Worst Firsts With Brittany Furlan

Actress Kandace Kuhlmann joins Brittany to tell her harrowing story of being thrown from a moving vehicle at the age of 15, dying during surgery and seeing "the light" as well as seeing family members who have passed on, and being brought back to life twice. She also discusses her painful road to recovery and how this experience has changed her outlook on life (and death). Love Worst Firsts but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://worstfirsts.supercast.tech/ Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actress, director, author of "Eat, Pray, #FML" and host of the "FML Talk" Podcast Gabrielle Stone joins Brittany to discuss how she turned her experiences with her lying & cheating husband into a cathartic book that became a huge success. She details how she stumbled upon incriminating texts and confronted him, how, at the age of 28, she essentially had to pick up the pieces of her life and regroup, and how even her rebound relationship after turned into a whirlwind adventure. Love Worst Firsts but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://worstfirsts.supercast.tech/ Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Best-selling author, artist and activist Ryan Leone walks Brittany through his harrowing experiences being a young addict, going through the prison system, and how he was able to get clean and become the great success he is today. Ryan details how getting a high-profile job at Spike TV didn't deter him from his $600-a-day crack addiction, how some difficult relationships and his habit led him to being in prison for 5 years, and how he ultimately got control of his life, sobered up and is now a successful author and activist fighting for prison reform. For more information and to donate to Ryan's Narcan initiative, visit here: http://paulnarcanproject.com/ Love Worst Firsts but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://worstfirsts.supercast.tech/ Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Influencer Gigi Gorgeous joins Brittany to discuss living her best life in 2020, but the tough road it took to get there. She discusses her transition that is documented in "This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous" and how it's allowed people to have conversations with their trans children. They also discuss haters on the internet, aliens, and when Gigi was detained in a Dubai airport that got leaked to the press. Go to GreenChef.com/worst90 and use code worst90 to get $90 off including free shipping! For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code worstfirsts50! Love Worst Firsts but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://worstfirsts.supercast.tech/ Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian, writer and host of the "Meanspiration" podcast Annie Lederman sits down with Brittany to talk smack about some exes, and her series of terrible events that led her to an incredible experience taking Ayahuasca that lead her (literally) purge the trauma she was holding onto and allowed her to heal. Watch Meanspiration on YouTube here! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and host of the "Hate to Break it to Ya" podcast Jamie Kennedy talks with Brittany about his hatred of Hollywood and dating apps like Raya, and how his movie "Son of the Mask" caused him to question his entire career. He also enlightens Brittany as to why he may remain a lifelong bachelor, his thoughts on how offended everyone gets at the things he says, and why he's now achieved the perfect level of fame, being approachable. Go to GreenChef.com/worst90 and use code worst90 to get $90 off including free shipping! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany sits down with L.A. hypnotist Magdalèna Kalley to dispel some of the misunderstandings of hypnotism and how the human brain works. She details how just about everyone can be placed into a hypnotic trance, how it only works if the person wants to fix their problem, and helps Brittany cope with not having full control of every situation. Plus, Magdalèna hypnotizes Brittany on air to help her with her anxiety and fear of death.  Book a session with Magdalèna here! As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/brittany! Love Worst Firsts but hate the ads? Subscribe to the ad-free version here!: https://worstfirsts.supercast.tech/ Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, musician, actor and filmmaker Dave Navarro sits down with Brittany to discuss dealing with the grief of losing his mother and turning it into a documentary film, his younger partying days along with Tommy Lee and his addiction issues, including when at the height of his career, he OD'd on heroin in London and the people he was with left him there for dead. Check out Dual Diagnosis here! As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/brittany! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and host of the "Glitter and Garbage" podcast Justin Martindale sits down with Brittany to discuss his terrible experiences from moving to (and from, and to again) Los Angeles, including when he finally met his biological father and instantly regretted it, his heyday of partying & dating women, then ultimately breaking up a woman's engagement, and then getting kicked out of his apartment by his roommates. Plus, Justin details dating a person he met on Grindr who ended up catfishing him later. Listen to Brittany on Glitter and Garbage here! