*Content Warning: sexual assault, rape, false reporting and mental illness. Sources: Brittain, A. (2024, October 1). Me Too Movement . Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Me-Too-movement Brooks SK, Greenberg N. Psychological impact of being wrongfully accused of criminal offenses: A systematic literature review. Med Sci Law. 2021 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7838333/ The Criminal Justice System: Statistics . (n.d.). Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network.. https://ra...
Nov 12, 2024•15 min
*Content Warning: sexual assault, false reporting, suicidal ideation, mature themes, religious abuse, cultic abuse, harassment, gun violence, parental alienation, breaking and entering, driving under the influence, upsetting themes. Sources: Elwood woman faces multiple felonies in connection with ongoing rental scheme [Video] Gay, L. (2023, May 3) for WTHR 13: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/elwood-woman-arrested-for-ongoing-rental-scheme-megan- Fishers woman charged with fraud against m...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 22Ep. 4
*Content Warning: mature themes, suicide, death, murder, false reporting, sexual abuse, rape, threats of violence, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, stalking, religious abuse, harassment. Sources: Former ARC Pastor Exposes ‘Unbiblical’ Movement by The Roys Report, Episode 93, February 10, 2022: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/former-arc-pastor-exposes-unbiblical-movement/id1470242499?i=1000550721576 I Almost Got Conned By an “Abuse Survivor” , by David Morrill, May 2022: https://protestia.com...
Oct 30, 2024•42 min•Season 22Ep. 3
*Content Warning: mature themes, false reporting, sex abuse of a child, sexual abuse, rape, threats of violence, sex trafficking, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, stalking, disability abuse. E2 Sources: Elwood teen's involvement in politics spans nearly half her life , by Matt McCutcheon for 13WTHR (Published: April 28, 2016 - Updated: July 21, 2016): https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/elwood-teens-involvement-in-politics-spans-nearly-half-her-life/531-afe62aa1-e251-41ef-9a2b-6119658cbd9b Law...
Oct 23, 2024•52 min•Season 22Ep. 2
*Content Warning: mature themes, sexual assault, false reporting, disability abuse, suicide, death, sex trafficking, scams, fraud, emotional abuse, voice of perpetrator. Sources: Elwood woman faces multiple felonies in connection with ongoing rental scheme , by Logan Gay, WTHR.com staff, WTHR News: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/elwood-woman-arrested-for-ongoing-rental-scheme-megan-stoner-fishers-indiana/531-2d3b11fa-5c70-4f05-8ea4-0be0c37cf852 Fishers woman charged in rental fraud; 3 s...
Oct 17, 2024•51 min•Season 22Ep. 1
*Content Warning: anxiety, depression, mental illness, suicidal ideation, suicide, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, sextortion, and predatory internet grooming. Resources: National Alliance on Mental Illness: http://www.nami.org SOSA — Safe from Online Sex Abuse: https://sosatogether.org/ Healthy Children – How to Make a Family Media Plan: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/How-to-Make-a-Family-Media-Use-Plan.aspx Sources: Crushell, D. (2023, March 6). Park: Precise adv...
Oct 16, 2024•9 min
*Content Warning: mature themes, scams, fraud, cons, false reporting, sexual assault. The S22 cover art is by the amazing Sara Stewart . Free + Confidential Resources + Safety Tips: somethingwaswrong.com/resources 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...
Oct 09, 2024•3 min•Season 22Ep. 1
*Content Warning: murder, missing persons, bigotry, racism, violence, distressing themes. ***If you have information on the disappearance of Florence Okpealuk or Joseph Balderas please email nomemissingpersons@gmail.com or call 404-410-6660*** Up and Vanished: https://upandvanished.com/ Info on Up and Vanished Season 4: https://upandvanished.com/season-4/ On Amazon Music: https://tinyurl.com/vanishedsww On Apple: https://tinyurl.com/applevanished On Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/vanishedspotify T...
Oct 03, 2024•53 min•Season 21Ep. 19
*Content warning: car accidents, medical trauma, stalking, medical fraud, doula fraud, birth worker abuse, domestic violence homicide, murder, legal abuse. Please sign our petition to hold Jessica Polly accountable: https://www.change.org/p/hold-jessica-polly-accountable What Came Next Episodes referenced in this episode: [Amy B. Chesler - Evil Lives Here] This Sh*t Doesn’t End - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/amy-b-chesler-evil-lives-here-this-sh-t-doesnt-end/id1674051643?i=1000602598564...
