190: What if your fairytale was finally within reach?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
“I was really lost and I was so incredibly desperate for someone to love me…and to fill the void that had kind of been opened in me .”
Producers: Whit Missildine, Matt Volla
Episode Summary: Following an early childhood trauma, a woman seeks to fill the void with a series of unhealthy relationships, until a fairytale romance promises to be everything she ever wanted
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Content/Trigger Warnings: childhood trauma, childhood sexual assault, rape, explicit language
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: Ambient Themes by Nigel Coutinho
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:16.8 | I was really lost and I was so incredibly desperate for someone to love me |
| 0:26.3 | and take care of me and to care about me and to fill the void that kind of been opened in me. |
| 0:42.2 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missal Dine. |
| 0:44.4 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 1:00.2 | What if your fairy tale was finally within reach? |
| 1:07.5 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening. |
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| 1:54.2 | It was a pretty normal childhood. I had mom, dad, sister who was nine years older than me |
| 2:11.6 | because so she was kind of out of the home pretty early. My mom was always kind of the fierce |
| 2:18.4 | independent woman and my dad kind of the follower. My mom was very emotional and my dad was very |
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