Revisiting Kowalski Part Three: The Breaking Point
From Nobody Should Believe Me by True Story Media
March 5, 2026 · 39 min · Season 6
About this episode
In this episode, Andrea discusses the events leading to Maya's hospitalization and the subsequent investigation into possible medical child abuse.
In the third part of our Kowalski recap, Andrea walks through the events that led to Maya’s hospitalization and what hospital staff observed in those first days. As doctors quickly became concerned about both Maya’s condition and the unusual treatments she had been receiving, the hospital brought in a child abuse pediatrician and an investigation into possible medical child abuse began. *** Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy. Click here to view our sponsors. Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have full episodes and lots of bonus content. Follow Andrea on Instagram: @andreadunlop Buy Andrea's books here. For more information and resources on Munchausen by Proxy, please visit MunchausenSupport.com The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s MBP Practice Guidelines can be downloaded here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Andrea
Topics covered
- medical child abuse
- hospitalization
- child abuse pediatrician
- Munchausen by Proxy
- investigation
- healthcare observations
Keywords
- Kowalski
- hospitalization
- child abuse
- medical child abuse
- Munchausen by Proxy
- Andrea Dunlop
- healthcare
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MunchausenSupport.com, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
Products: Podcaster Coaching App
Books & works: The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy
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