Sep 26, 2024•42 min•Season 21Ep. 18
*Content warning: murder, bigotry, racism, violence, slavery, assault, wrongful imprisonment. Sources : 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is Passed . (n.d.). National Museum of African American History and Culture. https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/13th-amendment-us-constitution-passed Brennan Center for Justice, Wilder, W., & Baum, S. (2022, January 31). 5 Egregious Voter Suppression Laws from 2021. Brennan Center for Justice. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinio...
Sep 19, 2024•36 min•Season 21Ep. 17
*Content warning: anxiety, depression, cyberbullying, cyberstalking, parasocial relationships, and mental illness. Resources: For additional resources & a list of related non-profit organizations, please visit http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources Sources: Rebecca Godard, Susan Holtzman, Are active and passive social media use related to mental health, wellbeing, and social support outcomes? A meta-analysis of 141 studies, Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, Volume 29, Issue 1, Janu...
Sep 17, 2024•9 min
*Content warning: death threats, litigation, sibling, verbal and sexual abuse, stalking, and murder. Amy B. Chesler is an author, podcaster, survivor, and victim advocate. Her experiences of sibling abuse were shared on Something Was Wrong Season 7, and her experiences afterwards are largely what inspired the creation of the show, What Came Next. WCN Episode 1, [Amy B. Chesler] This Shit Doesn’t End (released 3/3/23) highlights the continued abuse and terror she faced at the hands of her impriso...
Sep 11, 2024•52 min•Season 7Ep. 8
*Content Warning: sexual assault, rape, child sexual abuse, child sexual abuse material, nonconsensual pornography, and suicidal ideation. Season 11, Episode 11 of Something Was Wrong entitled [Dara] Very Sorry first aired on February 23rd, 2021. The episode poignantly shared Dara’s account of a sexual assault she experienced while on her Spring Break Senior trip. However, her heartache did not end there. Years later, after Dara had become a mother and began to cultivate her own healing journey,...
Sep 11, 2024•32 min
*Content Warning: alcohol use disorder, interpersonal violence, child sex-abuse material, deepfakes, ai-perpetuated abuse, sexual assault, verbal abuse, violence, suicidal ideation, mature themes, sibling sexual abuse, incest, rape, sex trafficking. For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): https://www.ic3.gov/ Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.c...
Sep 04, 2024•52 min•Season 21Ep. 16
*Content Warning: alcohol use disorder, interpersonal violence, child sex-abuse material, deepfakes, ai-perpetuated abuse, sexual assault, verbal abuse, violence, suicidal ideation, mature themes, sibling sexual abuse, incest, rape. For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow T...
Sep 04, 2024•39 min•Season 21Ep. 15
*Content Warning: digital violence, non-consensual distribution of intimate images, doxxing, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, grooming, exploitation, child sexual abuse material, internalized misogyny, hate crimes, racism, transphobia, and homophobia. Resources: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): https://www.ic3.gov/ National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Take It Down: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/ THORN: https://info.thorn.org/ Sources: Artificial Intelligence 2023 Leg...
Sep 03, 2024•13 min
*Content Warning: death, vehicular manslaughter, driving under the influence, sexual assault, xenophobia, bigotry, emotional abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder, suicidal ideation. For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Something Was Wrong: Website: somethingwaswrong.com IG: instagram.com/somethingwaswrongpodcast TikTok: tiktok.com/@somethingwaswrongpodcast Follow Tiffany Reese: Website: tiffanyreese.me IG: instagram.com/loo...
Aug 29, 2024•42 min•Season 21Ep. 14
*Content Warning: death, emotional abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder, suicidal ideation, medical trauma. For a list of related free and confidential resources, please visit: http://www.somethingwaswrong.com/resources 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 business@tiffanyreese.me The SWW theme Song is U Think U, by Glad R...
Aug 29, 2024•52 min•Season 21Ep. 13
*Content Warning: strangulation, physical violence, emotional abuse, financial abuse, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, self-harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse, and homophobia. *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist . https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal . https://www.bethel.com/...
Aug 22, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 21Ep. 12
*Content Warning: strangulation, physical, mental, emotional, and financial abuse, domestic violence, suicidal ideation, self harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse, and cults. *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist . https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal . https://www.bethel.com/news/oli...
