Walking Miracle: Ryan Shazier on Fatherhood, Faith & Recovery | Hey Dad Ep. 4

Ryan Shazier joins Brian Canavan and Jake Ballard for a powerful conversation about fatherhood, faith, football, adversity, recovery, and why our response to hard moments can shape everything.Ryan is a former Ohio State Buckeye, former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker, two-time Pro Bowler, author of Walking Miracle, and founder of the Ryan Shazier Fund for Spinal Rehabilitation.After suffering a serious spinal injury during a Monday Night Football game in 2017, Ryan’s life changed in an instant. What followed was not only a physical recovery, but a deeper journey of faith, resilience, identity, family, and purpose.In this episode, Ryan shares what it was like to walk through one of the hardest chapters of his life, how fatherhood shaped his recovery, what he hopes his children remember most, and why the way we respond to adversity matters so deeply.The Hey Dad Podcast features real conversations at the intersection of leadership and fatherhood, and what it really means to be present in the moments that matter most.Hey Dad helps fathers and grandfathers record meaningful videos filled with their stories, faith, wisdom, encouragement, and love so their children can experience them now and keep them forever.Download Hey Dad:https://heydad.proLearn more about Ryan’s work:https://www.ryanshazierfund.org