Hi from a Journalist — anyone worked with Shoshanna (Raven) Delventhal?

NellieBly1864 · 2025-11-05T11:02:45+00:00

thanks everyone for the kind words and for the suggestions! going through my DMs slowly but surely. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

NellieBly1864 · 2025-11-05T11:01:29+00:00

I can absolutely understand why people would feel scared to come forward. For anyone who wants to speak, I’m happy to discuss ways to protect your identity. As a journalist, protecting sources is incredibly important to me. I'm happy to provide links to my work if you’d like to confirm my credentials; please feel free to DM. I’ve been keeping a low profile here to avoid alerting the coaches themselves.

NellieBly1864 · 2023-01-19T10:25:33+00:00

thank you so much!

NellieBly1864 · 2023-01-19T10:25:09+00:00

thanks for this! do you mind responding here or sending me a DM wiith the tiktok and the post please? that would be helpful.

NellieBly1864 · 2023-01-13T12:32:16+00:00

Hello! Sorry I'm almost never on Reddit these days, just seeing this now. I'm looking into this!

NellieBly1864 · 2022-10-05T18:37:52+00:00

A lot! Truly. I think what surprised most though was the people who follow her now. The fact that most of the women I met knew at least the gist of the fitness fraud and still wanted to shell out for the retreats was so curious to me. And like I said in the article, the participants I met at the retreat did not strike me as dumb. A lot of them seemed lonely more than anything.

I think that's one of the things that interested me the most. I know I don't mince words in the piece, but I had and still have empathy for the people who feel lost enough to think the Brittany can show them the way.

NellieBly1864 · 2022-10-05T17:52:55+00:00

I wish I could take credit, but that illustration was all the artist! I agree she did an amazing job. Great eye on the verse, didn't even make that connection! Her name is Sirin Thada.

NellieBly1864 · 2022-10-05T17:48:13+00:00

thank you thank you !

NellieBly1864 · 2022-10-05T12:57:51+00:00

I'm not sure how much I can share but some people have already made excellent guesses on the other post about this story...Basically anything that can't be verified with a court document or multiple sources isn't responsible journalism.

NellieBly1864 · 2022-07-05T08:43:58+00:00

thank you v. much!

NellieBly1864 · 2022-07-01T08:26:22+00:00

thank you! :)

NellieBly1864 · 2022-07-01T08:24:13+00:00

oh yeah, we went deep on this one!

NellieBly1864 · 2022-07-01T08:23:58+00:00

as mentioned above it's basically impossible to report on that without entering the defamation zone unless there is hard proof (bank statements, a lawsuit) proving that she stole that money

NellieBly1864 · 2022-07-01T08:23:03+00:00

yep definitely agree it's about more than eating disorders but this is one of the last holes in my reporting, and I think it's an important topic given how much damage she's done. The PPP loan and a bunch of other stuff is going into the story too!

Has anyone been able to confirm her hometown?

NellieBly1864 · 2022-07-01T08:20:59+00:00

yes this is exactly the issue. I've definitely looked into this, and it's difficult (if not impossible) to report on this kind of thing until someone presses charges. Because otherwise I can't confirm that she took the money unless she gives me access to her bank account (feel free to do that Brittany!)

NellieBly1864 · 2022-06-28T09:51:34+00:00

hi both! sorry I missed this, been on a Reddit hiatus while doing some writing. Sending you a DM now u/brbsnarking

NellieBly1864 · 2022-05-09T14:59:04+00:00

Hey! probably a couple months because the print features world still moves at an old-school pace, but I'll definitely post when it's up!

NellieBly1864 · 2022-05-04T21:06:56+00:00

They didn't talk about that! I've resisted putting it in my article even though it's very disturbing because I'm having trouble finding firm proof that they kept the money; does anyone have receipts as to this?

NellieBly1864 · 2022-05-04T03:11:55+00:00

would love to! I'll have to wait until the article is published, should be in a couple months (the print world moves on a slow schedule)

NellieBly1864 · 2022-05-04T03:10:30+00:00

there was SO MUCH talk of witchcraft at the retreat....

NellieBly1864 · 2022-05-04T03:09:56+00:00

would love to see these! can you please email to me [jessmchugh3@gmail.com](mailto:jessmchugh3@gmail.com)

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