Ryan is sometimes a bit of a paradox. His favorite hobby is getting punched while training in Krav Maga, yet his favorite adventure of Summer 2018 was the day he spent working and meditating with monks. When he isn’t rambling in front of
and meditating with monks. When he isn’t rambling in front of strangers, he works two jobs and attends school. His cavalier punk rock attitude is a direct product of the hardships he has conquered, whether it be depression, PTSD, or anxiety. But, like the Buddha sitting under the bodhi tree, Ryan recognizes that while the challenging times may abate, it is temporary, and life will always find another way to test us. Towards that idea, he has chosen to step up on the stage tonight and share his story in honor of the amazing achievement of us all making it to this day.

Ryan shares his story in the This Is My Brave Boston Fall show in 2018.