The fact that the cult of Scientology didn't destroy your gentleness and sensitivity is incredible. You survived all that, and maintained your core goodness, is a tremendous victory, congratulations! Books were my escape from an abusive childhood and marriage. Now that I am free of that, I still have my love for reading. I don't eat carbs (diabetic), but those pancakes look amazing!! 🥰
When I hear your stories, such as this one, my heart feels broken. The cruelty inflicted upon you was insane. YOU are a wonderful, lovely person. Much love to you!
I suspect that one day Jenna may have more followers than her uncle. She certainly has more to offer others than he does. (And by followers I mean in friendship and fun, not blind faith.) ✌🏼
Thank you. I just realised that the position of your camera makes it feel like sitting on a chair by the kitchen island chatting with you while your cooking. Extra cosy.
I enjoyed watching you make pancakes 😋 My favorite movie is called "Shag". Just to clarify, to shag means to dance in South Carolina lol. It's about four friends who graduate from Spartanburg High School. Their parents think that they are going to Fort Sumter in Charleston, but they really sneak away to Myrtle Beach. It's such a relatable movie for me. I graduated from a high school in Spartanburg County and my friends and I went to Myrtle Beach for our senior trip. It's special to me because my dad, who has passed away, taught me to Shag when I was a little girl. He would take me to Myrtle Beach and we would go out dancing together. This often required him to bribe the door guy at the bar so I could come in lol. It was the 80s. The movie has a good story and a lot of great dancing in it. I highly recommend it. My comfort movie during the holidays is "A Christmas Carol". I like the versions that stick to the book🥰💜
Guuuuurrrrlll, when i moved back home with Mama and donated books to SalvationArmy, they wanted to know if i owned a library!!! HP books, anything by Jill Churchill, Janet Evonavitch, Dick Francis, Fanny Flagg, among a thousand. Love movies and agree about the HP ones, meh compared to the books but loved them. 30’s and 40’s era movies. Just rewatched the Sixth Sense. Great acting. Thank you for sharing this part of yourself, it’s just so dang fun!!! Janet
Thank you for sharing your life! I was in for 30 years, staff and public came close to SO with my son but backed out. Life is Beautiful, Best movie The Hobit, Best book
My sons were 11 and 13 yrs old when the HP books came out. My most favourite memories are of me reading them the HP books as they were released. It was torture to have to wait for the next book in the series but I cherish those days. I'm a nana now so I'm exited to see if my Grandson will like them too.
Those are all great movies Jenna….. here’s my list… 1) Dead Poets Society Robbin Willams 2) Girl Interrupted Winona Ryder. 3) The Order Heath Ledger 4) Stigmata Patrica Arquette 5) Beaches Bette Midler. I like reading True Crime Stories and hopefully one day I’ll buy your book 📚 😘🐶👊🐾
What a fun video. Those pancakes look so good…. My all time favourite movie is 1) Dirty Dancing, I also love 2) Stand by Me 3) 4 Christmases 4) Patriots Day 5) Central Intelligence I will definitely watch the movies you named, always looking for new things to watch. As for books, I’m really into suspense books right now. My fave is called “Known to the Victim” by K.L. Armstrong….it was a book I found at Walmart and was so amazing. I also love the Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano and of course the Twilight series
Jenna...I admire you for getting out and sharing your story. I LOVE that in your intro, you make your uncle a devil...lol! School teacher here, so books are easy...The Women by Kristen Hannah, The Nightingale also by Kristen Hannah, Country Club Murder Series by Julie Mulhern, Hatchet, and Anne of Green Gables. I am sad to say that I've never read the Harry Potter series...I know! Movies are a bit tougher but here are some favorites...The Devil Wears Prada, Gone with the Wind, Pretty Woman, (and because it's almost holiday time) Home Alone and The Santa Clause.
@MarleysMom1 Me too! They are silly, but a holiday staple. My grandkids love the Grinch movies. When they are over, I tell them they go on after Thanksgiving....lol!
Those pancakes look delicious! In my childhood we lived on a farm in northern Wisconsin surrounded by maple trees, I have very fond memories of helping my dad “sugar off” the sap, & keeping the fire going under the big vat/cauldron where we made the best maple syrup ever, so I am a maple syrup snob too! One of my favs in books is The Dragon Riders of Pern Series by Anne MacCaffrey (and anything else she wrote) Also, I love all the classics, especially Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Edgar Allen Poe, & Hemmingway. Not much of a movie watcher though. I do have a thing for all the musicals & old cinema like Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, etc…
This Beautiful Fantastic - such a lovely heart-warming film PLUS Andrew Scott is in it & he's my fave actor 😄. Agreed on The Departed, excellent film 🤘. Also....now I want pancakes 🥞 😆.
🍁💖🍁 You had me at the beginning when I saw REAL maple syrup! I haven't seen any of your favourite movies (& In didn't grow up in a cult). Also, I agree, the Harry Potter books are so much better than the movies (as is almost always the case)! Have you read the Inheritance book series? It's about dragons, so I remember really enjoying it! 🐲
Harry Potter gave you a way to escape from the darkness you lived in. I love Harry Potter too and Narnia and Lord of the Rings, all of those books give a way to escape to a different world, at least for a moment.
