In the middle of the night, strangers ripped Zara from her bed and told her she was going to a troubled teen wilderness therapy program. Little did she know, the troubled teen industry would prevent her from going home for over three years.   The Troubled Teen Industry is a multi-billion dollar industry that holds kids prisoner and may do more harm than good in their attempt to rehabilitate teens. Wilderness therapies expose teens to extreme physical conditions for months on end. Today we're going to hear stories from inside those programs, including Zara's. You can support the podcast and hear more of Zara's story on our new Patreon  (https://www.patreon.com/heartstartspounding) Follow Zara on Tik Tok (https://www.tiktok.com/@gallaghersquirellfund?lang=en) Follow the podcast on instagram (https://www.instagram.com/heartstartspounding/) Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share on the podcast? Email heartstartspounding@gmail.com (mailto:heartstartspounding@gmail.com) Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore. Music by Artlist.    Links for this episode: Breaking Code Silence (donate and read more stories) (https://www.breakingcodesilence.org/) https://wjactv.com/news/local/new-ruling-could-lead-to-retrial-for-man-convicted-of-1993-murder-of-teen https://wildernesstherapyinfo.tripod.com/id22.html https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/losing-erica-cynthia-clark-harvey-doesnt-want-anyone-elses-child-to-die-in-a-wilderness-therapy-program-6431310 https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/when-wilderness-boot-camps-take-tough-love-too-far/375582/ https://wwaspsdeath.blogspot.com/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/elan-school https://wwaspsdeath.blogspot.com/  https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/life/health-wellness/2022/12/08/wilderness-therapy-troubled-teen-industry/9890694002/ https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/childrens-rights/practice/2021/5-facts-about-the-troubled-teen-industry/ https://bcsnetwork.org/category/our-stories/