Dr. Marc Feldman & Jordyn Hope - Munchausen by Proxy aka Medical Child Abuse

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🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Dr. Marc Feldman, professor of psychology and expert in Munchausen by Proxy, talks to the girls along with survivor Jordyn Hope for an information-packed episode. Dr. Feldman discusses why he prefers the term medical child abuse (MCA), some of the more extreme cases he's seen, red flags he looks out for, and how parents get doctors to believe and treat their children's fictional illnesses. Jordyn shares how they were medicated by their mom as a child, receiving surgery and treatments for conditions they never had, how they came to realize they had experienced MCA, and what it was like discovering evidence on their medical records, including learning that one doctor had tried to help. Plus, can perpetrators be treated? Can it be passed down? What's the difference between hypochondria and MCA, and what's the path to recovery for survivors? AND: resources for people who've experienced medical child abuse including: - https://www.munchausen.com - https://www.munchausensupport.com - https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com - https://www.amazon.com/Dying-be-Ill-Marc-Feldman/dp/1138063835 Trust Me is brought to you by Prose! Take your FREE in-depth hair consultation and get 15% off your first order at Prose.com/trust Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or abuse of power? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at [email protected] CHECK OUT OUR MERCH!! bit.ly/trustmemerch INSTAGRAM: @TrustMePodcast @oohlalola @meaganelizabeth11 TWITTER: @TrustMeCultPod @ohlalola @baberahamhicks TIKTOK: @TrustMeCultPodcast

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0:00.0	If you have your own story of being in a cult or a high control group or if you've had
0:04.1	experience with manipulation or abuse the power that you'd like to share, leave us a message
0:08.4	on our hotline number at 347-86 trust. That's 347-868-7878 or shoot us an email at
0:17.3	Trust me, I'm like a smart person. If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!
0:32.6	Welcome to Trust Me, the podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation from two reputable
0:38.1	non-medical professionals who've actually experienced it I'm lowly-blank and I'm Megan Elizabeth.
0:43.2	It's a lot of syllables. Today our guests are Dr. Mark Feldman, Professor of Psychology and
0:47.8	Expert in Munchausen by Proxy, and Jordan Hope, a survivor of Munchausen by Proxy. There's so
0:52.8	much information in this interview, y'all. Dr. Feldman's going to talk to us about the language
0:56.4	around this disorder and why he actually prefers the term medical child abuse. What medical child
1:01.1	abuse looks like and some of the more extreme cases he's seen, some of the red flags that he looks
1:05.1	out for, and how people get doctors to believe the fictional illnesses they say their children have.
1:09.8	This is one of the most fascinating conversations I've ever been a part of.
1:13.2	I agree. Jordan will tell us about their experience being medicated by their mother throughout their
1:18.3	childhood and taken to doctors for surgery for illnesses they later learned they never had,
1:23.6	how they began to suspect that they were a victim of medical child abuse once they learned
1:28.1	about it from a professor and what it was like going back through their medical history and seeing
1:33.1	it all on record and discovering that a doctor actually knew what was going on and had tried
1:39.2	to help. We'll also discuss whether those who commit medical child abuse can be treated,
1:42.8	whether it can be passed down and how to tell the difference between a hypochondriac or someone
1:46.9	who's a bit obsessive and someone who's intentionally harming their child. Plus,
1:50.7	why survivors have to learn how to listen to their own bodies and instincts and resources for
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