episode and support this podcast's creation.
patreon.com/npestories

Thank you to the NPE Stories Patreon devotees Shawn, Marysol, and William Cook.

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