RRP 117 — Skyler Ray / Skyler Ray's High-Energy Road to Recovery — Revisited (Summer Bash 2026 Special Edition)

At nine years old, Skyler Ray decided he was brave. It would take nearly twenty years to find out what that decision was costing him.

At nine years old, Skyler Ray decided he was brave. His mother left him and his brother at a Portland shelter — she said she'd be back with food, and she never came back. Police split the boys into different cars, placed them in different foster homes the same week. In less than seven days, he lost his mom, his dad, and his brother. He told himself it was an adventure. He didn't know he was broken.

We first put Skyler's story out as Episode 22, and it has never left us. When 4D Recovery invited him to perform at their Summer Bash 2026 on June 13th in Vancouver, WA, we knew it was time to bring it back. If you found us after Episode 22 aired, you're about to hear something that changes how you think about recovery.

Skyler is a national touring artist, clean since December 6, 2018. Since we last spoke, the Road to Recovery Tour has grown to 70-plus events in its third national year — performing in rehabs, jails, and prisons, handing free tour bags to every person in the room. He and Kala have opened for Kevin Gates at Spokane Arena and built hundreds of thousands of followers. He's married now. And his partner has never seen him under the influence.

The full story is in this episode — the foster homes, the Portland streets, the sales manager's office above Paranoia Park, the VP who offered to personally fund his rehab and the answer Skyler gave him, the vision board on every wall of a Central City Concern room. We want you to hear it in his words.

Skyler and Kala perform live at 4D Summer Bash 2026 — June 13th, 2–5 PM, 7201 NE 18th Street, Vancouver WA 98661. Free, all ages. 4D Gratitude Night early bird tickets are also available now. Find everything Skyler is doing at OfficialSkylerRay.com.

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