DNA Clarity and Support
Brianne Kirkpatrick Williams
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S3E5 Part two with Arnold - a bio dad return to answer listener questions
Arnold first shared about his experience discovering an unknown biological daughter on the Watershed DNA blog many years ago. In episode 3 this season, Arnold joined Brianne to share more of his…
S3E4 "Take a deep breath...feel whatever it is you're feeling" - a conversation with Maria Leonard Olsen
As a gift for being a speaker at Mixed Remixed, a conference with corporate sponsorship by 23andMe, Maria Leonard Olsen received a free DNA test. Weeks later, when the results came back, Maria was…
S3E3 Arnold shares about the biological father experience of a surprise DNA discovery
DNA discoveries often arrive without warning, reshaping families in ways that are both tender and complex. It’s not too often we hear from the parents in a DNA discovery, and even less often that a…
S3E2 When the professional meets the personal: a conversation with genetic counselor Jen Jacober
In this episode of DNA Clarity and Support, Brianne talks with Jen Jacober, a genetic counselor who brings a deeply personal perspective to her work. Jen is a late-discovery donor-conceived person,…
S3E1 In helping others, you're helping yourself - Maggy reflects on her 12-and-a-half years as an NPE
Maggy was the family genealogist who dedicated her heart and time to developing the family tree branches far and wide. A month after distributing a book of their genealogy to her excited family, she…
Stigma, health, DNA, and adoptee rights: a discussion about the changing landscape in America
Gabrielle Glaser is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist whose work on mental health, medicine, and culture has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The New York Times, and many…
S2E7 Don't lose sight of your why
In this episode, Brianne interviews author Diahan Southard, creator of Your DNA Guide, who brings a much-needed dose of enthusiasm to the talk about genealogy, a biological parent search, and DNA…
S2E6 Solving crimes with DNA testing: understanding the basics
Did you know that if you test at FamilyTreeDNA, all you have to do is check a box of approval during the DNA kit registration process, and your DNA results and online family tree are automatically…
S2E5 Everyone deserves the right to know where they came from
Michael Blair knew from the age of 12 that his dad was not his biological father, but it was something not spoken about in the family. After years spent chasing down every last lead on his biological…
S2E4 All of the locks that guarded her secrets no longer worked
In midlife, Peter J. Boni learned the truth of his genetic origins: his parents had used sperm donor assistance to conceive him. The news wasn't revealed by a DNA test or directly from a parent, the…
S2E3 I truly believe things happen the way they're supposed to happen
Katie Hopkins never guessed that a discovery about her sister's unexpected paternity would be just the start of a number of surprises in the family. What began as crumbs of information left in family…
S2E2 We had to take care of ourselves: embracing genetics for an entire family's medical care
In this episode, Laura Kieger talks about her family's experience with the hereditary cancer syndrome, FAP. In Summer's Complaint: My family's courageous, century-long struggle with a rare genetic…
S2E1 Take your time and be patient with yourself: Exploring identity crisis
Season 2 of DNA Clarity and Support kicks off with an interview of Melissa Guida-Richards! Guida-Richards is a late-discovery transracial adoptee and the author of What White Parents Should Know…
S1E9 The adoptee who pioneered DNA testing to search for birth family
In today's episode, we'll meet Richard Hill, the adoptee who was the first to use DNA testing to search for and discover the identity of his birth parents. This pioneer took his decades of searching…
S1E8 Singing a new song after the truth is uncovered
In the first 4 minutes of today's podcast, you'll hear a ballad sung by today's guest, Cory Goodrich, inspired by her NPE discovery. Then we'll get started with the conversation!What happens when a…
S1E7 Looking back now, it all looks black and white
"I was no stranger to shock and grief...[but] this was something altogether different. The quality of it was different...It was trauma at the level of identity." A watershed moment in the life of…
S1E6 When genetic disease leads to a surprise family DNA discovery
Want to learn a little bit about where the fear and stigma around cousin marriages come from? Ready to be challenged by listening in on a conversation between two genetic counselors discussing past…
S1E5 Guidance for the newly discovered 'Bio Dad' and his family
This episode has been reported to be a trigger for those who are the adoptee, donor-conceived person, or NPE/MPE in a surprise family member discovery. The experience and perspective of those…
S1E4 What is family? What is ethnicity?
Listen to this episode of DNA Clarity and Support as author Libby Copeland discusses with Brianne the complex themes she explores in her timely book The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Upending Who…
S1E3 Appreciating a sense of peace once it comes
One DNA discovery in a family is often more than enough...so what happens when there are nine?Stephen Anderson never expected that his decades of family research using traditional…
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DNA Clarity and Support has published 22 episodes since March 2021, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
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