Something Was Wrong

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Jul 24, 2025 • 1h 24min

S24 Ep3: A Carcass

*Content warning: self-harm, childhood abuse, institutional child abuse, suicidal ideation, suicide,  psychological, physical and sexual violence involving children, disability abuse, abduction, kidnapping, stressful themes, substance use disorder, medical abuse and neglect, gang rape, imprisonment,     *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo *Sources  Aspen Achievement Academy, Breaking Code Silence https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/aspen-achievement-academy  Evoke Entrada, Breaking Code Silence  https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/evoke-entrada/  Evoke Therapy Programs, All Kinds of Therapy  https://www.allkindsoftherapy.com/programs/program/evoke-therapy-programs-at-entrada    Evoke Therapy Programs, 1000 places You don't want to be as a teenager https://1000placesudontwanttobe.wordpress.com/2024/08/25/997-evoke-therapy-programs     Finding You Therapy Programs, Finding You Programs  https://www.findingyouprograms.com/intensives   Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=NblUKrLuYF&rank=1  One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, Alexander Solzhenitsyn https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58699229-one-day-in-the-life-of-ivan-denisovich  Second Nature Entrada, Breaking Code Silence https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/second-nature-entrada    Second Nature Uintas, Breaking Code Silence https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/second-nature-uintas 
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Jul 18, 2025 • 52min

S24 Ep2: Unsilenced

*Content warning: institutional child abuse, childhood abuse, death of a child, suicide, psychological, physical and sexual violence, abduction, kidnapping, disordered eating, stressful themes, disability abuse, ableism, PTSD, medical abuse and neglect.  *Meg Appelgate’s Work: Meg Appelgate’s website here: https://megappelgate.com/my-story/  Meg Appelgate’s nonprofit, Unsilenced here: https://www.unsilenced.org/  Meg Appelgate’s memoir, Becoming UNSILENCED: Surviving and Fighting the Troubled Teen Industry: https://megappelgate.com/book/  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Please note: Kenny Pannell and Mary Alexine have never publicly responded to allegations against them. They appear to be no longer involved with Chrysalis in Eureka, Montana since its sale to Embark Behavioral Health. Chrysalis opened in 1998; however, the exact year when Kenny and Mary left is not readily available information. *Correction: In a previous draft of this episode, we incorrectly reported that, "Intermountain Hospital in Boise, Idaho, which is still in operation and under the ownership of Intermountain Health." which is incorrect. Intermountain Health has no affiliation with Intermountain Hospital. We apologize for the error and appreciate it being brought to our attention. Thank you!  *Sources  Adverse events in children: predictors of adult physical and mental conditions, Pub Med https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25225793/  Breaking Code Silence https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/  Chrysalis, InnerChange https://innerchange.com/programs/chrysalis/  Chrysalis School, Unsilenced https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/montana/chrysalis-school/  Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business  https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires  Highland Park teen's death leads parents to call for change in troubled teen industry, NBC 5 Chicago https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/highland-park-teen  The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health and Development in Young Children.  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8882933 Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced https://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/idaho/intermountain-hospital/  Meg’s Testimony – Chrysalis School and Intermountain Hospital, Unsilenced https://archive.unsilenced.org/megs-story/  Parents say Discovery Ranch Academy’s negligence led to their son’s death in new lawsuit, The Salt Lake Tribune https://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2025/05/17/parents-sue-utahs-discovery-ranch/  Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Pub Med https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9635069/  Residential Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Business https://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires  Taylor Goodridge TikTok, Meg Appelgate https://www.tiktok.com/@megappelgate/video/  A therapeutic boarding school for adolescent and teen girls in Montana, Embark Behavioral Health https://www.embarkbh.com/locations/montana/chrysalis-residential-treatment-center/  *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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Jul 10, 2025 • 60min