That stuff about never seeing the boy again... my heart broke for you just hearing that part. But then getting punished for it? Your uncle comes into town (someone who you would think would want to protect you), and then you have to eat in the bathroom because he was in town? Its all just so backwards... you didnt even do anything wrong. That treatment is cruel and unusual for a kid that actually makes poor choices... or any person for that matter. And it happened to you guys just for having feelings regular human emotion? Sick. I wonder if the boy recieved similar treatment... Anyway, I was surprised that the departed was on your list... 😂 But it is a good movie, I agree! Great video as always Jenna
I loved it when you talked about the comparisons between Harry Potter and Scientology. I can’t remember the name of that podcast, but you and Aaron were both interviewed. That was so good! Your book was the first CoS book I read. It’s still my personal favorite. You are one of my hero’s!❤
I read my 2 kids the HP books when they were small, and I fell in love with them!! So much so, that when I babysat years ago, I made all the kids capes, wands and brooms. I made a snitch to tie to the clothes line so they could play Quidditch. My grown kids and I are still crazy for HP. The three of us just got small deathly hallow tattoos this year. lol
I feel the exact same about Harry Potter books. Way better than the movies. I used them as an escape when I was a kid. I'm 38 and to this day that is one of the most important book series in my life because of how comforting they are. I used to get in trouble because when a new book was released I'd stay up ALL night reading.
I love movies that make me laugh & make fun of the human experience. In no order & these are just a few I can think of, We’re the Millers, Love Actually, Horrible Bosses, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, What About Bob, Bridesmaids & so many others. The books I read are a little darker. I mean I read yours ❤ & you did a great job. You need a sequel! I read true crime & cult books. Basically solving true crimes & people who leave a cult. So for me movies are for laughs & books are more serious. Your pancakes look delicious! Sounds like something yummy to make for my family when they’re all here for Christmas or something. Thank you! Oh! My husband & my oldest daughter are HUGE Harry Potter fans! I need to read the books!
Thank you Jenna 🤗Will definitely watch your top movies! I thought the first Harry Potter movie really captured the essence of the first book. Like I was awestruck. Haven’t seen the other HP movies.
Loving your cooking talks Jenna. You're a breath of fresh air in my life! My favs - 1) To Sir with Love 2) You've Got Mail 3 ) Groundhog Day 4) What About Bob 5) Midnight In Paris 6) Much Ado About Nothing. Keep on trucking, as they say!
Bill Nighy is an awesome actor. Great flix choices too. You've given your kids the childhood that you deserved. You are so talented, in spite of what you went through and you're very relaxing to watch.
Love how you can talk about what gives you joy in such a messed up situatuon. Glad you had some things to balance all the stress. Really love the movies St. Ralph and Arthur the King. Really good feel good movies.
Ah Jenna as always, it was nice to spend 27:11 some time with you on a Sunday. My movies. Let's see. " Click" with Adam Sandler. I really like Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart. The Old Man and the Sea of course I like Goodfellas but that movie speaks to me culturally because I'm from Brooklyn my mother is Sicilian so I was immersed in that culture most of my life but fortunately I was able to navigate away from that life a few years back. Funny how the mob and Scientology are very alike in many ways. I really think they could indict your uncle under the RICO statutes. With the RICO statutes you only need to charge them with two predicate crimes and your uncle is guilty of more than two. I know he's committed various financial crimes as well as possible trafficking end child abuse. One might argue well he's not directly involved in it but with the RICO statutes if you're involved in an organization that commits crimes on an ongoing basis for financial gain everyone involved is guilty. That's how they brought down or severely weakened the gambino crime family as well as the other New York crime families. Back then the problem is they couldn't get the bosses because they were insulated by layers of soldiers and captains but with the RICO statue, they were able to go after the bosses. I could go on and on about that lol. Anyways Jenna have a wonderful day and thank you for the video you always brighten my day. I would love to see a movie where a member of Cosa Nostra( the American Mob) becomes a Scientologist and then he realizes it's a bunch of b******* so he blows and the church tries to fair game him OMG that would be hilarious. There would be a bunch of private investigators that left their body hahaha
possibly my favorite book to this day is Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. exceptional story and storytelling. his writing is incredible. the relationship you had to that HP book reminded me of how powerful The Path to Love was for me as i was going through a rough patch. i couldn't wait to get home after work, make dinner, then dive back into the book. i recommend that book to all humans with a pulse.
You got me with this video. Yeah movies are a big source of comfort for sure, this world is harsh enough at the best of times. Thanks for replying on another video about the future viability of the church. Before I really delved-into Scientology aside from Dianetics I considered approaching the church, along with other organizations such as the masons who never got back to me fortunately. This was because I needed sanctuary. I'm writing my own book about my somewhat strange life so I found your book publishing video insightful, only thing is i'm not ever going on CNN lol. I need to watch the 'departed' again cause I missed the funny bits. We only ever found one movie that made my mother laugh, 'My Cousin Vinny' with Joe Pesci. Don't forget - It's a wonderful life.
