Code Adam Podcast

Welcome to the Code Adam podcast, hosted by yours truly, Julia Quinones. As a survivor of the 'Troubled Teen' industry, I know firsthand the horrors that come with being taken from your own bed at 4 am by complete strangers and sent to a so-called "Therapeutic Boarding School" like Ironwood Maine. As a scared fourteen-year-old girl, I was stripped of my clothes and personal belongings, cut off from the outside world, and forced to sit outside in silence for five days straight.

But it only got worse from there. I had to earn basic human necessities like a mattress, pillow, and even the privilege to speak or shower. And if I tried to leave, they'd call a Code Adam, stopping everything on-site to search for me until I was found.

Unfortunately, my story is all too common. Many of us tried to run, some making it farther than others, but we all shared the same trauma. That's why this podcast exists – to give us a safe space to share our experiences and break the silence surrounding the 'Troubled Teen' industry. Our 6th interview is with Meg Sullivan, a former resident of ironwood in 2012. While the interviews may be funny, potentially therapeutic, or even triggering, they are always important. So join us as we continue to #breakcodesilence.

Welcome to the Code Adam podcast, hosted by yours truly, Julia Quinones. As a survivor of the 'Troubled Teen' industry, I know firsthand the horrors that come with being taken from your own bed at 4 am by complete strangers and sent to a so-called "Therapeutic Boarding School" like Ironwood Maine. As a scared fourteen-year-old girl, I was stripped of my clothes and personal belongings, cut off from the outside world, and forced to sit outside in silence for five days straight.

But it only got worse from there. I had to earn basic human necessities like a mattress, pillow, and even the privilege to speak or shower. And if I tried to leave, they'd call a Code Adam, stopping everything on-site to search for me until I was found.

Unfortunately, my story is all too common. Many of us tried to run, some making it farther than others, but we all shared the same trauma. That's why this podcast exists – to give us a safe space to share our experiences and break the silence surrounding the 'Troubled Teen' industry. Our 5th interview is with Nick Cohen, a former resident of RTC from 2008-2009. While the interviews may be funny, potentially therapeutic, or even triggering, they are always important. So join us as we continue to #breakcodesilence.

Welcome to the Code Adam podcast, hosted by yours truly, Julia Quinones. As a survivor of the 'Troubled Teen' industry, I know firsthand the horrors that come with being taken from your own bed at 4 am by complete strangers and sent to a so-called "Therapeutic Boarding School" like Ironwood Maine. As a scared fourteen-year-old girl, I was stripped of my clothes and personal belongings, cut off from the outside world, and forced to sit outside in silence for five days straight.

But it only got worse from there. I had to earn basic human necessities like a mattress, pillow, and even the privilege to speak or shower. And if I tried to leave, they'd call a Code Adam, stopping everything on-site to search for me until I was found.

Unfortunately, my story is all too common. Many of us tried to run, some making it farther than others, but we all shared the same trauma. That's why this podcast exists – to give us a safe space to share our experiences and break the silence surrounding the 'Troubled Teen' industry. Our forth interview is with Skylar Bullock, a former resident of Ironwood in 2012. While the interviews may be funny, potentially therapeutic, or even triggering, they are always important. So join us as we continue to #breakcodesilence.

Welcome to the Code Adam podcast, hosted by yours truly, Julia Quinones. As a survivor of the 'Troubled Teen' industry, I know the horrors that come with being taken from your bed at 4 am by complete strangers and sent to a so-called "Therapeutic Boarding School". As a scared fourteen-year-old girl, I was stripped of my clothes and personal belongings, cut off from the outside world, and forced into silence.

We had to earn basic human necessities like a mattress, pillow, and even the privilege to speak or shower. I received food punishments, restraints, medical neglect, forced labor and psychological torture. If we tried to run, they would radio “Code Adam”, stopping everything on-site to search for us until found.

Unfortunately, our story is all too common. Many of us tried to run, some making it farther than others, but we all shared the trauma that comes from surviving Ironwood. That's why this podcast exists – to give us a safe space to share our experiences and break the silence surrounding the 'Troubled Teen' industry. Our second interview is with Jason Maddock, a former resident of Ironwood 2011. While our interviews may be funny, potentially therapeutic, and most likely triggering for survivors, our stories won’t be silence.

Welcome to the Code Adam podcast, hosted by yours truly, Julia Quinones. As a survivor of the 'Troubled Teen' industry, I know the horrors that come with being taken from your bed at 4 am by complete strangers and sent to a so-called "Therapeutic Boarding School". As a scared fourteen-year-old girl, I was stripped of my clothes and personal belongings, cut off from the outside world, and forced into silence.

We had to earn basic human necessities like a mattress, pillow, and even the privilege to speak or shower. I received food punishments, restraints, medical neglect, forced labor and psychological torture. If we tried to run, they would radio “Code Adam”, stopping everything on-site to search for us until found.

Unfortunately, our story is all too common. Many of us tried to run, some making it farther than others, but we all shared the trauma that comes from surviving Ironwood. That's why this podcast exists – to give us a safe space to share our experiences and break the silence surrounding the 'Troubled Teen' industry. Our first interviewee is by Wyatt Thurman, a former resident of Ironwood 2012. While our interviews may be funny, potentially therapeutic, and most likely triggering for survivors, our stories won’t be silence. #breakcodesilence.