Trauma Bonded

Ellen Westberg

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.

  1. 06/08/2025

    The Monster Within (TIAH #374)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 374, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if a brutal assault saved your life?” in which we cover the power of being heard, gatekeeping Atheism, & the oneness of everything, like with breakfast wine.  Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Cathy Sitzes Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: divorce, gang activity, criminal activity including drugs and violence with weapons, racism, brutal assault including kicking & stomping, severe facial injuries in the mouth, punctured organ injury, heavy alcohol use, explicit language THIS IS OUR LAST EPISODE OF TRAUMA/BONDED - THANK YOU ALL! Hear about our next venture here: shedatespodcast.com Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  2. 30/07/2025

    Storyteller Update from TIAH347

    Elly has a conversation with Naazh from the episode, “What if you were held captive in plain sight?” You can reach Naazh on Instagram @Naazh1974. Her blog is at Naazh.org. Hosted by: Elly Westberg (T is there in spirit!) Edited by: Forrest Chiras Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: mental illness, animal death/injury, suicide, sexual assault/”roofies” reference, addiction (alcohol & sex), divorce, explicit language YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial           Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  3. 23/07/2025

    You Make Slow & I Make Quick (TIAH#372)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 372, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were lost on the Pacific Crest Trail?” in which we cover friendship as water, the illustrious poem “Footprints In the Sand” & a very tear-jerky Amy Grant song.  Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Cathy Sitzes Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings:  divorce, suicide by gun, teen pregnancy, unhoused/rough living, poverty, being lost in the wilderness, extreme cold while lost outside, smoking, explicit language Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  4. 16/07/2025

    CAN YOU IMAGINE? (TIAH#317)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 371, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you survived a catastrophic hurricane?” in which we cover the pressure of saving yourself and your family in a high pressure situation, trusting your instincts when you have no obvious way through and… you wanna be home DURING the hurricane uhhhhhh? Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Cathy Sitzes Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: homophobia, hurricane, storm, near drowning, drowning deaths, PTSD from near death, flood, explicit language Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  5. 09/07/2025

    Like A Diamond (TIAH#370)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 370, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if a bullet took your sight but not your vision?” in which we cover the deep goodness of friendship, the harsh cruelty of the world toward the differently abled & Trauma/Bonded’s loose association with Public Enemy. Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Cathy Sitzes Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: absentee father, violence, gun violence, stranger crime, hospital, blindness, explicit language Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  Thank you, Katy Caple for 2 years unpaid service!! Now Elly has to make them and she’s not happy about it. YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  6. 02/07/2025

    A Way Where There Was No Way (TIAH#369)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 369, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you lit yourself on fire?” in which we cover Let's stop protecting our abusers, showing up for yourself is a practice and we are grateful to be able to come home.  Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Cathy Sitzes Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: childhood sexual abuse, drug use and addiction, self-immolation, severe burn injury, attempted suicide, explicit language Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  Thank you, Katy Caple for 2 years unpaid service!! Now Elly has to make them and she’s not happy about it. YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  7. 25/06/2025

    The Kitchen Table (TIAH#368)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 368, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were the only one left to grieve?” in which we cover the pain of being left and leaving, survivor’s guilt and the sleeping constable.  Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Cathy Sitzes Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: stalking, home invasion, death by gun, suicide by gun, suicide, racism, colonization, genocide, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, explicit language Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  Thank you, Katy Caple for 2 years unpaid service!! Now Elly has to make them and she’s not happy about it. YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

  8. 18/06/2025

    Supermax WTF (TIAH#367)

    Elly & T discuss Episode 367, of the Podcast This Is Actually Happening, “What if you were imprisoned in the Federal Supermax?” in which we cover our ignorance around law, our WTFness around these intolerable prison conditions and it’s unnatural to want to hurt another human being.  Hosted by: Elly Westberg & Therese Garcia Edited by: Forrest Chiras Special thanks to: Whit Missildine & Andrew Waits of This Is Actually Happening Content/Trigger Warnings: childhood abuse/neglect, vandalism, breaking and entering, property damage as a political tool, molotov cocktails/explosion/fire near/at a Federal building, violence/brutality in prison, sexual assault, racism, homophobia, transphobia,, explicit language Check out docuseries, The Class: https://www.pbs.org/show/the-class/. It’s got some love from The New York Times, and Indiewire listed the series as an Emmy Contender! Follow on socials @theclassdoc @threeframemedia  The filmmakers also developed a Covid lesson plan and Professional Development Guide which are available for free on www.theclassdocumentary.com, so if you have any educators in your life please share these resources with them! Check out 5calls.org. Call your representatives and speak truth to power! Instagram: @traumabondedpodofficial  Thank you, Katy Caple for 2 years unpaid service!! YouTube: youtube.com/@traumabondedpodofficial  Website: traumabondedpod.com Website by & Original Music by: Nathanael Trimboli Email: traumabondedpod@gmail.com 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.

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Sobre

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.

Informação

  • Autoria
    Ellen Westberg
  • Anos em atividade
    2023 - 2025
  • Episódios
    112
  • Classificação
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © All Rights Reserved
  • Site do programa
    Trauma Bonded
  • Fornecedor