This group is an inclusive Facebook support group for individuals with a DNA Surprise and those impacted by a Non-Parental Experience (NPE) or Mis-attributed Parental Experience (MPE) geared towards building friendships and encouraging lighthearted banter around our new life as an NPE. The group offers a safe space to connect, share, meet up, and discuss the full range of experiences, challenges, and emotions of NPEs.
Documentary Films and Podcasts
NPEN is co-sponsoring the documentary “Missed Conceptions” currently broadcasting on PBS and streaming via the PBS app.
After a life-long search, a woman discovers and attempts to get to know her deceased, sperm donor father— doctor, scientist, prolific artist—making even more discoveries along the way.
Currently streaming on PBS.
In recent years, at-home DNA tests have become a popular gift. Sometimes the tests reveal more than just a family’s heritage or health history, uncovering things that were intentionally stashed behind a wall of secrecy. The documentary “Filling in the Blanks” is one such story.
Currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, Hulu.
Investigative reporter Matt Katz has been searching for his biological father since he was a little kid. But it wasn’t until his 40s that he realized he was on the wrong journey altogether. The true story is wrapped in confusion and secrecy, and in the end it upended the truth about who he is – raising questions about identity, fatherhood, medical ethics and what family really means. But will finding answers make him whole, or just make things even more complicated?
Inconceivable Truth is an 8-episode series with new episodes publishing Thursday mornings.