Jason Duika is a professional Operatic Baritone, who has sung throughout the United States. He is also a motivational speaker, who overcame Tourette syndrome. Tourette is a neurological disorder characterized by physical manifestions called "tics", which include, but are not limited to distonic postures, seizures, and swearing. At the height of his case, he had thousands of these...in one day...

 

Despite this epic struggle, Jason was emboldened by a deep belief that he had a destiny... Always loving to sing, ever since he was 3, Jason would have a respite from his terrible "tics" when he sang. As a teenager, he was asked to sing Oh Holy Night at his high schools Christmas concert. He trembled, but he did it! The audience gave him a standing ovation. And thus was born a career, and a belief he had something to say with his voice, but especially his singing... TouretteSings was born out of that belief.

 

Jason is now a professional Opera Singer, a Verdi baritone, ...but Jason also wishes to share his story with the world to help empower them!!

 

He hopes to bring a message of tolerance, and resilience to a world in need of it! With the pandemic having wreaked havoc on our health, both mental, and physical, one of the most important skills that students can have as they enter the world is resilience. The takeaways of this talk will be:

 

1.) Learning how to achieve Resilience.

2.) Learning how to practice Tolerance.

3.) Learning how to practice resilience and tolerance to achieve Acceptance.

 

Your attendees will come away knowing more about how a struggle can strengthen their resolve, open their minds, and allow them to achieve a more tolerant, compassionate life.