Host Scott C. Jones talks to Nick Harrison – an actor, stuntman, and fight coordinator in Hollywood – who says that the Star Wars movies got him through his difficult childhood.

The original trilogy of films helped Harrison find his way through a gauntlet of nightmarish experiences – – experiences that otherwise may have destroyed Nick had Star Wars not been there when he needed it most.

Harrison released an autobiographical book last year (titled Safe Space) that catalogues his pre-adolescent experiences along with his undying devotion to The Force, the Light Side, and R2D2. [**Warning: This episode features frank conversation about sexual abuse. Discretion is advised.]

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