“I just kept saying ‘I don’t know, I’m sorry, I don’t know, it’s all my fault. I can’t believe I just did that,’… I’m in disbelief.”
**Producer: **Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Episode Summary: After a traumatic childhood, a young woman spirals into mental illness and in her darkest moment makes an unthinkable decision that will change her family forever
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**Content/Trigger Warnings: **mental illness, alcoholism, self-harm, sexual abuse, rape, suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, car accident, near death experience, severe injury, explicit language
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
**Music Bed: **“Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere
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