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The Happy Pod: Celebrating the wedding that never happened
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When Bridget's relationship fell apart, she turned to the internet with a proposal: come to Northern Ireland and celebrate the wedding that never happened. What followed was a story that has resonated worldwide as 11 strangers answered the call and helped transform loss and heartbreak into an unforgettable week of connection, companionship and adventure. Also on this podcast; meet the 25-year-old who is on a mission to give one million people access to safe water by 2030. Diana Virgovicova was diagnosed with ovarian cancer as a teenager -- a disease which she believes was linked to the use of...
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. This is the Happy Pod from the BBC World Service. I'm Holly Gibbs and in this edition, the strangers that rallied together to help one woman through her heartbreak.
I think that the big, big message here is that there is community if you want to find it. There are people if you want to find them. And sometimes it just takes getting a little uncomfortable and vulnerable and putting yourself out there. Also on this podcast, the cancer survivor trying to clean up the world's water supplies.
Really no matter where you come from or how odd you are, you can make a difference and you should first start looking at your community and something that makes you unique. Plus the family who moved to the UK's most remote island. We weren't living the life that we wanted to and coming here would just
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