S24 Ep1: Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

*Content warning: distressing topics, death, child abuse, child sex abuse, psychological and physical violence, cultic abuse, torture, addiction, humiliation, systemic abuse, religious abuse.  Maia Szalavitz’s website:  maiasz.com/ Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled-Teen Industry Cons Parents and Hurts Kids here: maiasz.com/books/help-at-any-cost/  *Sources: Asheville Academy faces $45,000 in fines after state investigation into child safety violations, Spectrum Local News spectrumlocalnews.com/charlotte/supreme-court/news/2025/06/18/asheville-academy-violations  Asheville Academy Gives Up Its License Following Two Suicides in May, Asheville News asheville.com/news/2025/06/asheville-academy-gives-up-its-license-following-two-suicides-in-may/ Asheville Academy violated NC law, will face fines after child suicides report says, Yahoo News .yahoo.com/news/asheville-academy-violated-nc-law-184725552.html  BHAD BHABIE - Breaking Code Silence - Turn About Ranch abuse Dr. Phil | Danielle Bregoli youtube.com/watch?v=GteqbsYGv1I  Bhad Bhabie Says She Was Abused at Troubled-Teen Camp She Was Sent to by Dr. Phil: 'No Sympathy', People people.com/music/bhad-bhabie-says-she-was-abused-camp-she-was-sent-to-dr-phil  Breaking Code Silence Takes On the Troubled Teen Industry, Treatment Magazine treatmentmagazine.com/breaking-code-silence-takes-on-the-troubled-teen-industry/  A Death in the Desert, Los Angeles Times latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-15-tm-20285-story.html  Dr. Phil Has Responded To Bhad Bhabie's Allegations Of Abuse And Then She Replied With Another Video, BuzzFeed buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/dr-phil-responds-to-bhad-bhabie-allegations  Dr. Phil responds to 'Bhad Bhabie' claims of abuse at troubled teen camp, News Nation facebook.com/watch/?v=2501186526842381  Cults and the Law, ICSA articles3.icsahome.com/articles/cults-and-the-law The Cult that Spawned the Tough-Love Teen Industry, Mother Jones motherjones.com/politics/2007/08/cult-spawned-tough-love-teen-industry/ Ex-Counselor Convicted of Neglect, Desert News deseret.com/1996/11/7/19275546/ex-counselor-convicted-of-neglect/ Father Sues Challenger Over Daughter's Death, Desert News deseret.com/1991/7/24/18932325/father-sues-challenger-over-daughter-s-death/  Five Facts About the Troubled Teen Industry, American Bar Association  americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/  Former North Star Counselor Sentences to a Year in Jail, Desert News deseret.com/1996/12/21/19284306/former-north-star-counselor-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail/  Here’s what Paris Hilton says about Utah in her new memoir, ‘Paris’, The Salt Lake Tribune sltrib.com/news/2023/03/14/heres-what-paris-hilton-says-about/  House passes bill backed by Paris Hilton to reform youth treatment facilities, AP News apnews.com/article/paris-hilton-child-abuse-youth-facilities-congress-8729a53bbf17b25ae2726040ce3cc203  Jury Acquits Cartisano of All Charges, Desert News deseret.com/1992/5/28/18986401/jury-acquits-cartisano-of-all-charges-br/  Keeping 'Cult' Out of the Case, Cult Education Institute  culteducation.com/group/1274-straight-inc/19713-keeping-cult-out-of-the-case.html  KIDS Centers of America, Breaking Code Silence breakingcodesilence.org/kids-centers-of-america/ Lawsuit claims staff at former St. George youth center abused, impregnated teenage girls, KUTV kutv.com/news/local/lawsuit-claims-staff-at-former-st-george-youth-center-abused-impregnated-teenage-girls  Nine charged after teen's camp death, Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/archive/1994/10/20/nine-charged-after-teen-s-camp-death/  One school with an alarming death rate has its alumni fighting for answers, The Independent the-independent.com/news/long_reads/new-york-hancock-school-overdose-death-suicide-education-america-a8531006.html   Paris Hilton’s Powerful Speech in DC: Ending Abuse in the Troubled Teen Industry, Paris Hilton youtube.com/watch?v=HcHXWc7N2xc    Paris Hilton testifying today in Sacramento for bill aimed at ‘troubled teen industry’, Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/story/2024-04-04/paris-hilton-sacramento-california-bill-troubled-teen-industry-residential-treatment  The Program: Cons, Cults, and Kidnapping https://www.netflix.com/title/81579761 Rebecca Ehrlich vs. Kids of North Jersey, Inc., et al law.justia.com/cases/new-jersey/appellate-division-published/2001/a4975-99-opn.html Residential treatment school closes in NC after deaths of 2 girls, AP News apnews.com/article/therapy-school-closes-north-carolina-asheville-academy-9854c3ca7cda11cc06f05d9fccef4112  Romney Cans Golden Goose Over Abuse, Radar Online radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/10/mitt-romney-robert-lichfield-php   Romney, Torture, and Teens, Reason Foundation reason.com/2007/06/27/romney-torture-and-teens  Senate report says US taxpayers help fund residential treatment facilities that put vulnerable kids at risk, OPB opb.org/article/2024/06/12/senate-report-us-taxpayers-fund-residential-treatment-facilities-that-put-vulnerable-kids-at-risk/  State investigation finds licensing violations at Asheville Academy amid student suicides, ABC 13 News wlos.com/news/local/asheville-academy-state-licensing-violations-student-suicides-north-carolina-department-health-human-services-mental-health-certification-section-report-letter-buncombe-county-weaverville  Survival program charged in death of Fla. teen-ager, Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com/archive/1990/08/15/survival-program-charged-in-death-of-fla-teen-ager The Synanon Case, IRS.gov https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicb90.pdf    Teen Torture Inc. Is the Latest Documentary to Explore Abuses at Youth Treatment Centers, Time time.com/6997172/teen-torture-max-abuse-documentary  This 1970s Cult Inspired Abusive Teen Rehabilitation Methods Still Used Today, Teen Vogue teenvogue.com/story/this-1970s-cult-inspired-abusive-teen-rehabilitation-methods-still-used-today   How the Brainwashing Label Threatened and Enabled the Troubled-Teen Industry, Journal of American Studies researchgate.net/publication/379883774_To_Use_This_Word_Would_Be_Absurd_How_the_Brainwashing_Label_Threatened_and_Enabled_the_Troubled-Teen_Industry  Troubled-teen industry oversight bill sails through Congress, NBC News yahoo.com/news/troubled-teen-industry-oversight-bill-222536418.html   The Troubled Teen Industry’s Troubling Lack of Oversight, Penn Carey Law law.upenn.edu/live/news/15963-the-troubled-teen-industrys-troubling-lack-of  The Troubled Teen Industry Timeline unsilenced.org/troubled-teen-industry-timeline/ Virgil Miller Newton, Surviving Straight Inc. survivingstraightinc.com/MillerNewton/MillerNewtonTimeline.pdf  Unexpected Turn Of Events With Teen After Appearance On ‘Dr. Phil’ youtube.com/watch?v=L_kiav0p5Iw  Utah Criminal Code le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter5/76-5-S206.html What You Need to Know About the Troubled Teen Industry, The Law Offices of Lisa Kane Brown lisakanebrown.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-troubled-teen-industry  WWASP, Unsilenced https://www.unsilenced.org/timeline/wwasp/  Why has the USA not ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?, medRxiv medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.05.24312304v2.full  Wyden Investigation Exposes Systemic Taxpayer-Funded Child Abuse and Neglect in Youth Residential Treatment Facilities, United States Senate Committee on Finance  finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-investigation-exposes-systemic-taxpayer-funded-child-abuse-and-neglect-in-youth-residential-treatment-facilities  3 Plead Guilty to Negligence in Teen's Death, Desert News deseret.com/1996/9/28/19268520/3-plead-guilty-to-negligence-in-teen-s-death/  *SWW S24 Theme Song - U Think U by Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart
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Jul 10, 2025 • 4min

