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 Communicationby Marshall B. RosenbergNPE 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/npestoriesThank you to the NPE Stories Patreon devotees Shawn,...

Shardae'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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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...

Margo's Story

Terra was raised in Texas by her single father and asked for a 23andMe for Christmas to see how much Native American she had on her maternal side.  Terra ended up having quite an ethnicity shift after her NPE. NPE Stories PatreonNPE Stories facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/NPEstories

Shardae's Story

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