S24 Ep1: Power Corrupts and Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

Something Was Wrong · Jul 10, 2025 · 59m

*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

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