🧩 3 Sisters UnitedOn today’s episode of Missing Pieces, we tell the story of June — raised in Canada by her grandparents, growing up with questions instead of answers.As a teenager, she learns who her father is… —or so she thinks.What unfolds next connects three sisters, decades of silence, and the kind of truth that changes everything. This is one of those episodes that reminds you why this show exists.🎧 Buckle up.🍫 Support Choosing Hope (and make people very happy) We’re raising funds with See’s Candies — because doing good should taste amazing. Grab something sweet for someone you love (or yourself, no judgment):👉 <a href='https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-spring-for-hope-sees-candy-fundraiser-4517/LisPog72533'>https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-spring-for-hope-sees-candy-fundraiser-4517/LisPog72533</a> 🌱 Untangling Our Roots Summit The conference that brings together the NPE, Donor Conceived, and Adoption communities under one roof:👉 <a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'>https://untanglingourroots.org/</a> ✉️ Reach out donNPE@icloud.com 📸 Follow along <a href='https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/'>https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/</a> Thanks for listening. Really. It matters.

<description>&lt;p&gt;🧩 &lt;b&gt;3 Sisters United&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On today’s episode of &lt;em&gt;Missing Pieces&lt;/em&gt;, we tell the story of &lt;b&gt;June&lt;/b&gt; — raised in Canada by her grandparents, growing up with questions instead of answers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a teenager, she learns who her father is…&lt;br/&gt;—or so she thinks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What unfolds next connects &lt;b&gt;three sisters&lt;/b&gt;, decades of silence, and the kind of truth that changes everything. This is one of those episodes that reminds you why this show exists.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎧 Buckle up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🍫 &lt;b&gt;Support Choosing Hope (and make people very happy)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;We’re raising funds with &lt;em&gt;See’s Candies&lt;/em&gt; — because doing good should taste amazing.&lt;br/&gt;Grab something sweet for someone you love (or yourself, no judgment):&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-spring-for-hope-sees-candy-fundraiser-4517/LisPog72533'&gt;https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-spring-for-hope-sees-candy-fundraiser-4517/LisPog72533&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🌱 &lt;b&gt;Untangling Our Roots Summit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The conference that brings together the &lt;b&gt;NPE&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;Donor Conceived&lt;/b&gt;, and &lt;b&gt;Adoption&lt;/b&gt; communities under one roof:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'&gt;https://untanglingourroots.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;✉️ &lt;b&gt;Reach out&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;donNPE@icloud.com&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📸 &lt;b&gt;Follow along&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/'&gt;https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for listening.&lt;br/&gt;Really. It matters.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

🧩 3 Sisters United On today’s episode of Missing Pieces, we tell the story of June — raised in Canada by her grandparents, growing up with questions instead of answers. As a teenager, she learns who her father is… —or so she thinks. What unfolds next connects three sisters, decades of silence, and the kind of truth that changes everything. This is one of those episodes that reminds you why this show exists. 🎧 Buckle up. 🍫 Support Choosing Hope (and make people very happy) We’re raising funds ...

3 Sisters United

🎙️ Tonia – Dirty John’s First WifeToday on Missing Pieces, I’m joined by Tonia Bales, the first wife of John Meehan, also known as Dirty John. 🧬 At one point in the episode, an unknown sibling comes into the story. Tonia has a new book out today — January 13, 2026:📘 When You See It: How I Outsmarted &amp; Outlasted Dirty John 🛒 Available wherever books are sold 👉 Amazon: <a href='https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR'>https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR</a>🎧 Listen to Tonia’s podcast The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror 👉 <a href='https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-First-Wife-John-Meehans-Reign-of-Terror/B099BYMH4G?srsltid=AfmBOopq4Yu6okol_zuGIMPAG8mqVw3atXfQCK-1i61juepfZS0mJv6I'>https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-First-Wife-John-Meehans-Reign-of-Terror/B099BYMH4G?srsltid=AfmBOopq4Yu6okol_zuGIMPAG8mqVw3atXfQCK-1i61juepfZS0mJv6I</a> 🧬 Untangling Our Roots 👉 <a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'>https://untanglingourroots.org/</a> 🧠 Amy Jauman – Projects &amp; Work 👉 <a href='https://www.amyjauman.com/projects'>https://www.amyjauman.com/projects</a>To check out my new sister Tammi’s company please go to <a href='https://www.viverealestate.mx/'>https://www.viverealestate.mx/</a> 📩 Contact the show Email: donNPE@icloud.com 📸 Follow on Instagram 👉 <a href='https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/'>https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;🎙️ &lt;b&gt;Tonia – Dirty John’s First Wife&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today on &lt;em&gt;Missing Pieces&lt;/em&gt;, I’m joined by &lt;b&gt;Tonia Bales&lt;/b&gt;, the first wife of &lt;b&gt;John Meehan&lt;/b&gt;, also known as &lt;em&gt;Dirty John&lt;/em&gt;. 🧬 At one point in the episode, an &lt;b&gt;unknown sibling comes into the story. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tonia has a new book out &lt;b&gt;today — January 13, 2026&lt;/b&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📘 &lt;b&gt;When You See It: How I Outsmarted &amp;amp; Outlasted Dirty John&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;🛒 Available wherever books are sold&lt;br/&gt;👉 Amazon: &lt;a href='https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR'&gt;https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎧 &lt;b&gt;Listen to Tonia’s podcast&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-First-Wife-John-Meehans-Reign-of-Terror/B099BYMH4G?srsltid=AfmBOopq4Yu6okol_zuGIMPAG8mqVw3atXfQCK-1i61juepfZS0mJv6I'&gt;https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-First-Wife-John-Meehans-Reign-of-Terror/B099BYMH4G?srsltid=AfmBOopq4Yu6okol_zuGIMPAG8mqVw3atXfQCK-1i61juepfZS0mJv6I&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧬 &lt;b&gt;Untangling Our Roots&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'&gt;https://untanglingourroots.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧠 &lt;b&gt;Amy Jauman – Projects &amp;amp; Work&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://www.amyjauman.com/projects'&gt;https://www.amyjauman.com/projects&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To check out my new sister Tammi’s company please go to &lt;a href='https://www.viverealestate.mx/'&gt;https://www.viverealestate.mx/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📩 &lt;b&gt;Contact the show&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Email: &lt;b&gt;donNPE@icloud.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📸 &lt;b&gt;Follow on Instagram&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/'&gt;https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

