217: What if you saw the face of death?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 11 January 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
“We are not necessarily who we think we are…There are more paradoxes in life than things that make sense.”
Today’s episode featured Kim. You can find out more about her and her writings at her Myth and Medicine blog on Patreon: patreon.com/mythandmedicine
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Episode Summary: From the ashes of her own descent into severe mental illness, a nurse finds resilience to face her job’s gravest challenges.
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Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic abuse, self-harm, cutting, suicidal ideation, sexual assault, suicide attempt, drug addiction, COVID death, animal abuse and death, hallucinations of war, abduction, beating and rape, and loss of child, 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. |
| 0:16.9 | Once I went through this because it shattered all of my beliefs, |
| 0:22.7 | I am more aware that we are not necessarily who we think we are. |
| 0:29.0 | There's more paradoxes in life than there are things that make sense. |
| 0:43.6 | From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine. |
| 0:46.8 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:49.8 | Episode 17. |
| 0:56.8 | What if you saw the face of death? |
| 1:08.8 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening. |
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| 1:14.8 | Download the app today. |
| 1:16.8 | Hi there Wondry listeners. |
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| 1:22.8 | We just wanted to say how excited we are to be included in Amazon Music |
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| 1:30.8 | Which is you. |
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