A network TV producer is researching a report on the “ex-gay” industry and is trying to find people willing to talk.
In particular, she is hoping to track down individuals who have recently been exposed to reparative therapy as minors. Or parents who have made the decision to place children in therapy. What kind of treatment was offered (talk therapy, aversion therapy, drug therapy) and why? What was the impact on the family? Initial conversations would be confidential.
Please contact Liz at: ejcbrown@gmail.com or cell: 917-304-9171
I was sent to the Elan school up in Maine when I was 12 years old. It was a school mostly for teens with drug and alcohol problems. I was a visually impaired run away with emotional problems. It was very rough there.I had imaginary friends throughout my childhood and Elan increased my need for them.
I was adopted and raised by overly religious parents. Because I reacted badly to being sperated by the nun who I bonded with as an infant, my adopted mother was abusive toward me. My father was too passive and quiet. He only interveened when he saw her hurting me.
I grew up in and out of institutions and special schools. II still struggle with attacvhment disorder and PTSD. However, I wrote a book about my life. It’s called “My imagination and art have sustained me”.