Love your stories so much and now I'm craven those pancakes. I love Dan In Reel Life and other movies by that director, such as Pieces of April and another one I can't recall presently. Thank you so much for these tips!
What on Earth kind of life is that, and why does anyone put up with it? My god. It's mental torture and abuse. I am so glad you got out. My all-time favorite movie is the 1973 musical version of "Lost Horizon." It starts off in a war zone (they never show anything bloody or gory though), from which a diplomat and a handful of other Americans are trying to escape. They get on the last plane out after helping so many others board planes to safety, and then it crashes in the mountains (all the passengers live). What happens next is so beautiful and fulfilling and charming. I was 12 when it came out in theaters and my parents dropped my sister and me off to see it, so it's kid friendly if your kids are a little on the older side. The ending just makes my heart sing every time. Thank you for the pancakes. They look really delicious!
Your content is absolutely lovely and such a gift to watch. And I now have two new movies to check out ("About Time" and "Stranger Than Fiction"). Just like, "Dan in Real Life", is a completely underrated movie and also one of my absolute favorites, I believe that "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" may even come in first.
Jenna, this video just touch my heart. In between being so angry for you, I enjoyed hearing your joy in your life now; from pancakes to books. Two of my favorite movies are Independence Day and Dave. I love the HP books also and WWII resistance books... Like The Resistance Girls series by Hannah Byron and books about the Monuments Men after WWII.
Great list of movies. I wrote them all down. Love Actually is my goto Christmas movie. Some of my favorites are Memoirs of A Geisha, Fifth Element, O Brother Where Out There, Pride & Prejudice, and Take the Lead to list a few. By the way, love, love, love your cement counter tops.
Harry starts with a drowning & that is what happened to me, so, I had to put it down. One of my favorite books is "The Brothers Karamazov" by Anton Chekov.
Yay for syrup snobs! 😂 (I’m from backwoods Massachusetts … so, no surprise there). No one has mentioned the best movie ever made: The Princess Bride. Inconceivable! I am a big fantasy reader, and while many will mention The Lord of The Rings (books, and movies), my favorite author is Terry Brooks. The first book of his that I read was The Elfstones of Shannara, and I very much prize my copy (now autographed).
Well, drat, my first comment doesn't show up. So I will try to reconstruct it. 1. I'm glad you had some magical books to help you through some terrible times! 2. My favorite book in the world is "Pride and Prejudice." I'm sure I've read it 20 times, and watched every single film or BBC version. It's not everybody's cup of tea because Jane Austen's writing is very convoluted, as was the style of her time. But I think she also writes with perfect clarity, and she is dryly hilarious, IMO. 3. If you like British humor, you might enjoy "Cold Comfort Farm," "Enchanted April," and anything by PG Wodehouse (they are all movies, too-- well I think PG Wodehouse's "Jeeves and Wooster" might be a Britcom series). 4. I also love, love love any books by Louise Erdrich, Ann Patchett, Ursula K LeGuin, Terry Pratchett. 5. Some favorite movies: I am not usually a big fan of Will Farrell, but I LOVED "Stranger than Fiction." My daughters love "Zoolander" so much that they made Halloween costumes of the main characters when they were in college. We also watched the Paddington movies, mostly because we wondered how they had 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. They were delightful! The latest version of "Emma" is wonderful, too (the one with Anya Talor Joy and Bill Nighy). As is "Clueless," a modern retelling of that story. 6. TV series (on Netflix) that I loved: "Sens8" (kinda violent sometimes, but GORGEOUS and so moving), "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (a Korean rom com), "Chocolate" (also Korean), and "Hometown Cha Cha Cha" (also Korean).
My 2 favorite movies of all time are The Princess Bride and Labyrinth. No matter how many times I've watched them since childhood, I'm always happy to watch them again. They just whisk me away to another fantastical world for awhile.
On replay crew! For some reason not getting notifications. But now I want pancakes 😂❤ Books are always better than the movie, imo ❤🎉 Read the first Harry Potter book. 👍
As a child I loved the classic period pieces . Anne of Green Gables series. Little Women series. Jane Eyre, Rebecca etc. but I also loved Gerald Durrell books, James Herriot and an all time fave was Cider With Rosie. I still like to read Young Adult Fiction because I have so much going on in my life that I can’t concentrate on the harder stuff. I think all time favourite movie is probably Shawshank Redemption.
I also love the HP books and they are a comfort read for me. I also love The Belgariad series, and one of my all time favourites is Wilkie Collins 'The Woman in White'. For movies I can't really think if a favourite but I loved Erin Brokovich, and the movie Mama Mia always makes me upbeat.