Aug 22, 2024•53 min•Season 21Ep. 11
*Content warning: physical, emotional, mental, sexual, and financial abuse. Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ Sources: Frye, D. (2024, June 11). What Makes a Cult Leader? Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/202406/what-makes-a-cult-leader Leaving The Relationship: Planning to leave? By Do It Safely Domestic Violence Center of Chester County: https://dvcccpa.org/leaving-the-relationship/ Love Bombing: Meaning & Ori...
Aug 20, 2024•12 min
*Content Warning: disordered eating, religious abuse, purity culture, infertility/pregnancy loss, suicidal ideation, self harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse. *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist. https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal. https://www.bethel.com/news/olive-heiligenthal B...
Aug 15, 2024•53 min•Season 21Ep. 10
*Content Warning: disordered eating, religious abuse, purity culture, infertility/pregnancy loss, suicidal ideation, self harm, sexual abuse, religious trauma, cultic abuse. *Sources: A Look at the Megachurch That Calls Redding Home: Bethel Church. (2019, June 20). The LAist . https://laist.com/shows/airtalk/a-look-at-the-megachurch-that-calls-redding-home-bethel-church Bethel Church. (2019, December 20). Resurrection Prayer for Olive Heiligenthal . https://www.bethel.com/news/olive-heiligenthal...
Aug 14, 2024•58 min•Season 21Ep. 9
*Content Warning: distressing topics, sexual abuse of a child, rape, sodomy, murder, violence, childhood abuse, grooming, arson, animal abuse, disordered eating, self harm, gun violence, suicide, strangulation, neglect. *Sources: Death remains under investigation, commercial-news.com : https://www.commercial-news.com › news › local_news *Resources: State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers: https://www.childwelfare.gov/state-child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting-numbers/?rt=795 Childhelp Natio...
Aug 08, 2024•50 min•Season 21Ep. 8
*Content warning: distressing topics, sex abuse of a child, rape, sodomy, murder, violence, childhood abuse, grooming, arson, animal abuse, disordered eating, self harm, gun violence, suicide, strangulation, neglect. *Resources: State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers: https://www.childwelfare.gov/state-child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting-numbers/?rt=795 Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: https://www.childhelphotline.org/ The Family Gardener: http://thefamilygardener.com For additiona...
Aug 08, 2024•40 min•Season 21Ep. 7
*Content warning: domestic violence, intimate partner violence, physical, emotional, mental, and sexual abuse, assault, racism, murder, and hate crimes Resources: Interpride: https://www.interpride.org/ UN Women: https://www.unwomen.org/ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation: https://glaad.org/ UN High Commissioner for Refugees: https://www.unhcr.org/us/ Sources: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community . (2022, November 4). Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved June 26...
Aug 06, 2024•9 min
*Content Warning: Sexual assault, rape, assault, sexual harassment, substance abuse, substance use disorder, physical abuse, domestic violence, gambling *Sources: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1997. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 25.) Chapter 1—Effects of Domestic Violence on Substance Abuse Treatment. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih...
Jul 31, 2024•50 min•Season 21Ep. 6
*Content Warning: Sexual assault, rape, violence, sexual harassment, mature themes, drug use, substance use disorder, interpersonal violence, death, gambling. *Sources: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Substance Abuse Treatment and Domestic Violence. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 1997. (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series, No. 25.) Chapter 1—Effects of Domestic Violence on Substance Abuse Treatment. Available from: https://www.ncbi.n...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 21Ep. 5
*Content Warning: child abuse, physical, mental, emotional, and verbal abuse, rape, pregnancy loss, and suicidal ideation. *Resources: State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers: https://www.childwelfare.gov/state-child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting-numbers/?rt=795 Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: https://www.childhelphotline.org/ The Family Gardener: http://thefamilygardener.com For additional non-profit organizations, please visit: http://somethingwaswrong.com/resources Follow Someth...
Jul 25, 2024•59 min•Season 21Ep. 4
*Content Warning: childhood abuse and neglect, physical, mental, emotional, and verbal abuse, rape, substance use disorder, suicidal ideation, mature themes, pregnancy loss. *Resources: State Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Numbers: https://www.childwelfare.gov/state-child-abuse-and-neglect-reporting-numbers/?rt=795 Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: https://www.childhelphotline.org/ The Family Gardener: http://thefamilygardener.com For additional non-profit organizations, please visit: h...
Jul 25, 2024•58 min•Season 21Ep. 3
