At the age of twenty, Cheryl Wilder got behind the wheel when she was too drunk to drive. Her friend in the passenger seat ended up in a coma, and Wilder spent the night in jail. Anything That Happens follows Wilder's journey from a young adult consumed by shame to a woman learning to remake herself. Along the way, Wilder marries, has a son, divorces, and cares for her dying mother. Anything That Happens examines what it takes to reconcile a past grave mistake, a present role as caregiver to many, and a future that stretches into one long second chance.