Matt Richardson Podcast

Welcome back to the Matt Richardson podcast. In this episode, Matt sits down with his parents to dive into a journey marked by darkness, misery, and ultimate redemption through Jesus Christ. Growing up in a world filled with endless temptations, Matt fell deep into a wild lifestyle of substance abuse and wrestled quietly with same-sex attraction. When he finally built up the courage to tell his pa...

Kiaya's story is one of the most powerful we've shared on the podcast. After years of heroin addiction, abusive relationships, repeated arrests, and more than 10 incarcerations, Kiaya believed the lies that she would never change. She thought she would always be an addict. Everything changed during one moment in a jail cell. In this conversation, Kiaya shares the painful reality of addicti...

Haley lived both lives… and one nearly destroyed her. For years, Haley Burns walked a double life, faith on the outside, chaos on the inside. Same-sex attraction. Pornography. Alcohol. Shame. Suicidal thoughts. She tried everything the world said would make her feel free…
but instead, she felt like her spirit was suffocating. Then one moment changed everything. This is a raw, honest conversation a...

In this episode, I share what it really felt like to hit rock bottom. Losing my marriage, business, identity, being excommunicated from my church, and sense of purpose while battling addiction. At my lowest, everything was driven by lust, validation, and escape. What started early turned into years of addiction that kept pulling me deeper, leaving me empty and searching for more. After reaching a...

From early exposure to alcohol… to years of addiction… to hitting rock bottom and losing everything, Landon shares what it really felt like to live in that darkness. At his lowest, he was isolated, battling addiction daily, and ready to give up. But that’s not where his story ends. After a cancer diagnosis, losing control of his life, and reaching a breaking point, everything began to change. Thro...

Life unraveled early for Tiarra. As a teenager, she found herself navigating family upheaval, heartbreak, and choices that left her feeling lost… until honest questions about faith led her back to God. In this episode, Tiarra shares a story of searching, healing, and rediscovering purpose. After her parents’ divorce changed the stability of her childhood, she spent her teenage years trying to find...

What happens when your dad is told he only has two months to live? In this episode, Olivia Burnett shares the story of her father’s stage four cancer diagnosis, the final months their family spent together, and the faith in God that carried them through grief, fear, and loss. From the moment they received the diagnosis to the powerful lessons her father left behind, Olivia opens up about how this...

In this powerful episode of the Redeeming Love Podcast, Tanyail Wilson shares her raw testimony of walking away from faith and diving into “New Age” spirituality, manifesting, and self-empowerment culture. At first, it worked. Her business grew. Money flowed. Opportunities appeared. But success could not silence the anxiety. Manifesting could not heal the depression. And addiction slowly took cont...

This is an honest conversation about something that rarely gets talked about in Christian spaces. Fitness isn’t the problem. Discipline isn’t the problem. Taking care of your body isn’t the problem. But for Renee, it slowly became her identity. What started as health turned into control. What looked like discipline was rooted in insecurity. Compliments didn’t fix the emptiness. Results didn’t brin...

She was making $30,000 a month on OnlyFans… then walked away from it all for JESUS.In this episode of the Redeeming Love Podcast, Karina Graham shares how she walked away from OnlyFans, addiction, and a life that looked successful on the outside but was collapsing within. After years of heartbreak, substance abuse, and searching for love in all the wrong places, Karina rebuilt her life and quickly...

On this episode of Redeeming Love Podcast, Reuben Perez shares the second half of the twins’ story and how choosing God over peer pressure shaped his entire life. From growing up in France to moving to the United States…from competitive soccer and fitness influencing…to writing a faith-centered book at just 21 years old…Reuben talks about what it really looks like to listen to God instead of the w...

Samuel didn’t grow up religious. No church. No scripture study. No Christian friends. Just a normal childhood in France, a love for soccer, and the same pressure every teenager feels. Fit in. Party. Be cool. Follow the crowd. But something never felt right. While everyone else chased the world, Samuel felt empty. So instead of going to parties, he prayed. Instead of drinking, he trained. Instead o...