🎙️ Tonia – Dirty John’s First Wife Today on Missing Pieces, I’m joined by Tonia Bales, the first wife of John Meehan, also known as Dirty John. 🧬 At one point in the episode, an unknown sibling comes into the story.  Tonia has a new book out today — January 13, 2026: 📘 When You See It: How I Outsmarted &amp; Outlasted Dirty John 🛒 Available wherever books are sold 👉 Amazon: https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR 🎧 Listen to Tonia’s podcast The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror 👉 https://www.audi...

Tonia - Dirty John's First Wife

🎙️ Missing Pieces explores the stories of people who’ve discovered—or are still searching for—their &quot;missing pieces&quot;.In this episode, Don talks with Amanda, who grew up in South Texas always wondering why she didn’t look like her other siblings. Years later, DNA gave her the answer—and with it, she found her missing pieces. 🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch 👉 <a href='https://missingpieces.printify.me/'>https://missingpieces.printify.me/</a> 🌳🧬 Untangling Our Roots Summit 👉 <a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'>https://untanglingourroots.org/</a> 📧 Email Don: donNPE@icloud.com 📸 Follow us: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/'>https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/</a> 📸 Find Amanda: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/butterflylove1979/'>https://www.instagram.com/butterflylove1979/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;🎙️ &lt;b&gt;Missing Pieces&lt;/b&gt; explores the stories of people who’ve discovered—or are still searching for—their &amp;quot;missing pieces&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, Don talks with &lt;b&gt;Amanda&lt;/b&gt;, who grew up in South Texas always wondering why she didn’t look like her other siblings. Years later, DNA gave her the answer—and with it, she found her missing pieces.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧢👕 &lt;b&gt;Missing Pieces Merch&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://missingpieces.printify.me/'&gt;https://missingpieces.printify.me/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🌳🧬 &lt;b&gt;Untangling Our Roots Summit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'&gt;https://untanglingourroots.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📧 Email Don: &lt;b&gt;donNPE@icloud.com&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;📸 Follow us: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/'&gt;https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;📸 Find Amanda: &lt;a href='https://www.instagram.com/butterflylove1979/'&gt;https://www.instagram.com/butterflylove1979/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

🎙️ Missing Pieces explores the stories of people who’ve discovered—or are still searching for—their "missing pieces". In this episode, Don talks with Amanda, who grew up in South Texas always wondering why she didn’t look like her other siblings. Years later, DNA gave her the answer—and with it, she found her missing pieces.   🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch 👉 https://missingpieces.printify.me/   🌳🧬 Untangling Our Roots Summit 👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/   📧 Email Don: donNPE@icloud.com  📸 Foll...

