Episode 14

Overcoming Trauma and Fighting Childhood Hunger, with Ryan Cox

In episode 14 of Life Through a Dram, I chat with Ryan Cox on the value of building relationships, the fight he needed to overcome a life-changing trauma, and how he decided to take action at schools with delinquent lunch money accounts.

Topics on the menu include:

  • How his personal relationships have shaped his life since a young age
  • His decision to adopt his two nephews
  • How a major trauma in his life has made permanent life-altering changes
  • A rather cool (if freaky) party trick!
  • Why he couldn't stand back and let kids be hungry at school, even though his own finances weren't in the best shape
  • Why making people feel good about themselves is the key to making change in the world

Settle back for an inspiring and heart-warming conversation as Ryan shares his story, and how you can look to his example of overcoming adversity, and be a part of your community that leads from the front and inspires change.

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This week's whisky is the Bowmore 12 year old. Slainte var.

About the Podcast

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Life Through a Dram
Life Through a Dram sees Danny Brown's take on life, being a better person, and appreciating the here and now, all accompanied by a dram of fine single malt whisky.

About your host

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Danny Brown

Danny Brown is the host of One Minute Podcast Tips, the show that helps you be a better podcaster in just a minute a week. He's also hosted, and co-hosted, several other podcasts - if you called him a serial podcaster, you wouldn't be wrong! He's been in the podcasting space for over 10 years, and has the scars to prove it.

He's the Head of Podcaster Support and Experience at Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform for the serious indie podcaster.

He lives in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two kids, where he spends winters in front of a cozy fire and summers by the lake. Well, when he finds time away from podcasting, of course...