201: What if you believed it was all your fault?

This Is Actually Happening

Wondery

True Crime, Tiah, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“There’s really no way to explain how it feels when you realize one decision you made in an instant altered the life of everyone around you.”

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

Episode Summary: A woman who finally finds her sense of purpose after a tumultuous upbringing realizes a mother’s ultimate horror.

Website for Andrew Waits: http://andrdewwaits.com/

Social Media: Instagram: @actuallyhappening

Website: www.thisisactuallyhappening.com

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Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, drug use, alcoholism, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, self harm, infant death, graphic injury, sexual assault, explicit language

Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere

Services

If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

Crisis Text Line: Within the US, text HOME to 741741

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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.
0:15.3	Hello listeners, I have a brief announcement before today's episode.
0:18.7	Starting next week and for the full month of September,
0:21.3	we're excited to announce a special series on the show that we're calling the Long Shadow,
0:25.6	honoring the 20th anniversary of 9-11.
0:28.4	This will be a four-part series featuring four stories of people who worked in and around the Twin Towers
0:33.7	and whose jobs that day brought them face-to-face with the unthinkable.
0:37.4	We'll take you inside an emergency room, five blocks from the towers,
0:41.1	a port authority office on the 68th floor,
0:43.5	a fire company scouring the rubble pile,
0:45.9	and a temporary morgue set up inside a Brooks Brothers department store.
0:50.4	In the traditional style of this is actually happening,
0:52.9	we'll dive deep into the personal histories people brought with them that day
0:56.6	and how it transformed them over the next 20 years.
0:59.5	We'll also have bonus content available for those who subscribe on Wondery Plus or Apple Podcasts,
1:04.8	including an interview between me and Dan Tabersky,
1:07.6	host of Missing Richard Simmons and the upcoming series, 9-12.
1:12.0	We'll have more announcements and information about that next week.
1:15.2	Again, our series of episodes for September,
1:17.7	The Long Shadow, begins next Tuesday, September 7th,
	...

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