Brittany Schmitt: How I Survived Jail

Brittany Schmitt grew up in rural Wisconsin carrying childhood trauma and a complicated relationship with her mother that shaped everything that followed. In this episode of Locked In with Ian Bick, Brittany opens up about her battle with alcoholism the DUI that sent her to jail in Arizona and what life behind bars actually looked like. She shares how hitting rock bottom became the moment everything changed — and how she discovered stand up comedy in the most unlikely circumstances and used it to rebuild her entire life. She gets into what it's really like being a woman trying to make it in comedy the brutal reality of online harassment and how she built a following by being completely honest about everything she's been through. Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?h... https://ianbick.com/ Connect with Brittany Schmitt: https://www.instagram.com/brittanysch... Listen to her podcast:    / @thisistheworstpod   Timestamps:00:00 From Jail to Stand Up Comedy — Brittany Schmitt's Full Story 03:34 Growing Up in Rural Wisconsin and the Childhood Nobody Knew About 07:18 What It's Like Growing Up With a Parent With Borderline Personality Disorder 11:08 The Difficult Family Life That Set Everything in Motion 14:48 Her Complicated Relationship With Her Mother and What It Cost Her 18:42 Finding Unexpected Relief After a Tragic Loss 22:14 The Moment She Started Listening to Something Bigger Than Herself 25:32 What It's Really Like Being a Woman Trying to Make It in Comedy 29:33 Comedy and Corporate America — The Stories Nobody Tells 33:22 The DUI in Arizona That Changed Everything 36:58 Going to Jail — What That Day Actually Felt Like 40:28 Life Inside Jail — What Nobody Prepares You For 43:58 How She Discovered Stand Up Comedy and Why It Saved Her Life 49:33 What It's Really Like Being Sober in the Entertainment Industry 54:55 The Brutal Reality of Online Harassment and How She Dealt With It 58:31 How She Built a Following by Being Completely Honest About Everything