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Jill Kinney. bad girl camp; the puberty-infused version of 'orange is the new black'

Jill Kinney. bad girl camp; the puberty-infused version of 'orange is the new black'

FromStranger Connections


Jill Kinney. bad girl camp; the puberty-infused version of 'orange is the new black'

FromStranger Connections

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Imagine sitting on a log in the woods for nearly 5 hours as a consequence, then making your meal, cleaning it up and sleeping in the cold woods in a tent with 6 strangers. Chamber pots. Spam. Bugs. Jill Kinney is an author who has a soon-to-be-released memoir of her time at what she calls "Bad Girl Camp". A family intervention at age 14 lead to her being thrust into a Texas tent city for the bad girls. Jill was from middle-class suburbia and suddenly thrust into a desolate wooded purgatory.... and back. How long could you survive that at age 14? A few days? A week or two? How about months and months with no way out?Bad Girl Camp is also a Facebook group. Search that title on Instagram and TikTok as well to see some stories shared by Jill and photos. Wowza. My teen self truly feels for what Jill went through. Listen in to see if it helped to shape her up, what her parents thought of her stay and what kind of Mom Jill is to her two children today. www.BadGirlCamp.ComInstagram: bad_girl_camp_Tik Tok too!
Released:
Jan 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Lisa David Olson has two decades of writing and performing comedy experience, as well as speaking on how humor saved her life. Be the nosy neighbor and listen in as she interviews people she barely knows, (or hasn't yet met) to hear about their weird life stories or quirky careers. There's a lady who says she can communicate with your dog, a man who used to be a zen monk, and even a guy from Russia who gave himself up for adoption at age 9.Expect a few laughs sprinkled in as guests are invited to share a prank or embarrassing moment too. When your host is a bold and curious beast - anything goes. This podcast is an offshoot of Lisa's project in bravery, called Serious Selfies With Strangers; where a dare for a non-smiling photo with someone she had not yet met always created a moment of laughter, and often forged the way to new friendships that would never have been.Books available; Laughs On Wry; an improvisor's memoir and What If's and Why Nots; a journal full of creative cues to unravel stuck moments.