That Adds Up
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Episodes
He was bullied, choked in class, and told in a hundred small ways that he was powerless. Now Javi Vargas is a professional boxer and ABF Super Welterweight Champion who turns that pain into discipline, faith, and knockout power.Kristina Richie sits down with Javi for a raw conversation about how a kid who never wanted to fight became a man who can read an opponent in real time, stay composed under pressure, and buil...
The advice Annette Bridges lives by is simple: don’t box me in, don’t underestimate me, and don’t tell me who I’m supposed to be. From a tomboy childhood in a military family to 33 years in the U.S. Army, Annette built a life around one powerful instinct - prove it, protect others, and keep moving forward. Kristina Richie sits down with her longtime "work wife" for a deeply personal con...
One conversation can change a child's life, and Tori Hefley has spent years creating the kind of emotional safety that makes that possible. As a Director of Forensic Services who has interviewed more than a thousand children, Tori reveals what most parents get wrong about abuse, grooming, and "stranger danger" - and why the real warning signs usually show up much closer to home. Tori shares the personal story that s...
The Doctor’s Wife: She Married a Man With a Horrible Secret She survived foster care abuse, trafficking, a wrongful public reputation, and a marriage shattered by a devastating criminal case—then found the courage to reclaim her name, her voice, and her future. Ada’s story is a brutal, unforgettable look at what it means to be believed, betrayed, and finally free from living for everyone...
A mortician’s work starts where most people’s fear begins—and Carrie’s story shows why she’s uniquely built for it. From a childhood marked by being unheard and unchosen to becoming the person families trust on their worst day, this conversation reveals how the deepest wounds can shape an unexpected calling. Kristina Richie sits down with Carrie to trace the patterns that shaped her lif...
What happens when a child who was never heard grows up to become impossible to ignore? Meg Booth shares the painful roots of her advocacy, from a childhood shaped by divorce, coercive religion, and being silenced, to the moment she turned that pain into action for her daughter and her community. Kristina Richie talks with longtime friend Meg Booth about the control, confusion, and emotional survival tactics that def...
The advice you give yourself can become the loudest bully in the room - until you learn how to shut it down. Kristina Richie sits down with James Ruby for a raw conversation about shame, autonomy, addiction, and the invisible wounds that shape who we become.James opens up about growing up in a high-pressure, image-conscious home, being bullied for his weight, and learning to survive by performing, pleasing, and alwa...
A tattoo artist who shot a man, survived a childhood of abuse, and built a life around helping others - LJay’s story is as chaotic as it is unforgettable. If you’ve ever wondered how someone goes from poverty, violence, and betrayal to fatherhood, business ownership, and a serious mission to give back, this conversation hits hard.Kristina Richie sits down with LJay, the Fresno tattooer behind some of Kri...
Fear shaped Billy LeBlanc before he could even name it - and that fear followed him into addiction, prison, and a life sentence. In this brutally honest conversation, he traces the moments that made him who he is: the first memory of watching his dad push his mom to the ground, the shame of being called a coward, and the long road from a scared little boy to a man trying to finally feel safe in his own skin.Billy op...
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