My parents paid 250k for strangers to kidnap & torture me in the troubled teen industry. AMA

I attended 4 programs between 2004-2006, including wilderness therapy: Falcon Ridge Ranch (still open!), Rancho Valmora (closed), Wellspring Academy of the Sierras, and Outback Wilderness

Wellspring AOS was the first weight loss focused TTI program, and I attended with the person in the article. During that time, a teacher ran off with a student and published a book about it on Amazon.

Here is an interview my parents and Falcon Ridge Ranch forced me to do on one of my homevisits to spread their propaganda. It's all filled with lies, including the supposed first date of my self-harm.

As an adult, my parents put me under something similar to a conservatorship that ended in my early 20s. I'm now 34, currently treating with a mentee of Bessel Van del Kolk for CPTSD and ADHD. During the TTI, I had up to 9 diagnoses at one point- CPTSD was not one of them, so that might be a great place to start if you're stumped on what to ask.

I have also survived intimate partner violence and lost a partner to suicide.

There are other things about me that you may find interesting, but you'll only find out if you ask!

I've been on the following podcast episodes:

Forensic Nurse Files: Episode 42 and 43

Sorry For Trauma Dumping Episode 69 (nice)

Multispective Episode 006

and an upcoming episode of Talking Sh*t

I also read reviews of open troubled teen programs in my state on TikTok under the same username as I use here. AMA!

EDIT: I always forget to include this, but I was at Falcon Ridge Ranch during the time period that Warren Jeffs had his cult going and absolutely saw those girls while doing forced manual labor in town.

For more information on the troubled teen industry, please visit www.kidsoverprofits.org