215: What if you faced the monster in the mirror?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
“I was like a walking dead. I was just a shell, but I couldn’t stop…my soul was gone.”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Guest: Kenneth Ginlack Sr.
Episode Summary: Growing up in the projects and a broken home, a man learns survive on the streets through dealing drugs and brutal violence, when a desperate moment leaves him with a choice that changes everything.
Today’s episode featured Kenneth Ginlack, Sr. Kenneth has been the Director of Outpatient Programs for Milwaukee County Behavior Health Division (BHD), an ad-hoc instructor at the University of Wisconsin Continuing Education extension program, president of the board of directors for Revive Youth and Family Services, and a board member for SALS Recovery Houses and Coaching. Kenneth is now Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Serenity Inns. You can find out more about Kenneth by going to kgsctc.com
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Content/Trigger Warnings: explicit violence, gun violence, domestic abuse, drug use, drug addiction, suicide, murder, explicit language
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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. |
| 0:17.4 | Then I found myself angry, I got angry with myself. |
| 0:21.5 | I didn't anger with everybody or everything around me. |
| 0:24.9 | It's like a walk and dead. |
| 0:26.4 | And that's what I always called it, the walk and dead. |
| 0:29.3 | I was just a shield, but I couldn't stop. |
| 0:32.4 | My soul was gone. |
| 0:44.2 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine. |
| 0:47.4 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:50.0 | Episode 215. |
| 0:57.0 | What if you faced the monster in the mirror? |
| 1:03.2 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening. |
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| 1:14.3 | Hi there Wondry listeners. |
| 1:16.2 | Hanna and Tim are here. |
| 1:18.0 | Hi there Wondry listeners. |
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