Trauma Bonded

Dec 11 2024 82 ep. 50 mins 18

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A companion podcast to This Is Actually Happening (TIAH) in which two lifelong friends (and superfans) dissect each episode with empathy and levity – finding humanity between the layers of trauma, healing and darkness. Trauma/Bonded is hosted by Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia. It’s the podcast behind the podcast where we analyze the episode, the story, audience reactions and relate it to our own lives. We are Trauma/Bonded, To the story, To the storyteller, To the listeners, To each other. New episodes come out every Tuesday.

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She Shouldn’t Be Here (TIAH#343)

Dec 11 2024 45 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 343, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were caught in a spiral of violence?”, in which we cover the anxiety and confusion brought on by disparate values, a bouquet of red flags & always choose dogs.

In This Country (TIAH#342)

Dec 04 2024 49 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 342, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you suffered decades of excessive punishment??”, in which we cover being forged by fire, the institutions that funnel kids into incarceration & how it’s hard to fight against love.

REALLY BAD LIGHTS (TIAH#341)

Nov 27 2024 52 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 341, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you had an unquenchable thirst for danger?”, in which we cover what does it mean to “truly live”, expensive hobbies, and life and death for funsies.

Reflections (TIAH#340)

Nov 20 2024 29 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 340, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you kept knocking at death’s door?”, in which we cover the fear of facing down two poorly dressed women & some rules of boating we attempt to examine but know nothing about.

Her Hero, Stevie (TIAH#339)

Nov 13 2024 52 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 339, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if someone gave up everything to save you?”, in which we cover obeying signs, the stages of grief and how they will come & the blame game.

The Good Boy (TIAH#338)

Nov 06 2024 57 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 338, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you thought you got away with it?”, in which we cover Cartesian Doubt, orgy moms v. breakfast moms, & the power of self-belief.

Daddy, I Want A Girlfriend (TIAH#336)

Oct 23 2024 55 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 336, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you escaped a polygamous cult?”, in which we cover pregnancy and illiteracy as weapons of control, a Sound of Music-type escape & calling a lie a lie.

Murderrrr,,, or Forgiveness (TIAH#335)

Oct 16 2024 44 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 335, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were left for dead?”, in which we cover privatizing privates, the dopamine cycle of pleasure-guilt-cope & ruining everything by throwing a big fat sin shroud over it.

A Parachute Incident (TIAH#334)

Oct 09 2024 49 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 334, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if your parachute didn’t open?”, in which we cover one good friend in Louisiana, crass jokes in the face of death & grieving our former selves.

Running and Loving It (TIAH#333)

Oct 02 2024 51 mins

Elly & T discuss Episode 333, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you saw the black mass of death?”, in which we cover how death is the ultimate perspective check, the incredible effort of cycling from the UK to Rio, & that T hasn’t seen the 1996 massive global hit movie starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, and Jeff Goldbloom, Independence Day.