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Missing Pieces - NPE Life

Missing Pieces - NPE Life

Written by: Don Anderson
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🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE Life

Every Secret Has a Story
Every family has secrets. Some are whispered. Others are written in our DNA.

Missing Pieces – NPE Life is where those hidden stories come to light — through honest conversations with people whose DNA results changed everything they thought they knew about family, identity, or truth. It’s also a space for those searching for answers and discovering unexpected connections — sometimes even finding family.

Hosted and produced by Don Anderson, an Emmy-winning storyteller and NPE himself, the series explores what happens after the discovery — the shock, the search, the healing, and the human connections that follow.

🧬 Real stories. Real voices.
Because sometimes, finding out who we are starts with finding what’s been missing.

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📧 Contact: donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

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  • Jamilia - Out of Anonymity
    Apr 13 2026

    🧩 Jamilia - Out of Anonymity

    Years ago, I did an episode called The Moment of Truth
    a collection of stories about that exact instant when denial disappears… and the truth hits.

    Who you are.
    Who your parents are.
    No more guessing. No more stories. Just truth.

    Jamilia was one of those voices.
    And she didn’t just describe that moment — she nailed it.

    But that moment?
    That’s not the end of the story.

    It’s the beginning.

    🎧 Today, we hear what came after.

    ✉️ Reach out
    donNPE@icloud.com

    📸 Follow along
    https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

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    42 mins
  • 3 Sisters United
    Jan 27 2026

    🧩 3 Sisters United

    On today’s episode of Missing Pieces, we tell the story of June — raised in Canada by her grandparents, growing up with questions instead of answers.

    As a teenager, she learns who her father is…
    —or so she thinks.

    What unfolds next connects three sisters, decades of silence, and the kind of truth that changes everything. This is one of those episodes that reminds you why this show exists.

    🎧 Buckle up.

    🍫 Support Choosing Hope (and make people very happy)
    We’re raising funds with See’s Candies — because doing good should taste amazing.
    Grab something sweet for someone you love (or yourself, no judgment):

    👉 https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-spring-for-hope-sees-candy-fundraiser-4517/LisPog72533

    🌱 Untangling Our Roots Summit
    The conference that brings together the NPE, Donor Conceived, and Adoption communities under one roof:

    👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

    ✉️ Reach out
    donNPE@icloud.com

    📸 Follow along
    https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

    Thanks for listening.
    Really. It matters.

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    54 mins
  • Tonia - Dirty John's First Wife
    Jan 13 2026

    🎙️ Tonia – Dirty John’s First Wife

    Today on Missing Pieces, I’m joined by Tonia Bales, the first wife of John Meehan, also known as Dirty John. 🧬 At one point in the episode, an unknown sibling comes into the story.

    Tonia has a new book out today — January 13, 2026:

    📘 When You See It: How I Outsmarted & Outlasted Dirty John
    🛒 Available wherever books are sold
    👉 Amazon: https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR

    🎧 Listen to Tonia’s podcast
    The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror
    👉 https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-First-Wife-John-Meehans-Reign-of-Terror/B099BYMH4G?srsltid=AfmBOopq4Yu6okol_zuGIMPAG8mqVw3atXfQCK-1i61juepfZS0mJv6I

    🧬 Untangling Our Roots
    👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

    🧠 Amy Jauman – Projects & Work
    👉 https://www.amyjauman.com/projects

    To check out my new sister Tammi’s company please go to https://www.viverealestate.mx/

    📩 Contact the show
    Email: donNPE@icloud.com

    📸 Follow on Instagram
    👉 https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

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    58 mins
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