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Bad Therapist

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Bad Therapist

By: Evan Wright
Narrated by: Neil Shah
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Inside the biggest scandal in the history of America’s $40 billion drug recovery industry: a predatory Malibu rehab guru - and the fearless female patient who exposed his empire of deceit.

Chris Bathum was a respected therapist, addiction specialist, and founder of one of the fastest-growing rehabilitation chains in America. But Bathum was a total fraud: he was a homicidal meth-head with a history of sexually abusing his patients, scamming insurance companies, and eliminating whistle-blowers. Like Rose Stahl. But this intended victim would be his last. Stahl would risk her life to bring down the monster she and so many other people in need had once trusted for their salvation.

Evan Wright’s Bad Therapist is part of Exposure, a collection of six incredible and true stories of American double lives from millionaire CEOs and suburban teens to undercover investigators and scam artists - all for whom secrets are a way of life. Each piece can be listened to in a single astonished sitting.

©2019 Evan Wright (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions Crime Law Social Sciences Sociology True Crime Urban White Collar & Corporate Crime Collections Nonfiction
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An absolutely shocking all to real story of unspeakable behaviour hidden by the seductive veil of caring. Disturbing.

Horrifying.

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voice actor was a bir over the top but the story is interesting and important

plus catalogue - good find

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Most interesting account of a disturbing true story of drugs, corruption and fraudulent behaviour

Most interesting account of disturbing true story.

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The narrator's impressions of women bordered on sexist caricature, and severely let down an otherwise good story.

Terrible Narration Ruined a Good Audiobook

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An interesting story and snapshot at the rehab industry in the US. However I have found it disorganised and lacking depth. As a side note, the narrator uses the same sickly sweet voice for all female protagonists. It’s unnecessary and could be improved.

Interesting although disorganised

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I can’t believe what he got away with. Great story Evan. Rose should get a medal.

An unbelievably sly man

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