Great great show today about Christy and Tara...I am not giving you any more clues, check it out!!!

Christy's Tiktok is https://www.tiktok.com/@wellnesswork_w_christy or click here
Don's Tiktok is https://www.tiktok.com/@donnpizm3ev or click here
To get in touch with Don email donNPE@icloud.com

check me out on instagram 

I "help" my friend John find out his truth. This episode taught me, that isn't always a pleasant thing.

If you wanna get in touch with Don email me at donNPE@icloud.com

Hi

On the episode of Missing Pieces we hear the stories of Jen and Kristle. Two doppelgängers, join us as we learn how their paths merged. They look alike, the sound alike. They act alike.

Check it out.

To find out more about the Untangling Our Roots summit click here. Register now so you can save money.

On today's episode I interview Jeff Frame, you might remember him for the episodes Phone call with Mom. Part 1 and 2. They are incredible fly on the wall moments when he calls his mom 2 days after finding out his dad wasn't his dad.

For the first time, he tells his story, with me in person.  We've both have been trying to do this for over a year.

Part 1

Part 2

To see Jeff do stand up live in Valencia Ca on Valentines Day 2024 get info here at JRs comdedy club

Jeff directs and stars in a play At Home At The Zoo, yes he's a busy man. The play will be running at the Main in Santa Clarita on Feb 9 and 10, and then again  on Feb 16 and 17. Get tickets here

If you would like to get in touch with Jeff email him at jeffmakesjokes@gmail.com

If you wanna get in touch with Don email me at don at iCloud dot com. 

Don't forget to leave a review and rate this podcast.

Thanks for listening

On today's episode I have the amazing actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr on the show. He opened an envelope when he was 15 years old and got a surprise that would change his life.  That was the day his Oscar winning father, Ed Begley, revealed a family secret.

Ed Begley Jr has a new book out called To the Temple of Tranquility...and Step on It!: A Memoir. You can buy it on Amazon or wherever you buy books.

To reach Don you can email him at DonNPE at iCloud dot com. I have been getting a bunch of junk mail on that account so I'm writing it different to see if that helps.

To find out more about the Untangling Our Roots Summit click here
If you want to follow me instagram it's NPE_Life_Podcast

On today's episode we hear Diane Bazella tell her story of her 40 year quest to find her correct birth parents. 

To contact Diane you can email her at dibazella@yahoo.com

To contact Don you can email him at donNPE@icloud.com or you can follow and leave a message on his instagram NPE Life Podcast

Don't forget to register for the Summit!!! See you in Denver!! Untangling Our Roots

To support this podcast you can buy Missing Pieces Swag at www.missingpieces.printify.me

If you listened to this and it ended after the word "bingo" at 48 minutes and then gets cut-off. Please listened again. There was a weird glitch. The episode is 58 minutes long. 

On today's episode, I tell the story of Deanna and our journey to figure out who her dad is. We've been working on it since late August of 2023. Deanna lives in the LA area and we recorded in person.

To help support this podcast please visit... https://missingpieces.printify.me

TO get in touch with Don you can email him at DonNPE@icloud.com

To follow me this podcast on instagram please click here

If you want to get in touch with Deanna, you  can email her at hairbydeannam@gmail.com

Happy New Year... this episode is a great story. Not to ruin the surprise but Jessica is a Triple NPE. Three times she was lied to about her true identity. Is that a record?

The previous episode she mentions is called Jackie and Shannon Season 1 Episode 3. Check it out it's a good one.

To get in touch with Jessica she's on instagram as jesigirl89

To get in touch with Don on instagram it's Npe_life_podcast

Or you can email me at donNPE@icloud.com

Thanks everyone and have a safe and wonderful New Years!!!

Brett never met his dad but was always told he died in a shoot out with the LAPD.  Another DNA surprise story that happened to someone Don knew in real life. Join us in this heartwarming episode.

