Lost Resort

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

In this retreat, we're in surgery--spiritual surgery.

Immediately, eye roll.

Y'all are so selfish.

I'm really just, like, terrified.

Those bitches better come at me

with positive energy.

-

Who has the talking stick in her hand?

Christine does.

We've got to cleanse you with heavy energy.

This crazy as hell.

Everything in this universe is created through sex.

Oh, hell, no.

Ahh!

Oh, my gosh!

Y'all are just young and dumb, and you don't get it.

You being fake as . Get it together.

I am standing my ground.

- I need to leave.

I don't want to do this anymore.

Go on. Bye.

We are gonna trigger the mother shit outta them.

That was gnarly.

Welcome to the exotic Costa Rican jungle,

a mystical place where according to legend,

everything is possible,

and it's where we're going to begin a three-step process

to emotional recovery.

I can't believe this is really here.

This is so crazy.

Step one: identifying your wounds.

Step two: cleansing the wounds

by moving bad energy out of your lives.

And step three: empowering.

Definitely different than Chicago.

You know, I'm into new experiences

and trying to open up myself to different things, so...

The long journey to healing begins

only for those who are open to it.

Me and the jungle-- oil and water.

We gonna get through this. I'm gonna come out Jane.

I ain't looking for Tarzan, though.

I can be Jane all by myself.

Hi.

Thank you. So beautiful.

My name is Thea Francesconi, and I own a dance studio.

So beautiful.

Me and my husband, Brandon,

have been going through marital issues.

I am hopeful that going on this retreat

will help save our marriage.

I want to be able to love him the way he loves me.

So cute. Love it.

Oh, my God, this is, like, beautiful.

This is so cute. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

My name is Claudia Lorant. I am 52 years old.

Oh, wow.

How up am I?

I've been married four times.

Uh, yeah, uh...

I've been engaged six times.

Yeah, no, I need closet space.

And I've been proposed to eight times.

I can't do this.

Okay, so am I gonna be sharing a room or something?

Not happening. And what's this?

I gotta get the big bed.

The most important reason why I'm here is because

I sacrifice my own happiness to make everyone else happy.

It's time for me to take care of myself.

Hey, how you doing? -

Appreciate it. Nice.

This my room right here? - Yeah, it's you.

Nice. All right.

I'm Thea. - Oh, hey, Thea.

Nice to meet you. What's your name?

Vairrun. - Awesome. Nice to meet you.

You, too, you, too.

Are you excited? - I am.

My name is Vairrun Strickland. I'm 37 years old.

I am a full-time firefighter-EMT.

I have a desire to have children,

I have a desire to have a wife, you know,

and I know that I would have to get to the bottom

of issues that I have if that's gonna happen for me.

Were you, uh, nervous about this whole thing, like--

Oh, yeah. I know, it's nerve-wracking.

You don't know who you're gonna meet.

Hi. - Oh, thank you so much.

My name is Meco. I am 26.

Whoa, it's heavy. - Yeah, it is.

- I carry a lot,

you know, being the queen that I am.

I know, right? -

I'm Claudia. What is your name?

Meco.

I guess we're gonna be roomies.

I guess so.

My goal going on this retreat is to get some tools

that can help me make myself stronger than I already am.

Are you excited about this experience, or what?

I know, I'm excited, nervous, scared, all of it.

Do your feet not hurt on the rocks?

My name's Greg, I'm 32 years old,

and I own a restaurant with a childhood friend.

Wow, gorgeous.

My intention of being here

is to find ways to deal with my anger.

At this point, when I get angry,

it's, like, almost for an activity for me.

It's like, "Oh, there's nothing else to do.

Why not get angry and storm out of a room?"

I'm so out of breath from walking up those stairs.

God.

Oh, my gosh, I'm actually going to this thing.

and I have no idea what this is gonna be like.

I'm Becca, I'm 35 years old, and I'm a pastor.

Oh, wow.

So is there somebody else?

Hi. - Hi.

I'm Meco. - It's so great to meet you.

You, too. - Hi.

I'm a hugger. I'm Claudia.

It's so good to meet you. Welcome.

Good to meet you.

Oh, my gosh, so get your stuff, get your stuff,

and let's go chat. - Okay.

I've been through a lot of trauma in my life,

and I think that I haven't really gotten a chance

to process some of it,

so I'm excited to have that opportunity to do that.

For the record, my name is Claudia.

I'm 52. - Shut up.

I'm very nice to everyone.

Just don't come at me sideways, and we'll be fine.

It's my first time being away from home,

so I'm a little anxious, mm-hmm.

I want us to be a normal mother and daughter

that love each other and can get through a day

without fighting.

I feel like I'm constantly embarrassed at, like,

how we act around one another in front of other people.

I don't mean to sound selfish, like,

I'm so excited for you to, like, address your trauma,

and I think that's so important.

I want you to come here to work on you, also.

I am.

I'm Robin Covington. I'm 48.

Are you ready? - Yep, I'm ready.

My name is Christine Reddy. I'm 27.

My mom and I fight so much,

we can't be in the same room for more than 30 minutes.

Are those for us?

Thank you. - Thank you.

It's vitally important to both of us

that we fix what was broken between us.

Hi. - Hi.

I'm Greg. Nice to meet you.

Come on in. Hi.

I'm Christine. Nice to meet you, Greg.

Greg. Nice to meet you.

We got this. - Love.

So do you all know each other, or are you--

This is my daughter. - What, really?

Yes, my daughter. - That's amazing.

I'm getting those knots in my tummy.

I'm oh, so nervous.

I just hope that everyone is nice.

I wasn't nervous until, like, I got in here and was, like,

"Okay, this is happening."

This is a lot.

You're gonna be in total solitude with us crazy bitches.

Oh, God. Here we go.

Yeah, all right, trying to figure out--

You got two new friends, so...

The fact that Christine and I have some drama

is an understatement.

We're gonna have to do something special for Greg

when we leave here.

Oh, here's the--this says we have to meet at 3:00.

"Here's a map of the resort.

"Please meet us all at the Akasha Shala

at 3:00 p.m. sharp for our welcome ceremony."

So we just need to go from there to there.

That doesn't look too bad.

They don't even show us a path, though.

You know, just traipse through the jungle,

no big deal.

You know, just swing from vines.

With your Louboutins.

Lead the way, Greg.

I'm feeling butterflies in my stomach,

not knowing what to expect out of the resort,

out of the people.