Episódios

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 336, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you escaped a polygamous cult?”, in which we cover pregnancy and illiteracy as weapons of control, a Sound of Music-type escape & calling a lie a lie.

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: cult, religious abuse/trauma, polygamy/plural marriage, child bride/child marriage, abuse, fraud, blood atonement/death, murder (religious & cartel), the afterlife, poverty, birth control, rape/sexual coercion, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

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  • Elly & T discuss Episode 335, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were left for dead?”, in which we cover privatizing privates, the dopamine cycle of pleasure-guilt-cope & ruining everything by throwing a big fat sin shroud over it. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: childhood sexual curiosity/touching, teen drug use, religious guilt, guns, grievous bodily assault and injury, explicit bodily injury, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  • Elly & T discuss Episode 334, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if your parachute didn’t open?”, in which we cover one good friend in Louisiana, crass jokes in the face of death & grieving our former selves. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: childhood obesity, being in the closet, self-hatred, serious accident, serious bodily injury, falling from a plane, parachute malfunction, death, suicidal ideation, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 333, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you saw the black mass of death?”, in which we cover how death is the ultimate perspective check, the incredible effort of cycling from the UK to Rio, & that T hasn’t seen the 1996 massive global hit movie starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldbloom, Independence Day.

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, suicide, severe physical illness, blood, coma, near death experience, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 332, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if the worst was yet to come?”, in which we cover the personality traits of a villain, feeling a kinship with society’s most disregarded & the fallacy of ending a story with HAppiLy eVer AFteR. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: divorce, grooming/sexual assault, hypomania/mania, bipolar, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 331, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you killed the wrong person?”, in which we cover the process of atonement, knocking over the soda can & little earthquakes. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: divorce, guns/gun violence, suicide, homicide, murder, death, death of children, segregation/racism, Vietnam, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 330, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if your son was murdered at Sandy Hook?”, in which we cover December 14, 2012, taking responsibility for all of us, & the pain of empty car seats. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: divorce, guns/gun violence, suicide, homicide, murder, school shooting, death, death of children, funeral, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook denier, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 203, a Rebroadcast of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were on the 68th floor?”, in which we cover the pure chaos of trying to exit that building, being lucky to be alive & the bed vs the couch of it all.

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: violence, sexual assault, injury, terrorism, mention of suicide, alcoholism, addiction, mental illness, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • This is a rebroadcast from April 17, 2024. Also another Jamie fave! Back next week with new episodes.

    Elly & T discuss Episode 315 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if your life became a movie?” in which we cover the healing powers of letting in light & having a new perspective. 

    You can find our storyteller’s [G.J. Echternkamp] documentary and feature film of the same name, Frank & Cindy, on Netflix NOW.

    APOLOGIES FOR ELLY WRESTLING HER PAPERS THROUGHOUT. Anyone adverse to paper shuffling ASMR: BEWARE!!

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Forrest Chiras

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: Domestic Violence, Abuse, Suicidal Ideation, Explicit Language  

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • This is a rebroadcast from July 22, 2023 – only our third EVER episode. This rebroadcast pick came from our listener and friend, Jamie W. Thanks for hanging in there with us, Jamie! 

    Elly & T discuss Episode 265 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if a routine pick up led to a crushing blow?”, in which we cover exactly how car repossession works, how all high wages and benefits should be diverted directly to Brian & when being beat by your mother might be a good thing? 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: Violence, Domestic Violence, Death, Poverty, Abuse of a Minor, Explicit Language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial 

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly has a conversation with Guillermo Ruiz de Santiago from the episode, “What if you were a stranger in your own home?”

    In the spirit of never dying a third death, Guillermo and Elly decided to dedicate this episode in loving memory to Daniella Col and to his father, Joaquin Guillermo Ruiz de Santiago.

    You can reach Guillermo on Instagram @guillermorss 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg (T is there in spirit!)

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes 

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: mental illness, graphic bodily injury, death, description of a corpse, explicitlLanguage  

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss all the colorful social media comments from Facebook and Instagram. We pick out the beauties, promote the curious & considerate, and name and shame the ugliness. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Forrest Chiras  

    Many thanks, again, to all of the storytellers in the 82% Series. Regarding Kris Armstrong’s episode, you can donate to the Go Fund Me effort to purchase Brandon Smith a new sports wheelchair at gofund.me/d34ed0ea. 