To get in touch with Don please email at DonNPE@icloud.com. On Instagram his handle is NPE_Life_Podcast

If you want to get in touch with Brett email him at cre8drama@gmail.com
on instagram he's gr8fullyherenow

To register or get add'l info on Untangling Our Roots Summit go to https://untanglingourroots.org

Please FOLLOW the show and rate and leave a review for this podcast!!

Welcome to Mystery Guest - Today I interview someone who does a lot for our community. I don't want to tell you who she is because I want you to focus on her amazing story.  Have a listen... (note I do tell you at the end of the episode)

To contact don you can email me at donNPE@icloud.com

To check out or register for the Untangling Our Roots summit I spoke about go to https://untanglingourroots.org

Check out Right to Know at https://righttoknow.us

Check out my insta at https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

In this episode I have a candid talk with my friend Dana. She is the wife of a man who suddenly found out he fathered a child unbeknownst to him when he was 21. She is also adopted and also she found out...well I don't want to ruin the surprise. Listen to the episode. It's a great one.

To reach Don you can email me at donNPE@icloud.com

To reach me on instagram click here

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

Hi Everyone welcome to season 4 of the show. My seasons mean absolutely nothing. They start and stop every time I get to 13 episodes.

On today's show we have Aimee from DNAngels

She does these cool little tiktoks about some of the cases she's worked on. She helps folks find their biological parents. For free. And she talks about some of these cases in theses short little tiktok videos which also are on their instagram. And I love them.
You can watch these on tiktok, their account is  DNAngels and on instagram they are DNAngelsorg

If you would like to make a donation to DNAngels click here They are a non-profit so any donation is a tax write-off.  If you want to request a search angel click here

There main website is www.DNAngels.org NOTE there is only one "A" in their name.

To get in touch with Don, follow me on instagram or email me at DonNPE@icloud.com

Thanks so much for listening. Please rate this show and leave a review.

This is a very special episode about Stacy. She has a shocking story and I won't go to any details here but please check it out.

Stacy's 2 tik tok accounts are
https://www.tiktok.com/@dnastorytime?_t=8oauNwhRjTO&_r=1
and
https://www.tiktok.com/@stacyvargasnpe?_t=8oauGY54o5y&_r=1

Her website is https://tropicalteeshop.com/

You can get in touch with Dawn to help with figuring out who biological family is and more here.... https://www.sunrisedna.com/

To follow Don on Tik tok https://www.tiktok.com/@donnpizm3ev?_t=8obFRlZbgje&_r=1

to email Don .... donNPE@icloud.com

Thanks so much for listening!!

In this very intimate episode Don shares about 3 things... 1) A dream he had where his bio father appeared 2) Tells you how to explain to folks your need to find biological family. 3) Don has a recorded conversation with his  birth certificate father the day his father found out that Don wasn't his biological child.

Follow the show on instagram. Or leave us a message there.

If you think your story would be a good fit for our podcast (and you haven't been on any other podcast) email Don at  donNPE@icloud.com. 

In this episode I have a conversation with my friend Gina Daniel... she's a therapist and NPE and an all around good person. We speak mostly about newly found family. She's 5 years into her journey and I'm 2 years into mine.

Some of the things mentioned in this episode....

Click here to listen to Gina's story on NPE Stories, Lily Wood's podcast. Her episode first appeared on Jan 12 2020. 

If you're in Pennsylvania and need a therapist or other outpatient mental health help please go to WWW.GRAYSTONEWELLNESS.COM

To go to Gina's Npe Guide go to WWW.NPEGUIDE.COM

To get in touch with Don please email donNPE@icloud.com

To watch the TV show Unforgiven, British TV show I mentioned on Amazon click here

In this episode we hear from Rebecca as she tells her incredible journey, from being told as a child that her dad wasn't her "real" dad to 30 something years later when she finds another truth. And in the end we learn what a "real" dad is. Join us on this very special episode.