S24: S24 Preview

*Content warning: distressing topics, child abuse, death, child sex abuse, psychological and physical violence of children, cultic abuse, Institutional child abuse, ‘troubled teen industry’, TTI, suicidal ideation, murder.  Season 24 of Something Was Wrong shares the harrowing truths of international Institutional Child Abuse (often called the ‘troubled teen industry’) through powerful interviews with survivors of wilderness therapy programs, therapeutic boarding schools, and other institutions around the world.  These firsthand accounts expose an alarming pattern of abuse, neglect, and trauma disguised as treatment, alongside testimony from parents who entrusted these programs with their children. With expert insights from leading voices in the children’s rights advocacy space and adolescent mental health, Season 24 explores how programs have operated in the shadows for decades and why their harmful practices continue today.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips:  somethingwaswrong.com/resources    *Sources: Former student at Utah school for troubled teens backs claims of abuse made by Paris Hilton, FOX13, News Utah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CSYxaQq8OE  Trails Carolina camper's death ruled a homicide, FOX8 WGHP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm97SeyZ8xg  Troubled teen school facing lawsuit over employee’s alleged sexual misconduct, ABC4 Utah  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CD0a1PdiQU  Five Facts About the Troubled Teen Industry, American Bar Association  https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/resources/newsletters/childrens-rights/five-facts-about-troubled-teen-industry/   What You Need to Know About the Troubled Teen Industry, The Law Offices of Lisa Kane Brown https://lisakanebrown.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-troubled-teen-industry  *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S24 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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Jun 25, 2025 • 45min

S23 Ep20: WCN Presents: [Jubilee] SWW S21 E9-12 Updates

Content warning: intimate partner violence, domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, stalking, religious abuse, and cultic abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Something Was Wrong Season 21, Jubilee’s story, Part 1: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-14-jubilee-bethel-school-of-supernatural-ministry/ Something Was Wrong Season 21,  Jubilee’s story, Part 2: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-24-jubilee-signs-amp-wonders/ Something Was Wrong Season 21,  Jubilee’s story, Part 3: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-34-jubilee-words-of-knowledge/ Something Was Wrong Season 21 Episode 4: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-44-jubilee-dead-raiser/ Healed-ish Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jubilee-dawns/ Jubilee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jubileedawns Jubilee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jubileedawns/ Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men https://www.amazon.com/Why-Does-He-That-Controlling/dp/0425191656 The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow What Came Next: Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 IG: https://www.instagram.com/whatcamenext_podcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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Jun 18, 2025 • 35min

S24: WCN Presents: [John Callas] When the Rain Stops

*Content Warning: child abuse, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, bullying, harassment, suicidal ideation, suicide, and murder. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources John Callas is a writer, director, and producer with an extensive list of projects including his six novels, the television show Bobby's World, and much more. His career began in the mid-seventies, and offered John a creative outlet after a very tumultuous childhood. From losing his father at a young age to surviving highly abusive school environments, He joins us today to share all that came next for him after publicly disclosing his difficult childhood, and releasing a memoir that was fifty years-in-the-making. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply appreciative of John's time, energy, and creativity in curating healing. John’s Filmography & Website johncallas.com John’s Amazon Author Page www.amazon.com/stores/John-Callas/author When The Rain Stops by John Callas amzn.to/3NsEhQj John’s IMDB m.imdb.com/name/nm0130327 John’s Amazon Author Page www.amazon.com/John-Callas/e/B004U7GSZA What Came Next podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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Jun 12, 2025 • 47min

S23 Ep19: BTS with BCM - Case & Community Updates with The BCM Production Team (Part 3)

*Content warning: fraud, harassment, catfishing, stalking, sexual abuse, childhood abuse, and institution child abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Boling’s Research Aims to Improve True Crime Podcasts https://news.unl.edu/article/bolings-research-aims-to-improve-true-crime-podcasts Season 14 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/14/ Season 20 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/20/ Season 22 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/22/ Season 23 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/23/ What Came Next Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643 *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  Thank you so much to Emily Wolfe for covering Glad Rag’s original song, U Think U for us this season! Hear more from Emily Wolfe: On Spotify On Apple Music https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/ instagram.com/emilywolfemusic Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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Jun 5, 2025 • 48min

S23 Ep18: BTS with BCM - Case & Community Updates with The BCM Production Team (Part 2)

*Content warning: fraud, harassment, catfishing, stalking, sexual abuse, troubled teen industry, childhood abuse, and industrialized child abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Season 20 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/20/ Season 22 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/22/ Season 23 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/23/ Submit Your Story to Something Was Wrong: https://somethingwaswrong.com/submissions/ Moms Advocating For Moms S23 survivors Markeda, Kristen and Amanda have created a nonprofit, Moms Advocating for Moms, in hopes to create a future where maternal well-being is prioritized, disparities are addressed, and every mother has the resources and support she needs to thrive: https://www.momsadvocatingformoms.org/take-action https://linktr.ee/momsadvocatingformoms  Malik's Law  https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4553  M.A.M.A. has helped file a Texas bill called Malik's Law, which is intended to implement requirements for midwives in Texas to report birth outcomes in hopes of improving transparency and data collection in the midwifery field in partnership with Senator Claudia Ordaz.  *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  Thank you so much to Emily Wolfe for covering Glad Rag’s original song, U Think U for us this season! Hear more from Emily Wolfe: On Spotify On Apple Music https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/ instagram.com/emilywolfemusic Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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May 30, 2025 • 57min

