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Claudia continued spilling her guts to a bunch of strangers because who really cares anyways.

“Right?”

Claudia thought to herself.

She continued anyways.

When you spend your entire life thinking you hate your mom because she never showed you what love is.

Today I realized she did. She just had no idea what empathy was because nobody ever showed her what love is.

This is why the very systems we are stuck in get away with murder, kidnapping, rape, trafficking, and continue on like they’re saving the world.

They were never taught empathy. They believe they are saviors of the world because that’s what they were taught. Narcissism doesn’t stem from itself. It is stemmed from a lack of emotional love.

The first year and a half of a baby’s life is the most important.

Why?

If a mother doesn’t get to bond with her baby, she loses empathy. She loses herself.

I know this because this is what the system created.

They kidnapped my now 19 month old at 5 days old while breastfeeding. I never got to bond with him. By the time I got him back at 17 months old, he wanted nothing to do with me. I try to show him empathy, and he rejects me.

The bond I had with my son Abel was also stolen from me by the system. He remembered the empathy I showed him. He trusts me, and he continues to show me empathy.

My daughter who is now 11, she, too, stopped believing in me. She was stolen at 8. My now 13 year old son stopped loving me. My two children I tried to get out of HELL are stuck there. I lost 2 other children because I was terrified to bring them into this evil.

Blake was created to Heal. Create. And. Build.
He reminds me everyday what love is.

No matter how much a person says, don’t believe them. Actions speak louder than words. Just like E.H. says. He was right because he is the cruelest person I ever met.

He is an Evil Human.

Claudia continued spilling her truth to a bunch of strangers because who really cares anyways, right?

“Right?”

She asked herself that more than once.
And then she continued anyway.

When you spend your entire life believing you hate your mother because she never showed you what love is, one day you start to see something different.

Maybe she didn’t know how to show it either.

Maybe she was never taught what empathy was supposed to look like.
And that realization changes everything.
It raises a harder question.

How many systems, families, and institutions are operating without ever being taught empathy at all?

And what happens when people without empathy are placed in positions of power over children and families?

The first year and a half of a baby’s life is the most critical for bonding.

When that bond is interrupted, the impact is not something you can easily explain or undo.

I know this because I lived through separation from my child during that critical time.

I did not get the chance to fully bond the way nature intended.

And I have seen what that absence can do on both sides of the relationship.

I have lived through separation from more than one of my children, each experience carrying its own weight, its own silence, and its own questions that never seem to get answered.

Some of my children still reach for me.
Some have grown distant.

All of them are still loved.

And I am still trying to rebuild what was broken.

Blake represents something different to me—he represents healing, creation, and rebuilding what was lost.

He reminds me every day what love is supposed to feel like when it is present and protected.

Because at the end of the day, actions speak louder than words.

And truth has a way of revealing itself over time.

The above story may be a pyschological thriller, but its also based on a real life story. If you can't handle the truth, then reading this article may just make you angry.

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Case File: Part 2- America’s Secret Shame

Claudia looked around. Finally people listened. They actually shut up and made eye contact.

She continued speaking.

The documents didn't stop them from retaliation.

It didn’t stop them from violating my rights.

It sure did not stop them from breaking my relationship with 3 of my children.

I beat 2 states and got 3 of them back — but lost the other 3.

The Reason

Money.

3 of my children have become alienated and 3 were given back.

Why?

They couldn't make any money from me.

”So I spent two years building. This is my mission.”

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The Issue

Across the United States, many families report experiencing serious failures within family courts, child welfare systems, hospitals, and other government-funded institutions responsible for protecting children and vulnerable populations.

Parents—especially domestic violence survivors, homeschooling families, single parents, and other vulnerable individuals— frequently report experiences such as:

lack of due process in family court proceedings

unnecessary or poorly investigated child removals

retaliation after reporting abuse or misconduct

failure to recognize coercive control and emotional abuse

harassment or intimidation connected to institutional systems

long-term family separation and parental alienation

These systems have extraordinary authority to make life-altering decisions about families. When accountability and training are inadequate, the results can be devastating for parents and children alike.
The Bound by You No More Act calls for national reform to increase transparency, oversight, and survivor-informed training within systems that interact with families.

Why This Petition Was Created

This petition was started by Katie M. Merritt, a mother, survivor, author, and civil rights advocate who reports experiencing years of legal and systemic challenges while attempting to protect her children from abuse.

