The Unhappiest Day of My Life

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"I lost sense of who I was. I forgot how to smile," she says about her panic attacks. "My faith was the only thing I could cling to because I felt like I was plunged into this place where it was just a dark place of complete loneliness" Her family tried to put her on anti-depressants, but she wanted to get through life in her own way. 'It's so high. Oh my gosh, it's so high'

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.

In this episode, I speak to journalist and broadcaster Remona Aly about her life-changing decision to call off an engagement, and how it echoed through the years to teach her about forgiveness, faith and empathy.

This is such a special one for me - I went to school with Remona, and I think you can hear our joy at reconnecting after a couple of decades, and feeling so at home in the process. We cover all of human life here: buckle in.

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