S23 Ep17: BTS with BCM - Case & Community Updates with The BCM Production Team

*Content warning: fraud, harassment, catfishing, stalking, sexual abuse, troubled teen industry, childhood abuse, and industrialized child abuse. *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources    Kaitlyn Braun sentencing delayed as judge and lawyers discuss jail time for woman who faked pregnancies: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/kaitlyn-braun-sentenced-today-hamilton-080000799.html Moms Advocating For Moms S23 survivors Markeda, Kristen and Amanda have created a nonprofit, Moms Advocating for Moms, in hopes to create a future where maternal well-being is prioritized, disparities are addressed, and every mother has the resources and support she needs to thrive: https://www.momsadvocatingformoms.org/take-action https://linktr.ee/momsadvocatingformoms  Malik's Law  https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4553  M.A.M.A. has helped file a Texas bill called Malik's Law, which is intended to implement requirements for midwives in Texas to report birth outcomes in hopes of improving transparency and data collection in the midwifery field in partnership with Senator Claudia Ordaz.  Senate Bill 151: https://legiscan.com/IN/bill/SB0151/2025 Season 20 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/20/ Season 22 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/22/ Season 23 of Something Was Wrong: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/season/23/ [SWW x WCN] S20, S18 & S7 Case Updates & Reflections: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-sww-x-wcn-s20-s18-amp-s7-case-updates-amp-reflections/ Take it Down Act: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/146   [WCN Presents] S11 E11 Updates: https://wondery.com/shows/something-was-wrong/episode/10716-wcn-presents-dara-sww-season-11-episode-11-update/ Petition to ‘Keep Jesse Winnick in Prison:’ https://www.change.org/p/sign-to-keep-jesse-winnick-in-prison-in-loving-memory-of-hadas-winnick *SWW S23 Theme Song & Artwork:  Thank you so much to Emily Wolfe for covering Glad Rag’s original song, U Think U for us this season! Hear more from Emily Wolfe: On Spotify On Apple Music https://www.emilywolfemusic.com/ instagram.com/emilywolfemusic Glad Rags: https://www.gladragsmusic.com/  The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com  IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast  Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me  IG: instagram.com/lookieboo
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May 23, 2025 • 1h 44min

S23 Ep16: Money Will Take Over (FINALE)