Katie states that during proceedings across New York and Pennsylvania she experienced repeated institutional failures, including:

denial of meaningful opportunities to present evidence

reliance on inaccurate or unverified reports

violations of confidentiality protections for domestic violence survivors

decisions that resulted in long-term separation from her children

Despite filing complaints and legal actions seeking accountability, she reports that her concerns have not received meaningful investigation.

Katie’s experience reflects concerns raised by many families across the country who believe the systems meant to protect them sometimes operate without sufficient transparency, oversight, or accountability.

What the Bound by You No More Act calls for:

Federal Investigation and Oversight

A federal review of patterns of misconduct and civil rights concerns within systems that interact with families, including:

family courts

child welfare agencies

hospitals and mandated reporters

foster care systems

government-funded organizations serving families

This investigation would focus on identifying systemic failures and ensuring that agencies operate within constitutional protections.

Stronger Due Process Protections

Parents deserve fair and transparent legal proceedings when decisions affecting their children are being made.

The Act calls for stronger enforcement of constitutional protections under the 5th and 14th Amendments, including:

access to evidence used in court proceedings

the right to present a defense

fair and impartial hearings

safeguards against retaliation for filing complaints

Family courts must operate with the same commitment to fairness and due process expected in all areas of the justice system.

Mandatory Training on Coercive Control, Emotional Abuse, and Parental Alienation
Many professionals within courts, hospitals, and child welfare systems receive limited education on the complex dynamics of domestic violence.

The Bound by You No More Act calls for mandatory education on:

coercive control

emotional and psychological abuse

post-separation abuse tactics

stalking and harassment dynamics

parental alienation and family separation

trauma-informed responses when working with survivors and children

Improving education for professionals can help prevent misidentification of survivors and ensure that abuse is properly recognized.

Survivor-Led Certification Training

The Act proposes the development of survivor-led certification training programs for professionals working in government-funded systems.

These programs would be developed through Katie Merritt Consulting, which focuses on advocacy, survivor education, and systemic reform.

Training programs would include education on:

domestic violence dynamics

coercive control and emotional abuse

parental alienation

trauma-informed communication

civil rights protections

ethical investigative practices

preventing retaliation against reporting parents

Including survivor perspectives helps ensure training reflects real-world experiences and improves professional understanding of complex family situations.

Protection for Homeschooling Families and Other Vulnerable Populations

Many homeschooling families and vulnerable parents report being subjected to unnecessary investigations or scrutiny despite complying with the law.

The Act calls for improved training and policies that protect families from discrimination based on:

educational choices such as

homeschooling

poverty or housing instability

disability

survivor status in domestic violence situations

single parenthood

Families should not face investigations simply because they live or educate differently.

Addressing Concerns Regarding Federal Child Welfare Funding

Advocates and parents have raised concerns about the structure of federal child welfare funding programs such as the Title IV‑E Foster Care Program, which provides funding to states for foster care services.

The Bound by You No More Act calls for a review of these funding structures to ensure they prioritize:

family preservation when safe and appropriate

prevention services for families

transparency in funding decisions

stronger accountability for agencies receiving federal funds

Federal programs should support the well-being of children while maintaining respect for family integrity whenever possible.

Accountability for Harassment and Retaliation

Many parents report experiencing continued harassment or intimidation connected to individuals involved in their cases—even after those cases have ended.

These reports include concerns about:

stalking or monitoring

retaliation after filing complaints

intimidation for speaking publicly about systemic failures

The Act calls for stronger oversight and independent review processes to investigate complaints involving misconduct by employees of courts, agencies, or other government-funded institutions.

Families should feel safe rebuilding their lives after legal proceedings conclude.

Survivor Support and Community Resources

In addition to advocacy and training, Katie Merritt founded Peony Personal Shopping, a survivor-informed support service designed to help individuals and families access practical resources during difficult life transitions.

Community-based initiatives like this demonstrate how survivor-led support can complement broader systemic reform.

Why Reform Matters

Family courts and child welfare agencies make decisions that affect the lives of millions of children and parents.

With that power must come transparency, accountability, and professional training that reflects the realities families face.

The Bound by You No More Act seeks to promote reforms that:

protect civil rights

improve professional training

strengthen oversight of government-funded systems

protect families from retaliation or discrimination

ensure that child welfare systems prioritize both safety and fairness

Stand With Families

If you believe in:

protecting civil rights

improving accountability in family courts

protecting domestic violence survivors

recognizing coercive control and emotional abuse

fairness for homeschooling families

transparency in child welfare systems

Please sign and share this petition.

