Mario Campanaro: From Chronic Illness to Hollywood and Beyond

02/28/19 • 56 min

Mario Campanaro has truly walked the hero’s journey.

A master teacher in the world of film, t.v. and stage. He is internationally renown for his intuitive gifts as a teacher. He’s the go-to coach for some of the biggest names in the industry and loved for the high standard of work he cultivates in his students.

Most importantly...above all else....Mario is profoundly dedicated to helping the actor learn their craft, free their instrument, assist in unlocking its fullest potential. In addition/ He has performed in television, film, as well as on the Broadway stage...creating a dream career anyone in the arts would covet.

If overcoming the extreme adversity of making a career in the performing arts was not enough, Mario has also overcome some incredible obstacles physically and spiritually.

In his early thirties, Mario was diagnosed with a mystery chronic illness nearly losing his life. He traveled to the corners of the world to explore every option to survive. His pain to power scenario is as inspiring as any human I have ever had the chance to connect with. Never the victim, Mario continues to pursue the quest for truth and excellence and authenticity in EVERY area of his life.

Show notes

Highlights of our conversation:

1:56 - Who is Mario?
4:51 - Mario's beautifully broken story
7:02 - The demoralizing effects of being invalidated
10:58 - We all need help in our medical journey
15:20 - How Freddie and Mario met (it's unusual)
16:22 - Mario travels the world seeking healing
19:08 - The importance of art as medicine
21:42 - We all carry our own pain, honor that.
24:33 - The necessity of the artist to help others understand the human condition
28:15 - The financial costs of a healing journey: a conversation on medical tourism.
32:52 - The value of bartering our healthcare
36:18 - You must take responsibility for your own health
39:45 - Learning to cry again (and getting addicted to Catfish)
44:22 - Mario's top healing modalities
52:12 - Would you trade your pain for better days?
53:38 - Some advice for those at their lowest lows

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Mario Campanaro has truly walked the hero’s journey.

If overcoming the extreme adversity of making a career in the performing arts was not enough, Mario has also overcome some incredible obstacles physically and spiritually.

Show notes

Highlights of our conversation:

1:56 - Who is Mario?
4:51 - Mario's beautifully broken story
7:02 - The demoralizing effects of being invalidated
10:58 - We all need help in our medical journey
15:20 - How Freddie and Mario met (it's unusual)
16:22 - Mario travels the world seeking healing
19:08 - The importance of art as medicine
21:42 - We all carry our own pain, honor that.
24:33 - The necessity of the artist to help others understand the human condition
28:15 - The financial costs of a healing journey: a conversation on medical tourism.
32:52 - The value of bartering our healthcare
36:18 - You must take responsibility for your own health
39:45 - Learning to cry again (and getting addicted to Catfish)
44:22 - Mario's top healing modalities
52:12 - Would you trade your pain for better days?
53:38 - Some advice for those at their lowest lows

UPGRADE YOUR WELLNESS

Marion Institute BioMed Course: biologicalmedicine.org
Code: beautifullybroken

Silver Biotics Wound Healing Gel: https://bit.ly/3JnxyDD
Code: BEAUTIFULLYBROKEN

LightPathLED https://lightpathled.com/?afmc=BEAUTIFULLYBROKEN
Code: beautifullybroken

STEMREGEN: https://www.stemregen.co/products/stemregen/?afmc=beautifullybroken
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Medical grade Ozone Therapy: https://lddy.no/1djnh
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Jimmy T. Martin: Cold, Cryo, and Cancer

Today on the show is an incredible human. Jimmy T. Martin is helping to bring new modalities to make people feel better. He is also a survivor. He co-founded BRRRN Studios in New York City - the world’s first, cool temperature fitness studio. The studio has been featured on Good Morning America, Live with Ryan and Kelly, Men’s Health, GQ, Vogue and People Magazine.

On this episode we get into the science behind cold therapy, the brown fat you want more of on your body, how to turn an idea sitting on your laptop into one of Manhattan's hottest (but coolest) fitness studios, and how beta testing your program inside a 38°F beer fridge in Brooklyn made all the difference in the world.

I want to also prepare everyone for the candid and at-times difficult conversation we have about Jimmy’s role as a caregiver to his late wife and her battle with cancer. Their bravery, her beauty, her strength, and this very real story is something we have the honor to experience. This show really hits my heart and if you could make a special place for yourself to be able to hear everything that unfolds in the next 45 minutes, I think you will look at life a little differently after the experience.

Highlights of our conversation:

2:29 - About BRRRN Fitness Studio
4:02 - Self-care is never out of style
6:26 - How the cold brought fame to David Letterman
9:26 - What is brown fat?
11:38 - The inciting incident
19:56 - How Jimmy's time as a caregiver changed him
24:37 - Getting started with cold fitness
27:52 - The necessity of no
32:07 - Cultivating a culture
34:13 - Gaining permission
38:06 - Would you trade your most painful day for easier times?
40:55 - What beautifully broken means to Jimmy

Connect with Jimmy:

Check out the studio’s website - https://www.thebrrrn.com/
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Jackie Vanderbeck: Singing for Seniors

Jackie Vanderbeck is an actor, writer, and the Founder and Producing Artistic Director of Sing For Your Seniors (SFYS), a New York-based non-profit organization. SFYS’s mission is to enrich lives through the universal language of music by bringing professional artists to the communities of seniors in need to entertain, foster connection and create shared joy. Proudly focusing its service to low-income senior communities, LGBTQ+ elders, veterans and those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia, SFYS is a five-time recipient of the Quality of Life grant from Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Before graduating in the founding class of the Natomas Charter School – Performing and Fine Arts Academy in Sacramento, Jackie spent her summers interning in Outreach and Education for California Music Theatre, where she cultivated her passion for ensuring theatre be accessible to all. Jackie went on to study performing arts at the University of Cincinnati – College Conservatory of Music, receiving her BFA in Musical Theatre and the Ross Award for Excellence.

Some of Jackie’s theatre credits include the Denver Center Theatre Company, Pacific Conservatory Theatre, Sacramento Theatre Company, Broadway Sacramento - Music Circus, Shawnee Playhouse and two concert tours with the Tokyo Philharmonic in Japan. As a writer, Jackie’s first play with music, “THAW,” with co-creator, George Walker, received two workshops at the Pacific Conservatory Theatre.

Jackie is a member of Actors Equity Association and the Dramatists Guild of America.

Highlights of our conversation: