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Nathan Spiteri: How did you break up with your abuser and then forgive?

By admin on April 10, 2023

Nathan Spiteri is a filmmaker, actor and writer. He is also a sexual abuse survivor, activist and advocate. Born in Canberra, Australia, Nathan was sexually abused as a child, threatened with his life and that of his family. He turned to drugs, violence and sex as a result to survive. Hitting rock bottom, Nathan finally came out the other side, through intense therapy, Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics and Sex Anonymous. He has chosen to use his painful past to help others, aligning himself with organizations both in Australia and the US to raise awareness, educate people and act as an advocate for sexual abuse.

In episode 346 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out what life was like growing up in Canberra, Australia, what happened in January of 1987 when Nathan was at a local swimming pool with his friends, why Nathan kept going back to the abuse, what Nathan’s reaction was when the abuser had moved out of his home, what happened in Sydney when cocaine, heroin and sex was used to cope, how he got help in New York City with Alcoholics Anonymous, Sex Addicts Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, his family’s reaction to the abuse, how writing a screenplay helped him move forward, how he broke up with his abuser and then was able to forgive, and why it’s important to feel our pain, cry, and share our vulnerability with others.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05HH5V8NWsA

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Cesar Perez: What do you want to tell college students about driving while intoxicated?

By admin on August 20, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24118446/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]A professional actor with a promising career, Cesar Perez was on a meteoric rise until a drunk driver slammed into his car head-on. He coded on the paramedics more than once on the way to the hospital, and coded again when he arrived. It’s a miracle he even survived. Still, he wouldn’t have called it miraculous at the time. In one devastating blow, all his dreams had been ripped away. A severe brain injury had left him almost entirely incapacitated. His right arm was paralyzed. His femur had snapped in two. His face was shattered. He spent months learning how to breathe, eat, walk, and talk all over again. In the midst of it all, his girlfriend left him—the same girlfriend he had been on his way to see that fateful night. But life, ultimately, is a gift. Fragile, firm, and beautiful. Throughout the course of Cesar’s long, often tortuous recovery, “Chase the Light” shines with courage, grace, and the resilience of the human spirit—reminding us that every life has meaning and every soul has a purpose, always, even in our darkest moments.

In episode 291 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Cesar chose Georgia Southern University, what he was most worried about after the car accident, what he thinks of when he sees pictures of the accident or pictures of himself in the hospital, when it was the right time to share the story in a book, how his outlook on life has changes since the accident, how COVID-19 affected his recovery, how his injuries affect being active in his family life as he was before the accident, why it’s important to have a good support system when recovering from a car accident, what he wants to tell college students about drinking while driving, and what was it like meeting the first responders who saved him. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShBlsEMvxSg

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John H. Brennan: What is Emotional Intelligence, and why is that important for college students?

By admin on November 1, 2021

Today we have with us John H. Brennan, an Accomplished Speaker, Author, Successful Actor, Facilitator, and Corporate Trainer. Born in Montreal, Canada, he is a dual citizen (US) and speaks fluent French. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in business and communication, he co-founded a small production company that produced live shows, events, and videos.

An acting opportunity led to a twenty-year journey, including fifty-plus commercials, travel throughout North America doing business theatre, and hosting Fortune 500 events. He has performed musical theatre on some of the best stages in the United States and Canada, was a contract player on the soap opera, Another World, and has been in multiple movies, guest star roles on celebrated television shows, and had his own television series playing the lead, Corporal Clive Bennett, on Bordertown. Today he is an accomplished speaker who is a board member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) LA Chapter, a Distinguished Toastmaster, a certified virtual speaker, and a certified trainer for Positive Coaching Alliance.

We find out why John chose Concordia University for his undergraduate experience, why he decided to join Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, what he thought about his son joining TKE at UCSD, what his favorite role to play was, his biggest customer service lesson from Disney, Ritz Carlton, and Nordstrom, what is Emotional Intelligence and why it’s important for college students, how we can increase customer loyalty, how we can improve retention in our organizations, and John’s favorite restaurant in Los Angeles. Enjoy!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6mRU5uX11s

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Jay Jay Warren: How did you prepare for your role in the movie “Rushed”?

By admin on July 21, 2021

A new movie is about to hit movie theaters on August 27th (and on streaming services like Apple / Amazon that same day) that you want to see! Siobhan Fallon Hogan & Robert Patrick star in this new movie thriller with Jake Weary and Jay Jay Warren. The movie is called “Rushed”. It was written by Siobhan Fallon Hogan who has been in a ton of movies and shows that you’ve already seen.

We are very fortunate to have Jay Jay Warren with us today on episode number 163 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast. Jay Jay plays “Jimmy” in the movie, a college freshman who is involved in a fraternity hazing incident. Since we have so many listeners that are college students and heavily involved in their fraternities and sororities, we wanted to talk more with Jay Jay to tell us about the upcoming movie.

We find out more about Jay Jay’s childhood and what made him want to become an actor, what it was like to work with Siobhan Fallon-Hogan on the set (you’ll recognize her from Seinfeld, SNL, The Golden Girls, 30 Rock, Men In Black, Forrest Gump, New In Town, Holes), how Jay Jay tried to absorb everything he could from this acting crew to help him reach his acting goals with Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgement Day), Jake Weary (Animal Kingdom, It Follows), Peri Gilpin (Frasier), and former NFL player Phil Villapiano, the craziest thing to happen on the set of “Rushed”, how he approached this role in the movie, what he thought when he first read the script, the huge support they got from the New Jersey community in making the movie, who is his role model as an actor, what types of roles he wants to tackle in the future, and the restaurants that he likes to go to in Los Angeles.

🔥 Special bonus! 🔥 Stay tuned to the end of the interview to hear directly from Siobhan Fallon-Hogan who wrote the screenplay to “Rushed” and also stars as Barbara O’Brien, Jimmy’s mother in the movie.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pwvwKUhn10