To email me... donNPE@icloud.com

Click here to find Missing Pieces Instagram

To order Missing Pieces Merch go to https://missingpieces.printify.me

To listen or buy the Cory Goodrich song on intunes click here

Missing Pieces - NPE is hosted, produced and edited by me, Don Anderson

Trigger warning!! If talk about suicice, threats of violence or domestic violence triggers you, maybe this episode isn't for you. Please try another one. 

The night Dana  found out about her NPE status is such an incredible story that it could stand as a complete episode all on it’s own.  But I’ve also included this insane cautionary tale about one her newly found family members.

And Dana has many other half-siblings we will get to at least one of them in a future episode.

to check out Dana's course for NPEs go to Navigational Narratives

To check out cool Missing Pieces Merch please visit Don's pop-up store.

To email Don donNPE@icloud.com

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On this episode I speak with Beth, an NPE from upstate NY. She found out in her 50s from a home DNA test. If you liked what you heard and want to say hi you can email her at bethnjack5590@gmail.com

Resource mentioned on todays show, a retreat for NPEs LDA and DCP... please visit Hiraeth Hope and Healing  https://www.hiraethhopeandhealing.com

If you want to get in touch with Don please email DonNPE@icloud.com

Hi

Welcome to season 3 ep 8 Anonymous NPE. My guest wanted to be anonymous as to not hurt anyone involved. I can really personally relate to this story. There are many similarities between her's and mine. But all NPEs I can relate to on some level.

She has great story, check it out.

If you would like to get in touch with our anonymous npe send me an email at donNPE@icloud.com
To help support  this show check out the cool t-shirts and other merch at
missingpieces.printify.me

To follow me on instagram click here

Continuing the theme from the last episode, we hear another story of someone who finds out they're mixed race. Jodi grew up in a small town in Iowa. She excelled at school and sports hoping people would notice those things instead of the fact she looked so  different from everyone else. It worked.

But she took an ancestry DNA test in  middle age and got quite a shock

If you want to get in touch with her she's on instagram as fullyknown92818

To check out Joe Forrestal's amazing hand stitched leather goods go to... jxfleatherworks.com

If you want to support this podcast you can buy cool Missing Pieces t-shirt and other merchandise at missingpieces.printify.me

Send me an email at donNPE@icloud.com

And you can follow me on instagram click here

Thanks so much everyone

Michael Fosberg went on a search for the dad he never knew. The dad he had never asked about. And he found him rather easily BUT he got a huge surprise. One that sent his life in a new direction.

Michael can be found at https://incognitotheplay.com
You can find links to his books and podcast.  Check him out.
this is the link to his podcast on Apple Podcast

To help support the show you can purchase cool shirts and other merchandise here
or
https://missingpieces.printify.me

And if you're buying a t-shirt they run kinda small, so keep that in mind.
If you would like to get in touch with Don you can email him donNPE@icloud.com or reach out to him on instagram 

Thanks Everyone

Kate was born in France to Portuguese parents. But she didn't look like anyone else in her family. Her whole life, everyone thought she was Mideastern or North African. Turns out, they were right.

Enter Samar, Kate's cousin, who wouldn't stop until Kate answered her. And then suddenly EVERYTHING made sense.

To get check out Kate's instagram https://www.instagram.com/kiss_and_fly_kate/

To help support this podcast please purchase these wonderful Missing Pieces t-shirts, mugs, water bottles etc. They make great gifts!!! My store... https://missingpieces.printify.me

To check out my instagram go to https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

Thanks Bryan Cook for the opening and closing music on today's episode.  To get in touch with Bryan please email him at info@acumenrecords.com

To get in touch with Don you can email me at DonNPE@icloud.com

Today on Missing Pieces NPE Life we have our first Aussie NPE.  Woohoo!!! Suzan is from down under and she has a total of 4 NPEs in her story. Four in the same family.  Crazy. 


