Mental Health Influencer's Dream Trio Turns Toxic Amid Abuse Allegations

A wealthy lesbian millionaire convinced a glamorous young woman to join her as part of a three-way relationship where they filmed mother-and-daughter roleplay videos... but then everything spiraled out of control.

The trio, who formed the core of one of America's biggest self-help empires, reportedly fell apart amid serious accusations of abuse and psychological warfare happening behind closed doors.

Jenna Weakland, 32, is now speaking to the Daily Mail about how what she thought was a dream suddenly turned into a nightmare. She joined the partnership with famous psychologist Dr. Nicole LePera, 43, and her wife Lauren Galvin, 41.

Weakland started working for their brand, Holistic Psychologist, back in 2019. At first, she was drawn to LePera because of her massive status as a mental health influencer across the nation.

LePera built a cult-like following of millions by pushing unorthodox wellness methods. She told people struggling with trauma to dig into their root causes instead of relying on medication.

But Weakland claims that behind the shiny facade, the reality was abusive and toxic. Once she publicly joined the relationship, she found herself quickly swept up in that darkness.

In 2021, LePera announced to her ten million followers that Weakland had asked to join their marriage after expressing feelings for Galvin. Weakland says this framing is false now. She alleges Galvin actually pursued her quietly for a while before things changed.

She also claims the three-way setup only happened because she insisted on being open with LePera, launching a five-year polyamorous relationship that eventually collapsed in public view.

Weakland said she played LePera's daughter in Instagram posts, kneeling on the floor with pigtails while LePera acted as an emotionally abusive mother. Those skits are something Weakland now regrets deeply.

When Weakland moved into their $2.5 million home in Scottsdale, Arizona, she believed it was a dream come true after admiring LePera for so long. Now she says the public breakdown of their polyamorous relationship left her traumatized. She tried to leave multiple times before finally getting out.

In spring 2024, a year before they parted ways completely, Weakland packed her bags and moved out of the shared bedroom. I ended the relationship, I moved my stuff out of the bedroom, I was done, she recalled.

The couple urged her to stay anyway. She felt so tied up in their high-profile business that she convinced herself she had no power in this dynamic. The way our operating agreement is written, as majority owners, they are in majority control. I am then rendered powerless, she said.

I really thought maybe they could come back." That is how Weakland described her hope before she walked away in spring 2025. She filed a blistering lawsuit against LePera and Galvin. The couple has denied every charge and countered with their own legal action.

Weakland says her time living in the couple's $2.5 million home was a nightmare. That property served as the backdrop for their throuple arrangement, which involved an older lesbian couple.

In 2021, LePera announced that Weakland, who worked as an employee, would join their marriage. By then, she had become one of the biggest names in mental health and lifestyle media. Forbes noted she was radically changing how the business operates. She gained millions of followers by claiming unorthodox methods could heal anxiety and depression.

Weakland became a public face for the brand alongside LePera. She often appeared in social media clips roleplaying as LePera's daughter. The goal was to help viewers understand childhood trauma. Weakland said she now feels sick about that dynamic.

"Nicole would play the therapist and I would play the client... that was the dynamic that I felt most uncomfortable with," she told the Daily Mail.

Refusing to film more videos where LePera acted as the perfect therapist escalated tensions at home. "There were a lot of times that I refused to film those videos, and that would just incite the volatility that was happening within the home," Weakland stated.

Despite her advocacy work, Weakland alleged the couple mocked her desire for mental health breaks. They told her, "We don't take mental health breaks in this company, you're lazy." The pair allegedly used psychiatry techniques to manipulate her. They convinced her every issue stemmed from childhood trauma and what her parents did to her.

While LePera fronted the Holistic Psychiatry brand, Weakland claims Galvin was the true driving force behind both the business and the relationship. Documents obtained by the Daily Mail reveal Galvin has a checkered past. She faced conviction in 2018 for swindling cash through her homeless charity, The Dignity Project.

Galvin promoted the group as a way to help the needy but admitted funneling funds into her own private bank account. She also failed to register properly and was fined $3,000. A judge ordered her never again to run a charitable foundation. Separate records show she was arrested in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2012. Police say she threatened a victim of domestic violence who had filed for protection.

A warrant stated Galvin told everyone the victim's "life is going down." The victim's identity remains sealed. It is unclear if charges were dropped or how that case ended. Weakland described this as part of Galvin's psychological warfare during their relationship.

In a pending lawsuit, Weakland alleged she was bullied and harassed by the couple. They allegedly nicknamed her "welfare" and teased her about her family's poverty. She added to the Daily Mail, "It was whenever things were ruptured, which was most often...

Lolly would try to really get to me." That was how Weakland described the private reality behind the scenes, a stark contrast to the public wellness image she projected. She told Daily Mail that fans who knew what she endured would be inconsolable. "I know that as this unfolds, it is going to be very shocking, and probably for some people very traumatizing, to see how much they have outsourced a trust and safety when this is what's been happening behind the scenes," she stated regarding the collapse of their throuple.

The fallout has left Weakland filing a lawsuit claiming she was cheated out of a $3.5 million payout offer. Her attorneys estimate her share exceeds that figure, though LePera and Galvin dispute the amount entirely. Weakland alleges in her legal papers that despite promises of an "equal parts" stake as the company expanded into paid memberships, websites, and book deals, she was effectively erased from their brand and never received her money.

LePera and Galvin have launched a counter-suit against her, seen by the Daily Mail, where they claim Weakland was essentially just a customer service agent after they had already built the empire. Both sides accuse each other of hiding abuse behind glamorous online personas. Weakland says LePera threw her down a flight of stairs. LePera denies throwing her and instead alleges that Weakland assaulted Galvin, threatened to harm herself, and planned to release a damaging tell-all memoir about their lives. Weakland flatly denies those claims.

Weakland was initially hired by the couple in 2019 to help run their online brand, which had grown into one of the most popular psychology and lifestyle businesses on social media. In LePera's lawsuit, she now frames Weakland joining her marriage as "working her way into" her relationship with Galvin for financial gain. Weakland grew emotional during a conversation with Daily Mail when discussing this framing that she "tried to sleep my way to the top." "I was so dumbfounded," she said.

Weakland claims in her lawsuit that she was led to believe she was an equal partner and promised a one-third stake in the business, but the pledge was never put in writing. After moving out of their home in Phoenix, Arizona, Weakland claimed Galvin began frequently trespassing on her new residence as part of an alleged harassment campaign. The filing alleges he repeatedly threatened to send nude videos of her to her closest friends.

The hostile breakdown allegedly escalated further with LePera shoving Weakland down a flight of stairs. She said she landed face-first and sustained injuries to her ankle and hand, according to the lawsuit. LePera denies this allegation outright. LePera and Galvin responded with their own filing, asserting that their former lover was not an equal business partner but a disgruntled employee. They claimed Weakland "used a combination of deception, coercion, and abuse" to first integrate into their marriage and then into ownership of their brand.

Their counter-filing also alleged that Weakland used threats of exposing false, defamatory narratives to bolster her claims, including the threat to publish that tell-all memoir about LePera. They disputed any idea that they financially controlled Weakland, alleging instead that she used company money for $1 million worth of spending sprees. The lawsuit states these lavish expenses included a $20,000 Bahamas vacation and tens of thousands in wire transfers and luxury gifts. The Daily Mail has contacted attorneys for LePera and Galvin for comment on the matter.