329: The 82 Percent #6: What if you became your husband’s guardian?

329: The 82 Percent #6: What if you became your husband’s guardian?

At 21 years old, Kris marries Brandon, the love of her life, but after Brandon suffers a severe traumatic brain injury, Kris must restructure everything about how she imagined what her family would be.


Today’s episode featured Kris Amstrong. You can donate to the Go Fund Me effort to purchase Brandon Smith a new sports wheelchair at gofund.me/d34ed0ea. You can contact Kris at KArmstrong@mickeytravels.com and you can find out more about her, and her family on TikTok and on Instagram @followmetothemouse. Kris is currently writing a book.


This episode is the final of a six-part miniseries called the 82 Percent: Modern stories of love and family, produced in collaboration with the Modern Family Institute. If you’d like to find out more about the Modern Family Institute, donate to help advance their work, or get engaged, please visit their website, modernfamilyinstitute.org.


We are hosting a live This Is Actually Happening event on July 24th in San Francisco at Manny’s to celebrate the series. To find tickets to the event, go to www.welcometomannys.com/events and find “The Other 82%” or, for a direct Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-other-82-living-and-loving-beyond-the-monogamous-nuclear-family-tickets-940666046467


Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock


Content/Trigger Warnings: traumatic accident, traumatic brain injury, explicit language

Social Media:

Instagram: @actuallyhappening

Twitter: @TIAHPodcast


Website: thisisactuallyhappening.com


Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com

Website for Jason Blalock: jasonblalock.com


Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happening


Wondery Plus: All episodes of the show prior to episode #130 are now part of the Wondery Plus premium service. To access the full catalog of episodes, and get all episodes ad free, sign up for Wondery Plus at wondery.com/plus

Shop at the Store: The This Is Actually Happening online store is now officially open. Follow this link: thisisactuallyhappening.com/shop to access branded t-shirts, posters, stickers and more from the shop.


Transcripts: Full transcripts of each episode are now available on the website, thisisactuallyhappening.com


Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Uncertain Outcomes” – SkyeVoyager

Services

If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:


National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Text or Call 988

National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264

National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jaksot(319)

400: What if you suspected your father was the infamous Tylenol Murderer?

400: What if you suspected your father was the infamous Tylenol Murderer?

A man grows up in a home defined by violence, secrecy, and fear, and decades later a deathbed confession confirms his belief that his father was responsible for the Chicago Tylenol murders, forcing hi...

31 Maalis 1h 2min

399: What if a hormonal disorder rewrote your identity?

399: What if a hormonal disorder rewrote your identity?

After decades of stability, a woman’s experience of menopause brings back a lifetime of buried symptoms and reveals an unexpected truth about her identity, forcing her to reexamine everything she thou...

24 Maalis 57min

398: What if you witnessed the best and the worst of humanity?

398: What if you witnessed the best and the worst of humanity?

After years working as a humanitarian aid worker in war zones and disaster areas around the world, a man is forced to confront the psychological toll of witnessing a broken world he could never fix. ...

17 Maalis 1h

397: What if you survived a terrorist attack in Paris?

397: What if you survived a terrorist attack in Paris?

After surviving the 2015 ISIS terrorist attacks at a Paris café, a woman begins the painful work of confronting buried childhood trauma and reclaiming a life she had never fully allowed herself to liv...

10 Maalis 54min

396: What if you were held captive by child soldiers?

396: What if you were held captive by child soldiers?

When a family sailing journey ends in capture by child soldiers during Mozambique’s civil war, a man must protect his children while confronting the unsettling truth that his captors are both perpetra...

3 Maalis 1h 10min

395: What if your son murdered your daughter?

395: What if your son murdered your daughter?

After overcoming addiction and rebuilding her life around motherhood, a woman's world is shattered when her son kills her daughter, forcing her to grieve one child while fighting to protect the other ...

24 Helmi 1h 10min

394: What if you found yourself naked, starving and surrounded by cops?

394: What if you found yourself naked, starving and surrounded by cops?

After the sudden death of his father leaves him drowning in guilt, a man unknowingly spirals into a manic break that strips him of his freedom, his relationships, and his grip on reality, forcing him ...

17 Helmi 1h 2min

393: What if your doctors weren’t allowed to help you?

393: What if your doctors weren’t allowed to help you?

After a lifetime of striving for control, a woman is thrust into unimaginable loss when a potentially catastrophic twin pregnancy collides with restrictive laws, forcing her to rebuild her life from t...

10 Helmi 1h 7min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

olipa-kerran-otsikko
sita
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
kaksi-aitia
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
i-dont-like-mondays
uutiscast
poks
antin-palautepalvelu
rss-nikotellen
kolme-kaannekohtaa
mamma-mia
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
aikalisa
rss-murhan-anatomia
meidan-pitais-puhua
rss-haudattu
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
isani-on-terapeuttiville
taskula-trishin