The Grind Podcast

The people around you are either helping you move forward or quietly pulling you backward. Most people can identify the people who support them, but very few stop to recognize the people who constantly take away from their growth, energy, confidence, and progress. In this episode, Chris explores the role subtractors play in our lives through lessons learned from addiction, prison, personal growth,...

Who are the people helping you grow? In Episode 8 of The Grind Podcast with Chris , I continue The Power of People series by discussing Adders — the people who bring value, encouragement, wisdom, support, and growth into your life. Some people help you become more than you could ever become on your own. They challenge you, believe in you when you don't believe in yourself, and help carry you throu...

The people around you are either helping build your future or helping keep you connected to your past. Most people focus on changing habits, but very few stop to examine the people influencing those habits. In this episode, Chris shares lessons learned through addiction, prison, personal growth, and rebuilding life from the ground up while introducing a powerful framework that can change how you v...

What happens when you stop allowing your past to define your future and start building a life with purpose? In Episode 6 of The Grind Podcast with Chris, I share the story behind the GrindwithChris Mission and the journey that brought me here. Ten years after prison, I have built a life I never thought was possible. But this mission isn't about pretending the past didn't happen—it's ab...

What if the biggest thing holding you back is the person staring back at you in the mirror? In Episode 5 of The Grind Podcast with Chris , I dive into one of the hardest lessons I’ve ever learned: accountability. For years I blamed other people, my circumstances, my addictions, my past, and the decisions of those around me. But real change didn’t happen until I accepted responsibility for my own a...

In this episode of The Grind Podcast, I share my experience with prison and how one of the darkest periods of my life became a turning point. Prison wasn't where I expected to find direction, but it forced me to confront the choices, mindset, and habits that were holding me back. What could have destroyed my future ultimately became the foundation for the life I'm building today. This is a...

In this episode of The Grind Podcast, I tell the real story behind one of the darkest nights of my life. From angel dust and self-destruction to the consequences that followed, this episode dives into the chaos, pain, and reality of living a life completely out of control. This is not a glorification of addiction. It’s the truth about where bad decisions, toxic environments, and self-destruction c...

In Episode 2 of The Grind with Chris Podcast, I go deeper into the environment I was raised in and the experiences that shaped the man I became. Growing up around addiction, violence, broken relationships, and chaos changed the way I saw the world and myself. This episode is not about blaming people from my past. It’s about understanding how cycles are created, how easy it is to become a product o...

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Grind With Chris. In this first episode, I open up about addiction, prison, trauma, growing up around drugs and alcohol, losing people to suicide and overdose, and the choices that made me become my own worst enemy. This podcast is not about pretending to be perfect. It’s about growth, accountability, transformation, and helping people realize they are capable of changi...