More than a name.

Born without a left hand, Loyal Pyczynski learned early that strength isn’t what you’re given—it’s what you choose to create. Being Loyal is a story of resilience, authenticity, and healing—a reminder that the most powerful act of courage is being true to yourself.

Being Loyal is a raw, uplifting memoir that traces Loyal Pyczynski’s extraordinary journey from a boy born without a hand to a man who built his own destiny—one of innovation, artistry, and heart. Through triumphs on world stages and in the quietest moments of doubt, Loyal reveals how life’s deepest wounds can become the very source of strength and purpose.

Blending cinematic storytelling with hard-won truth, Being Loyal explores what it means to turn pain into power and live a life driven not by perfection, but by authenticity. Loyal spent years hiding his difference, mastering illusion on The Mickey Mouse Club and Nickelodeon’s Fifteen while concealing who he truly was. His greatest illusion wasn’t onstage—it was pretending not to be different. As an adult, he became a two-time IRONMAN finisher and Team USA paratriathlete, later leading creative technology teams at Disney and Meta that redefined what’s possible. Yet every triumph still cast its own shadow—a quiet battle to heal the wounds of shame and remain loyal to his authentic self.

With candor, wit, and a spirit that never quits, Being Loyal invites readers to look inward, to question the stories that limit them, and to embrace the unfiltered truth of who they are. This engaging memoir is a call to living boldly, loving deeply, and staying loyal to the person you were always meant to become.