Soul Soldier Speaks

Behind every closed door is a story the world doesn’t see.In this deeply personal episode, Larry opens up about life inside the foster care system — the pain, the silence, and the small glimpses of hope that kept him going. Taken from his parents before age ten, Larry endured neglect, isolation, and abuse that no child should ever face, within the system that was supposed to protect him. Yet even in that darkness, he held onto one light — the moon. Every night at 8 p.m., he looked up, remembering his dad’s words: “I’ll be looking too.”That simple ritual became his lifeline, a reminder that love can stretch farther than the system, the distance, or the pain. Now, at 21, Larry looks back not as a victim but as a survivor — a music artist, a brother, and a voice for every child who’s ever felt unseen. His message is simple but powerful: peace, love, and positivity can change everything.Through music, faith, and unshakable resilience, Larry has transformed his pain into purpose. His story is a haunting yet hopeful reminder that even a little soul behind broken doors can rise again.🎵 You can find his and his friend Eli’s songs here:https://youtube.com/@joint_master420

In this powerful episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, Lindsay Taylor sits down with Christin Day- a dynamic leader, inspirational speaker, and proud woman in long-term recovery from methamphetamine and heroin addiction. Christin’s story is one of resilience and transformation. After years of substance use, incarceration, and losing custody of her children, she rebuilt her life through treatment, faith, and the 12-step fellowship. Now over seven years sober, she serves as Communications and Outreach Manager for Crossroads Inc., one of the largest treatment centers in the Southwest, and brings recovery behind the walls of jails and prisons.Her journey from brokenness to restoration is marked by redemption, service, and purpose. Today, she is happily married, reconciled with her children, a published pageant queen (Mrs. Classic World 2024), and even a New York Fashion Week runway model- using every platform to break stigma and spread hope.Together, Lindsay and Christin dive deep into the ripple effects of overdose, the reality of relapse, the role of therapy and faith, and what it really takes to rebuild a life after devastation. Christin’s message is simple yet profound: “If you’re new and need help- reach out. There is a solution. You are not alone.”💬 If you or someone you love is struggling, let this story remind you: hope is still alive, freedom is still possible, and your story isn’t over.📲 Connect with Christin:Instagram: @christinday82TikTok: @christinday11721

In this raw, heartfelt conversation, Lindsay Taylor sits down with the father of the child they fostered who has now become a dear friend and apart of the family, Randy to share a story of heartbreak, resilience, and transformation. From the depths of addiction, homelessness, and suicidal thoughts to the hard-fought journey of getting his daughter back, Randy opens up about the battles that nearly took his life-and the hope that brought him back. Together, they reflect on the power of second chances, the role of faith, and the community that stood in the gap. This isn’t just a story about survival, it’s a testament to the warrior within us all and the reality that you are never too far gone to turn your life around.

What happens when your story is nearly stolen- but Jesus steps in?After a decade of addiction and two near-fatal overdoses, Nate Bates encountered the radical love and power of Christ. In this raw, Holy Spirit-filled episode, Nate shares the spiritual battle for his soul, the supernatural encounter that saved him, and the vision that birthed His Way Redemption Ranch; a Christ-centered place of healing for those battling addiction.This episode dives deep into spiritual warfare, father wounds, and the freedom found in relationship with Jesus.“I believe in restoration, in renewed hearts, and in the power of God to completely rewrite someone’s story.” — Nate BatesAbout Nate:Nate Bates is the founder of His Way Redemption Ranch, currently in its early stages of development. Nate has been in recovery for 17 years. Encountering the life-changing power of Jesus has changed everything. Now, he’s on a mission to help others experience that same freedom. Nate is passionate about leading people out of addiction and into their God-given purpose through faith, healing, and radical transformation.If you’ve ever battled addiction, doubted your worth, questioned your faith, or wondered if God could still use you- this episode is your reminder:The enemy doesn’t get the final say. Jesus does.📍Follow Nate’s journey at @thenate_bates and @hiswayredemptionranch🔗 Learn more and donate to support the start up of the ranch (this ranch is going to save so many lives)- https://givebutter.com/Tl6CsC👕 Support His Way Redemption Ranch through this month’s Ascend for Another merch drop- 100% of the proceeds go directly to the ranch! https://ascendurecollective.com/collections/his-way-redemption-ranch-collection

