278: What if you couldn't keep her safe?
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 10.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2023
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
In the wake of her uncle’s untimely death, a woman bears the brunt of her mother’s long mental health decline, struggling to keep her safe from herself, and in the wake of tragedy, finds a way to help thousands of others like her.
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Producers: Whit Missildine, Sara Marinelli, Andrew Waits
Content/Trigger Warnings: suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, death, suicide, gun violence, mental illness, explicit language
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