Finding Family

A Modern Guide to Family with Parental Identity Discovery and Non-Paternal Events

Jodi Klugman-Rabb LMFT

Finding Identity

Identity is a construct that takes years to define. Shocking DNA results took the identity I thought I had and threw it out the window, leaving a void to be filled.

What Do You Do When You Learn You're Not Who You Thought?

A fictional story of a very real phenomenon. Finding out you're not the child of the parent you thought and searching for the biological family.

In Reunion: Navigating New Family Connections

Upset and confused about making connections with biological family? A few practical tips can help you handle the acceptance or rejection.

When Family Doesn't Act As Such

Have you been shunned by family after shocking DNA results? A few tips about managing family relationships when the lie has been revealed

Intuition Isn't Crazy

An unusual feeling of not fitting into the family? It may be the universe and your biology trying to tell you something.

The New Identity Crisis

Confused about who you are after shocking DNA revelations? Your identity is one of the big changes that come with a change in biological family.

The Grief Effect

Cycling through anger, shock and sadness is only the beginning.

The Stranger Within

Ever feel like a stranger in your own family? Shocking DNA revelations start with the sense that you are invisible, can't do anything right, or don't belong.