• A Christmas Check-In With Don
    Dec 22 2025

    🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨🎄

    This is a very special episode. I take a moment to share a few things happening in my own life—and one hugecoincidence that stopped me cold. 🧩😳

    It was one of those moments that feels too big to be random… the kind that makes you pause and think, “Okay, what is actually going on here?”

    I don’t want to spoil it by saying more—so let’s get into the episode. 🎧➡️

    🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch
    Support the show (and look good doing it):
    👉 https://missingpieces.printify.me/

    🌳🧬 Untangling Our Roots Summit
    Learn more here:
    👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

    📚 Book Recommendation: Buckeye
    Find it here:
    👉 https://patrickryanbooks.com/




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    33 mins
  • David Field Actor from Down Under
    Nov 19 2025

    🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE Life

    Today I’m joined by Australian actor David Field, whose world was shaken by a deathbed confession and a DNA truth decades in the making.

    🔗 Links Mentioned

    Every Family Has a Secret
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&t=32s

    The Secret Daughter (Amazon)
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

    Convict
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&t=3706s

    Reel (Commercial – 2014)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&t=34s

    Please download and listen to this podcast I started to produce...this episode is about how AI is helping transform preparedness.

    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-response-force-multiplier/id1686185554?i=1000737543444

    📬 Connect with Don
    📧 donNPE@icloud.com

    📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

    It’s Both — Personal Growth For Real Life Transitions
    Big decisions, mixed emotions? Simple tools + honest stories to move forward.

    Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

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    46 mins
  • Shelby - Sister of NPEs
    Nov 5 2025

    EPISODE: Shelby – Sister of NPEs

    Shelby shares the astonishing story of discovering not one, but two NPEs in her immediate family.
    Born in Detroit and now settled in Tennessee, she brings warmth, humor, and reflection to a journey that proves DNA can connect — and complicate — in equal measure.

    🧬 Secrets, surprises, and the search for truth — this is Missing Pieces.

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    🎧 Follow on Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

    📧 Contact: donNPE@icloud.com

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    41 mins
  • Anonymous Newbie
    Oct 17 2025

    🎧 Missing Pieces
    Welcome to another episode of Missing Pieces – NPE Life.
    Today’s anonymous guest takes us from her childhood in Maine to a life-changing discovery just a few months ago. She’s brand-new to the NPE world and bravely shares what it’s like to stand at the very beginning of that journey.

    ✨ Listen in — it’s raw, real, and relatable.

    📬 Connect with Don:
    📧 donNPE@icloud.com

    📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

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    1 hr
  • Stephanie Finds Herself
    Oct 5 2025

    🎧 Missing Pieces
    Stephanie shares her remarkable journey from growing up in Detroit to discovering her true identity. She’s a born storyteller, very moving.

    📖 A Penny on the Hood (her forthcoming book) — She's looking for representation. inquiries: nonpareve@gmail.com

    📺 Watch her Cuba trip series: YouTube Playlist

    📬 Connect with Don: donNPE@icloud.com
    | @npe_life_podcast

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    1 hr
  • One Big Happy Family
    Sep 12 2025

    🎙 Welcome to Another Episode of Missing Pieces!

    Today’s guest is Lisa Brenner — actor, writer, and producer — who bravely shares her own NPE/DCP journey through her brand-new film.

    🎬 About the Film
    Lisa’s movie, One Big Happy Family, explores the twists and turns of discovering unexpected family connections. It opens October 3rd in select AMC theaters nationwide. Get tickets and theater info at www.onebighappyfamilymovie.com
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    You can also watch the trailer on the site — or directly on Vimeo!

    📲 Connect with Lisa & the Film

    • Instagram: @thelisabrenner

    • Instagram: @onebighappyfamilymovie

    💌 Connect with Don
    I’d love to hear from you — whether you just want to say hi or pitch your own story!

    • Email: DonNPE@icloud.com

    • Instagram: @NPE_LIFE_PODCAST
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    48 mins
  • Jake - Raised in a Cult
    Aug 16 2025

    Welcome to another amazing episode of Missing Pieces – NPE Life

    In this episode, Jake shares an incredible life story that’s equal parts jaw-dropping and inspiring — from growing up in a cult to discovering his biological father was a real-life private investigator.

    We also feature archival footage used under the Fair Use doctrine as defined by U.S. copyright law. The footage comes from the documentary Vain Glory by Tony Cox. You can watch it here on YouTube.

    Please feel free to contact Don

    email: DonNPE@icloud.com

    instagram: NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

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    59 mins
  • Donna United
    Jul 13 2025

    Hi

    Welcome to an amazing episode of Missing Pieces. This one is amazing for multiple reasons.

    A) Donna's story is amazing and she tells is so well

    B) Tracy interviewed Donna and co-produced the episode with me. And she also was amazing!!

    If you would like to email don DonNPE at iCloud dot com

    Catch me on instagram at npe_life_podcast

    If you would like to support the show we have some kick ass t-shirts for sell on printify. Order a size up, they run small. www.missingpieces.printify.me/

    If you wish to get in touch with Donna you can email her at donnaguy2410@gmail.com

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    59 mins