Exactly what qualifications are necessary to be a "life coach"? Excuse me for snickering at the thought of Izzy "coaching" anyone about life, but the woman still defends the Sudweeks and the Whitmore, which Lon Woodbury recently described as a "rogue" program.
Jena Martin sent Psy an email defending her decision to ban him from StrugglingTeens, and in the middle of the misguided and cynical spiel she describes the industry as "rapidly evolving". If this is the direction evolution is taking the troubled teen industry, we need to step up the pace to snuff it out.
I still hate the term "industry" being connected to troubled teens. An industry grows through increased business, which means the teen industry will need more and more kids with problems. At what point will everyone realize the industry is inflating or creating problems to get more money out of parents? Izzy Zehnder is a prime example of an unscrupulous person trying to get cash from chaos, taking advantage of parental confusion and despair for profit. Of course, there will always be a disclaimer attached stating these bottom-feeders take no responsibility for the programs they push.