“Surviving Tribe House” victims

Psychological abuse is remedied with talk therapy, acupuncture, reiki, herbs, food, shelter, transportation, blood work, and financial literacy. As you know these things cost money and to be honest, we need more of it! There was no ME, for Me when I went through this, so for the remaining victims, I’d love to be able to receive resources to not only help the vulnerable victims of the Tribe House but others who are in similar situations. I have also been speaking to local nonprofits and community activists and advocates to get the word out who suggested crowdfunding and go fund me as a start. So here we are continuing to begin the journey of recovery and Surviving Tribe house! This is bigger than me it’s about us and eradicating suffering at the hands of spiritual narcissist.

I am Maya Michele also known as MOZ (Mother of Zhen). Peace and love to the community. I want to add abuse is not limited to physical and scars aren’t always visible.

I truly had no idea I was in an open and abusive relationship with my child’s father. Per the allowed reflection time, I’ve come to realize that the community has been infiltrated by a mass manipulator, narcissistic, child abusing, predator of women and I believe it’s time for the community to stand up for what is right!

This is a call to action! The purpose of this campaign is to begin to recover resources for the victims and those left vulnerable physically and spiritually as a result of the experiences of the Tribe House.

I am asking for monetary support to help assisting with legal fees to recover the initial investment I personally invested into the tribe house, as well as support for my child and the other children affected by this individual.

We need:

• a flight back to Detroit

• retainer for lawyer in efforts to recover initial investment for the purchase of the Tribe House

• support for the victims

• support for the children

• support for mental health and physical health

• hurricane support

I am also asking at this time for monetary support to begin to recover funds, legally, used to support the community that myself, and other community members (women specifically) paid and poured into the space. The support was not limited to money we cooked, cleaned, and literally slaved for the “vision”. I’ve also been told that multiple Women were sexually assaulted at the hands of this “man.”

I am seeking support with assistance in covering mine as well as my son’s flight expenses. I have been maintaining a storage unit for the past year since leaving the tribe house, food, shelter, and clothing. Mexico is also preparing for a hurricane, and we are gathering resources to take cover and ensure our safety.

The Tribe House was intended to be an Ashram! Which is a place of religious retreat! For individual as well as family healing. This place has caused harm and confusion for long enough and most recently has become a Brothel.

I truly apologize to the community for taking so long to speak out about this. I was so angry that I allowed myself into this space of despair and destitute. I was embarrassed too. Then on top of it all, I’m navigating motherhood all alone, as a new Mom. Whew what a time to be alive!

I left the home located in the Historical Boston Edison district in May of 2023 over a year ago and have NOT been fully compensated at all.

I left Detroit, as I truly felt that I could not heal in the place where I got sick, and I was truly unwell. I EVEN, considered remaining silent and NOT EVER practicing let alone sharing my Yoga practice ever again. Through my time and experiences here in Mexico I was able to further realize my purpose is not only to hold and share sacred space for people but to speak up for those whose voices have been silenced and manipulated.

I am truly here to serve and bring single people, especially women and children out of abusive situations. I know what it feels like to be gaslit. I know how it feels to be on the other side of passive aggression and to question your own sanity and safety because you aren’t being physically abused.

I’m currently in Mexico where I have been, in efforts to reflect and heal from the traumatic experiences endured while residing at the Tribe House. I intend to come back to the city of Detroit for the month of August to serve the community, tie up loose ends, teach classes, share wisdom and hold sacred space with you all. I plan to be back and forth as my work isn’t done in Detroit, but the place was disturbing and distracting me from my mental peace.

Before leaving Detroit, I applied for food assistance, child support, and worked 3 physical jobs. Where I had to get and pay for childcare. I also moved from my mom’s house to a couple of friend’s houses, and my aunt's house, and although we’re in Mexico we still aren’t settled.

Our mental health is so important and there has been an increase, especially in the spiritual community, of devotional deceit. So many people, women especially, stay in situations like this for enhanced fear, shock, the inability to think straight, and lack of resources. Trauma causes you to freeze, sit, and stay in these places for wayyyyy longer than you would if you were able to think on your own!

This space has allowed me personally the time to create boundaries in personal relationships and better know what I want out of life. I’m more in tune with my own highest self and my intuition.

I have been working HARD to get back on my feet and maintain, and I truly wish this struggle on no one!

For those who have assisted with supporting us up until this point I truly appreciate you and your efforts have not gone unnoticed. I have put my full trust into the universe that we continue to be supported as we have been supported and spirit has NEVER allowed Zhen and I to miss any meals, nor have we not had a place to sleep and stay!

There has been an outpouring amount of love and support from the community stating similar experiences with this “man” as the story “Surviving Tribe House” has unfolded and continues to be told.

The Tribe House is no longer a safe space for healing people, especially women, and children! Mold was found in the basement years ago and was NEVER addressed! This is NOT the place to be let alone, sleeping, renting, eating, practicing unguided unknown spiritual practices and Breath work!

The abuse has been diabolical and not limited to me but us all! We’ve all been mishandled and mislead, our physical health (mold) as well as the manipulation and gaslighting, which is our mental health, all in efforts to come together and raise up! We have all been deceived!

I personally put $40,000 into this house initially myself as a down payment, and as a good deed, sacrament to the community and my family. To be told if anything were to happen that I would receive my money back. So aside from a lack of child support for any of the children produced from the union or lack thereof! We are all out of initial resources.

My family was unaware, and I kept them in the dark as I thought I knew this man and that he was harmless and truly had our, my son and I’s, best interest at heart! I can attest now that was the biggest mistake of my life! These people, him and his family do not care about us, nor the other two children or their moms, nor any other victims who have been psychologically or physically assaulted by this man! I remember when the next girl moved in the house DAYS after I moved out his mother told me, and I quote “Maya she’s just his next victim!” Don’t bother asking her about it she will deny saying it! Which is when I realized she, and his whole family will enable anything he does! Another reason why this has continued for so long.

He’s not only lying to the community about who he is, he’s lying to his family too. He had us all convinced. He is a criminal, these are heinous acts of psychological abuse towards women and children and I’m not sure how we as a community STOP the bleeding, but HE, and others like him must be stopped. There was/is an entire community of people who were mistreated and mishandled in the vulnerable space and name of healing.

There is a host of other victims who have been reaching out and telling their stories with gratitude for me stepping up and speaking out in my TikTok series titled “Surviving Tribe House” we all deserve to be compensated.