Matt Richardson Podcast

When Hunter Rasmussen went hunting with his cousin, he never imagined how that day would change his life forever. One gunshot. 132 pellets. A split-second moment that took his leg but gave him a mission. In today’s episode, we sit down with Hunter as he walks us through the accident that nearly killed him, the trauma that followed, and the miracles that carried him through months of pain, surgery,...

I told my mom I was drinking, watching porn, sleeping around, and that I’d been excommunicated from my church... But she just loved me. And honestly, that shocked me. In today’s episode, we sit down with my mom as she walks through what it was like hearing about my mistakes everything from addiction to excommunication and how she chose love over judgment. We filmed this conversation to help parent...

“They say leaving the Church feels free, but it is a trap.” In this solo episode, I share my own story of leaving the LDS Church lifestyle to chase what looked like freedom. Drinking, partying, doing whatever I wanted felt like freedom in the moment, but it left me more empty, lonely, and trapped than ever before. True freedom is not found in walking away from God. It comes through Christ, through...

In this episode, Julia shares the gripping story of a marriage that began with love and security but descended into abuse, addiction, and tragedy. What started as a relationship that felt safe and stable slowly revealed hidden pornography use, controlling behavior, and escalating violence. Through pregnancy complications, postpartum anxiety, and countless arguments, Julia fought to hold her family...

In this episode, the host of Overcoming Trauma opens up about a deeply personal struggle: how Satan’s quiet influence pulled him away from God during one of the hardest trials of his life. Drawing from the Book of Mormon, he shares three tactics the adversary uses to sway us from the truth—convincing us there is no God, stirring our hearts to anger against Him, or lulling us into carnal security....

In this episode, Ben Foskey shares his powerful journey of surviving abuse, addiction, and despair, and discovering the relentless love of God that carried him toward healing. What began with a childhood marked by divorce and instability spiraled into years of anger, loneliness, and searching for belonging. Drawn into an unhealthy relationship with a mentor who became his abuser, Ben carried silen...

In this episode, Matthew Richardson shares the raw and personal story of how God guided him step by step through the most painful chapter of his life—his marriage and eventual divorce. What began with undeniable revelation to marry became a marriage filled with instability, abuse on both sides, and years of pleading with God for direction. Time after time, he felt prompted to keep trying, to endur...

In this episode, Tom shares how one football hit in the Marine Corps left him instantly paralyzed and changed the course of his life forever. A gifted athlete with dreams of making his family proud, Tom suddenly found himself waking up from a coma, told he would never move again. What followed were years of pain, reckless choices, and nights spent yelling at God in frustration. Yet, even in the da...

In this raw and powerful solo episode, Matthew opens up about the relentless lies Satan tells us—that we're too far gone, too broken, too unworthy to be used by God. But through scripture and personal experience, he shares a message that cuts through the shame: God doesn’t call the perfect. He calls the willing. Matthew walks us through the stories of Moses, Paul, the woman at the well, and Peter—...

In this raw and deeply moving episode, Shelby opens up about her journey from childhood trauma and addiction to healing and purpose. Shelby shares how her identity was rooted in being the best—at school, at sports, at being the “good girl.” But underneath that drive was pain she didn’t yet understand. From struggling with eating disorders in fifth grade to experiencing sexual assault in high schoo...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Connor Shaw opens up about his journey from a successful college athlete to hitting rock bottom—and ultimately finding spiritual transformation. Connor shares how his identity was rooted in sports and performance, and how, after losing that foundation, he turned to partying, drugs, and temporary pleasures to fill the growing void. Despite outward succe...

I'm asking others to be vulnerable on this show. So that's what I did today...This isn’t just about a story of pain — it’s about what happens when your world falls apart and you're left wondering who you really are. I share:How my marriage ended and left me completely alone The darkest season of my life — battling addiction, depression, and spiritual disconnectionThe night I felt Satan...

I’m Matthew Richardson, and I want to welcome you to the Overcoming Trauma Podcast. I’ll be bringing on individuals who have been through the darkest moments of their lives — people who’ve been broken, lost, and felt like they were in the depths of hell — but who’ve found a way to rise, heal, and turn their trauma into triumph. The whole purpose of this podcast is to assist the Lord in His work. I...