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Growing up in a volatile family, a woman finds comfort in her close bond with her younger sister, but when a devastating tragedy leaves her consumed by guilt and unanswered questions, she embarks on a journey halfway around the world in search of truth, forgiveness, and a way forward.
Today’s episode featured Jamy. If you’d like to reach out to Jamy, you can email her at [email protected]. Jamy is on social media, Facebook: jamy.bond and IG: @jamy.bond
At jamybond.com, she’s written two books. The most recent is The Island of Ghost Ships with Finishing Line Press. It is about losing her sister. The other book is Combat Zones, a collection of flash fiction published with Boudin. Her website has her full bio and links for her books as well as stories she’s published.
Producers
Whit Missildine
Content/Trigger Warnings
Childhood abuse and neglect, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, emotional manipulation and narcissistic parenting, family dysfunction, fatal car accident, traumatic death of a loved one, graphic descriptions of injury and death, grief and survivor's guilt, suicidal ideation, anxiety and panic attacks, racism and medical discrimination, explicit language.
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Growing up in a family that prized achievement over vulnerability, a man’s troubled relationship with his older brother ends in devastating loss, sending him on a decades-long search to understand the guilt and shame he left behind.
Today’s episode featured Chad Herst. If you’d like to reach out to Chad, you can email him at [email protected]. Chad is on LinkedIn @ linkedin.com/in/chad-herst-6040629
Chad Herst is an executive coach and acupuncturist in Sebastopol, California, and the author of The Performance Trap: The Ache No Success Will Ever Fix, out October 1, 2026. The book grew out of the story told in this episode. Website: herstwellness.com, where the opening chapter is available free.
Producers
Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz
Content/Trigger Warnings
Suicide, suicidal ideation, mental illness, substance abuse, bullying and hazing, physical abuse, family dysfunction, psychiatric hospitalization, grief and traumatic loss, explicit language.
Social Media
Substack - Beyond the Story
whitmissildine.substack.com
If you’d like to share an UNSAID short story from your life, you can find it on our website: thisisactuallyhappening.com/submittheendoftheknown or on the Substack at whitmissildine.substack.com.
Support the Show on Substack by becoming a Paid Subscriber
Free subscribers get access to Whit’s weekly episode reflections and some show updates.
Paid subscribers get access to AMAs with the team, follow up interviews with past guests, frequently asked questions, deeper insights into the creative process of the show and live events. A paid Substack subscription is also the best way to support the show.
You can also support on Patreon
Website for Whit Missildine
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After growing up with financial instability, a fiercely independent man builds the successful life he always dreamed of, but when his behavior begins to change in frightening and inexplicable ways, his mind, marriage, and everything he’s worked for begin to unravel.
Today’s episode featured Daniel Murphy. If you’d like to reach out to Daniel, you can email him at [email protected].
Producers
Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz
Content/Trigger Warnings
Mental illness and psychosis, substance-induced behavioral changes, anabolic steroid use, emotional and psychological abuse, domestic conflict, suicidal ideation, hospitalization, and divorce/family breakdown, explicit language.
Social Media
Substack - Beyond the Story
whitmissildine.substack.com
If you’d like to share an UNSAID short story from your life, you can find it on our website: thisisactuallyhappening.com/submittheendoftheknown or on the Substack at whitmissildine.substack.com.
Support the Show on Substack by becoming a Paid Subscriber
Free subscribers get access to Whit’s weekly episode reflections and some show updates.
Paid subscribers get access to AMAs with the team, follow up interviews with past guests, frequently asked questions, deeper insights into the creative process of the show and live events. A paid Substack subscription is also the best way to support the show.
You can also support on Patreon
Website for Whit Missildine
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After a childhood shaped by her father’s unpredictable volatility, a young woman faces an unimaginable act of violence and must come to terms with complicated grief, shame and an erratic path to healing.
Today’s episode featured Lucia. If you’d like to email her, you can at [email protected].
Producers
Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Sara Marinelli
Content/Trigger Warnings
Child abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, mass shooting, gun violence, murder, suicide, death, traumatic grief, racism, racial slurs, dissociation, graphic imagery, serious injury, explicit language.
Social Media
Substack - Beyond the Story
whitmissildine.substack.com
If you’d like to share an UNSAID short story from your life, you can find it on our website: thisisactuallyhappening.com/submittheendoftheknown or on the Substack at whitmissildine.substack.com.
Support the Show on Substack by becoming a Paid Subscriber
Free subscribers get access to Whit’s weekly episode reflections and some show updates.
Paid subscribers get access to AMAs with the team, follow up interviews with past guests, frequently asked questions, deeper insights into the creative process of the show and live events. A paid Substack subscription is also the best way to support the show.
You can also support on Patreon
Website for Whit Missildine
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Audible True Crime is a dedicated podcast feed where we bring you the best podcasts in true crime, with episodes dropping every single week.
