TRIGGER WARNING: Episode contains graphic details from medical procedures and trauma, mental health and suicide, and institutional abuse.

This is a special episode previously recorded back in March 2025 with just Brooke (before Burning The Couch even came to fruition) and Jeff. The hope here is to connect Jeff to resources, support, and to help him reclaim his story that was wrongfully silenced.

We are unpacking how the systems we believe that are there to serve us, help us, protect us - often fail us and even terrorize us.

Jeff has been a client of Brooke's since 2020, and has been hit with every challenge, barrier, hurdle, you name it - known to man. This episode has been recorded and distributed with his consent.

Brooke & Jeff discuss how in just one part of his story - medically - how the medical system has caused him incredible amounts of trauma, neglect, mental torture, pain, fear, isolation, financial ruin, and more with a botched hip replacement in 2022.

Could you imagine walking around and unsure if your literal leg will detach from your body? That's what Jeff lived with for almost 2 full years and could not receive the proper medical care to have it repaired....

We discuss the multiple hip dislocations, ER trips, surgeries, and more that Jeff endured. The main goal of this episode is to help Jeff reclaim his story, and hopefully reach others that have possibly gone through the same events that could provide advice or tangible resources for his recovery.

Due to his hip, he unfortunately lost his job (legal cases pending due to unlawful discrimination) but this has caused major financial downfall as well since November 2024.

Jeff's life is quite literally like a series of unfortunate events... TBD if we will record more information but he seriously faces a million uphill challenges it seems - and we want to further unpack how the systems we believe are in place to help us - don't. They abuse us.

Jeff is a Veteran, and the VA has provided little to no support. He is also still fighting for any disability currently... which is WILD to Brooke being a therapist and filling out the disability forms.

Let us know if you'd like to hear more from Jeff in the comments!