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany is joined by musician & filmmaker, and host of the "When Things Taryn Southern to discuss her terrifying bout with cancer at such a young age. Taryn details how she had to be her biggest health advocate to receive her diagnosis, how she threw a small party to celebrate life, and her road to recovery to finally get into remission. Listen to Taryn's latest album here! For more information on Taryn's film "I Am Human", click here! Visit ExpressVPN.com/Worst to get an extra three months of ExpressVPN for free! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany is joined by comedian & author of "Don't F*cking Panic" Kelsey Darragh to discuss all things anxiety, including the time she had a 3-day-long panic attack after smoking too much weed and when she almost landed a plane by freaking out, which caused her mom to calm her down with some vodka. They also discuss the best ways to overcome your anxiety, face your fears, and give yourself more self-affirmation. Pre-order Kelsey's Book at Thought Catalog here! As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/brittany! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and star of Dream Corp LLC Nick Rutherford sits down with Brittany to talk about the time he got high in Amsterdam, then went to the Anne Frank museum with his family where he tried not to be a creep. Plus, Nick recounts the time he saw a UFO and his family didn't believe him, then calls up his mother to confront her about it. For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code worstfirsts50! As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/brittany! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany speaks with pet psychic Sarah Lea to discuss her early life of having an other-worldly bond with animals that helped her save a horse and settle a . Plus, Sara gives readings from Brittany's two dogs, Neena and Wickie, that left Brittany in tears, but gave her more peace about her anxiety over them. Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany talks with tarot reader & medium Brittany Leigh to discuss her family's history in regards to seeing and living with spirits, her various sexual encounters with spirits and demons (and the pros and cons), and being a witch from a young age. Plus, Leigh performs a live tarot read for Brittany to reveal Brittany's future on her finances, love life, Brittany's past life and way more. Go to GreenChef.com/worst80 and use code worst80 to get $80 off across 4 boxes including free shipping on your first box! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany is joined by professional LA-based dom, Justine Cross, to answer tons of questions about life as a BDSM consultant and lifestyle Dominatrix, including some interesting encounters, including A-list celebrities and a client who wanted to be roasted and eaten. Plus, they talk about what her limitations are when clients want to go too far with the dangerous side of BDSM. For more info on Dungeon East or to book time with Justine: https://dtladungeon.com/ & https://www.losangelesdominatrix.com/ Follow Justine on Twitter: justineplays & YouTube: justinecross Get her outfit: latex: @janedoelatex & leather harness: @emma_alamo For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com and enter code worstfirst50. Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adult performers and real life couple Leigh Raven and Nikki Hearts join Brittany to discuss some of their worst first experiences being porn performers, including a gang bang that lead to a bathroom emergency, Leigh slapping her first on-screen male partner, and what really happens behind the scenes at the AVN Awards (spoiler alert: a lot of drinking and sex). Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany talks to Vine star, comedian and author of "Funny How It Works Out", Manon Mathews where she opens up about her storybook marriage became strained when she caught her husband cheating, and how this helped her learn about herself and what she wants from future relationships. Go to GreenChef.com/worst80 and use code worst80 to get $80 off across 4 boxes including free shipping on your first box! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany is joined by comedian and new host of The Soup on E!, Jade Catta-Pretta to talk about her strange childhood growing up in Brazil, including her open-heart surgery as an infant. Plus, Jade discusses her time working bar mitzvahs hopped up on caffeine, and Brittany and Jade commiserate on their anxiety and the generational shame behind female sexuality. Go check out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use the discount code “WORST” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Brittany is joined by mortician Louie Brock to answer all of her questions about death and life as a mortician in Los Angeles. Louie details how she has to stitch up bodies that are hit by trains, stabbed, and dealing with lots and lots of maggots. Plus, she explains the complications of dealing with death and disease during a deadly pandemic. Go check out w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use the discount code “WORST” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian and host of "The Funny Dance Show" on E! and the "Glitter and Garbage" Podcast Justine Marino joins Brittany this week to talk about how she stopped a tram masturbator at Universal Studios that actually caused her to get in trouble and how she was the biggest party girl in her all-girls Catholic middle school. Go check out their website at w​ww.usualwines.com​ and use my discount code “WORST” for $8 off your first order and try your first glass on us! Check out the Magic Asphalt: Drive-In Comedy Under the Stars here! Follow Brittany on YouTube: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on Facebook: @BrittanyFurlan  Follow Brittany on IG: @BrittanyFurlan  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices