{"podcast":{"title":"Unraveling Me","slug":"unraveling-me-7569853","podcast_index_feed_id":7569853,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/690534bf3906f8011add9159","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/unraveling-me","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/690534bf3906f8011add9159/1764205341144-b718e518-900f-43d5-82d8-91561a3645ff.jpeg","author":"Kara Rubinstein-Deyerin & Alan Katz","episode_count":41,"summary":"Join host Kara Rubinstein Deyerin as she speaks with people who, like her, are impacted by NPE's (non-parental events), DNA surprises, adoption, assisted reproduction, or other unexpected information bombs that reveal the truth about who they are and their family relationships and secrets. As anyone who's ever experienced such an event can tell you, it separates you from you. From knowing your own story. In \"Unraveling Me\", Kara explores the myriad ways why knowing the truth about who you are and who your family is matters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T16:19:46.198920+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853"},"episode":{"title":"S1E25 Unraveling Lisa","slug":"s1e25-unraveling-lisa","published_at":"2026-04-23T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853/s1e25-unraveling-lisa","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853","url":"https://shows.acast.com/unraveling-me/episodes/s1e25-unraveling-lisa","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/690534bf3906f8011add9159/e/69d1b2d0d2e95f5131876702/media.mp3","summary":"S1 E25 - Unraveling Lisa - Lisa took a DNA test out of curiosity: something light, something fun. But when her results came back, they didn’t just surprise her. They unraveled everything she thought she knew about who she was. In this conversation, Lisa shares how a single test led her to uncover donor conception, connect with a half-brother, and rethink the meaning of family, culture, and self. Raised in a fully Ashkenazi Jewish family, Lisa was confronted with results that made no sense—until they did. What followed was not just a search for answers, but a profound reckoning with identity, belonging, and truth. Through it all, she brings humor, honesty, and a deep sense of compassion for everyone involved, including her mother. SHOW NOTES Kara and Lisa discuss: Taking a DNA test “for fun” and discovering unexpected results Growing up with a strong cultural identity—and having it suddenly questioned The confusion of early DNA matches and making sense of new relationships Navigating donor conception and the reality of medical practices in earlier generations The emotional complexity of truth, love, and protecting family relationships Turning pain into storytelling through her feature comedy One Big Happy Family Lisa’s story holds both weight and lightness. It captures the disorientation of late discovery, but also the perspective that comes with time—how something once devastating can eventually be transformed into art. By turning her experience into One Big Happy Family , Lisa found a way to share her difficult truth with humor, heart, and humanity. Everyone has the right to know the truth about where they come from. Unraveling Me speaks to those people impacted by DNA surprises, NPEs (non-paternal event), adoption, assisted reproduction, and other revelations that th…","meta_description":"S1 E25 - Unraveling Lisa - Lisa took a DNA test out of curiosity: something light, something fun. But when her results came back, they didn’t just surpris…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3288,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unraveling-me-7569853/episodes/s1e25-unraveling-lisa/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unraveling-me-7569853/s1e25-unraveling-lisa.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}