REPLAY: The Fragility of Life with Troy Brown

Directionally Challenged

Kayla Ewell

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.9 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Original Air Date: September 4, 2023

This week Kayla is joined by Recovery Coach, Troy Brown who shares how his life changed forever after he was hit by a drunk driver. Troy opens up about his long road to recovery, how his family and friends impacted his mental health, and his fears about eventually explaining the accident to his newborn daughter. He also expresses why helping others is beneficial to helping yourself.

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0:00.0	Hey guys it's Kayla. I'm so happy to join us today.
0:10.0	Hey guys, it's Kayla. I'm so happy you're able to join us today because we are all still so
0:15.9	directionally challenged. We thought we'd have it all figured out by the time we were in our
0:20.4	30s, but surprise we don't. we really don't and that's okay today I am
0:26.2	gonna sit down with Troy Brown he is raw he is real and he really goes
0:31.5	there with me and I am so honored to share his story.
0:35.7	At 24 he was impaled by a drunk driver and the doctor said he would be a quadriplegic for the rest of
0:42.1	his life. Instead of letting that define him, he chose to overcome that,
0:46.3	write his own story, and write an alternative ending. We discussed this and so much more.
0:52.1	When I first heard his story story I knew we had to have him on as a guest,
0:56.5	on Directionally Challenged. I mean his story is one of tragedy, of horror horror of perseverance and triumph.
1:06.3	So without further ado, here is my discussion with Troy Brown.
1:10.9	And I am here with Troy Brown. And I am here with Troy Brown.
1:15.0	Troy, you and I were just talking off Mike how we have so many mutual friends and we have yet to actually meet and I'm so honored and happy that you're here today.
1:23.0	You know, I watched your TED Talk and I think you are not only a phenomenal human, but you just have so much to share and you have such a delicate story story such an interesting story. It's a story of you know
1:36.3	tragedy, perseverance and triumph and it's a story set in Hollywood taking place on Hollywood Boulevard and it's the story of a hero the hero being you
1:47.4	You were 24 years old you had graduated college with dreams of becoming one of the biggest sports agents the league has ever
1:55.2	seen and in an instant all of that changed and so I would love for you to take us back
2:01.5	to the beginning and share this story with our
2:04.6	listeners. I think that taking it back kind of takes us back to like when you were
2:11.0	in our 20s you know we're 20 20s were aspiring to be whatever greatness is in front of us and for me that greatness was a sports agent as you said.
2:20.0	You know, I was around NBA guys and you're loving the life, right?
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