Just in time for spooky season, we’re releasing a show called Ghost Story, a series about a hidden family secret, unexplainable events and jaw-dropping coincidences. Tristan Redman doesn’t believe in ghosts. But weird things happened in his teenage bedroom. And when he discovers later that occupants of his family home have seen the ghost of a faceless woman, he’s intrigued. Because it just so happens that his wife’s great grandmother, Naomi Dancy, was murdered in the house next door…killed by two gunshots to the face.
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A young photographer finds purpose documenting humanitarian work in Afghanistan, but encounters with death force him to confront what it means to survive and the trauma we carry home.
Today’s episode featured Ivan Lo. If you’d like to email Ivan, you can at [email protected]. Ivan has begun writing a book about his experiences, and you can follow his progress at ivanlo.com.
Producers
Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock
Content/Trigger Warnings
War and armed conflict, racism, bullying, graphic descriptions of death and human remains, suicide bombings and terrorism, death of colleagues, survivor’s guilt, cancer and serious illness, chronic pain and disability, suicidal ideation, chemotherapy and medical trauma, PTSD and trauma, death of a parent, grief and loss, Nanjing Massacre and wartime atrocities, explicit language.
Social Media
Substack - Beyond the Story
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If you’d like to share an UNSAID short story from your life, you can find it on our website: thisisactuallyhappening.com/submittheendoftheknown or on the Substack at whitmissildine.substack.com.
Support the Show on Substack by becoming a Paid Subscriber
Free subscribers get access to Whit’s weekly episode reflections and some show updates.
Paid subscribers get access to AMAs with the team, follow up interviews with past guests, frequently asked questions, deeper insights into the creative process of the show and live events. A paid Substack subscription is also the best way to support the show.
You can also support on Patreon
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Transcripts
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After leaving the Mormon church and rebuilding her life from the ground up, a woman and her family move to a rural property hoping for a fresh start, only to find themselves trapped in an escalating nightmare with a neighbor whose harassment pushes them to the limits of fear, trust, and restraint.
Today’s episode featured Jessica. If you’d like to email Jessica, you can reach out to her at [email protected]. Jessica has a small business making credit card covers. Here is her etsy link: https://creativechaosjess.etsy.com/listing/4454553658
Producers
Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Content/Trigger Warnings
Religious trauma / faith deconstruction, Postpartum depression, Suicidal ideation, Sexual abuse allegations, Child Protective Services investigation, Stalking / harassment, Threats and intimidation, Animal cruelty and animal death, Missing / presumed killed pets, Graphic animal imagery, Gun violence toward animals, Threatening effigy / simulated violence, Panic attacks and anxiety, Police / law-enforcement inaction, explicit language.
Social Media
Substack - Beyond the Story
whitmissildine.substack.com
If you’d like to share an UNSAID short story from your life, you can find it on our website: thisisactuallyhappening.com/submittheendoftheknown or on the Substack at whitmissildine.substack.com.
Support the Show on Substack by becoming a Paid Subscriber
Free subscribers get access to Whit’s weekly episode reflections and some show updates.
Paid subscribers get access to AMAs with the team, follow up interviews with past guests, frequently asked questions, deeper insights into the creative process of the show and live events. A paid Substack subscription is also the best way to support the show.
You can also support on Patreon
Website for Whit Missildine
Website for Andrew Waits
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Transcripts
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Music
Intro Music:
Music Bed:
Services
If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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After losing his older brother on K2, a man travels to Pakistan years later to say goodbye, but on his flight home, he is taken hostage in a terrifying hijacking that will change the course of his life.
Today’s episode featured Mike Thexton. If you’d like to contact Mike, you can email him at [email protected]. You can find out more about Mike and his story at www.hippyman.co.uk. His book, What Happened to the Hippy Man? Is available where books are sold.
Producers
Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz
Content/Trigger Warnings
death of a sibling, grief and bereavement, terrorism, plane hijacking, hostage situation, threats of execution, gun violence, explosions, mass casualty event, and traumatic injury, explicit language.
Social Media
Substack - Beyond the Story
whitmissildine.substack.com
If you’d like to share an UNSAID short story from your life, you can find it on our website: thisisactuallyhappening.com/submittheendoftheknown or on the Substack at whitmissildine.substack.com.
Support the Show on Substack by becoming a Paid Subscriber
Free subscribers get access to Whit’s weekly episode reflections and some show updates.
Paid subscribers get access to AMAs with the team, follow up interviews with past guests, frequently asked questions, deeper insights into the creative process of the show and live events. A paid Substack subscription is also the best way to support the show.
You can also support on Patreon
Website for Whit Missildine
Website for Andrew Waits
Website for Aviva Lipkowitz
Subscribe on Audible to Listen Ad-Free
Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app or visit Audible.com.
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Transcripts
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Music
Intro Music:
Music Bed:
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If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:
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