When Home DNA Tests Blow Up Everything You Thought You Knew

It used to be a lot easier to keep family secrets about issues of
paternity. That was before companies like Ancestry.com and
23 & Me came along and offered genetic testing for a small
fee and some spit in a cup. Now, what might have started out as
some fun, idle curiosity is often turning into something more
earth-shattering, more of an existential crisis. It can result in
strained family relationships, negative mental health
consequences, and sometimes fun and friendly meetings. It’s a lot
and it’s high stakes. We talk with Eve Sturges, an LA-based
therapist and creator/host of the Everything's Relative podcast,
which is about these revelations and their aftermaths. Eve, who
has been through this experience herself, shares stories of
people learning that they aren’t who they thought they were and
what they did about it.


Listen to Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges on the
podcatcher of your choice. Visit Eve's website at
www.evesturges.la. Follow Eve on Twitter @evesturges and on
Instagram @evesturges. 


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