Death, Sex & Money - Estrangement: We Were Close, Now I Don’t Know You
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🗓️ 21 November 2022
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In Death, Sex & Money’s new three-part series about estrangement, we talk to listeners about cutting family ties, leaving religion, and ending friendships. We also talk to listeners on the other side of estrangement, still desperately wishing for contact, and about what happens after the break. Hear more starting Wednesday, November 30th.
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| 0:00.0 | When we asked our listeners to share their experiences with estrangement, from their family of origin, |
| 0:05.9 | their friends, the communities that once felt like home, hundreds of stories came pouring in. |
| 0:11.8 | I have been estranged from my family since I was 16. I'm in a 13-year journey of trying to |
| 0:20.4 | estranged myself and my sister from our mom. |
| 0:23.6 | And I haven't spoken to them for the last 129 days. |
| 0:27.6 | I don't even know that I'd recognize him on the street if I saw him or recognized his voice. |
| 0:33.6 | Many are decades into estrangement, but some are right on the brink, torn about a decision that could change their lives forever. |
| 0:41.9 | My job is up for grabs. My marriage is up for grabs. If I told my mom and my dad where I was, the phone would simply go dead. |
| 0:50.9 | I'm in a sale, and this is Estrangement, a new three-part series on death, sex, and money. |
| 0:56.7 | Listen, wherever you get podcasts. |
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