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: SEE ALL PREVIOUS FOR LAST 6 EPISODES, explicit language

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 329 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you became your husband’s guardian?”, in which we cover the commit in commitment, the inclusion in inclusivity & how long would YOU stay by a hospital bed? 

    This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. 

    Thank you to storyteller, Kris Armstrong. The GoFundMe for Brandon’s sport’s chair. Please donate if you can.

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes  

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: traumatic accident, traumatic brain injury, explicit language

    TIAH is hosting a live This Is Actually Happening event on July 24th in San Francisco at Manny’s to celebrate the series. To find tickets to the event, go to www.welcometomannys.com/events and find “The Other 82%” or, for a direct Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-other-82-living-and-loving-beyond-the-monogamous-nuclear-family-tickets-940666046467 If you cannot pay, they will not turn anyone away!

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 328 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were a seahorse dad?”, in which we cover stepping out from behind masks and into freedom, living with confidence and owning our unconventional paths. 

    This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. 

    Thank you to storyteller, Kayden Coleman. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes  

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: child abuse, post-partum depression, suicidal ideation, sexual themes, explicit language

    This Is Actually Happening hosting LIVE event on July 24th in San Francisco at Manny’s to celebrate the series. To find tickets to the event, go to www.welcometomannys.com/events and find “The Other 82%” or, for a direct Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-other-82-living-and-loving-beyond-the-monogamous-nuclear-family-tickets-940666046467 If you cannot pay, they will not turn anyone away!

    YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial 

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 327 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you found your family on the path of celibacy?”, in which we cover bearing each other’s burdens, finding wholeness in chosen family & T’s potential undercover assignment at a Promise Keepers event. 

    This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. 

    Thank you to storyteller, Art Pereira.

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Forrest Chiras 

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: self-harm, suicidal ideation, sexual themes, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 326 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you discovered a new way to love?”, in which we cover choosing for oneself, cheating your way out of a trap & the other family bible. 

    This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, gang violence, gun violence, abuse, murder, drug addictionsexual themes, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 325 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you grew up in a polyamorous family?”, in which we cover the value, inherent, in dating a good breaker-upper, the possession and co-dependence messages of a Cameron Crowe film & the sheer devastation of unwittingly showing up on F** N*ws.

    This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. 

    Thanks to storyteller, Koe! You can find out more about Koe at their website, koecreation.com.

    Vogue Article: https://www.vogue.com/article/the-rise-of-consensual-non-monogamy

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: sexual themes, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 324 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were asexual?”, in which we cover true sexual freedom, third-wheeling it, the power of zines & Elly’s amazing Airbnbaby idea.

    This is part of our TIAH series, The 82%: Modern Stories of Love & Family. To seek out info about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org. 

    Thanks to storyteller, David Jay! He’s the founder of Asexuality.org & his upcoming book, Relationality, is available for preorder. 

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: sexual themes, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 323 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were suddenly a blank slate?”, in which we cover the imprinting of one's past, our stories we still have time to collect & where did these bones go? 

    *Sorry for the crying. Yes, Elly still cries about her dad.

    *Sorry for the happy children in the background. Someone has a pool but shares it w.thousands.

    Thanks to storyteller, Ingrid Rojas! Her memoir The Man Who Could Move Clouds was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Look for her other amazing works!

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Forrest Chiras

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: homeopathic medicine, suicide, medical emergency, vehicula &/or bike accident, amnesia/TBI, secrecy, explicit language

    Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial          

    Instagram by: Katy Caple

    Website: traumabondedpod.com

    Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli

    Email: [email protected]

    Services

    If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:

    National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988 

    National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

    National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

  • Elly & T discuss Episode 322 of the podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you kept hitting rock bottom?”, in which we cover imposter syndrome, the trials of a long suffering partner & the endless tunneling through rock bottoms to more rock bottoms.

    Thanks to storyteller, Jamie! Go check out his pictures on @actuallyhappening IG!

    Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia

    Edited by: Cathy Sitzes 

    Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening

    Content/Trigger Warnings: drug use, addiction, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, drunk driving, explicit language

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