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Polly Kahl, M.A. is a licensed professional counselor with a private therapy practice and consultation business in West Lawn, PA. She is a lover of pop culture and became interested in the Gosselins when they moved to her small Pennsylvania town, and then her interest increased as she began to view the Gosselins as being exploited in reality television. Polly Kahl is the author of Jon & Kate Plus Eight: "Reality" TV & the Selling of the Gosselins, available in paperback and eBooks including Kindle. The book is a compilation of interviews and discusssions with experts on reality TV and the effects of fame on families and children, including former child stars. It also includes a bonus chapter, "Getting Real with the Gosselins", which was originally printed in the Al Walentis book The Secret World of Jon and Kate: The Stupidest Story in the History of the Universe and the People Who Covered It.
Polly has worked as a child advocate since 1984, appearing on over twenty television shows and National Public Radio as well as presenting at many seminars and conferences across the country, on issues related to post traumatic stress disorder and incest and childhood abuse recovery. She was the clinical consultant for the MTV sexual abuse special Fight Back and was the featured therapist in an educational film on crime and the elderly produced for the Berks County Office of Aging. She is on the speakers bureau of RAINN, the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. Polly's popular blog, Small Town Gosselins, went viral after she interviewed actor Eric Roberts and was linked to by Perez Hilton, the Huffington Post, and many more entertainment news sites. She appeared in the E! Television True Hollywood Story "Kate Gosselin." Polly has lived in Wernersville since 1991 and she and her husband are the parents of two children.
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What is Small Town Gosselins?
Small Town Gosselins is a blog written by Polly kahl, a resident of Wernersville PA, the small town the Gosselins moved to in late fall 2008. Polly began writing the blog as "Werny Gal" but later used her rreal name. She is a counselor in private practice in West Lawn, PA.
What do the gosselins eat from McDonald's?
The Gosselins dont eat Mcdonalds
What type of family are the Gosselins?
The Gosselins are a nuclear family, parents and children living together.
How many nannies have the Gosselins had?
How much help the Gosselins have had while raising their children is a hot topic on message boards and blogs about 'Jon & Kate Plus 8." While Kate Gosselin contends that they have never had a nanny, other say that the Gosselins have had substantial round-the-clock help since the birth of the sextuplets. Initially, a cadre of organized volunteers and a state funded nurse helped the Gosselins care for their children. After the first year, the state stopped funding for the nurse, but some volunteers continued to assist the Gosselins. Then, Dr. Phil provided a the Gosselins with a girl from Nannies 4 Hire. Still, the Gosselins continue to assert that they have never had a nanny. As their fame grew, the Gosselins continue to use paid "people" to help them manage their brood of 8. While they may not be nannies, they do things that most people would typically associate with a nanny caring for children. The exact number is not known, however the Gosselin's former nurse said that Kate Gosselin had fired more than 2 dozen nurses prior to her arrival in the Gosselin home.
Can you babysit the Gosselins?
No not unless Kate knows you.
What is Small Town Gosselins?
Small Town Gosselins is a blog written by Polly kahl, a resident of Wernersville PA, the small town the Gosselins moved to in late fall 2008. Polly began writing the blog as "Werny Gal" but later used her rreal name. She is a counselor in private practice in West Lawn, PA.
What is Jon and Kate Plus 8 Reality TV and the Selling of the Gosselins?
Jon & Kate Plus Eight: "Reality" TV & the Selling of the Gosselins is a book written by Polly Kahl, MA, LPC. Kahl is a prvate practice counselor in West Lawn, PA. She became interested in the Gosselins after they moved to her small town of Wernersville PA in late 2008, and her book is about the unreality of reality TV and its effects on the Gosselin family.
Who is taking care of the gosselins Jon or kate?
Both Of them, They share Custody
What is the birth name of Kelly Kahl?
Kelly Kahl's birth name is Kelly R. Kahl.
What is the birth name of Milt Kahl?
Milt Kahl's birth name is Milton Erwin Kahl.
What is the birth name of Tyler Kahl?
Tyler Kahl's birth name is Tyler Benjamin Kahl.
Where is Kahl Desert?
I can find no reference to a Kahl Desert.
When was Kahl Building created?
Kahl Building was created in 1920.
When was Chris Kahl born?
Chris Kahl was born in 1977.
How tall is Fred Kahl?
Fred Kahl is 6' 1".
How tall is Tyler Kahl?
Tyler Kahl is 5' 11".
When was Henry Kahl House created?
Henry Kahl House was created in 1920.