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Every signature helps raise awareness and push for reforms that protect families nationwide.

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Katie M. Merritt

Founder, The Power of Pain Brand
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Claudia kept talking.

Not because anyone cared.

But because if she stopped, the silence would swallow her whole.

“Right?”

She laughed under her breath.

No one answered.

So she kept going.

You spend your whole life thinking you hate your mother because she never showed you what love is.

And then one day it hits you—

Maybe she did.

Maybe that was love…

Just broken.

Just empty.

Just… missing something no one ever gave her.

Empathy.

And that’s when it clicks.

That’s how it spreads.

Not just in families.

In systems.

In institutions.

In the people who swear they’re saving the world while destroying it piece by piece.

They don’t see it.

They were never taught to.

The first year of a baby’s life is everything.

That’s not opinion.

That’s wiring.

Bonding. Attachment. Survival.

So what happens when that bond is cut?

Not naturally.

Not by choice.

But by force.

Claudia didn’t have to imagine it.

She lived it.

Five days.

That’s all she got.

Five days of feeding him, holding him, memorizing his breath—before he was gone.

By the time she saw him again, he didn’t know her.

Didn’t want her.

Looked at her like she was a stranger trying to touch something that didn’t belong to her.

And something inside her broke in a way that doesn’t make noise.

It didn’t stop there.

It never does.

One child remembers.

One still trusts.

One still reaches back.

The others?

Gone in a different way.

Still alive.

Still breathing.

But somewhere she can’t reach.

“They say time heals,” Claudia whispered.

“But time doesn’t fix what was never allowed to exist.”

Blake was different.

Blake was proof.

That something in her wasn’t gone.

That love still lived somewhere under all the damage.

He didn’t fix her.

But he reminded her.

And that’s the part no one wants to talk about.

Not the courts.

Not the agencies.

Not the people trained to believe they’re doing the right thing.

Because if they did—

They’d have to ask themselves one question:

What if we’re not saving families?

What if we’re the reason they break?

Claudia looked around again.

Still strangers.

Still silent.

Still watching.

“Actions speak louder than words,” she said.

And this time—

She didn’t ask if anyone agreed.

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Claudia looked around. Finally people listened. They actually shut up and made eye contact.

She continued speaking.

The documents didn't stop them from retaliation.

It didn’t stop them from violating my rights.

It sure did not stop them from breaking my relationship with 3 of my children.

I beat 2 states and got 3 of them back — but lost the other 3.

The Reason

Money.

3 of my children have become alienated and 3 were given back.

Why?

They couldn't make any money from me.

I quit my business, my job, and writing. I stopped using the system, and in the end, they couldn't drain me of any more money.

3 of my children are controlled by my abusers so the court can make a profit by keeping us in a constant court battle.

So I decided I’m never going back to court or filing another document in one.

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Kids these days...

Kids today are blatantly disrespectful. Society teaches them there are zero consequences for their actions. They act entitled, lazy, and cruel.

Why AM I Writing this?

After taking my daughter clothes shopping—being disrespected, called a BITCH, after repeatedly asking her to leave the store, I finally made her leave the store by having to drag her out of the store—I realized enough is enough.

Since getting her back from the system that took her from me for trying to get her and her brother mental health help, I have endured a year of abuse. From my own kid. She uses the system, my abusers and my son like my abusers used to do to torment me any time she doesn't get her way. She says things to people that arent true or hurtful because she knows it will cause me more pain. She lies. She argues with literally everyone including her toddler brothers. She is downright rotten.

Any form of consequence results in more threats and emotional abuse. She has even physically assaulted me while pregnant. She continues to play victim, uses manipulation and gaslighting to get her way, and refusal to do anything she needs to do as a form to gain control. She learned well from the abusers she resided with. No amount of empathy or teaching has presented any better treatment.

This is why she will never attend another public school again. Public schools use title IV money under the guise of teaching our children that if they act out they get attention. Being a child with an IEP and behavioral needs, she is eligible to receive services which she doesn't as a homeschooling child.

While in school, she wasn't put into any services under the care of the state except with a school therapist that threatened my son. She was used as a tool to further cause me pain through the guardian by teaching her abuse is how we get what we want. When she couldnt handle what she created anymore, she threw her out, bl9cked her, tracked my location via her phone, and used my son to further cause me pain.

This is the most dreadful reunion any parent could get. After 3 years of fighting, I received three broken children with severe behaviors and three are alienated.

