Recovering Crash Out

They say I put the ＂psycho＂ in psychoanalyst... and maybe they’re right.

One moment I was a respected psychoanalyst and researcher. The next? Inmate #36729, locked up at Hazelwood Grove Correctional Facility-in the infamous Block Crash Out.

Before I got here, I had never even heard the term crash out. Now, I realize I was one. Undiagnosed. Unchecked. Unraveled.

A crash out is someone who’s willing to throw it all away-her freedom, her future, even her life-in a split-second act of rage or pride. It’s reckless, raw, and all too real. And once I started listening to the women around me, I saw a pattern. Brilliant, passionate, powerful women... all caught in the aftermath of a crash out moment.

So I started asking questions. What led them here? What broke them? What pushed them to that edge?

Now, I invite you to listen as the women of Hazelwood Grove speak their truth-unfiltered and unapologetic. These stories aren’t just about them.

Because if you think it could never be you?

Think again.