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NPE Stories
Lily Wood
Frequency: 1 episode/10d. Total Eps: 243
What if you found out your parent was not in fact your biological parent?
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.
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.
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.
NPE Stories will be launching July 1st 2019. Come heal with us.
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Lauren LoGiudice's Story
Season 5 · Episode 200
lundi 17 juin 2024 • Duration 38:54
Lauren LoGiudice is a comedian that identifies as a misfit, and is also a donor-conceived person with a couple hundred estimated siblings.
Lauren can be reached at laurenlogi.com
Lauren's Podcast Misfits Makin' It
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Shirley's Story
Season 5 · Episode 199
lundi 3 juin 2024 • Duration 41:26
Shirley discovered through DNA tests that her entire biological family was different from the one she had known all her life, leading her to become a private detective so that she could uncover her true origins.
Shirley can be reached via email smunoznewsonauthor@gmail.com
Instagram: shirleymunoznewson_author
Facebook: shirleymunoznewson.com
Resources Mentioned:
Untangling Our Roots
Don Anderson's Missing Pieces - NPE Life
The Little Dark One: A True Story of Switched at Birth by Shirley Munoz-Newson
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
KaSheena's Story
Season 5 · Episode 190
jeudi 14 mars 2024 • Duration 53:28
KaSheena took a DNA test to see what part of Africa her ancestors came from, but ended up finding a bunch of strangers show up in her DNA matches.
KaSheena can be reached via email kasheena.winston@gmail.com
Resources Mentioned:
Tickets still available for the Untangling our Roots Summit Apr 25-28, 2024 in Denver, CO
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
100th Episode of NPE Stories
Season 3 · Episode 100
mercredi 3 novembre 2021 • Duration 01:22:13
Make space for anger, paternity fraud, strong emotions, and healing. Disclaimer: We are not lawyers! But we are using the 100th episode to opine and share some of our thoughts on how we think paternity fraud should be a crime.
Welcome to Episode 100 where today I am speaking with Richard Wenzel (first half) and Michele Pare (second half).
Richard's Email: lone.tree.npe@gmail.com
Richard's website: https://www.npeguide.com/
Michele's Email: thesecretinmydna@gmail.com
Michele's Podcast: www.anchor.fm/TheSecretInMyDNA
Follow NPE Stories on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Subscribe to NPE Stories podcast to get weekly episodes.
NPE Stories email: npestories@gmail.com
Lily's IG: @lilymwood
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Anne's Story
Season 3 · Episode 99
vendredi 29 octobre 2021 • Duration 01:27:40
Anne was an only child and tragically lost her BCF as a teen, then she found out she was an NPE and she had no one to give her answers.
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 99 where today I am speaking with Anne.
Lily mentioned This MPE Life facebook private group for NPEs, DCPs, and LDAs, but she actually posted in the facebook group Togetherness Heals~NPE Only.
Anne would love to connect through email.
Anne's Email: npeannekate@gmail.com
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: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Lynn's Story
Season 3 · Episode 98
lundi 18 octobre 2021 • Duration 46:39
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: itallmakessensenow@yahoo.com
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/
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: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Steph P's Story
Season 3 · Episode 97
jeudi 14 octobre 2021 • Duration 56:53
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: genrelational@gmail.com
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: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Jillian's Story
Season 3 · Episode 96
lundi 11 octobre 2021 • Duration 51:38
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: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Will's Story
Season 3 · Episode 95
lundi 27 septembre 2021 • Duration 44:05
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: willbenn@icloud.com
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: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
Chris W's Story
Season 3 · Episode 94
mercredi 22 septembre 2021 • Duration 01:10:14
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: thetmaxx@yahoo.com
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: npestories@gmail.com
NPE Stories Patreon
NPE Stories facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/NPEstories
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