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He gave his mom a kidney, and then went on to run 100 miles

Mannie Zubia is an Army veteran, ultra runner, and a man who knows what it feels like to be lost, and come back This episode was recorded live at the Austin Marathon Expo with Team I Am Redemption

Mannie opens up about:

• donating his kidney to save his mom

• the dark, sketchy phase of his life before everything changed

• how his wife and family ...

I started using hard drugs in high school.

This week on I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with Page Pressley for a real conversation about what it looks like when your life goes that direction early and what it takes to fight your way back.

This is not a highlight reel, this is what it actually looks like to rebuild.

In this episode: • Getting hooked young and going down fast • The reality of addiction before adu...

What makes someone run 26.2 miles?

At the Austin Marathon Expo, we sat down with runners from all walks of life and asked one simple question:

Why do you run?

The answers were deeper than we expected For some, running is discipline, for others, it’s healing, purpose, community, or even survival.

This is what I Am Redemption is all about, real people, real stories, and the power of turning pain into purpose

I...

This week on I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with Air Force Special Operations veteran Clayton McMurry for one of the most powerful conversations we’ve had to date.

Clayton shares what it was like guarding President Donald Trump, deploying on high level missions, and operating inside the world of Special Forces.

We talk about the global cave rescue mission that captured the attention of the world and what ...

Service Industry Secrets. Multiple Felonies. Finish Lines.

In this episode of I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with Brady McNamar to unpack what really happens inside the service industry world… and what it takes to climb out when drugs and alcohol take control. Brady came up in the heart of the nightlife and restaurant scene. Fast money. Long nights. Party culture. Until the consequences caught up. Multiple felonie...

In this episode of I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with former Navy SEAL Shawn Johnson, a high-level private security professional who has worked closely with some of the most influential figures in the world.

They talk openly about life inside the SEAL teams, transitioning to civilian life, elite security work, brotherhood, and what happens when the structure and camaraderie of the military disappear.

Shawn open...

What do you do when your business partner steals from you? For Eric Hinman, that moment became the turning point that reshaped his entire life.

In this episode of I Am Redemption, host Shawn Livingston sits down with Eric Hinman to unpack the story behind his evolution, from betrayal and business loss to building a new path through fitness, networking, and content creation.

Eric shares:

• What originally set him on his fitness...

Your body is not broken , it’s intelligent.

In this powerful episode of I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with Courtney Sprawls, a former fitness competitor turned movement coach and artist, to talk about healing, embodiment, and redefining what it truly means to be strong.

Courtney shares how learning to listen to her body, instead of punishing it, transformed not just her physical health, but her mental and emoti...

In this episode of I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with Kenny Whitacre, a former Division I football and track athlete whose pursuit of elite performance collided with addiction, trauma, and substance abuse — and ultimately led him to sobriety and a new mission centered on human capacity. Kenny’s athletic path didn’t follow a straight line. After competing at the highest collegiate levels in football and track, he trans...

This episode of I Am Redemption is unlike anything we’ve shared before.

Neysa Scroggin and Chris Scroggin sit down with Shawn Livingston to share a powerful story of addiction, faith, integrity, and redemption.

Neysa opens up about her time in the sex industry, years spent as an exotic dancer while battling alcoholism, addiction, and mental health struggles, doing everything she could to survive, provide, and fight to get her...

Heartbreak nearly killed him.

Kevin Crenshaw shares his raw and deeply honest journey through heartbreak, suicidal thoughts, addiction, chronic illness, and losing everything — long before his life ever “looked” like it was falling apart.

In this episode of I Am Redemption, Kevin opens up about how heartbreak shattered his identity, how chasing love and relief slowly turned into deeper pain, and how avoidance led him down a p...

This week on I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with Terrence Ogden for his second appearance, fresh off an absolutely relentless feat, a 1,000-mile ruck across the entire state of Texas.

Joining the conversation is his wife, Anna Ogden, who shares a powerful behind-the-scenes perspective on what life looked like for her and their family during the 40 days Terrence was gone on the road. This episode gives voice to the s...

In this unforgettable episode of I Am Redemption, Lydia Richards opens up like never before.

Lydia shares the truth behind her journey through childhood trauma, substance use, mental health struggles, and her experiences working in the sex industry, realities that are far more common than most people realize, yet rarely talked about openly.

This conversation is raw, emotional, and unfiltered. At moments, you can literally see...

When Josh Melching returned home from war, the battle didn’t end.

The symptoms of PTSD slowly began to surface. In a very short amount of time, Josh lost some of the closest people in the world to him. Trying to numb the pain, he turned to alcohol, a path that eventually led to serious trouble with the law.

Rock bottom came fast.

What changed everything wasn’t a shortcut or an escape. It was working with his hands. Josh fo...

Most people think danger looks obvious. Sometimes it looks like discipline, fitness… and a daily energy drink.

This week on I Am Redemption, Shawn Livingston sits down with San Antonio native, father, trainer, and boxing coach Casey Barnett—a man who looked healthy on the outside while quietly battling pills, alcohol, and isolation for years.

After finally confronting his substance use, Casey believed the hardest part was beh...

Mitch Ammons’ story is one of the most powerful transformations we’ve ever had on I Am Redemption. Once lost in hardcore addiction, heroin, meth, oxy. Mitch hit rock bottom more times than he can count. But one day he found community… and everything changed.

In this raw and unfiltered episode, Mitch sits down with host Shawn Livingston and opens up about:

• The darkest moments of his addiction

• How community helped pull him ...

Danielle Cobb returns to I Am Redemption, and this conversation goes deeper than ever. Sobriety wasn’t her final battle. She opens up about the hidden struggle she was still fighting behind the scenes… even when life looked “good” from the outside.

We talk about rebuilding her relationship with herself, navigating body image and self-worth, confronting silent internal battles, improving her relationship with food, and stepping i...