Hey, Jenna❤ Thought on opening a bakery. Why not start an afternoon/evening type bakery? I don't know about where you live, but where I live, people work all kinds of crazy hours. So I think people would love fresh baked goods at all times of day. I know I would ❤
Love the “flour” whistle. That made me chuckle. I love funny inserts and comments like that. I love pancakes with lots of butter and cinnamon sugar more though. 😂❤🇦🇺🦘🐋
Everybody loves pancakes! Saturday Morning Pancake Parties to have listening sessions with the band from the prior nights gig and making it a podcast are the way to go imho... Somebody should tell Kelli Coptor ✌🏼
I love that you love Stranger Than Fiction! If you like existentialist comedies you should watch I Heart Huckabees, it is my favorite movie. Dustin Hoffman is one of the main characters.
The Harry Potter books are definitely funnier than the movies. The books helped keep me sane and alive in a time when I didn't want to be either. Also, your movie choices are pretty great.
Yes I love the Harry Potter books, escaping into another world is wonderful and the movies don’t hold a candle to the books. My daughter hates Harry Potter, it’s so sad and disappointing, I don’t know how this happened. She also refuses to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer , it’s the heartache of my life. 😢😅😊😊
They look delicious. I think I’ll listen again and write down how much of each ingredient is called for. I’ll then collect the ingredients, measure out, replay this video and essentially actually make them with you while watching. Sounds silly but fun.
Love fantasy series. Harry Potter is definitely in my top 3. I started reading right before the last book came out. I read the series over and over again for a year. Had to make myself stop lol
Crispy pancakes would have started to caramalise. We have a food called magwenya or vetkoek translated fat cake it's a deep fried food can be eaten savory or dessert. Not to be confused with koeksuster no real translation it's a platted sweet dough deep fried and soaked in syrup when hot it's diabetes in a bite. If you looking to import some comfort food.
@ she is that!!! How’s Espoo doing? Lots of snow yet? I was in Finland on assignment during midsummer, then for a wedding in December. Missed winter solstice by 1 day. I lived in the Kaivapousta (sorry for the spelling) area when i was there. Wentbto Turkku and Oulu, too. Can you tell I miss it? Stockmann’s had the best tzatziki. Yum!! And Finnish bread, i miss it soooooo much. Take care!
@@Arkansasflamingo I live up north. We don’t have snow yet. It’s getting colder slowly this year. You let me know if you want to come visit. I would love to see the great U.S.A one day.🥰
@ dear, i will be back once my mom joins my dad. Have to see Jyrki, Tarja, Nina, Mirja, Sergei, Minna, and so many of my friends. You are welcome to come see me near Memphis. I can leave Mama for a few hours if you come that way.
The fact that the cult of Scientology didn't destroy your gentleness and sensitivity is incredible. You survived all that, and maintained your core goodness, is a tremendous victory, congratulations! Books were my escape from an abusive childhood and marriage. Now that I am free of that, I still have my love for reading. I don't eat carbs (diabetic), but those pancakes look amazing!! 🥰
You have such a calming and comforting tone and way of speaking. So glad you are living life on your terms and have escaped Scientology.
When I hear your stories, such as this one, my heart feels broken. The cruelty inflicted upon you was insane. YOU are a wonderful, lovely person. Much love to you!
Me too, Susan! Jenna is nurturing her inner child now with pancakes. Heartbreaking ❤
I suspect that one day Jenna may have more followers than her uncle. She certainly has more to offer others than he does. (And by followers I mean in friendship and fun, not blind faith.) ✌🏼
Thank you. I just realised that the position of your camera makes it feel like sitting on a chair by the kitchen island chatting with you while your cooking. Extra cosy.
I enjoyed watching you make pancakes 😋 My favorite movie is called "Shag". Just to clarify, to shag means to dance in South Carolina lol. It's about four friends who graduate from Spartanburg High School. Their parents think that they are going to Fort Sumter in Charleston, but they really sneak away to Myrtle Beach. It's such a relatable movie for me. I graduated from a high school in Spartanburg County and my friends and I went to Myrtle Beach for our senior trip. It's special to me because my dad, who has passed away, taught me to Shag when I was a little girl. He would take me to Myrtle Beach and we would go out dancing together. This often required him to bribe the door guy at the bar so I could come in lol. It was the 80s. The movie has a good story and a lot of great dancing in it. I highly recommend it. My comfort movie during the holidays is "A Christmas Carol". I like the versions that stick to the book🥰💜
Jenna is the 8th wonder of the world ❤❤❤❤❤
Guuuuurrrrlll, when i moved back home with Mama and donated books to SalvationArmy, they wanted to know if i owned a library!!! HP books, anything by Jill Churchill, Janet Evonavitch, Dick Francis, Fanny Flagg, among a thousand. Love movies and agree about the HP ones, meh compared to the books but loved them. 30’s and 40’s era movies. Just rewatched the Sixth Sense. Great acting.
Thank you for sharing this part of yourself, it’s just so dang fun!!! Janet
Fantastic Mr Fox is my fall comfort movie!
