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

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

“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 njsfil1972@gmail.com

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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