*Content warning: birth trauma, medical trauma, medical neglect, racism, death of an infant, infant loss, death, homicide, maternal loss, mature and stressful themes, sexual assault, disordered eating.  *Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources     Sources:  American College of Nurse Midwives https://midwife.org/   American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) https://www.acog.org/    Authorities explain lack of charges in Fort Mill birthing center death https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article23277849.html  Births in the United States, 2022 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db477.htm  A brain-dead woman's pregnancy raises questions about Georgia's abortion law https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405542/a-brain-dead-womans-pregnancy-raises-questions-about-georgias-abortion-law  A Brief History of Midwifery in America https://www.ohsu.edu/womens-health/brief-history-midwifery-america  Constructing the Modern American Midwife: White Supremacy and White Feminism Collide https://nursingclio.org/2020/10/22/constructing-the-modern-american-midwife-white-supremacy-and-white-feminism-collide/  The Controversial Birth of American Gynecology https://researchblog.duke.edu/2023/10/27/the-controversial-birth-of-american-gynecology/   Direct Entry Midwives Across the Nation https://www.networkforphl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Direct-Entry-Midwives-50-State-Survey.pdf   FDA raids Miami birth center; Placentas, medical records confiscated https://mommyblawg.blogspot.com/2009/01/fda-raids-miami-birth-center-placentas.html  Fort Mill birthing center closes following third child death https://www.wbtv.com/story/28083972/fort-mill-birthing-center-closes-following-third-child-death/   Exhibit Recognizes African American Midwives https://infocus.nlm.nih.gov/2010/02/05/exhibit_recognizes_african_ame/  Health E-Stat 100: Maternal Mortality Rates in the United States, 2023 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hestat/maternal-mortality/2023/maternal-mortality-rates-2023.htm#:~:text=In2023%2C669womendied,rateof22.3in2022    Hemolytic disease of the newborn https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001298.htm  The Historical Significance of Doulas and Midwives https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/historical-significance-doulas-and-midwives  Home Births in the U.S. Increase to Highest Level in 30 Years https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2022/20221117.htm  Honest Midwife Blog https://honestmidwife.com/   International School Of Midwifery https://www.mapquest.com/us/florida/international-school-of-midwifery-531273160    March of Dimes https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/about-us        March of Dimes, Delivery Method  https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/data?dv=ms&lev=1&obj=9&reg=99&slev=1&stop=86&top=8&  March of Dimes, Maternity Care Desert https://www.marchofdimes.org/peristats/data?top=23   Maternal Mortality in the United States After Abortion Bans https://thegepi.org/maternal-mortality-abortion-bans/#:~:text=InthefirstfullyearofTexas%27sstateabortionban,15  Maternal Mortality: How the U.S. Compares to Other Rich Countries https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2024-06-04/how-the-u-s-compares-to-other-rich-countries-in-maternal-mortality  Medical Exploitation of Black Women https://eji.org/news/history-racial-injustice-medical-exploitation-of-black-women/  National Midwifery Institute https://www.nationalmidwiferyinstitute.com/midwifery      Necrotizing Fasciitis https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23103-necrotizing-fasciitis New Pregnancy Justice Report Shows High Number of Pregnancy-Related Prosecutions in the Year After Dobbs https://www.pregnancyjusticeus.org/press/new-pregnancy-justice-report-shows-high-number-of-pregnancy-related-prosecutions-in-the-year-after-dobbs/#:~:text=Thereportdocumentsthati,%2Cpregnancyloss%2Corbirth.  North American Registry of Midwives (NARM) https://narm.org/          Physician Suicide https://www.acep.org/life-as-a-physician/wellness/wellness/wellness-week-articles/physician-suicide  Preeclampsia https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17952-preeclampsia  Preeclampsia: Signs & Symptoms https://www.preeclampsia.org/signs-and-symptoms Race Maternal Mortality in the U.S.: A History of Midwifery https://wmberks.pages.wm.edu/2023/04/30/race-maternal-mortality-in-the-u-s-a-history-of-midwifery/  The Racist History of Abortion and Midwifery Bans https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-racist-history-of-abortion-and-midwifery-bans    Reasons Obstetricians Are At High Risk For Claims Of Medical Malpractice https://www.gilmanbedigian.com/reasons-obstetricians-are-at-high-risk-for-claims-of-medical-malpractice/#:~:text=Overall%2Cabout85%25ofOB,about95%25ofthetime.  The Regulation of Professional Midwifery in the United States https://midwife.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jefferson-2021-Regulation-Professional-Midwifery.pdf   She said she had a miscarriage — then got arrested under an abortion law https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/abortion-law-nevada-arrest-miscarriage/  She was accused of murder after losing her pregnancy. SC woman now tells her story https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/23/health/south-carolina-abortion-kff-health-news-partner  South Carolina Department of Public Health, Midwifery Licensing https://dph.sc.gov/professionals/healthcare-quality/licensed-facilities-professionals/midwifery-licensing#:~:text=DPHlicensesmidwivesinaccordancewithRegulation,inadditiontootherprescribedrequirementson   State investigating Dallas birth center and midwives, following multiple complaints from patients https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/state-investigating-dallas-birth-center-midwives-following-multiple-complaints-from-patients/287-ea77eb18-c637-44d4-aaa2-fe8fd7a2fcef        The State of Reproductive Health in the United States https://thegepi.org/state-of-reproductive-health-united-states/  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/       Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and Department of State Health Services Joint Biennial Report 2024 https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/legislative/2024-Reports/MMMRC-DSHS-Joint-Biennial-Report-2024.pdf  Uses of Misoprostol in Obstetrics and Gynecology https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2760893/   Vicarious trauma: signs and strategies for coping https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing/vicarious-trauma/vicarious-trauma-signs-and-strategies-for-coping  Vital Signs: Maternity Care Experiences — United States, April 2023

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