Thank you for sharing your life! I was in for 30 years, staff and public came close to SO with my son but backed out. Life is Beautiful, Best movie The Hobit, Best book
So glad your son didn’t end up in the Sea Org! Hope you all are doing great, being out of the cult.
My sons were 11 and 13 yrs old when the HP books came out. My most favourite memories are of me reading them the HP books as they were released. It was torture to have to wait for the next book in the series but I cherish those days. I'm a nana now so I'm exited to see if my Grandson will like them too.
Those are all great movies Jenna….. here’s my list… 1) Dead Poets Society Robbin Willams 2) Girl Interrupted Winona Ryder. 3) The Order Heath Ledger 4) Stigmata Patrica Arquette 5) Beaches Bette Midler. I like reading True Crime Stories and hopefully one day I’ll buy your book 📚 😘🐶👊🐾
What a fun video. Those pancakes look so good….
My all time favourite movie is
1) Dirty Dancing, I also love
2) Stand by Me
3) 4 Christmases
4) Patriots Day
5) Central Intelligence
I will definitely watch the movies you named, always looking for new things to watch.
As for books, I’m really into suspense books right now. My fave is called “Known to the Victim” by K.L. Armstrong….it was a book I found at Walmart and was so amazing. I also love the Finlay Donovan series by Elle Cosimano and of course the Twilight series
Favourite movies at Christmas time are The Sound of Music, and White Christmas.
Jenna...I admire you for getting out and sharing your story. I LOVE that in your intro, you make your uncle a devil...lol! School teacher here, so books are easy...The Women by Kristen Hannah, The Nightingale also by Kristen Hannah, Country Club Murder Series by Julie Mulhern, Hatchet, and Anne of Green Gables. I am sad to say that I've never read the Harry Potter series...I know! Movies are a bit tougher but here are some favorites...The Devil Wears Prada, Gone with the Wind, Pretty Woman, (and because it's almost holiday time) Home Alone and The Santa Clause.
I JUST finished watching The Santa Clause (15 minutes ago)! I ❤ those movies!
@MarleysMom1 Me too! They are silly, but a holiday staple. My grandkids love the Grinch movies. When they are over, I tell them they go on after Thanksgiving....lol!
Love Kristen Hannah! I’m not sure if I’ve read The Women, will check it out.
Now I'm craving pancakes!! They look so good!!!!
Thank you for sharing your story! You are so strong! A lot of great things are ahead for you! What a wonderful example you are for your children!
What a great idea for a video! A lot of great recommendations!
Those pancakes look delicious! In my childhood we lived on a farm in northern Wisconsin surrounded by maple trees, I have very fond memories of helping my dad “sugar off” the sap, & keeping the fire going under the big vat/cauldron where we made the best maple syrup ever, so I am a maple syrup snob too! One of my favs in books is The Dragon Riders of Pern Series by Anne MacCaffrey (and anything else she wrote) Also, I love all the classics, especially Jane Austen, the Brontë sisters, Edgar Allen Poe, & Hemmingway. Not much of a movie watcher though. I do have a thing for all the musicals & old cinema like Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, etc…
Speed is my favorite movie. Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves.
This Beautiful Fantastic - such a lovely heart-warming film PLUS Andrew Scott is in it & he's my fave actor 😄. Agreed on The Departed, excellent film 🤘. Also....now I want pancakes 🥞 😆.
🍁💖🍁 You had me at the beginning when I saw REAL maple syrup! I haven't seen any of your favourite movies (& In didn't grow up in a cult). Also, I agree, the Harry Potter books are so much better than the movies (as is almost always the case)! Have you read the Inheritance book series? It's about dragons, so I remember really enjoying it! 🐲
Harry Potter gave you a way to escape from the darkness you lived in. I love Harry Potter too and Narnia and Lord of the Rings, all of those books give a way to escape to a different world, at least for a moment.
Loved the Chronicles of Narnia 😊
That stuff about never seeing the boy again... my heart broke for you just hearing that part.
But then getting punished for it? Your uncle comes into town (someone who you would think would want to protect you), and then you have to eat in the bathroom because he was in town?
Its all just so backwards... you didnt even do anything wrong.
That treatment is cruel and unusual for a kid that actually makes poor choices... or any person for that matter.
And it happened to you guys just for having feelings regular human emotion? Sick.
I wonder if the boy recieved similar treatment...
Anyway, I was surprised that the departed was on your list... 😂 But it is a good movie, I agree!
Great video as always Jenna
I loved it when you talked about the comparisons between Harry Potter and Scientology. I can’t remember the name of that podcast, but you and Aaron were both interviewed. That was so good! Your book was the first CoS book I read. It’s still my personal favorite. You are one of my hero’s!❤
I read my 2 kids the HP books when they were small, and I fell in love with them!! So much so, that when I babysat years ago, I made all the kids capes, wands and brooms. I made a snitch to tie to the clothes line so they could play Quidditch. My grown kids and I are still crazy for HP. The three of us just got small deathly hallow tattoos this year. lol
Love this!
