The Missing Puzzle Piece

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Chelsea’s mom and unborn brother died in a car accident on Chelsea’s first birthday, leaving little Chelsea and her grief-stricken father behind to piece back together their shattered life. As a child, Chelsea longs for a mom – a living mom – and she’s thrilled when her dad remarries a wonderful woman named Shawna. But even when she’s surrounded by love, Chelsea still finds herself trying to fill a gaping hole in her heart. TTFA is coming to your city October 7th - 22nd with an all-new live show experience. Get your ticket here. Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. Sign up. Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. Join our mailing list here. Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. Follow Nora. You can catch up with TTFA on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @noraborealis. You can read the episode transcript here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's that time of year again.
0:05.0	I'm talking about time to get back to our terrible holiday tradition.
0:09.9	I'm talking about happy-ish holidays.
0:12.3	Yes, it is a podcast episode, but it is also a live show, a party for anybody who has
0:16.9	a complicated relationship with the holiday season.
0:21.1	This year, there's two ways to join in the fun.
0:23.1	You can join us in person at the Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis on Tuesday, December
0:27.6	6th at 7.30pm Central Standard Time or online via live stream same time, same time, same
0:36.5	time, different place because you can watch it wherever you are.
0:39.4	Again, that's Tuesday, December 6th at 7.30 Central Standard Time.
0:45.2	Get your tickets at happyasholidays.com.
0:48.6	We'll also have a link in the show notes.
0:55.6	I definitely had those nights where I would cry myself to sleep and I would just beg for
1:01.1	a mom and I wanted her so badly.
1:05.5	At the time, I didn't have enough insight and ability to reflect to know what it was,
1:12.2	but looking back, it was very much a hole in my heart that could never be filled.
1:20.0	Like I was never quite full.
1:23.0	So I felt a little lost.
1:28.5	I'm Nora McEnerney and this is Terrible Thanks for asking.
1:33.4	I firmly believe that you can love what you have and miss what you had.
1:37.8	I believe that in the wake of loss, you can build something new from the broken pieces.
1:44.5	And I know in my heart, from personal experience and observation that it sucks.
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