This is what happens when you trust the system to help you.

This is why I don’t rely on government-funded agencies or entities—they thrive on abuse, disrespect, and perpetuating cycles that are the gateway that leads to trafficking.

If you want trauma to stop: stop funding these systems.

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Case File: America’s Secret Shame

Written through the Claudia Viendo lens — psychological memoir fiction based on lived experience.

The Statement

Claudia stood at the microphone.

America’s Secret Shame taught many women and men at UHS hospital about civil rights. It was never about money. It was about getting them to respect me. Civil rights are the very reason our ancestors fought.

The Reality

We need to be educated on the uncomfortable parts of life. When women go into a hospital to have a baby, they need to feel safe. They need to be supported, and that is why I wrote this bill. Women are being retaliated against for speaking up. They are losing their babies to predators, and it’s unfathomable what happens after the fact. I experienced multiple births that became traumatic at the hands of uneducated staff.

The Decision

Instead of fighting evil with evil, I choose education.

The Line Most People Miss

If people are trained and educated, there is no excuse for violating each other—unless they choose to be pure evil.

The Mission

This is why it’s important to pass the Bound by You No More Act.

The Alignment

Katie Merritt Consulting operates independently in advocacy and education for vulnerable communities and children, with a focus on informed support and systemic awareness.

The Bound by You No More Act aligns with that mission through education, accountability, and structural change designed for long-term impact.

The Shift

This is no longer just a story. This is what it looks like when the message leaves the page and enters real spaces.

Change doesn’t happen in silence. It happens when people decide to stand in rooms they were never meant to be in.

Secret Shame Explained

I didn’t just come across this once.

I’ve been following the work of Wallace Pate for almost two years.

A civil rights attorney who has spent decades inside the very systems most people never question.

She documented what people are too uncomfortable to look at.

Most people would read it and move on.

I didn’t.

Because what she was exposing—

I was living in real time.

For years, she’s talked about filing a class action against hospitals.

But like most cases involving systems like this— it comes down to one thing.

Proof.

People speak.

People share stories.

But documentation is where everything changes.

This didn’t start there.

By the time I got to my seventh labor and delivery at UHS, I had already been living inside the patterns she was exposing.

But that was the moment it became undeniable.

That’s when I started documenting differently.

That’s when things shifted.

Its not about fighting fire with fire. Suing evil causes more evil.

This is why I decided to stop filing lawsuits, and not partake in a class action.

I broke the mold on this 45 yr old investigation to expose how the system is wasting tax payer dollars to make themselves a dime - all on account of trafficking.

If Epstein invested his money into corporations, who do you think you are supporting?

These hospitals are trafficking women and children for the same reason. They are investing into the same funnel.

Its time we provided education, and taking back our freedom.

Let's make America great again by stopping evil with something positive.

The Bound by You No More Act provides mandated training by Katie Merritt Consulting - for survivors, by survivors- to government funded agencies, nonprofits, and businesses with 14 or more employees.

Change only works if its something meaningful.

Most people will read this and stop here.

I didn’t.

Because at some point, stories turn into documentation.

And documentation changes everything.

The Case File Continues

This is Part 1.

Most people stop at the story.

This is where I didn’t.

Part 2 is where the pattern becomes investigation.

Part 3 is where the documentation speaks for itself.

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I’ll share the investigation, documents, and firsthand experiences that reveal the systemic failures behind the headlines.

This is where the story continues—beyond the article and into what I discovered firsthand.

Case File: To the Mom I Became

Written through the Claudia Viendo lens — psychological memoir fiction based on lived experience.

Subject: Grief, identity, and the moment survival stops working

It had been a year since she disappeared for good. Nothing she did could bring her back. The regret consumed her. She stopped running. She started to face her biggest fear head on.

Nothing changed in the 34 years Claudia lived without her though. The emptiness that lived inside her soul her entire life only grew deeper.

There would never be another time to make her feel worthless. The “what if” no longer existed in her mind.

But why did she feel guilty still?

The Realization

Today would have been her 52nd birthday. The familiar realization crept in, tightening her chest again. She started to feel.

But Blake was also due to be born today. She didn't know if that was a sign or a trick. The time passed by slowly. She made it to 1AM though with no real change in contractions. Just an overwhelming doom still lingering.

This is where the story usually ends. This is where mine actually began.

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This is not a linear story.

It is a collection of case files, reflections, and lived experiences that document survival, identity, and rebuilding through The Power of Pain Method.

