291: What if your wife had 21 personalities?
This Is Actually Happening
Audible
4.6 • 10.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2023
⏱️ 67 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Growing up in poverty, a man finds an outlet in a racist metal band, when one day fate transforms him and he pursues an unlikely marriage, but when his wife begins to switch, new identities emerge that stretch the limits of love.
Today’s episode featured Matthew Fanning. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email at fanning77120@gmail.com, or you can find him on Facebook at facebook.com/100091861748877.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock
Content/Trigger Warnings: severe mental illness, Dissociative Identity Disorder, sexual assault, graphic bodily injury, domestic violence, suicide, explicit language
Social Media:
Instagram: @actuallyhappening
Twitter: @TIAHPodcast
Website: thisisactuallyhappening.com
Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com
Website for Jason Blalock: jasonblalock.com
Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happening
Wondery Plus: All episodes of the show prior to episode #130 are now part of the Wondery Plus premium service. To access the full catalog of episodes, and get all episodes ad free, sign up for Wondery Plus at wondery.com/plus
Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now officially open. Follow this link: thisisactuallyhappening.com/shop to access branded t-shirts, posters, stickers and more from the shop.
Transcripts: Full transcripts of each episode are now available on the website, thisisactuallyhappening.com
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 and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988
National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 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. |
| 0:18.7 | The best way that I could describe it for me was if I had to literally take my fingers, |
| 0:24.3 | dig them into my chest and rip myself wide open, take my heart out, |
| 0:28.4 | re-shape it and put it back in. |
| 0:30.7 | That's how difficult this process was for me to try to become someone different |
| 0:36.8 | so that I could be the support that my family needed me to be. |
| 0:52.4 | From Wondery, I'm Whit Missildine. |
| 0:55.7 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 1:05.3 | Episode 291. |
| 1:08.8 | What if your wife had 21 personalities? |
| 1:17.2 | What do I do? What do I do? What do I say? |
| 1:20.6 | What do I say? |
| 1:22.2 | In the Macmillan online community, we know what it's like to have cancer |
| 1:27.1 | because we have it too. |
| 1:29.0 | So, whatever you're thinking, whatever you're feeling, |
| 1:33.4 | whatever you need to ask about cancer, whatever the time of day or night |
| 1:39.3 | we'll do whatever it takes to help you. |
| 1:43.0 | To join us, search Macmillan online community. |
| 1:48.2 | I'm Anna and I'm Emily and we're the host of terribly famous |
| 1:52.1 | the show that takes you behind the velvet rope |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Audible, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Audible and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.