Behind the Scenes: My Brush with Media Interest

What Really Happens When Outlets Try to Turn Survivor Stories into TV

I want to pull back the curtain for a moment on something that’s been happening quietly in my life: media interest.

Since 2021, I’ve been approached by outlets across Canada, the U.S., and internationally, all wanting to turn my story into a television program.

I’ve filmed multiple projects. Every single one collapsed. Most just ghosted me without a word, all except one without compensation.

The problem is simple: the media wants to tell the story on their terms, with their spin, their framing, their hand-picked “characters.”

Survivors’ stories aren’t raw material for someone else to mold. Real storytelling starts with listening, and the media has shown, over and over, that they won’t do that.

No matter how many times I lay out my truth plainly and completely, it comes back rewritten, twisted, and repackaged into something unrecognizable.

We’re not here to be your tidy “inspirational” arc or the next sensational “sex scandal.” We’re real people staring down life-or-death decisions every day. We make choices that cost us our families, our friends, our safety - leaving us isolated, terrified, and exposed.

Many survivors stay silent because they face direct threats from family members or the cults themselves.

Remember the $450,000 lawsuit I was hit with? This isn’t a Disney movie.

That’s the reality the media keeps trying to exploit, and the one I will never let them erase.

When an outlet is finally ready to listen to survivors without distorting our truth, I’ll still be here.