Episodes
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Ep. 1: WWASP...a History
Join us in The Program this week to unpack the sordid and child abuse laden history of WWASP, or the World Wide Association of Specialty Programs. WWASP was an umbrella organization that ran a plethora of specialty programs throughout the world, but headquartered in Utah. These programs…
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Ep. 2: The Academy at Ivy Ridge
The Academy at Ivy Ridge was a WWASP school located in Ogdenburg, NY. Before being shut down by the state of New York, this school was fraught with allegations of abuse, misconduct, and fraud. Join us in this episode to uncover the inner workings of the school and an upfront look at the behavior...
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Ep. 5: Hayley Hedrick - Resistance & Restraint
Special guest and WWASP survivor, Haley Hedrick, gives an incredibly personal perspective on how she resisted the programming at the Academy at Ivy Ridge which resulted in her being continuously and violently restrained, she recounts her time in solitary confinement and the mental and emotional...
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Ep. 4: Alex Ramage - Surviving the Academy at Ivy Ridge
Alex Ramage, a survivor of the Academy at Ivy Ridge, shares his experience at the program. From being jumped, to enduring the riot, and his journey in healing his relationship with his mother. This episode is a rollercoaster through a full spectrum of emotion, from anger to laughter to remorse…
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Ep. 6: Anonymous Survivor - Spring Creek Lodge & Liahona Academy
In Episode 6, our anonymous guest recounts his experience of being sent to the WWASP facility Spring Creek Lodge in his early teens. Only 2 months later, he would then be transported to a similar program, the Liahona School….while having a bad trip on acid. After graduating from this program, he...
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Ep. 7: Valerie Roman - Spring Creek Lodge
Valerie Roman shares the incredible story of her fight to survive before, during, and after her stay at the WWASP facility, Spring Creek Lodge. Before ever attending the program, Valerie had suffered abuse at home and she gives us an up-close account of the mental anguish that occurred from being...
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Ep. 8: Kristi - Escaping the Family Foundation School
Kristi, a survivor of RedCliff Ascent and the Family Foundation School, shares with us one of the most incredible stories yet. After enduring abuse in the home, and being made to believe that she was a full blown addict after only experimenting with weed, Kristi was sent to a wilderness program,...
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Ep. 9: Dr. Janet Parker - Investigating the Troubled Teen Industry
Dr. Janet Parker, Director of the Medical Whistleblower’s Advocacy Network, first began investigating the Troubled Teen Industry in the 1980’s after public health officials noticed a dramatic uptick in teen suicides in several counties in Florida. They were able to correlate these deaths to...
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Ep. 11: Rachel Bernstein LMFT & Cult Recovery Expert
Rachel Bernstein is a licensed marriage and family therapist who delved into the world of cult recovery after a family member almost succumbed to the seductive and manipulative world of Scientology. She has over 27 years of experience in working with victims of cults and emotional abusers. In…
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Ep.12: Emily Graeber - Second Nature & Island View
Emily Graeber shares with us her journey of being transported to a wilderness camp in Georgia, to a lockdown facility named Island View. Her story immerses us in the life of a teenager finding her path to the escape from Island View that would land her in San Francisco by herself. Emily’s story…
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Ep. 10: Mirina Bourbonnais - Casa by the Sea, High Impact, & Tranquility Bay
Mirina Bourbonnais, a survivor of three WWASP programs shares her perilous fight, literal and figurative, to survive the abuse she experienced before, during, and after the program. Trusting only herself, Mirina learned at a young age that people were dangerous, which would only be reaffirmed…
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