Dive in and have a listen. If you would like to contact Suzan you can do so at suzanwalker57@hotmail.com

If you wanna get in touch with Don email him at donNPE@icloud.com

To purchase cool Missing Pieces t-shirts, mugs etc go www.missingpieces.printify.me

Here's another great episode of Missing Pieces NPE Life. This is about Emily, daughter of Russian immigrants who finds she's the family secret.

Missing Pieces has a Tik Tok account. http://www.tiktok.com/@donnpizm3ev
Please follow me there.

If you want to get in touch with Don (or in this case Emily) contact me at donNPE@icloud.com  or on instagram NPE_LIFE_podcast

Please leave a review. Like, follow, all that schizzle. 

Moment of Truth... Today on Missing Pieces we have 5 stories that all focus on that moment when we find out the truth for the very first time. Rather it be that moment when we find out we are an NPE or the moment when we find that family member who we've been searching for. I love hearing about that pinnacle moment when every thing aligns and for the first time, we know the irrefutable truth.

To reach Heather you can email her at heatherAmarshall@gmail.com

To hear Raychel V's podcast go to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intro-npe-acronyms/id1638376890?i=1000575147842
or to follow her on instagram https://www.instagram.com/shakingthefamilytree/

To get in touch with Peter you can email him at peterdowning@sbcglobal.net

Today a touching episode about Patty, a woman who meets her father for the very first time on a trip to the north of Norway. But in order to accomplish that, 3 people she's never met and My Heritage came together to help her.

Please rate the podcast and leave a review. Thanks...
"If you've tested with another DNA company, you can actually broaden your chances of finding DNA matches by uploading your DNA to MyHeritage.com's database. To do this you simply go to myheritage.com/dna/upload and upload your raw DNA data to MyHeritage.

After 2-3 days you'll receive an email that your DNA results are ready.

Some features will require a one-time payment. Use coupon code MISSINGPIECES to get a special discount.

To get in touch with Don email donNpe@icloud.com or check out his instagram.

to watch the my heritage video go to https://www.fox8live.com/2022/08/16/didnt-think-id-ever-find-him-dna-test-unites-new-orleans-woman-with-father-norway-after-52-years/

Today on our podcast we have the very talented Laura House. She's a TV writer, comic and podcast host. She's hilarious. And her little brother Jeremy is also joining us. This is the story of how they found each other and more...

All of the info you would ever want to know about Laura can be found here, including info on her monthly sober comedy show here in LA.

Her podcast Tiny Victories can be found anywhere you find podcasts or on apple podcast by clicking here

The Adoption stand-up event was put together by the very funny Brian McDaniel, check him out on instagram.

The Roseanne Barr bit is from the podcast/show called Risk!

RISK! is a live show and weekly podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public, created and hosted by Kevin Allison (MTV, Comedy Central, HBO, Netflix). Laura's episode is here. 

Hi everyone. In this very special episode we hear from Sherri, a double NPE. She found out her dad wasn't her biological dad  and went through all of those emotions ...and then did it again.

To get in touch with me, contact me at donNPE@icould.com.

To get in touch with Sherri her email is... mrsrobinsonsince1983@gmail.com

Follow me on instagram 

Please don't forget to rate and leave a review!!!

On today's episode we have Anthony, an NPE whose mom left him for good when he was 6 months old. Anthony's life has been an amazing journey including a pretty successful stint as a musician, mostly in the UK.

Here is the transcript from Anthony's message from his mom.

"Hi Anthony,  it's mom. I know I've never been a mother to you and you probably harbor a lot of resentment and I don't blame you.

I wonder every day of my life if I'd just picked up my cross and followed Him how different things would be. But I guess this was the path I was supposed to take, I don't know. I do know this, my love grows for you everyday. And if I could change everything and start fresh, believe me, I would.  I love you very much. Bye-Bye for now. "

His mom died a few days later. RIP

Visit me on Instagram

To purchase cool Missing Pieces t-shirts, mugs etc go www.missingpieces.printify.me

We continue with the rest pf Autumn's story. We hear how that fateful Father's Day weekend turned out. And how her relationship is today with her and her bio-father and other new found family.