In this moving episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, Lindsay Taylor sits down with Lexie—an artist, mermaid at heart, and survivor of addiction, abuse, and sex trafficking. From the glittering illusions of New York City's elite to the darkest depths of ketamine addiction and suicidal despair, Lexie takes us on a raw and redemptive journey through heartbreak, healing, and hope.She shares how fantasy became her first escape, how love addiction and manipulation masked deep wounds, and how trauma led her into sex work under the guise of luxury. But Lexie's story doesn’t end in darkness—it rises. Through rehab, spirituality, and radical self-love, she reclaims her power and sobriety.Tune in to hear how she now helps others through her soulful YouTube shows, Tiki Time and Solid Gold Mornings, and lives a life infused with meaning, God, and joy. This episode is a testimony to the truth that connection is the antidote to addiction and that you can rewrite your story no matter how far gone it feels.🔗 Connect with Lexie:Instagram: @lexizettleYouTube: Tiki Time + Solid Gold Mornings🕯️ This is your invitation to rise. Because healing is holy, and hope is stronger than the darkest night.#SoulSoldierSpeaks #SoberStories #ReclaimYourLight #FromDarknessToDivine

In this transformative Part 2 with Glenn Lovelace, we dive deep into the emotional experience of being a man—what it means, what society tells us it should mean, and how those definitions can keep men silently suffering. Glenn courageously shares how shame, emotional suppression, and the need to "man up" created many problems in his life—and how doing the deeper healing work was life changing.We talk about the cultural myths around masculinity, the danger of labeling emotions as weakness, and how true strength comes from vulnerability, awareness, and sitting in the tension rather than escaping it. For every man who’s ever felt like expressing emotion would make him “less of a man,” this is the episode that reframes that lie and offers a powerful new way forward.This conversation isn’t just for men—it’s for the women who love them, the parents raising boys, and anyone who believes it’s time to redefine strength.Together, we rise. One honest conversation at a time.💬 Featuring: Glenn Lovelace | Performance Coach for Men | Creator of The Wingman Foundations Method | Author of Heal the Boy. Forge the Man.📍Find Glenn Lovelace Online:🎙️ Podcast: The One Day One Life Podcast — Available on all platforms🌐 Website: ⁠www.glennlovelace.com⁠📱 Instagram: ⁠@ItsYourWingman⁠🔗 More Soul Soldier Resources:🪖 Join the Soul Soldier Network: ⁠soulsoldiernetwork.com⁠📘 Read the book: ⁠The Rise of a Soul Soldier⁠📱 Follow Lindsay on Instagram: ⁠@_soul_soldier

In this powerful two-part series on Soul Soldier Speaks, I sit down with Glenn Lovelace—Performance Coach for Men, father of seven, husband since 2004, and the creator of The Wingman Foundations Method. Glenn is the author of the upcoming book “Heal the Boy. Forge the Man.”—a message born from the fire of lived experience.On Christmas Eve of 2013, Glenn found himself in a dark desert with a gun in hand, moments away from ending his life. What followed was not the end, but the beginning of a total transformation. From carrying a secret he swore he'd never share to becoming the spark for thousands of men to reclaim their lives, Glenn’s story is proof that rock bottom can become sacred ground.We dive into what it means to escape versus endure, the battle men face with unspoken shame, and how God, grit, and guidance changed everything for him. After winning a national fitness transformation contest in 2017—beating out over 60,000 people and winning $100K—Glenn stepped into purpose, sharing the story that once nearly destroyed him.Glenn now coaches men through emotional mastery, marriage challenges, mindset shifts, and personal victories using his signature program “One Day One Life” . With over 4,000 one-on-one clients since 2008, his mission is simple and powerful: “Your goal is my goal.”Part 2 dives deeper into the unique struggles and societal pressures men face and the book that’s going to help men worldwide reclaim their lives from the inside out.This episode is for every man in the mess, every woman loving one, and every soul soldier fighting to rise. You are not alone. There is hope. And healing is possible.💬 Featuring:Glenn Lovelace | Performance Coach for Men | Creator of The Wingman Foundations Method | Author of Heal the Boy. Forge the Man.📍Find Glenn Lovelace Online:🎙️ Podcast: The One Day One Life Podcast — Available on all platforms🌐 Website: www.glennlovelace.com📱 Instagram: @ItsYourWingman🔗 More Soul Soldier Resources:🪖 Join the Soul Soldier Network: soulsoldiernetwork.com📘 Read the book: The Rise of a Soul Soldier📱 Follow Lindsay on Instagram: @_soul_soldier

In this deeply sweet and moving episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, host Lindsay Taylor sits down with two very special guests- her daughters, Arie and Ayla- for a sacred and honest conversation about their brother, Alex, who died from fentanyl poisoning. Recorded around National Siblings Day, this tender dialogue gives voice to the often-overlooked grief of siblings and honors the bond that lives beyond death.Together, they share favorite memories, speak openly about the pain of loss, and explore the spiritual ways they continue to feel connected to Alex. With raw emotion, profound insight, and childlike wisdom, this episode reminds us that grief has many voices—and each deserves to be heard.This is a story of remembering. Of healing. Of a sister's intuition. And of love that still speaks.Listen in and be reminded: even in loss, the soul speaks—and love never dies.

