I Thought This Was My Fault

In this episode of Through The Rough, Sam continues Tessa's story — the part where confusion, fear, and physical symptoms turned into a crisis she could not control.

Tessa talks through the fog of not understanding what was happening, the instinct to search for an explanation, and the heavy shame that can show up when your body fails in public. The hardest part was not only what happened to her, but the belief that somehow she had caused it.

This conversation is about letting go of false guilt. It is about the people who step in when you cannot carry the story alone, and the reminder that surviving something does not mean it was your fault.

Listen to the full episode and share it with someone who needs to hear that surviving something does not mean it was their fault.