Jul 16, 2026 · 42 min · 24 segments
In the aftermath of a painful divorce, Hazel finds comfort in an unexpected connection. But as their relationship deepens, strange coincidences start to pile up. If you would like to share your…
Andrea GunningHostIt's a village with two shops, and there's not really a lot there, to be honest.
I started college and working a lot, so I wasn't really home.
And I think Mikey's reaction to that was he was at home bored, so he'd have a drink.
It was awful.
It was awful.
He couldn't keep a job, because obviously being alcohol dependent, so that put more pressure on me, having to pay the bills, make sure you've got enough money.
I wanted to better myself and get a better career and do something meaningful, and he was kind of stuck.
He'd tell her that he wasn't drinking, but she started to see that he was just hiding it.
When I'd come down in the morning, he'd have made me a coffee, and he'd have one himself, and there would be vodka in his coffee.
My anxiety was through the roof.
It was just horrendous.
We tried to save our marriage, but it just got worse over the next couple of years.
Things weren't good.
Eventually, it was clear that Mikey needed professional support, and Hazel needed a supportive partner, and neither of them could be that for each other.
It just got out of control.
It's a village with two shops, and there's not really a lot there, to be honest.
I started college and working a lot, so I wasn't really home.
And I think Mikey's reaction to that was he was at home bored, so he'd have a drink.
It was awful.
It was awful.
He couldn't keep a job, because obviously being alcohol dependent, so that put more pressure on me, having to pay the bills, make sure you've got enough money.
I wanted to better myself and get a better career and do something meaningful, and he was kind of stuck.
He'd tell her that he wasn't drinking, but she started to see that he was just hiding it.
When I'd come down in the morning, he'd have made me a coffee, and he'd have one himself, and there would be vodka in his coffee.
My anxiety was through the roof.
It was just horrendous.
We tried to save our marriage, but it just got worse over the next couple of years.
Things weren't good.
Eventually, it was clear that Mikey needed professional support, and Hazel needed a supportive partner, and neither of them could be that for each other.
It just got out of control.
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