Right to Know

06/04/2026

What's it like to discover later in life not only that you were adopted, but that everyone knew but you?

06/03/2026

Family secrets are often framed as protection. But what happens when withholding the truth also means withholding medical history, identity, and answers someone needed their whole life?

Sometimes the truth hurts. But secrecy can hurt more.

Listen to Andrea’s full story on S1 E18 of Unraveling Me Podcast.

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

June is NPE Awareness Month.

What starts as a simple DNA test can change everything. Many people take a test hoping to learn more about their ancestry. Instead, they discover a different biological parent, unknown siblings, or family secrets that have been hidden for decades.

These discoveries can bring questions about identity, family, medical history, and belonging, along with a wide range of emotions.

If you're an NPE, you're not alone. Throughout June, we're sharing stories, resources, and support for those navigating DNA surprises and unexpected family discoveries.

Learn more at: RightToKnow.us

05/31/2026

💬 Looking for a place where you don’t have to explain everything?
Where people truly get it?

Join us for our weekly Community & Connection meeting tonight at 5 PM Pacific/8 PM Eastern Time

Whether you’re navigating a DNA surprise, adoption, donor conception, misattributed parentage, reunion, family tension, grief, identity questions—or simply need a place to listen and be heard—you are welcome here.

Come as you are. Talk if you want. Listen if you need.
No pressure. No judgment. Just community, connection, and people who understand. 💛

📍 Free, pre-registration required
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lde2tpzgrEtUJ76L5JQPTZ8CyFA4frz6N

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

💛 You are not alone on this journey.

If you're a birth mother navigating the emotions that come with placing your child for adoption, there's a space made just for you.

Adoption Network Cleveland's Birth Mother Support Group is a free, virtual gathering where women at every stage of this lifelong journey come together to share, heal, and support one another.

✨ No judgment. No pressure. Just understanding from women who truly get it.

🗓 First Wednesday of every month - Next meeting is June 3
🕖 7–9 PM ET | Via Zoom
👩‍💻 Free & open to all birth mothers

Meetings are led by trained volunteer facilitators Lindsey and Nikki. This group is a complement to — not a replacement for — therapy, focusing on the emotional heart of your experience.

📋 Registration required — https://ow.ly/jAn050Z3ieX

05/30/2026

Podcast Episode · NPE Stories · May 27 · 40m

05/30/2026

When families avoid the truth, children often create their own explanation — and too often, that explanation is: “Something is wrong with me.”

Honest conversations may feel hard for parents, but silence can leave children carrying confusion, shame, and insecurity that was never theirs to hold.

These are the facts. Support whatever feelings come up.

05/29/2026

So true!