Each entry stands on its own.

Together, they form the full picture.

Start Anywhere

There is no single starting point.

Each entry stands on its own.

But if you want a path, start here:

- No Choice

- What Grief Really Is

- I Know What Love Is

- Why America Has Lost All Hope

Case Files

Power, Systems, and Control

- Why Do Judges Get Away With Murder – Part 1

- Why Do Judges Get Away With Murder – Part 2: Money Is Power

Identity, Emotion, and Survival

- What Grief Really Is

- I Know What Love Is

Systemic Breakdown & Perspective

- Why America Has Lost All Hope

Storyline Entries

- No Choice – Chapter One (Preview)

What This Series Is

This series is part of a larger body of work connected to:

- The Power of Pain Method

- The Bound by You No More Act

- Ongoing advocacy and system reform work

The full structured system is not published here.

This is the story behind it.

Paid Archive

The full Power of Pain Series — including all future case files and deeper entries — is available inside the paid archive.

These entries go beyond surface-level reflections and move deeper into the psychological and systemic layers behind each case.

This is where the series fully unfolds.

Continue the Series

Each entry reveals another layer.

The full archive — including future case files — is available through subscription.

Subscribe to follow future case files and entries as they are released.

Each piece reveals another layer.

— Claudia Viendo

Claudia Viendo is a narrative voice — not a literal person — used to express lived-experience-based themes in a structured, story-driven format.

Through this lens, I teach a structured framework called The Power of Pain Method, which helps explain how survival shapes identity, thinking patterns, and rebuilding.

What this publication is

This Substack is a hybrid space where:

- Storytelling is used to explore psychological survival patterns

- Narrative is used to make complex emotional experiences understandable

- Real-life insight is translated into structured teaching

- Education is delivered through The Power of Pain Method framework

What you will find here

You will read:

- Fictionalized narrative entries through Claudia Viendo’s perspective

- Reflections on survival, identity, and emotional adaptation

- Conceptual teachings from The Power of Pain Method

- Excerpts focused on rebuilding, awareness, and structure

What this is NOT

This is not a literal reporting platform.

This is not a legal record.

This is not presented as factual claims about individuals or institutions, but rather as a narrative exploration of psychological and emotional experience through fiction-based storytelling.

The Method behind the story

The Power of Pain Method is the framework behind everything written here.

It explores:

- identity collapse and reconstruction

- survival-mode thinking

- behavioral adaptation under stress

- rebuilding structure after instability

The goal is not just storytelling — it is awareness, reflection, and rebuilding.

Who this is for

This space is for people who:

- have experienced long-term emotional survival states

- are rebuilding identity, structure, or direction in life

- want to understand their internal patterns more deeply

- learn through story, reflection, and psychological insight

How to use this space

You can read this publication in two ways:

- As a narrative journey through Claudia Viendo’s perspective

- As a teaching system underneath The Power of Pain Method

Both layers are intentional.

If you are new here

Start with the pinned post.

Then move through the archive slowly. This is not a rushed system — it is layered and intentional.

Final note

Everything here is part of a structured narrative method designed to turn lived experience into meaning, language, and rebuilding tools.

You are not just reading stories.

You are reading a system being built in real time.

Case File: Why America Has Lost All Hope – Part II: Kids These Days

Written through the Claudia Viendo lens — psychological memoir fiction based on lived experience.

“Enough is enough.”

That was the moment for Claudia Viendo.

Not in a courtroom.

Not in a system.

But in a store—with her daughter.

The Breaking Point

What should have been something simple—shopping for clothes—became something else entirely.

Defiance.

Disrespect.

Escalation.

When her daughter refused to leave, when the situation crossed a line, Claudia was forced to physically remove her from the store.

Not as punishment.

But because she had no other option.

That moment didn’t just frustrate her.

It clarified something deeper:

This wasn’t normal behavior.

This was learned.

Life After “Getting Them Back”

For years, Claudia fought to get her children back.

She believed that once they were home, things would begin to heal.

Instead, she was met with a reality she wasn’t prepared for.

Children shaped by environments she could not control.

Behaviors she did not teach.

Patterns she recognized all too well.

What she received back, in her words, were children struggling with the effects of everything they had been through.

And for Claudia, the hardest part wasn’t the fight to get them back—

It was what came after.

The Cycle Repeating

Claudia began to notice something unsettling.

The same dynamics she had experienced in adult relationships—manipulation, control, emotional escalation—were now showing up in her home.

