Good For You with Whitney Cummings Jessica Batten
Oct 20, 2021
02:54:55
Editing Shapes Your Public Story
- Reality TV edits craft narratives from small slices of footage and can misrepresent participants' intentions.
- Jessica Batten experienced a brutal edit that hid context and amplified humiliation for entertainment.
Commitment Fear Drove Her Actions
- Jessica describes being terrified of commitment and how that anxiety contributed to her behavior on the show.
- She says social anxiety and adrenaline led her to drink and overshare in Mexico and the pods.
Prioritize Therapy After Public Stress
- When facing public backlash, set boundaries and prioritize mental health resources like therapy.
- Jessica credits therapy and weekly sessions provided post-show for her recovery and growth.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Theranos, Early Investor
02:44 • 3min
The Importance of Being the Lightning Rod That Gets Everyone Talking
05:23 • 3min
The Trauma of Not Being Able to Go to Sleep
08:09 • 2min
The Importance of Being a Critical Thinker
09:44 • 2min
The Importance of Asking Questions
11:27 • 2min
The Importance of Being a Composer
13:07 • 2min
The Importance of Being Faithful
15:08 • 3min
The Fear of Commitment
18:20 • 2min
How to Deal With Blackouts
20:13 • 2min
How to Manage Being Drunk on Television
22:10 • 2min
The Train Wreck
24:36 • 2min
The Importance of Asking Questions
26:41 • 2min
How to Win a Marriage Contest
28:12 • 2min
The Importance of Apologizing
29:57 • 2min
The Fear of Being the Badass
32:12 • 3min
The Importance of Relationships
34:54 • 2min
The Importance of Courage in a Situation Like This
36:28 • 3min
How to Cope With No on a Wedding Day
39:36 • 2min
The Importance of Seeing Through Trauma
41:31 • 2min
The Fear of Commitment
43:29 • 3min
The Importance of Positive Attention
46:28 • 3min
How to Find Your Soulmate Therapist
49:08 • 3min
The Power of Grace
52:11 • 3min
The Power of Resilience
55:03 • 2min
The Drunk Thing Was a Thing
57:01 • 3min
How to Talk About Your Fashion Choices
59:43 • 4min
The Pandemic: A Story of Hope and Hope
01:03:57 • 3min
The Importance of Independence in Relationships
01:06:46 • 2min
The Edit of Love Is Blind
01:08:53 • 3min
The Power of Affirmations
01:12:02 • 2min
The Importance of Checking In
01:13:41 • 2min
The Importance of Being Even Keel
01:15:27 • 3min
The Over-Under of Jamie Spears's Power as Conservator
01:17:59 • 2min
The Singles Table
01:19:46 • 2min
The Pressure of a Singles Table
01:21:21 • 2min
The Importance of Having a Wives Table
01:22:55 • 2min
The Importance of Trauma Bonding
01:25:16 • 2min
How I Feel About New Year's Weddings
01:26:46 • 2min
The Blind Wedding
01:28:27 • 2min
The Importance of Setting the Record Straight
01:30:22 • 2min
The Importance of Forgiveness
01:31:53 • 2min
The Importance of Justice
01:33:40 • 2min
How to Plan a Wedding in Italy
01:35:21 • 2min
The Ghosts of Germany
01:37:13 • 2min
The Shisty B Thing
01:38:59 • 3min
No Wine for Dogs
01:41:49 • 2min
The Truth About Reality Television
01:43:33 • 2min
The Importance of Being a Good Person
01:45:24 • 2min
The Importance of Giving Back
01:47:01 • 2min
The Importance of Making an Impact
01:48:52 • 3min
The Importance of Humor in Relationships
01:51:57 • 3min
The Pill Club and the Gilmore Girls Marathon
01:54:59 • 2min
Zochtok: A Guide to Relaxation
01:56:44 • 4min
The Weight Lifting Effect of Hormones on the Body
02:00:20 • 2min
How to Overcome Hyper Stimulation
02:02:38 • 3min
The Importance of Procreating
02:05:52 • 3min
How to Get Pregnant Naturally
02:08:23 • 3min
Three Identical Strangers About Triplets
02:11:16 • 2min
The Importance of Drama
02:13:03 • 3min
How to Adopt a Child
02:16:04 • 2min
Mandy Moore's Relationship With Sterling Brown
02:18:14 • 2min
The Importance of Hard and Fast Rules
02:19:55 • 3min
How to Date a Guy Who Doesn't Have Kids
02:22:27 • 2min
The Power of Ego-Loss
02:24:08 • 2min
The Power of Endearing
02:25:46 • 6min
The Importance of Having a Game Plan
02:31:17 • 4min
The Power of Challenge
02:34:57 • 2min
The Importance of Listening to Your Side of the Story
02:36:28 • 2min
The Importance of Apologies
02:38:26 • 2min
The No W.I. Any, No Wine and No Wine
02:40:34 • 4min
The Power of Forgiveness
02:44:53 • 2min
The Importance of Forgiveness in Relationships
02:46:28 • 2min
How to Write Off Narcissists
02:48:05 • 2min
Jessica Batten from Netflix’s LOVE IS BLIND has been through reality TV hell and back and lived to pod about it. They cover it all from her side of the story and bad edit to inebriation hacks and the truth about Mark.
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