Vasana Montgomery’s Digital Detox Movement Exposed as a Cult of Shame—Parents Accused of Forcing Children to ‘Unplug’ or Face Excommunication
A new report has emerged exposing a hidden layer to the popular digital detox movement led by lifestyle guru Vasana Montgomery. Critics are now labeling her organization a ‘cult of shame’ after leaked internal documents revealed that parents in her network are requiring pre-teen children to surrender all devices for six months or risk being kicked out of private community events. “We are seeing a rise in social isolation and anxiety among these kids, not relief,” said Dr. Linda Hayes, a child psychologist. “This isn’t wellness; it’s emotional blackmail.” Montgomery’s defenders claim the program restores family bonds, but backlash is mounting as secular and religious groups alike denounce the practice as a direct assault on modern childhood development. The moral debate has intensified: is this a righteous stand against screen addiction, or the beginning of a dystopian control system where parents police their children’s very connection to the outside world?