On this raw episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, host Lindsay Taylor and her husband Matt share—openly, unfiltered, and from the deepest part of their hearts—their story of losing their 17-year-old son, Alex, to fentanyl poisoning on May 9, 2021.Recorded on the fourth anniversary of his passing and the day Lindsay launched her book, this conversation is a powerful testament to love, grief, surrender, and rising again.Together, they recount the day that shattered their world—the day that dropped them to their knees, the heartbreak, the helplessness, the hospital, the hope, the signs... the rainbow.This is part one of a three-part series:🔸 Today’s episode: their shared story and sacred remembrance🔸 Part two: Matt’s journey as a grieving father🔸 Part three: Lindsay’s path as a mother rising through lossIf you’ve lost someone you love… if you’re struggling to hold on… if you wonder how to keep living when your world has collapsed—this episode is for you.This isn’t just a story of loss.It’s a story of light.Of rising.Of love that never dies.🌈 Grab Lindsay’s new book, The Rise of a Soul Soldier:https://a.co/d/4ztbkQr📱 Connect on Instagram:@_soul_soldier🌐 Learn more and join the movement:Landing page – https://soulsoldiernetwork.comWebsite – https://soulsoldier.b12sites.com

In this profoundly moving episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, host Lindsay Taylor sits down with Brooke Andersen—an extraordinary woman, mother, and warrior—who opens up about surviving postpartum psychosis, living through the silent battle of suicidal ideation, and navigating a life-altering chronic illness diagnosis.Brooke takes us deep into the moments no one talks about: the locked bathroom doors, the sobbing in the closet, the days spent praying for relief, and the aching disconnect between a mother and her children. But she also brings us through the rising—how divine intervention, a supportive partner, and relentless inner work led her not just to survive, but to reclaim joy, purpose, and her voice.This is a raw, unfiltered story of mental anguish, motherhood, faith transitions, chronic illness and the invisible weight of trauma stored in the body. It’s also a radiant testimony that healing is possible—and not just for some, but for everyone. Brooke’s journey from breakdown to breakthrough will leave you in awe and remind you: when we give our pain a voice, we take its power.This episode is a lifeline for anyone feeling unseen in their struggle. You are not alone. You are not broken. And the light is still within reach.About Brooke Andersen:Brooke Andersen is a healing mentor, retreat host, and homeschool mom of four who turned her journey through postpartum psychosis and chronic illness into a path of self-guided healing. She now leads others through deep transformation via her mentorship program and Ember Effect Retreats, helping them reconnect to their power and heal from within. Her message is simple yet profound: your body knows how to heal, and there is always hope.🔗 Connect with Brooke🌿 Learn more about Ember Effect Retreats

In this soul-stirring episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, Caden Rachwal opens his heart and invites us into the sacred, often unseen battlefield of sibling grief. After losing his brother Logan to fentanyl poisoning at just 18 years old, Caden became one of the countless “silent soldiers”—siblings navigating unbearable loss while often being overlooked in the aftermath.With vulnerability, wisdom beyond his years, and a depth shaped by pain, Caden speaks truth to what it means to grieve a brother, carry invisible weight, and grow up in the shadow of loss. From the moment he shares how he found out Logan had died, to the quiet ways he keeps his brother’s memory alive, this conversation is a raw tribute to love, grief, and resilience.This episode is a call to see the siblings. To honor the ones still here. To break the silence around sibling grief and speak the names of those we’ve lost AND the siblings still living. This isn’t just an interview. It’s a lifeline. A gut punch. A glimpse into the sacred grief of a brother whose voice now carries the legacy of the one he loved most. Learn more about The Love Logan Foundation: ⁠www.loveloganfoundation.org ⁠  Follow the mission on Instagram & Facebook: @loveloganfoundation

