Episode 61: Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (Part 4)
Suffer the Little Children
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4.6 • 993 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
For this episode, I welcomed two very special guests to help me answer those questions. Author Andrea Dunlop drew from personal experience with a family member to write her latest novel, We Came Here to Forget, which centers around a woman whose family was torn apart by Munchausen by proxy. Dr. Marc Feldman, who I have quoted multiple times throughout the series, is an international expert in the field of factitious disorders whose credentials are too numerous to list in the show notes!
I was honored to have an in-depth, fascinating conversation with both Andrea and Dr. Feldman, who provided their uniquely qualified perspectives and expertise on this baffling topic. Don’t miss this episode!
This is part 4 in my series about the inexplicable phenomenon of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
Links:
Andrea Dunlop’s novel, We Came Here to Forget: https://www.amazon.com/We-Came-Here-Forget-Novel/dp/1982103434/
Dr. Marc Feldman’s latest book, Dying to Be Ill: https://www.amazon.com/Dying-be-Ill-Marc-Feldman-dp-1138063835/dp/1138063835/
Dr. Feldman’s website: https://www.munchausen.com/
Andrea Dunlop’s website: https://www.andreadunlop.net/
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| 0:52.3 | podcast giving voices back to the victims of child abuse and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents, guardians and caretakers who silence them. |
| 1:00.0 | I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 61, Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, part 4. |
| 1:06.7 | In the first three episodes in my series on Munchausen Syndrome by proxy, I searched for answers |
| 1:11.0 | about this commonly misunderstood form of child abuse, while I discussed multiple cases of children harmed or even killed by mothers who sought attention for themselves and thrived on drama, heedless of the damage they did to their children. |
| 1:22.0 | During my search, I came out with more questions than answers. |
| 1:26.0 | For this episode, I welcomed two very special guests to help me answer those questions. |
| 1:31.0 | Author Andrea Dunlop drew from personal experience with a family member to questions. by proxy. Dr. Merck Feldman, who I've quoted multiple times throughout the series, is an international |
| 1:46.4 | expert in the field of factitious disorders whose credentials are too numerous to list in the |
| 1:50.4 | show notes. I was honored to have an in-depth fascinating |
| 1:53.9 | conversation with both Andrea and Dr. Feldman who provided their uniquely |
| 1:57.6 | qualified perspectives and expertise on this baffling topic. This is part four in my series about the inexplicable phenomenon of Munchhausen Syndrome by proxy. |
| 2:07.0 | I truly appreciate all of you sticking with me through this difficult series. |
| 2:11.0 | I've told a lot of horrific stories over the past 60 |
| 2:13.8 | episodes but entering the territory of Munchhausen by proxy has been particularly |
| 2:17.8 | gut-wrenching. The way these parents systematically and intentionally inflict |
| 2:22.2 | medical torture on their children, |
| 2:24.0 | often for years at a time, is unthinkable cruel, and most of us can't even wrap our minds around it. |
| 2:30.0 | That's why I reached out to today's guests and asked for their expertise and they absolutely delivered. |
| 2:35.0 | Without further delay, please enjoy my incredibly informative conversation with Dr. Mark Feldman and Andrea Dunlop. |
| 2:51.0 | Today on the podcast I have two very special guests with me. I have Dr. Mark Feldman, the expert that I have been quoting in the |
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