Not because her child was “bad.”

But because behavior is learned.

Children adapt to the environments they survive in.

And sometimes, those survival behaviors don’t disappear when the environment changes.

They follow them home.

When Discipline Feels Like Fuel

Every attempt at correction seemed to escalate things further.

Consequences were met with resistance.

Boundaries were challenged.

Authority was rejected.

Claudia found herself in a position many don’t talk about:

Trying to parent through trauma responses—not just in herself, but in her child.

And realizing that traditional approaches weren’t working.

Her View on the System

Claudia does not separate these behaviors from the systems her children were placed in.

She believes those environments reinforced patterns where attention followed disruption, where structure was inconsistent, and where emotional development was not supported in the way children needed.

Particularly for children with behavioral needs, she sees a gap:

Expectations exist.

But consistent, effective support does not always follow.

The Decision to Do Things Differently

Because of this, Claudia made a decision.

Her children would not return to that system.

Instead, she chose to take full responsibility for their environment, their education, and their healing.

Not because it was easy—

But because, in her view, it was necessary.

A Hard Truth About Parenting After Trauma

Claudia speaks to something many parents are afraid to admit:

Love does not automatically undo trauma.

Bringing children home does not erase what they’ve learned.

And healing is not immediate.

It is messy.

It is exhausting.

And it requires confronting realities most people never see.

The Larger Message

For Claudia, this is not just about parenting.

It is about patterns.

She believes systems that fail to address trauma at its root allow cycles to continue—generation after generation.

And when those cycles are not broken, they evolve.

Into behavior.

Into relationships.

Into identity.

What She Believes Needs to Change

Claudia Viendo does not position herself as someone waiting for solutions.

She believes change comes from individuals deciding to do things differently.

From stepping outside systems that do not work.

From teaching accountability, empathy, and self-awareness at home—where it begins.

Final Reflection

Claudia’s story is not a perfect one.

It is not resolved.

It is not easy.

But it is honest.

Because what she has learned is this:

If children are not taught accountability, they will learn control.

If they are not shown empathy, they will struggle to give it.

And if cycles are not broken—

They repeat.

“Enough is enough.”

For Claudia Viendo, that wasn’t just a statement.

It was a decision.

This is why I advocate, educate, and why The Power of Pain brand exists.

I didn’t wake up one day and decide to build a brand. I survived something that shouldn’t still be happening to people—and I realized that if I didn’t speak, nothing would change.

People follow my page. They message me. They vent. They send me documents. They assume I can fix their case or get their kids back. I can’t—and I’ve never claimed I could.

I am not a fake advocate charging $4,000 and making false promises. I didn’t have help. I didn’t have funding. I fought on my own. I beat two states on my own.

And now, three years after leaving an abusive narcissist, I’m still fighting—because when I escaped his abuse, he retaliated by lying to another court to take my children. After I fought to get them out of the system and safe, he created a plan to take them forever. That’s what happens when control is lost.

This bill is not just about medical kidnapping.

It’s not just CPS.

It’s not just parental alienation.

It is about accountability.

It is about holding government-funded agencies and abusers accountable when power is abused, when fraud and forgery are used as weapons, and when survivors are silenced, discredited, or erased.

The truth is: people don’t understand how change actually happens. A federal bill doesn’t move without support. Awareness alone doesn’t move policy. Followers don’t move legislation—supporters do.

I do this work for free.

I’ve written and published two full series in three years while living in constant fight-or-flight. While surviving real homelessness. Real domestic violence. Real corruption across two states. While facing six different abusers within systems that were supposed to protect.

My story isn’t one thing. It’s a piece of everything:

Medical kidnapping

False accusations

Domestic violence

Narcissistic abuse

Parental alienation

Corruption

Fraud and forgery

Fraud and forgery are how I beat New York. They even weaponized my status as an Address Confidentiality Program (ACP) participant.

They destroyed my career as a special needs teacher and behavioral therapist—so I turned my knowledge into education, publishing, and advocacy instead. Not for profit. For survival. For truth.

I’ve survived strokes. Two high-risk pregnancies. And now I struggle daily just to eat, drink, or breathe without choking. Every day feels like 50 First Dates—because trauma doesn’t disappear just because a case closes.

This is the first time I’ve shared some of these details publicly—details not even in my books.

And I need people to understand this:

This bill is not about dismantling the system.

It’s about educating it.

Because what happened to me should never happen again—to anyone.

That is why The Power of Pain Brand exists.