Right to Know

09/06/2025

Rewrite Your Story: A Therapeutic Workshop For Navigating DNA Discoveries.

This is a 2½-day immersive experience led by Michele Grethel, Ph.D., LCSW & Brianne Kirkpatrick-Williams, MS, CGC. Designed for individuals navigating unexpected DNA discoveries such as Not-Parent Expected (NPE), Donor-Conceived (DC), or Late-Discovery Adoption (LDA), this trauma-informed workshop combines evidence-based counseling, identity and narrative work, and peer support to help participants process grief, rebuild self-understanding, and navigate family dynamics. Grounded in insights from hundreds of research interviews, the workshop provides practical coping tools and a supportive community to foster healing, clarity, and connection.

09/06/2025

https://untanglingourroots.org/speaker-propsal/

Time is running out! The chance to present at the 2026 Untangling Our Roots Summit is slipping away.

We’re on the lookout for impactful, practical, and heartfelt proposals from therapists, genealogists, community leaders, creatives, and anyone with personal experiences in adoption, assisted reproduction, and NPE journeys.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to submit your proposal—this is it!
Deadline: Monday, September 15
Submit your proposal now: https://untanglingourroots.org/speaker-propsal/

09/05/2025

Time is running out! The chance to present at the 2026 Untangling Our Roots Summit is slipping away.

We’re on the lookout for impactful, practical, and heartfelt proposals from therapists, genealogists, community leaders, creatives, and anyone with personal experiences in adoption, assisted reproduction, and NPE journeys.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to submit your proposal—this is it!
Deadline: Monday, September 15

Submit your proposal now: https://untanglingourroots.org/speaker-propsal/

09/03/2025

08/31/2025

A response to The New Yorker article on DNA surprises

08/31/2025

Podcast Episode · NPE Stories · 08/28/2025 · 1h