Look for photos of Autumn and her cousins on my instagram.

To get in touch with Autumn connect with her on her instagram account. @autmo

To get in touch via me email it's donNPE@icloud.com

On this episode we hear from Autumn. an NPE with an incredible story. Raised by a single mother in Peoria Ill,  she didn't find out her NPE surprise until after her mom has passed.

Follow me on instagram

You can buy Ancestry Discoveries - What Happens Under the Sheets Doesn't Stay There here or wherever you buy books. 

To email me it's DonNPE@icloud.com

In this episode we talk to 2 NPEs both of whom had amazing explosive relationships when they first found new siblings. But then, years later, things have taken a turn. For the worse. Join us on The New Puppy Gets Old.

Thank to Lily Wood of NPE stories for allowing me to use audio from the episode...134 Jackie's Story

You can reach Cory Goodrich and find links to her book at https://folksongbook.com

All music on today's episode was brought to you by Billy Sullivan at https://www.sullystone.com

On this episode I have a great conversation with Nikki Semanchik. She's not an NPE but gets a huge DNA surprise when her brother goes on 23 and me.

Nikki reached out to me last year, her husband Mike Semanchik is an attorney with the California Innocence Project. He tried to help Kaye and I (Unsolved Murder episode) to get a police report for her parent's shooting. Mike also hosts a new podcast coming out  California Innocence Project Podcast

PLEASE leave a review and rate this podcast. To email me, DonNPE@icloud.com

Thanks for listening

On today's episode we hear from the other side. The Spouses. NPE Spouses. We hear the story through their eyes.

In the first segment Lily Wood of NPE Stories interviews Don's Wife, Lisa and hears what Don's NPE journey looks like from her point of view.

Then in the second segment Don interview Lily's husband Graham. We get to see a glimpse of Lily's journey through his eyes.

To listen to Lily's Podcast click here. 

To get in touch with Don you can email him at DonNPE@icloud.com

Welcome to another special episode of our show.

To donate to (or share)  the Road Trip please go to https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-everythings-relative-roadtrip#story

Here is a link to Eve's Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everythings-relative-with-eve-sturges/id1459167540

Go to Eve's website for all kinds of stuff, including resources for MPEs...https://www.evesturges.la/everythings-relative-podcast/

To email Don it's donNPE@icloud.com

Please follow the show on instagram  

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 6   Pat - A Birth Mother. Could an adoption, being an NPE and switched at birth all happen in the same story? Please join Pat as she tells this amazing yet heartbreaking story.

To get in touch with Dr Krista Driver visit The Mariposa Center

To register for a Hiraeth  Retreat please click on the link below

To visit the online Magazine for NPEs, Adoptees and Donor Conceived please go to
Severance Mag
My Short Story 

Some new info has sprung up in my NPE world. Another possible NPE in my family. Not one of my siblings but one of my parent's siblings. Possible siblings..And also my dad has been questioning if I am really his biological son. All this and more on this very special episode of Missing Pieces.

Easy Tiger Creative

In this episode I combine my two creative obsessions. NPE and Synanon. My guest is Sari Crawford and she's the host of the hit podcast The Sunshine Place, which tells the story of the rehab/commune/cult Synanon. You can find that wherever you listen to podcasts. You can check out sari on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/sari.s.crawford

And you can always get in touch with me on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/ 

In this episode Melissa and her daughter Betty tell the story of how they found Melissa's dad. And then lost him again. Being an NPE is never easy but this story is heartbreaking really. 

Due to legal reasons and at the advice of their attorney, I couldn't say how things have worked out for them...I wish them all the best 

Welcome to Season 2 Episode 2 - Art Sisters. On today's show I introduce two women who find out they are connected by DNA but also that they share things that really make us question if Nurture has anything at all to who we become. DNA speaks loudly.

