What if a minor procedure left you permanently altered? - [Rebroadcast #135]
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“My personhood had been shattered into a thousand pieces that I and my family were left to pick up one at a time.”

 

Today's episode features Olivia Wilder. You can find out more about Olivia on Instagram @all.in.amputee

 

**Producer: **Whit Missildine

 

**Episode Summary: **After self-medicating for years to cope with the emotional aftermath of an abusive, religious upbringing, a woman goes in for a minor surgery, and when she emerges, everything has changed.

 

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**Content/Trigger Warnings: **medical trauma, drug use, amputation, explicit language

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

**Music Bed: **Ambient Themes by Nigel Coutinho

 

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