“The Program” I almost fell for it.. I think.

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I'm distraught and I'm at home putting pieces together and the way my stomach just sank..

Last year I applied to a wilderness facility as an admission counselor for First Light Wilderness Therapy. My red flag meter was lighting up, and after interviewing I withdrew my application. I find out a few months later that the facility had closed the wilderness portion to focus on an internal program which seemed weird to me. I just needed a job, and this seemed like it was decent.

My fiancé by random introduces me to "the Program" documentary on Netflix this weekend. I start digging and found this Reddit page and further find correlation between several different "programs" on here with correlation to where I live and this same "youth therapy" facility and even further correlation with Lichfield.

Someone please help me understand did I actually get it right by running? Is First Light as "off" as I thought? I feel absolutely sick.

Posted Jun 23, 2025, 4:22 AM UTC

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