What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act? [Rebroadcast Ep182]
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 10.4K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
A mother struggles to raise her child through a series of chaotic relationships, when one day, as her daughter’s mental illness spirals out of control, an unthinkable decision will change their lives forever.
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Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Content/Trigger Warnings: mental illness, self-harm, sexual abuse, suicide attempt, car accident, near death experience, severe injury, explicit language
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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. |
| 0:31.1 | Hi listeners. Today we bring you the fourth episode of our annual three-week winter rebroadcast series. We'll return with all new episodes starting January 13th. |
| 0:36.2 | Today's rebroadcast episode, |
| 0:38.0 | What If Your Daughter Committed a seemingly unforgivable act, |
| 0:41.2 | is the second in a two-part series, |
| 0:43.6 | featuring a mother and a daughter. |
| 0:45.6 | We heard from the daughter, Brittany, |
| 0:47.5 | in the previously aired episode 181. |
| 0:50.5 | Today's episode features her mother, |
| 0:52.3 | and originally aired as episode 182 on March 21st, 2021. |
| 0:59.7 | I closed my eyes even to this day, reliving it over and over in my head. Like, did that really happen? |
| 1:07.5 | I wasn't for sure that it was really real. In my mind, I know that's what I saw, but I don't want to believe that's what happened. |
| 1:16.6 | From Wondery, I'm Whit Misseldine. |
| 1:26.6 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. From Wondery, I'm Whit Misseldine. |
| 1:30.3 | You're listening to This Is Actually Happening. |
| 1:36.5 | Episode 182. |
| 2:00.2 | What if your daughter committed a seemingly unforgivable act. I grew up in a little town that just about everybody knows everybody or they're related to each other. |
| 2:08.4 | I'm the oldest of three, the only girl. |
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