I feel the exact same about Harry Potter books. Way better than the movies. I used them as an escape when I was a kid. I'm 38 and to this day that is one of the most important book series in my life because of how comforting they are. I used to get in trouble because when a new book was released I'd stay up ALL night reading.
I love movies that make me laugh & make fun of the human experience. In no order & these are just a few I can think of, We’re the Millers, Love Actually, Horrible Bosses, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, What About Bob, Bridesmaids & so many others. The books I read are a little darker. I mean I read yours ❤ & you did a great job. You need a sequel! I read true crime & cult books. Basically solving true crimes & people who leave a cult. So for me movies are for laughs & books are more serious. Your pancakes look delicious! Sounds like something yummy to make for my family when they’re all here for Christmas or something. Thank you! Oh! My husband & my oldest daughter are HUGE Harry Potter fans! I need to read the books!
Thank you Jenna 🤗Will definitely watch your top movies! I thought the first Harry Potter movie really captured the essence of the first book. Like I was awestruck. Haven’t seen the other HP movies.
Loving your cooking talks Jenna. You're a breath of fresh air in my life! My favs - 1) To Sir with Love 2) You've Got Mail 3 ) Groundhog Day 4) What About Bob 5) Midnight In Paris 6) Much Ado About Nothing. Keep on trucking, as they say!
I saw 1) and 2) (both great films) and hoped 3) was going to be my fav Sleepless in Seattle😊
It looks like you are a true spork believer. Some of my favorite movies are comedies like Stripes, Real Genius and Caddyshack
The Count of Monte Cristo - great book. Rebecca by Dauphne Dumoray.
Bill Nighy is an awesome actor. Great flix choices too. You've given your kids the childhood that you deserved. You are so talented, in spite of what you went through and you're very relaxing to watch.
Gone with the wind is my fav. It's long, though. Thank you for your list im always looking for a good movie😊
The Christmas Shoes
Love how you can talk about what gives you joy in such a messed up situatuon. Glad you had some things to balance all the stress. Really love the movies St. Ralph and Arthur the King. Really good feel good movies.
Just ordered your book. Can't wait to read it. You are a remarkable young woman.
Ah Jenna as always, it was nice to spend 27:11 some time with you on a Sunday. My movies. Let's see. " Click" with Adam Sandler. I really like Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart. The Old Man and the Sea of course I like Goodfellas but that movie speaks to me culturally because I'm from Brooklyn my mother is Sicilian so I was immersed in that culture most of my life but fortunately I was able to navigate away from that life a few years back. Funny how the mob and Scientology are very alike in many ways. I really think they could indict your uncle under the RICO statutes. With the RICO statutes you only need to charge them with two predicate crimes and your uncle is guilty of more than two. I know he's committed various financial crimes as well as possible trafficking end child abuse. One might argue well he's not directly involved in it but with the RICO statutes if you're involved in an organization that commits crimes on an ongoing basis for financial gain everyone involved is guilty. That's how they brought down or severely weakened the gambino crime family as well as the other New York crime families. Back then the problem is they couldn't get the bosses because they were insulated by layers of soldiers and captains but with the RICO statue, they were able to go after the bosses. I could go on and on about that lol. Anyways Jenna have a wonderful day and thank you for the video you always brighten my day. I would love to see a movie where a member of Cosa Nostra( the American Mob) becomes a Scientologist and then he realizes it's a bunch of b******* so he blows and the church tries to fair game him OMG that would be hilarious. There would be a bunch of private investigators that left their body hahaha
Wow, what an interesting life you’ve had! Love your movie idea.
Ok, About Time is one of my other faves!! We must think alike!
possibly my favorite book to this day is Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. exceptional story and storytelling. his writing is incredible. the relationship you had to that HP book reminded me of how powerful The Path to Love was for me as i was going through a rough patch. i couldn't wait to get home after work, make dinner, then dive back into the book. i recommend that book to all humans with a pulse.
I just love your content. It’s so authentic.
You got me with this video. Yeah movies are a big source of comfort for sure, this world is harsh enough at the best of times. Thanks for replying on another video about the future viability of the church. Before I really delved-into Scientology aside from Dianetics I considered approaching the church, along with other organizations such as the masons who never got back to me fortunately. This was because I needed sanctuary.
I'm writing my own book about my somewhat strange life so I found your book publishing video insightful, only thing is i'm not ever going on CNN lol. I need to watch the 'departed' again cause I missed the funny bits. We only ever found one movie that made my mother laugh, 'My Cousin Vinny' with Joe Pesci. Don't forget - It's a wonderful life.
Movies…Booksmart…A Klusterfunk Christmas…Penguintown (6 episodes)…Hot Housewives of Orlando (6 episodes)…LOVE ACTUALLY!!!
Love your stories so much and now I'm craven those pancakes. I love Dan In Reel Life and other movies by that director, such as Pieces of April and another one I can't recall presently. Thank you so much for these tips!
I love the Lord of rings, Harry Potter, Neverending Story, The Mummy with Brendan Fraser, and Guardians of the Galaxy
Love your videos! My favorite movie is Fly Away Home. It is a great feel good movie.
