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Season 2 kicks off with Melissa Guida-Richards, author & late-discovery transracial adoptee
Season 2 kicks off with Melissa Guida-Richards.
“I considered her to be a blessing to me” - A father shares about the emotional journey with a newfound biological daughter
Today’s guest blogger shares the emotional journey he experienced learning at age 68 that he had a daughter of whom he was previously unaware. He is nearing the first anniversary of getting the DNA confirmation of his paternity and is looking forward to a visit with his daughter and her family over Thanksgiving. It will be the fourth time he and his daughter will have a chance to meet up in person.
There Is Growing Support for You if You’re the Wife of Husbands in Reunion With a Daughter Newly-Found From DNA Testing
The wives of husbands who are newly discovered to be someone’s biological father struggle as well.
Meet The Adoptee Who Pioneered DNA Family Search
Podcast Ep 9: Meet Richard Hill, the adoptee who was the first to use DNA testing to search for and discover the identity of his birth parents.
NPE Awareness Day
"NPE" is an acronym with a history originating in the term “non-paternity event” — a term used in the medical setting when parent/child mismatches were uncovered as a result of clinical genetic testing. NPE has also become the term for a person who has discovered one or both parents is not genetically related to them.
Singing a New Song After a Truth is Uncovered
Cory's memoir, Folksong, touches on the pain and hope she felt through her journey at the end of her mother's life and through the discovery soon after that her mother had been keeping a secret about Cory's paternity for decades.
How Age Matters When Discussing Donor Conception with Children
Guest blogger Christiane shares her experience telling her two children of different ages about using double gamete donation (both egg and sperm donation) to conceive them.
Doubt Is An Important Step In The DNA Discovery Process
Doubt is a common reaction in unexpected DNA family discoveries. It’s not only common, it’s also normal and important.
“Looking Back Now, It All Looks Black and White” - Dani Shapiro and Her Husband Michael Maren on the DNA Clarity and Support Podcast
Podcast Ep: 7 A watershed moment in the life of Dani Shapiro--the discovery that she was donor-conceived--was triggered by an innocent adventure into consumer DNA testing.
When Genetic Disease Leads to a Surprise Family DNA Discovery
Podcast Ep: 6 Want to learn a little bit about where the fear and stigma around cousin marriages come from? Ready to be challenged by listening in on a conversation between two genetic counselors discussing past work with families facing uncertain, traumatic pregnancies?