Amanda From Texas

🎄✨ Merry Christmas &amp; Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨🎄This is a very special episode. I take a moment to share a few things happening in my own life—and one hugecoincidence that stopped me cold. 🧩😳It was one of those moments that feels too big to be random… the kind that makes you pause and think, “Okay, what is actually going on here?”I don’t want to spoil it by saying more—so let’s get into the episode. 🎧➡️🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch Support the show (and look good doing it): 👉 <a href='https://missingpieces.printify.me/'>https://missingpieces.printify.me/</a> 🌳🧬 Untangling Our Roots Summit Learn more here: 👉 <a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'>https://untanglingourroots.org/</a> 📚 Book Recommendation: Buckeye Find it here: 👉 <a href='https://patrickryanbooks.com/'>https://patrickryanbooks.com/</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;🎄✨ &lt;b&gt;Merry Christmas &amp;amp; Happy Holidays, everyone!&lt;/b&gt; ✨🎄&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a &lt;b&gt;very special episode&lt;/b&gt;. I take a moment to share a few things happening in my own life—and one &lt;em&gt;huge&lt;/em&gt;coincidence that stopped me cold. 🧩😳&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was one of those moments that feels &lt;em&gt;too big&lt;/em&gt; to be random… the kind that makes you pause and think, &lt;em&gt;“Okay, what is actually going on here?”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I don’t want to spoil it by saying more—so let’s get into the episode. 🎧➡️&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🧢👕 &lt;b&gt;Missing Pieces Merch&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Support the show (and look good doing it):&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://missingpieces.printify.me/'&gt;https://missingpieces.printify.me/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🌳🧬 &lt;b&gt;Untangling Our Roots Summit&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Learn more here:&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://untanglingourroots.org/'&gt;https://untanglingourroots.org/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📚 &lt;b&gt;Book Recommendation: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;em&gt;Buckeye&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Find it here:&lt;br/&gt;👉 &lt;a href='https://patrickryanbooks.com/'&gt;https://patrickryanbooks.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

🎄✨ Merry Christmas &amp; Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨🎄 This is a very special episode. I take a moment to share a few things happening in my own life—and one hugecoincidence that stopped me cold. 🧩😳 It was one of those moments that feels too big to be random… the kind that makes you pause and think, “Okay, what is actually going on here?” I don’t want to spoil it by saying more—so let’s get into the episode. 🎧➡️ 🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch Support the show (and look good doing it): 👉 https://missi...

A Christmas Check-In With Don

🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE LifeToday I’m joined by Australian actor David Field, whose world was shaken by a deathbed confession and a DNA truth decades in the making. 🔗 Links Mentioned• Every Family Has a Secret <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;t=32s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;t=32s</a> • The Secret Daughter (Amazon) <a href='https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r'>https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r</a> • Convict <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&amp;t=3706s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&amp;t=3706s</a> • Reel (Commercial – 2014) <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;t=34s'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;t=34s</a> Please download and listen to this podcast I started to produce...this episode is about how AI is helping transform preparedness. <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-response-force-multiplier/id1686185554?i=1000737543444'>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-response-force-multiplier/id1686185554?i=1000737543444</a>📬 Connect with Don 📧 donNPE@icloud.com 📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

<description>&lt;p&gt;🎧 &lt;b&gt;Missing Pieces – NPE Life&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today I’m joined by Australian actor &lt;b&gt;David Field&lt;/b&gt;, whose world was shaken by a deathbed confession and a DNA truth decades in the making. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🔗 &lt;b&gt;Links Mentioned&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;b&gt;Every Family Has a Secret&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;amp;t=32s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;amp;t=32s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;b&gt;The Secret Daughter (Amazon)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r'&gt;https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;b&gt;Convict&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&amp;amp;t=3706s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&amp;amp;t=3706s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;b&gt;Reel (Commercial – 2014)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;amp;t=34s'&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;amp;t=34s&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please download and listen to this podcast I started to produce...this episode is about how AI is helping transform preparedness. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-response-force-multiplier/id1686185554?i=1000737543444'&gt;https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-response-force-multiplier/id1686185554?i=1000737543444&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;📬 &lt;b&gt;Connect with Don&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;📧 donNPE@icloud.com&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast&lt;/p&gt;</description>

🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE Life Today I’m joined by Australian actor David Field, whose world was shaken by a deathbed confession and a DNA truth decades in the making.  🔗 Links Mentioned • Every Family Has a Secret https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&amp;t=32s   • The Secret Daughter (Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r   • Convict https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&amp;t=3706s   • Reel (Commercial – 2014) https://www.youtube.com/...

David Field Actor from Down Under

🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE LifeEvery Secret Has a Story Every family has secrets. Some are whispered. Others are written in our DNA.Missing Pieces – NPE Life is where those hidden stories come to light — through honest conversations with people whose DNA results changed everything they thought they knew about family, identity, or truth. It’s also a space for those searching for answers and discovering unexpected connections — sometimes even finding family.Hosted and produced by Don Anderson, an Emmy-winning storyteller and NPE himself, the series explores what happens after the discovery — the shock, the search, the healing, and the human connections that follow.🧬 Real stories. Real voices. Because sometimes, finding out who we are starts with finding what’s been missing.––– 📧 Contact: donNPE@icloud.com 📸 Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/npe_life_podcast">@npe_life_podcast</a>

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