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The Secret Room | True Stories

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The Secret Room | True Stories

Ben Hamm

Storytelling, Personal Journals, Story, Podcast, Stories, True, Society & Culture

4.42.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Joe was clinically dead but can’t tell anyone. It was an experience that seemed destined, but was entirely avoidable. Joe tells us about his roundtrip to the other side and why it has to be a secret.

DIPSEA
Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/SECRET.

FEALS
Become a member at Feals.com/SECRET and you'll get 50% off your first order with free shipping.

HELLO FRESH (New sponsor!)
Go to HelloFresh.com/10secret and use code 10secret for 10 free meals, including free shipping.

PICTURES
See Joe, his son and the room and room where he died. Also the McDonald’s where Joe had his life-changing moment with his son.

They are all waiting for you on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Handle: @secretroompod.

THE SECRET ROOM | UNLOCKED
Twin episodes ... again! First up Ben and Joe in a poignant follow up on Joe's story. You will love all the extra details and a deeper look into Joe's feelings about having been dead and the impact it could have had on his sone.

And get excited people, Susie interviews Ben in our annual "Behind the Scenes 2020" episode about all the mayhem we you didn't see that helped make our 27 episodes last year possible.

The Secret Room | Unlocked is yours when you support your favorite indie podcast that could with a membership at patreon.com/secretroom.

ALL OUR SPONSORS
See all our sponsors past and present, and their offers, many of which are still valid: secretroompodcast.com/codes

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
There's even more fun at The Secret Room Podcast Facebook Discussion Page! Just ask to join, all are welcome. :)

PODCAST TEAM
Producers: Susie Lark and Luna Patel. Hashtag Flipper: Alessandro Nigro. Sound Engineer: Chet. Music and Theme: Breakmaster Cylinder.

YOUR SECRET
Do you have an ardent secret to share? Click "Share a secret" at secretroompod.com.

LISTENER SURVEY
Take our Listener Survey at SecretRoomPod.com!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Thanks to Fields for supporting the secret room.

0:03.7

Fields has me feeling my best every day and it can help you too.

0:08.2

Become a member today by going to Fields.com slash secret and you'll get 50% automatically

0:14.1

taken off your first order with free shipping.

0:17.0

Thanks also to Dipsy, an audio-wap full of short, sexy stories and guided sessions designed

0:22.9

to turn you on and help you get in touch with yourself.

0:26.5

Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipsyStories.com slash secret.

0:31.9

And thanks to HelloFresh.

0:33.6

Go to HelloFresh.com slash 10 secret and use code 10 secret for 10 free meals including

0:40.9

free shipping.

0:45.1

Tell me your secret.

0:46.6

So my secret is that for the last few years I spent almost every night sleeping with a

0:52.8

stuffed toy wolf.

0:54.6

A few years ago I was going through a bit of a tough time and a friend of mine said I

0:58.3

would be fine because I had the strength of a wolf.

1:01.9

And so I bought a stuffed toy.

1:03.9

And ever since then he has slept with me, comforted me and usually he's a wee spoon when

1:09.6

we sleep.

1:26.8

I wanted to tell people, you know I didn't want to be alone, I felt very isolated and very

1:31.1

lonely.

1:35.8

The day a story that finds its roots in fable, I just felt overwhelmed by emotion at that

1:41.4

point when my guest did something that had dire consequences.

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