About this episode

In the season 14 finale, Brytanie shares her journey of discovering her true parentage through a DNA test and the impact of her upbringing on her sense of belonging.

***SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: DNA Surprises will be taking a short summer break during July and August. I’m excited to come back in September refreshed, recharged, and with more stories from the NPE, adoptee, and donor conceived communities. Thank you for listening, sharing, and helping make this community what it is. Have a wonderful summer, and we’ll see you in September!**** DNA surprises take time. Time to for the secrets to be kept. Time for them to be uncovered. Time to connect with newfound family members. So much of this experience is a waiting game In the season 14 finale of DNA surprises, Brytanie shares how her difficult upbringing made feeling like an outsider in family seem normal. She never felt like she belonged, so she never suspected that the man she believed was her biological father, wasn’t. It wasn’t until a DNA test, and later, a seemingly harmless comment, revealed the truth. Thank you for sharing your story, Brytanie. Support the show.

People in this episode

Host: Alexis Hourselt

Guest: Brytanie

Topics covered

• DNA testing
• family secrets
• identity
• NPE
• adoptee stories

Keywords

• DNA surprise
• biological father
• family connection
• upbringing
• NPE

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