Don't Worry, Be Happy

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Mimi Nguyen’s mother, Thanh, has always been super anxious. She obsessively calls Mimi at all hours and is always worried they’re in danger. This paranoia really put a strain on their relationship, until Mimi heard Thanh talking in her sleep one night. And Mimi realized… maybe there were long-hidden family secrets that might explain Thanh’s behavior.

This story contains strong language, graphic depictions of war, and mention of suicide. Please take care while listening.

Thank you, Mimi & Thanh, for sharing your story with us!

Stephanie Foo produced this story – she also wrote a memoir about intergenerational immigrant trauma and her own complex PTSD… in it, she tears down her own walls and shares her and her family’s story. Check out her incredible new book, “What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma.”

Produced by Stephanie Foo, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 13 - Episode 9

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0:00.0	Now, Judgment Studios.
0:10.0	You've heard it.
0:21.0	I know you have.
0:23.4	Just when you're feeling down.
0:25.3	Just when you're feeling lonely.
0:26.6	Just when you're feeling defeated.
0:28.0	And life prevails, it's always right then.
0:31.8	At your lowest point, you're always counting someone,
0:36.1	somewhere to come grinning, all up in your face talking about,
0:39.8	hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
0:45.0	Don't worry.
0:47.4	Be happy.
0:48.9	Be happy.
0:53.1	And as good as it might feel, to reach way back
0:57.8	and just slap that person in the teeth as hard as you can,
1:01.5	I'm going to ask you to please.
1:03.6	Please hold off for just a moment.
1:06.2	Because today, we're not going to just deal with the results.
1:10.8	No, instead, we're going to go in search of the cause.
1:14.5	Step judge, it probably presents, don't worry.
1:17.5	Be happy.
1:21.2	My name is going to Washington, and yes,
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