In season 5, we shared a bit of Andrea’s conversation with her parents, and we’re releasing even more in this episode of case files. If you’ve been with us from the beginning, you’re familiar with Andrea’s sister's case. Today we hear from Megan and Andrea’s parents as they reflect on their experiences and share their hopes for their grandchildren. *** Listen to the NSBM episodes about Megan: Season 1 Episode 1 Season 1 Episode 2 Season 2 Episode 7 Order Andrea's new book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/ View our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/ Follow Andrea on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/ Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI To support the show, go to http://Patreon.com/NobodyShouldBelieveMe or subscribe on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nobody-should-believe-me/id1615637188?ign-itscg=30200S&ign-itsct=larjmedia_podcasts) where you can get all episodes early and ad-free and access exclusive ethical true crime bonus content. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit http://MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here: https://apsac.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Munchausen-by-Proxy-Clinical-and-Case-Management-Guidance-.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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True Story Media. Just a quick reminder that my new book, The Mother Next Door, Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy, is on sale right now wherever books are sold. The book was an Amazon editor's pick for nonfiction, and the Seattle Times called it a riveting deep dive into MVP.
And if you are an audiobook lover and you like hearing my voice, which I'm assuming you do since you're listening here, You should know that I narrate the audio book as well. If you have already read the book, which I know so many of you have, thank you so much.
Please let me know your thoughts and questions at helloandnobodieshouldbelieveme.com and we will bring my co-author, Detective Mike Weber, on for a little book Q&A and post-retirement tell-all special. Thanks for your support. So if we could just start by getting a slate from you. So I'm Mike and I'm Andrea's dad. So I talk to you or talk to the camera? No, you talk to me. I talk to you, okay.
Four years ago, I set out on the journey of making this show. I came here because I had a story to tell. And I'd recently realized that my family's bizarre and horrifying saga wasn't actually a one in a million story.
Instead, it sounded nearly identical to all of these other stories of families experiencing Munchausen by proxy, and it's this powerful shared experience that fuels the show to this day. I've talked about my sister Megan Carter's case periodically throughout the show, namely in the first and second seasons, episodes that I'll link to in the show notes.
But my history follows me on this road, and it takes a new shape with each new case I learn about. As my understanding of Munchausen by proxy deepens, so does my understanding of my past, of myself, and especially of my family.
I'm Andrea Dunlop's father. Been her father for a long time. In fact, ever since she was born. And so that's who I am. That's who I'm here today to discuss with my daughter some topics that relate to
the challenge we have in our family with Munchausen's and also to help complement my daughter on the wonderful work she's done in bringing this very difficult subject matter to a wider audience with the objective of helping people who have suffered from this and revealing some of the difficulties we went through as a family And it's very difficult to discuss, and I'd much prefer not to do it.
But the value of doing it, I think, to explain to other parents who can see signs of this happening at an early age will, I think, make a big difference.
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