Riding The Storm: Surviving my father with Ryan Harland | E93

podcast Dec 09, 2024

Ryan is the author of the remarkable book Riding the Storm, which delves into his life story, shaped by a history of trauma. A survivor of sexual abuse, Ryan is a passionate advocate for mental health. Through sharing his personal experiences, he seeks to inspire others to overcome adversity, turn challenges into opportunities, and live a positive and meaningful life. His message is clear: no matter what you've been through or how old you are, you have the power to make a difference

Ryan Harland shares his powerful story surviving sexual abuse at the hands of his father. Ryan is an advocate for mental health. He shares his own experiences to inspire others to overcome adversity to turn it into a more positive life. To prove it doesn't matter what you've been through or how old you are, you can still make a difference

Discussed in this episode:

  • 00:01:15 Introduction to the Show 
  • 00:02:10 Ryan's Introduction 
  • 00:02:57 What are you passionate about? 
  • 00:04:35 Becoming a better person after experiencing abuse 
  • 00:05:10 Becoming empathatic to trauma survivors 
  • 00:07:00 Finding it difficult to find people who understand your pain 
  • 00:07:45 What does optimal brain health means for you? 
  • 00:09:49 How does your brain help you be our best? 
  • 00:11:40 Ryan's Story: From Surviving to Thriving 
  • 00:12:20 About Ryan's Abusive father 
  • 00:16:40 Survival Default 
  • 00:18:00 Living in an abusive environment is like putting yourself in a place of War Zone  
  • 00:21:45 Thanking ourselves from coming out of the abuse using the safe way  
  • 00:23:00 Dealing with the aftermath of trauma survival 
  • 00:26:00 Underestimating the POWER of our BRAIN 
  • 00:26:57 Never Give Up 
  • 00:27:50 Turning Trauma informed freeze  
  • 00:28:00 Ryan's wish to stop repeating history 
  • 00:31:55 What happened after you experienced the abuse and how your life unfolded thereafter? 
  • 00:36:55 Going through the experience that led Ryan to being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder 
  • 00:45:05 Grateful to be able to discuss his experience to create awareness 
  • 00:47:58 Giving ourselves a break/Stop being hard on yourelf all the time 
  • 00:49:47 What is the funniest, almost embarrassing thing that's happened, ever happened to you? 
  • 00:52:15 What feeling or emotion is most important to you in life and why? 
  • 00:53:00 Ryan and his brother's court case 
  • 01:05:00 Ryan's father gave himself his own death sentence 
  • 01:08:44 How you helped yourself with the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder 
  • 01:12:15 What advice would you give to anyone who is struggling with a mental health diagnosis like borderline personality disorder? 
  • 01:15:35 End of Show

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