What if you went missing? [Rebroadcast #196]
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
A woman who seeks awakening through myriad healing practices finds her ultimate challenge when she goes missing in a Maui forest.
Today we bring you the fourth episode of our annual 5-week summer rebroadcast series, airing 2 episodes a week. We will return with all new episodes starting Tuesday, September 16, 2025 . Today’s rebroadcast episode “What if you went missing?” originally aired as episode 196 on June 22, 2021.
Today's episode featured Dr. Amanda Eller. You can find out more about Amanda by going to AmandaEllerPT.com. You can also find her on Instagram: @amandaeeller
And on Facebook: @amandaeeller. Amanda is currently living on the island of Maui and is offering her healing services to both the local and global community through in-person and online sessions.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock
Content/Trigger Warnings: near death, eating disorder, body dysmorphia, hallucinations, explicit language
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Wondry Plus subscribers can listen to exclusive episodes of This Is Actually Happening |
| 0:05.0 | by joining Wondry Plus in the Wondry app or on Apple Podcasts. |
| 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. |
| 0:26.1 | Hi listeners. |
| 0:30.7 | Today we continue our annual five-week summer rebroadcast series. We'll return with all new episodes for season 15, starting September 16th. |
| 0:36.5 | Today's rebroadcast episode, What If You Went Missing? |
| 0:39.8 | Originally aired as episode 196 on June 22nd, 2021. |
| 0:45.3 | This episode is the second of a two-part series, |
| 0:48.4 | the first part of which was rebroadcasted earlier this week. |
| 0:51.8 | So if you'd like to hear both parts, please tune into that episode as well, number |
| 0:55.7 | 195. |
| 1:00.3 | So I turned around and felt as if a knife had jabbed into my stomach. |
| 1:06.9 | It was just full chills over my body, tears in my eyes. |
| 1:10.8 | It was that moment of, I don't know, I don't understand. |
| 1:16.0 | I don't know. |
| 1:20.3 | From Wondery, I'm Whit Misseldine. |
| 1:28.0 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. |
| 1:34.6 | Episode 196. |
| 1:38.6 | What if you told you that the crime of the century is happening right now? |
| 1:52.7 | From coast to coast, people are fleeing flames, wind, and water. |
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