333: What if you saw the black mass of death?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
After facing years of abuse, a determined woman dedicates her life to the pursuit of success, becoming a renowned broadcaster, fundraiser and cyclist; but after a grueling, multi-continental bike ride, she faces ultimate darkness, forcing her to confront the deepest wounds of all.
Today’s episode featured Charlie Webster. If you’d like to reach out to her, you can visit her website at charliewebster.com/contact or you can find her on Instagram @charliewebster, on Twitter @charliecw or on TikTok @charlieaswebster.
She has a new book called “Why It's Ok To Talk About Trauma” which you can find on Amazon or her website charliewebster.com. She also has an ABC TV docuseries premiering on October 9th, which is based on her podcast, Scamanda. The docuseries has the same name.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz
Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, severe physical illness, blood, coma, near death experience, explicit language
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| 0:00.0 | Wundry Plus subscribers can listen to exclusive episodes of This Is Actually Happening by joining |
| 0:05.7 | Wundry Plus in the Wundry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:09.7 | This is Actually Happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:13.7 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode and for more information |
| 0:18.0 | about support services. I felt like my brain was so alive yet my body was dead and being supported by machines. I was in this like dark |
| 0:38.7 | hole and I couldn't move. It was so distressing because I couldn't reach out to them and communicate to them and tell them that was |
| 0:48.0 | still here. From Wundery, I'm Witt Misdine. You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 1:04.0 | Episode 33. |
| 1:07.0 | Episode 333. |
| 1:13.0 | What if you saw the Black Mass of Death? |
| 1:16.0 | If you saw the Black Mass of Death. |
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| 1:30.0 | Macmillan's free online forum provides a safe space to get support from both |
| 1:34.8 | expert and others who've been there. Members support each other anonymously, |
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| 1:45.3 | to money worries and managing work or talking with children about a diagnosis. |
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