What on Earth kind of life is that, and why does anyone put up with it? My god. It's mental torture and abuse. I am so glad you got out.
My all-time favorite movie is the 1973 musical version of "Lost Horizon." It starts off in a war zone (they never show anything bloody or gory though), from which a diplomat and a handful of other Americans are trying to escape. They get on the last plane out after helping so many others board planes to safety, and then it crashes in the mountains (all the passengers live). What happens next is so beautiful and fulfilling and charming. I was 12 when it came out in theaters and my parents dropped my sister and me off to see it, so it's kid friendly if your kids are a little on the older side. The ending just makes my heart sing every time.
Thank you for the pancakes. They look really delicious!
Your content is absolutely lovely and such a gift to watch. And I now have two new movies to check out ("About Time" and "Stranger Than Fiction"). Just like, "Dan in Real Life", is a completely underrated movie and also one of my absolute favorites, I believe that "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" may even come in first.
Love Actually every Christmas for me
Omg!! Stranger than Fiction is one of my favorites too!! It is SO GOOD. 😭 💕 10/10 would recommend
I love Dan in real life too ❤and you’re right, so many haven’t seen it!
Jenna, this video just touch my heart. In between being so angry for you, I enjoyed hearing your joy in your life now; from pancakes to books. Two of my favorite movies are Independence Day and Dave. I love the HP books also and WWII resistance books... Like The Resistance Girls series by Hannah Byron and books about the Monuments Men after WWII.
Jenna have you ever thought of putting together a cook book with your recipes?
Jenna is a regular Martha Stewart ❤
Finding it curious I was unsubscribed to two channels this week, Jenna and Aaron's. Just makes me wonder.
Great list of movies. I wrote them all down. Love Actually is my goto Christmas movie. Some of my favorites are Memoirs of A Geisha, Fifth Element, O Brother Where Out There, Pride & Prejudice, and Take the Lead to list a few. By the way, love, love, love your cement counter tops.
I am a total Tom boy and enjoy building things…but you make cooking look so peaceful ❤
Stranger Than Fiction is good. I had the same thoughts about opening my own bakery. My favourite movie is The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
I love quirky movies like Life Aquatic. Loved The Royal Tenenbaums and The Squid and The Whale, both hilarious and heartbreaking.
Hi lovely Jenna
My fave autumn movies are: When Harry Met Sally, You’ve Got Mail, Pieces of April, The Daytrippers, and Planes Trains & Automobiles 🎥🎞️🍿
Harry starts with a drowning & that is what happened to me, so, I had to put it down. One of my favorite books is "The Brothers Karamazov" by Anton Chekov.
You are simply ethereal ❤
Yay for syrup snobs! 😂 (I’m from backwoods Massachusetts … so, no surprise there). No one has mentioned the best movie ever made: The Princess Bride. Inconceivable! I am a big fantasy reader, and while many will mention The Lord of The Rings (books, and movies), my favorite author is Terry Brooks. The first book of his that I read was The Elfstones of Shannara, and I very much prize my copy (now autographed).
I just finished reading your book Jenna and it was so good. I think you should definitely do a sequel. I’ll wait. 😊❤❤🦘🇦🇺🐋
Well, drat, my first comment doesn't show up. So I will try to reconstruct it.
1. I'm glad you had some magical books to help you through some terrible times!
2. My favorite book in the world is "Pride and Prejudice." I'm sure I've read it 20 times, and watched every single film or BBC version. It's not everybody's cup of tea because Jane Austen's writing is very convoluted, as was the style of her time. But I think she also writes with perfect clarity, and she is dryly hilarious, IMO.
3. If you like British humor, you might enjoy "Cold Comfort Farm," "Enchanted April," and anything by PG Wodehouse (they are all movies, too-- well I think PG Wodehouse's "Jeeves and Wooster" might be a Britcom series).
4. I also love, love love any books by Louise Erdrich, Ann Patchett, Ursula K LeGuin, Terry Pratchett.
5. Some favorite movies: I am not usually a big fan of Will Farrell, but I LOVED "Stranger than Fiction." My daughters love "Zoolander" so much that they made Halloween costumes of the main characters when they were in college. We also watched the Paddington movies, mostly because we wondered how they had 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. They were delightful! The latest version of "Emma" is wonderful, too (the one with Anya Talor Joy and Bill Nighy). As is "Clueless," a modern retelling of that story.
6. TV series (on Netflix) that I loved: "Sens8" (kinda violent sometimes, but GORGEOUS and so moving), "Extraordinary Attorney Woo" (a Korean rom com), "Chocolate" (also Korean), and "Hometown Cha Cha Cha" (also Korean).
My 2 favorite movies of all time are The Princess Bride and Labyrinth. No matter how many times I've watched them since childhood, I'm always happy to watch them again. They just whisk me away to another fantastical world for awhile.
