137: What if you were the one to break the silence?

“I don’t know what I was thinking but I just kept feeling like the waves of shame because of the shame I made them feel.”

Producer: Whit Missildine

Editor: Whit Missildine

Today’s episode of This is Actually Happening featured Kiese Laymon. Kiese is a professor of English and the author of the book, Heavy. You can see more of his work at kieselaymon.com

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Content/Trigger Warnings: physical violence, assault, emotional abuse

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Intro Music: "Illabye" - Tipper

Music Bed: “Re-entry” – Lee Rosevere

Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/