384: What if you were run over three times?
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
After being run over three times and left pinned beneath a car, a woman emerges into a world she no longer recognizes and must piece together a new identity from the ruins of the old one.
Today’s episode featured Naseem Rochette. You can email Naseem at [email protected]. She is on Instagram @nasrocs. You can find out more about Naseem on her website at naseemrochette.com.
Her book, The Unexpected Benefits of Being Run Over is available on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Unexpected-Benefits-Being-Run-Over/dp/B0BW4MZ517
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Sara Marinelli
Content/Trigger Warnings: Suicide attempt, Suicidal ideation, Racial discrimination / identity-based shame, Graphic accident description, Being run over by a vehicle (multiple times), Traumatic brain injury, Medical trauma, Child witnessing parent in medical crisis, Emotional dysregulation / screaming at children, PTSD symptoms, Alcohol use / self-medication, Courtroom confrontation, Lack of remorse from perpetrator, Themes of mortality and near-death experience, explicit language
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| 0:00.0 | Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to exclusive episodes of This Is Actually Happening |
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| 0:09.6 | This Is Actually Happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:13.9 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:17.0 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:30.9 | Hi listeners. As we mentioned last week, we've put together an illustrated book of stories of some of the most beloved episodes of the show. The book will be available for pre-order, |
| 0:35.8 | starting next week. So stay tuned for links next week. |
| 0:42.7 | You know, I say that nothing was broken, but everything was broken. |
| 0:47.6 | Because the me that woke up Monday morning was nowhere to be found. |
| 1:00.8 | Yeah. Monday morning was nowhere to be found. From Wondery, I'm Witt Misseldine. |
| 1:04.5 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. |
| 1:11.2 | Episode 384. |
| 1:14.6 | What if you were run over three times? |
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