On replay crew! For some reason not getting notifications. But now I want pancakes 😂❤ Books are always better than the movie, imo ❤🎉 Read the first Harry Potter book. 👍
As a child I loved the classic period pieces . Anne of Green Gables series. Little Women series. Jane Eyre, Rebecca etc. but I also loved Gerald Durrell books, James Herriot and an all time fave was Cider With Rosie. I still like to read Young Adult Fiction because I have so much going on in my life that I can’t concentrate on the harder stuff. I think all time favourite movie is probably Shawshank Redemption.
I need to step up my syrup game. No more Butterworths I'm going 100% Maple from now on, thanks Jenna
I sure love my Butterworths though😘
Top 5 : 1. Philadelphia Story
2. The Red Shoes
3. Sliding Doors
4. Run Lola Run
5. Persuasion
I also love the HP books and they are a comfort read for me. I also love The Belgariad series, and one of my all time favourites is Wilkie Collins 'The Woman in White'. For movies I can't really think if a favourite but I loved Erin Brokovich, and the movie Mama Mia always makes me upbeat.
Hey, Jenna❤
Thought on opening a bakery. Why not start an afternoon/evening type bakery? I don't know about where you live, but where I live, people work all kinds of crazy hours. So I think people would love fresh baked goods at all times of day. I know I would ❤
Yes so true! You know what's annoying, going to get fresh bread in the early afternoon and it's already sold out 😢
Love the “flour” whistle. That made me chuckle. I love funny inserts and comments like that. I love pancakes with lots of butter and cinnamon sugar more though. 😂❤🇦🇺🦘🐋
OMG! I freaking love that movie!!❤❤❤ Dan in Real Life is my favorite too! Ha!
really enjoyed this video 😊❤️
I’m 73 and love the Harry Potter books.
Everybody loves pancakes!
Saturday Morning Pancake Parties to have listening sessions with the band from the prior nights gig and making it a podcast are the way to go imho...
Somebody should tell Kelli Coptor ✌🏼
I love that you love Stranger Than Fiction! If you like existentialist comedies you should watch I Heart Huckabees, it is my favorite movie. Dustin Hoffman is one of the main characters.
I might be the only person in the world who hasn’t seen Love Actually but I love Emma Thompson so I should watch it
Favorite book: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. The narrator of the audio version is the same guy who does the HP books. ❤
I was so surprised to hear your favorite movie is Dan In Real Life! I love that movie and no one knows about it!
I agree. Love hp. You should try reading the Asterix comic books. Light humour really. Good to fall asleep to. I found hp is very popular in scn.
Hp was my escape too. Got a bit dark towards the end of the series though.
The Harry Potter books are definitely funnier than the movies. The books helped keep me sane and alive in a time when I didn't want to be either. Also, your movie choices are pretty great.
Yes I love the Harry Potter books, escaping into another world is wonderful and the movies don’t hold a candle to the books. My daughter hates Harry Potter, it’s so sad and disappointing, I don’t know how this happened. She also refuses to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer , it’s the heartache of my life. 😢😅😊😊
Suffering Pancake Envy
came for HP, stayed for pancakes...
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Have you seen Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind?
21:11 Awh poor Jenna, I believe we all have stories like this. 24:33
Hi Jenna 😊🌺👋
7:07 😂😂😂What you have to be up at 1am WHAAAA 😦😦😦😦😦 7:58
They look delicious.
I think I’ll listen again and write down how much of each ingredient is called for. I’ll then collect the ingredients, measure out, replay this video and essentially actually make them with you while watching. Sounds silly but fun.
Love dan in real life!
Love fantasy series. Harry Potter is definitely in my top 3. I started reading right before the last book came out. I read the series over and over again for a year. Had to make myself stop lol
Got. To. Make. Pancakes. Now. 😋😋
Love Harry Potter. The best books.
Crispy pancakes would have started to caramalise. We have a food called magwenya or vetkoek translated fat cake it's a deep fried food can be eaten savory or dessert. Not to be confused with koeksuster no real translation it's a platted sweet dough deep fried and soaked in syrup when hot it's diabetes in a bite. If you looking to import some comfort food.
Same and much more deeper related is 0tfried Preußler, Krabat. ;) Send hugs. ❤
Hi darling Jenna!
Hey you! Gtsy in the comment section.❤️✨Jenna is a darling, so cute.
@ she is that!!! How’s Espoo doing? Lots of snow yet? I was in Finland on assignment during midsummer, then for a wedding in December. Missed winter solstice by 1 day. I lived in the Kaivapousta (sorry for the spelling) area when i was there. Wentbto Turkku and Oulu, too. Can you tell I miss it? Stockmann’s had the best tzatziki. Yum!! And Finnish bread, i miss it soooooo much. Take care!
@@Arkansasflamingo I live up north. We don’t have snow yet. It’s getting colder slowly this year. You let me know if you want to come visit. I would love to see the great U.S.A one day.🥰
@ dear, i will be back once my mom joins my dad. Have to see Jyrki, Tarja, Nina, Mirja, Sergei, Minna, and so many of my friends. You are welcome to come see me near Memphis. I can leave Mama for a few hours if you come that way.
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