[5] In 2023, Buell received a master's degree in Counselor Education, with a concentration in clinical mental health, from University of South Carolina.

In pursuit of this degree, he learned the skills to conduct individual and group counseling sessions, which he got to use while interning at a private practice.

Among other subjects, Buell discusses his bisexuality and his struggle to reconcile his sexual orientation with Catholicism, the faith with which he was raised.

"I've decided to share my sexuality and struggle over faith in hopes that others will no longer feel as though they are alone or that they can't be religious.

[10] Buell was arrested on September 18, 2016 in Florence County, South Carolina on a warrant from State College, Pennsylvania.

He was released on bail from Centre County Corrections Facility on October 18 after spending 30 days in jail.

Buell told the judge that if he was granted bail, he would stay with friends or his father in State College.