334: What if your parachute didn’t open?
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After coming out and finding self-acceptance, a man faces his greatest physical and emotional struggle yet when a celebratory skydive takes a terrifying turn.

Today’s episode featured Brad Guy. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email him at [email protected]), or you can find him on Instagram and TikTok @bradjguy.

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**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz

**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

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