A Grateful Man of Action: Ryan B.

High, broken, and hearing voices telling him God hadn’t been good to him—he jumped. That was the beginning… not the end.

Ryan B. was once the kind of guy who could make a mess out of miracles. By the time he was 17, he’d been to rehab three times and had a daughter he wasn’t ready to raise. His life, marked by adventure and self-imposed crisis, hit its lowest point at a Widespread Panic concert—where, high on a cocktail of drugs, he jumped off a 50-foot ledge after hearing voices that God had abandoned him.

He survived, but the emotional bottom came later in a hotel room when his own daughter looked him in the eyes and said, “I don’t want to see you until you’ve been sober for 10 years.”

This is a raw, unflinching story about wreckage, redemption, and the miraculous repair that can happen when you finally say, “I’m tired of doing things my way.”

Today, Ryan is a grateful man of action—clean, connected, and deeply committed to recovery. His daughter is now the VP of his company, he’s married to a fellow traveler in the program, and he's a proud dad once again—this time fully present.

🎙️ If you’ve ever doubted that real transformation is possible, Ryan’s story will remind you: it’s never too late to rebuild from rock bottom.

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