EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 49 MIN
S24 Ep2: Unsilenced
from Something Was Wrong · host Broken Cycle Media
*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 Medhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25225793/ Breaking Code Silencehttps://www.breakingcodesilence.org/ Chrysalis, InnerChangehttps://innerchange.com/programs/chrysalis/ Chrysalis School, Unsilencedhttps://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 Chicagohttps://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/PMC8882933Intermountain Hospital, Unsilencedhttps://archive.unsilenced.org/program-archive/us-programs/idaho/intermountain-hospital/ Meg’s Testimony – Chrysalis School and Intermountain Hospital, Unsilencedhttps://archive.unsilenced.org/megs-story/ Parents say Discovery Ranch Academy’s negligence led to their son’s death in new lawsuit, The Salt Lake Tribunehttps://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 Medhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9635069/ Residential Consonance Capital Partners Acquires Majority Stake in Youth-Focused Embark Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Businesshttps://bhbusiness.com/2023/02/09/consonance-capital-partners-acquires Taylor Goodridge TikTok, Meg Appelgatehttps://www.tiktok.com/@megappelgate/video/ A therapeutic boarding school for adolescent and teen girls in Montana, Embark Behavioral Healthhttps://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 StewartFollow 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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*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. In Episode 2, you'll hear from survivor-turned-advocate Meg Applegate, who spent three and a half years in two residential programs during the early 2000s. After confronting the lasting impact of her experiences, Meg transformed her trauma into action, sharing her story in her memoir Becoming UNSILENCED and founding the national nonprofit Unsilenced, a leading voice in the fight for reform. In this episode, Meg opens up about her path from survival to advocacy.
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