cover of episode 234: What if your joy came with a tragic price?

234: What if your joy came with a tragic price?

2022/5/10
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The episode explores the life of a man who grew up experiencing domestic abuse and antisemitic bullying, leading to a life filled with trauma and unresolved pain. Despite finding joy and establishing a new life, he faces continuous tragic events that threaten to keep him locked in a cycle of trauma.

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“To feel like at any moment something tragic could happen put me in a deep, deep cloud as far as who I am, what can I be, and what could I have been.”

 

Today’s guest requested to remain anonymous. But if you’d like to reach out to him, you can email at [email protected])

 

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock

 

Episode Summary: Growing up Jewish and surviving the twin traumas of domestic abuse and antisemitic bullying, a man finally establishes a new life for himself, when devastating loss threatens to keep him locked in a cycle he can seemingly never escape.

 

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**Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, abuse, bullying, drug use, car accident, death, **stroke, cancer, explicit language

 

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

**Music Bed: **“Uncertain Outcomes” - SkyVoyager

 

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