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Mar 2021
51m 41s

184: What if you didn't know who he was?

Wondery
About this episode

“No matter how hard you fight against having no change in your life, it’s going to come anyway.”

 

Producers: Whit Missildine

 

Episode Summary: Growing up in an environment of constant change, a woman vows to find a different path to stability, only to have a shocking revelation turn her world upside down

 

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Content/Trigger Warnings: suicidal ideation, domestic abuse, child neglect, explicit language

 

Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: Ambient Themes by Nigel Coutinho

 

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