My guests are Chrysta Bilton author of the amazing book, "Normal Family" where you can find wherever you buy books. Chrysta Bilton

Jennifer is from the Hudson Valley in New York and is an incredibly talented artist. You can find her website here

If you want to reach me please do so on Instagram - npe_life_podcast

This is part two of Jeff Frame's phone call with his mother. If you have not listened to part 1 yet please do that first or this will make no sense.  It is Season 1 Episode 11.

This call was recorded with Jeff's mom just 2 days after finding out his dad wasn't his dad and that he had been lied to his whole life. And what's worse is that everyone else in the family knew.  In this episode the mom tells her story. About how she fell in love, got pregnant and then jilted.

Here is a link to an upcoming stand-up comedy show where Jeff will be recording a live album. If you're in Southern California please join us.

To get in touch with me go to my instagram account. NPE_life_podcast

In this Season 1 finale episode our very own extremely talented Cory Goodrich writes a song with Don. The song is called Hey Dad.  Don gave her a challenge to write a song that would leave a message on her bio-dad's answering machine. (She has an outgoing answering machine message of his, the only audio of his voice that she has) It's a special episode.)

The song, which is in the episode,  should be out on Apple Music and wherever you stream music in few days. I am hoping by Weds the 14th.  This is Cory's music on Apple...

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cory-goodrich/574902350

Cory's website is www.corygoodrich.com

Follow the podcast on Instagram  Npe_life_podcast

Finding Bio Father - Found Recordings

On this episode we have two segments, each featuring old forgotten footage of a couple of bio-dads. We explore what it means to the NPEs to have these found treasures.  Segment 1 features a cassette tape from 1974, where a bio-father plays Santa Claus. Segment 2 the only video or audio of my Bio-Father that exists is one of him in a melodrama.

Brothers in Arms on Amazon Prime

This episode is a recorded phone call by an NPE to his mom. Jeff Frame, a documentary filmmaker, found out 8 years ago that the abusive father he thought was his dad, wasn't. A day and a half later, he called his mom to confront her. This is that call.  No edits, just the straight phone call. It's raw, it's emotional and maybe triggering for some people.

I am not a therapist by any means and do not condone nor condemn what Jeff did or said  while he was so hurt and ripped open.  But I think hearing their conversation will deepen our understanding into the complexities of finding out your dad isn't your dad and the decisions that were made to hide that from NPEs.

You can follow Jeff on instagram @jeffmakesjokes

Hi, welcome to this very special episode. This is a series of quick interviews I recorded at the Untangling Our Roots summit in Denver. Put on by Right to Know and NAAP It was amazing!! I had a blast and it was so good meeting so many of you.

Check it out!! Please share with another person!!

To reach out to Don email him at donNPE@icloud.com or you can find us on instagram....npe_life_podcast

In this episode I read an email exchange between me and this woman who hates NPEs and NPE podcasts. And I think it comes out funny. You be the judge. 

It really dumbfounds me how nasty and mean people can be and then have absolutely zero ability to see themselves.  So sit back, put on your seatbelt and get ready to hate someone. Or maybe agree with someone.

In this episode T discusses how she came to find out who her bio dad was. And for the first time ever on Missing Pieces, we get to hear the story from the Bio-Father as well.  

Part 2 of Two Sisters Together. The heartfelt story continues and we find out what came after the NPE discovery.

This episode is about two sisters who grew up together.  One of them is the NPE and the other is along for the ride. A ride with a few twists and turns.  You don't want to miss this one.

This is part 2 of Switched at Birth. Shirley Munoz Newson found out in 2001 that she was switched at birth with another baby in 1958.

She has a book coming out in January called "The Little Dark One - A True Story of Switched at Birth"

Shirley in on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/shirleymunoznewson_author/