Hello there! Welcome the 24th episode of Tales of the Force. Joining me today is Kent.

Kent is 29 years old. He is a lifelong Star Wars fan, avid con goer, traveler, collector, husband, and cat Dad to Kenobi.

Don’t forget this is Kent’s personal story. It is not my place on the show to dismiss, diminish, judge, or have an opinion on his story. Any views, thoughts, or opinions expressed are his own. Any comments on this episode and story are expected to be respectful.

Trigger Warning: This episode does include some mature language and mentions of suicide, which can be triggering for some listeners.

If you or someone you know is suicidal, please, contact your physician, go to your local ER, or call the suicide prevention hotline in your country. For the United States, the numbers are as follows:

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), or message the Crisis Text Line at 741741. Both programs provide free, confidential support 24/7.

Mental Health Resources:

988lifeline.org

afsp.org

www.nami.org

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Hello there! Welcome the 23rd episode of Tales of the Force. Joining me today is Mark.

Mark aka The Canerdian Jedi is a lifelong Star Wars fan from Nova Scotia, Canada. He runs the Holocron Chronicles podcast as part of the Secret Friends Unite Podcast Network, and enjoys sharing his love of Star Wars through his @canerdian_jedi accounts, including his newfound love of cosplaying original characters like The Pirate Jedi, Bananakin Skywalker, The Jurassic Jedi, and more. He hopes his positivity for all things Star Wars shines through in everything he does, and reminds people that Star Wars is for everyone.

Don’t forget this is Mark’s personal story. It is not my place on the show to dismiss, diminish, judge, or have an opinion on his story. Any views, thoughts, or opinions expressed are his own. Any comments on this episode and story are expected to be respectful.

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Hello there! Welcome the 22th episode of Tales of the Force. Joining me today is Jon Flake.

Jon has been a Star Wars fan and an athlete as long as he can remember. He had the OT on VHS, he was in 8th grade when Episode 1 came out, and grew up a prequels kid. Like a lot of fans his age it wasn’t as much of a focus in college, mostly because there wasn’t anything new coming out. As a college athlete he didn’t have as much time for hobbies and other things. His love of Star Wars was rekindled once Disney bought it, and announced there would be more movies. He was quickly wrapped back up in the stories from a galaxy far, far away. After visiting Galaxys Edge he was introduced to the world of props and costumes, which became a huge passion for him. Professionally he used to work training professional athletes, now he runs his own athlete training business specializing in training/mentoring youth athletes. The company is a representation of him and who he is, so it’s inspired by the themes and designs of Star Wars.

Don’t forget this is Jon’s personal story. It is not my place on the show to dismiss, diminish, judge, or have an opinion on his story. Any views, thoughts, or opinions expressed are his own. Any comments on this episode and story are expected to be respectful.

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