The House of My Mother: A Daughter’s Quest for Freedom
Shari Franke’s memoir exposes the harrowing reality behind the popular 8 Passengers YouTube channel, detailing the hidden abuse she endured under her mother, Ruby Franke, and the manipulative influence of Jodi Hildebrandt’s life coaching program. This is her story of survival and escape from a façade of online perfection, revealing the dark truth behind influencer culture and the path to her eventual freedom and healing.
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Shari Franke, the eldest daughter, bravely recounts her harrowing experience in her revealing memoir, exposing the hidden abuse she endured behind the façade of the viral 8 Passengers family vlog. She shatters the illusion of a perfect family, revealing the tyrannical control her mother, Ruby Franke, exerted over their lives. Ruby Franke, while projecting an image of wholesome parenting to 2.5 million YouTube subscribers, subjected her six children to a regime of severe moral code and psychological manipulation.
The family’s YouTube fame fueled Ruby Franke’s descent into delusion, as she fell under the influence of relationship coach Jodi Hildebrandt. Together, they implemented a cruel and inhumane disciplinary system, inflicting emotional and physical torment. Shari Franke’s life became a constant struggle for survival against her mother’s increasingly erratic and abusive behavior.
In 2023, authorities arrested Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt in Utah, charging them with multiple counts of aggravated child abuse. Shari Franke ignited the online revelation of this abuse by posting a single word, “Finally,” alongside a photo of a police car outside their home. Now, she dismantles the carefully constructed narrative of 8 Passengers, laying bare the disturbing truth of her family’s entanglement with Jodi Hildebrandt’s cult-like “ConneXions” life coaching program.
Shari Franke leaves no detail untouched as she exposes the dangers of influencer culture and the devastating consequences of unchecked power. She shares her personal journey of resilience, detailing her fight for truth and her path to healing after years of enduring her mother’s cruelty. She reclaims her narrative, revealing the profound impact of hidden abuse and the strength required to break free.
Listening Length: 7 hours and 9 minutes
Author: Shari Franke
Narrator: Shari Franke
Whispersync for Voice: Ready
Audible.com Release Date: January 07, 2025
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Program Type: Audiobook
Version: Unabridged
Language: English
ASIN: B0DJ3HX6K2
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