What if the worst day of your life became the day your faith grew the most? In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Redeeming Love Podcast, Lisa Carter shares the story that changed her life forever. Her husband left for a humanitarian trip to Guatemala, excited to serve and help others. Hours later, Lisa received a knock at the door with the news no one is ever prepared for. There had...

Hakim survived what no child should ever see. At 11 years old he watched his parents and baby sister be killed, was kidnapped by rebels, trained as a child soldier, and forced to do unthinkable things just to stay alive. Years later, as a refugee in Utah, he met Wyatt, walked into an LDS church he did not want to be in, and felt something he could not explain. That moment eventually led him to the...

I sat down with my dad to walk through his remarkable journey from addiction, aimlessness, and life without God to faith, redemption, and spiritual purpose. What begins as a story about partying, nicotine, and searching for direction becomes a powerful testimony of how Jesus Christ changes hearts, heals wounds, and gives people entirely new desires. This is not a story about becoming perfect overn...

The story of the Provo Tabernacle is not just history. It is a metaphor for our lives. In this episode of the Redeeming Love Podcast, we tell the true story of the Provo Tabernacle fire in Provo, Utah, and how a building that was burned from the inside out was later rebuilt into the Provo City Center Temple. What looked like destruction became preparation. What looked like loss became transformati...

In this episode of Redeeming Love, a young girl shares two sacred experiences that surrounded the loss of her father and forever changed the way she understands grief, faith, and connection. One week before her father passed, she felt prompted to begin journaling. Each night, she wrote what she loved about herself and what she was grateful for. When the hardest day came, that simple act became a q...

For the twelve days leading up to Christmas, I’m sharing something really special on the Redeeming Love Podcast. Each day I’ll be posting a miracle. A real moment where someone saw the Lord’s hand in their life and felt the love of Jesus Christ in a way that changed everything. My hope is that these stories lift your heart and draw you closer to Him during this season. Christmas is about joy, peac...

In this episode I share an important changes to the podcast and the reason behind them. The Overcoming Trauma Podcast is becoming the Redeeming Love Podcast. Every story we tell, every post we share, and every conversation moving forward will center on Jesus Christ and His redeeming love. His power to heal, restore hope, and lift us out of darkness is the message I want at the core of this show. T...

In this episode, Adam Allred shares the kind of story most men never let themselves speak out loud. He opens up about a marriage that slowly broke apart behind closed doors. Years of trying to make it work. Years of grinding, praying, pushing, and hoping that effort alone would heal what was falling apart. Then one moment changed everything. A reversal. A shock. A decision he never expected to fac...

In this profoundly raw and inspiring episode, Jen Saunders opens up about a lifetime of trauma and a descent into darkness that nearly cost her everything. Jen shares the story of a childhood fractured by sexual abuse that lasted for eight long years at the hands of a trusted figure who was active in the church. A broken home. A loss of innocence. A young girl's fervent prayers went unanswered, tr...

In this episode, Gina opens up about a tragedy no wife ever imagines could happen to her. She shares the story of a marriage that looked picture perfect from the outside. A driven husband. A beautiful family. A future planned out with purpose. Then one unexpected moment at work triggered panic, sleepless nights, a mental spiral, and a darkness that took over faster than anyone could recognize. Wha...

In this episode, Nick shares how a divorce and a slow build of casual drinking spiraled into full blown addiction. What began as a once a month social drink turned into needing alcohol just to function, to have fun, to escape, or feel anything at all. Before he knew it, twenty ounces of hard liquor a day was normal. He ignored the scares. He ignored the anxiety. He ignored the warnings. Until one...

After 20 years of heartbreak, frustration, and unanswered prayers, Melissa told God she was done with dating. She hadn’t given up on marriage, just on trying to make it happen herself. When she told her mom, “If I’m supposed to get married, the Lord will take care of it,” her mom laughed and said, “What do you think He’s going to do, send someone to your doorstep?” That’s exactly what He did. In t...

In this episode, Matt shares his raw and honest story of being excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how it became one of the most defining spiritual experiences of his life. After returning home from his mission, Matt struggled with temptation, broke sacred covenants, and drifted from God. When his choices caught up with him, he sat down with his stake president...