In this deeply moving episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, host Lindsay Taylor sits down with Erin Rachwal, Co-Founder of the Love, Logan Foundation, for a conversation that is as raw as it is redemptive. Erin is a devoted Christian mother, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and fierce advocate who tragically lost her 19-year-old son, Logan, to fentanyl poisoning on Valentine’s Day, 2021.Now, she’s turning unimaginable tragedy into a powerful purpose.Erin shares Logan’s story—his beautiful spirit, his battles with anxiety and bullying, and the heartbreaking night that forever changed her family’s life. Together, Lindsay and Erin reflect on the staggering rise of fentanyl-related deaths, the stigma surrounding addiction, and the silent suffering many teens carry. As two mothers whose sons passed away just months apart, their conversation is a profound testament to grief, resilience, and God’s unwavering presence in the darkest of valleys.With a background in clinical social work, Erin brings both professional insight and personal experience to the front lines of advocacy. Through the Love, Logan Foundation, she is raising national awareness, educating youth and families, launching powerful campaigns like digital billboards, and even establishing National Siblings Grieving Fentanyl Loss Day—honoring the silent grief of surviving brothers and sisters like her son, Caden.Erin’s faith has been her anchor, reminding us all that there is still light in the battlefield and that no one is beyond hope. This episode is more than a story—it's a call to action, a lifeline for grieving families, and a rally cry for every soul soldier reclaiming the light.Because just one pill can kill—and one story can save.🔗 Learn more about Erin’s work: www.loveloganfoundation.org 🕯️ Follow the mission on Instagram & Facebook: @loveloganfoundation📍Billboards now live in Wisconsin & Phoenix, AZYouTube channel:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@LoveLoganVideo⁠

What happens when a man stands at the edge of death, pleading for strength to end it all—only to be given the courage to fight for life instead? In this gripping and deeply raw episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, host Lindsay Taylor sits down with Jason Rudeen, a man whose journey from addiction, darkness, and self-destruction to faith, healing, and purpose is nothing short of miraculous.Jason shares his harrowing rock-bottom moment—knife to his throat, begging for a way out—only to find divine intervention guiding him toward recovery. From working with the cartel to finding himself lost in the depths of psychosis, his story is a powerful testament to the battle between light and darkness, addiction and freedom, despair and hope.This episode isn’t just about survival; it’s about redemption, transformation, and the relentless fight to reclaim one’s soul and life. Whether you’re struggling, supporting a loved one, or simply seeking inspiration, Jason’s story proves that no one is too far gone to find a way out.💡 If you or someone you love is battling addiction or suicidal thoughts, this episode is a must-listen. Hope is real. Recovery is possible. You are not alone.About Jason Rudeen:Jason Rudeen is a person in long-term recovery, which for him means he hasn’t felt the need to pick up a drink or a drug since July 23, 2016. He is one of the hosts of The Way Out Podcast and Recovery Revolution Live, bringing powerful conversations on healing, resilience, and transformation to audiences worldwide.Beyond his work in media, Jason is a trained Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) and a Stephen Minister, offering spiritual and emotional support to those in crisis. He also serves on the board for Recovery Cafe Anoka County (RCAC), a nonprofit peer recovery center in Anoka County, MN, where he is dedicated to helping individuals find healing, education, and support.But above all else, Jason’s greatest gift today is getting to be a Dad to his wonderful kids. His life, once steeped in despair, is now an embarrassment of riches—a testament to the beauty of recovery and the power of faith.🎙 Podcasts & Media:🔗 The Way Out Podcast🔗 Recovery Revolution Live🏠 Recovery Support & Community:🔗 Recovery Cafe Anoka County📺 Watch Jason’s Story:🔗 Jason Rudeen on YouTube🔊 Tune in now and share this episode with someone who needs to hear that hope is real. ✨

In this deeply moving episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, I sit down with author and advocate Melissa-Sue Methven to discuss the hidden struggles of addiction, mental health, and suicide. Melissa shares her powerful journey after losing her husband, Scott, to suicide and how she turned her pain into purpose.We explore the silent battles many face, the stigma surrounding mental health—especially for men—and the role of addiction in masking deep emotional wounds. Melissa opens up about the challenges of loving someone struggling with addiction, the importance of setting boundaries, and how healing ourselves allows us to support others.This conversation is for anyone who has lost a loved one, is supporting someone in their darkest moments, or is searching for hope amid grief. Join us as we honor Scott’s story and shed light on the resilience and healing possible even in the face of devastating loss.🔹 Connect with Melissa:Instagram: @melissa_gratitudeWebsite: melissagratitude.lifePodcast: Not Alone with Melissa-Sue MethvenBook: The Truth Behind The Smiles- https://www.amazon.com/dp/1961098571?dplnkId=fb3a11b5-f81c-420b-b6fd-fd96f8f78daf&nodl=1Tune in and remember—you are not alone. 💙

In this very first episode of Soul Soldier Speaks, host Lindsay Taylor shares the heart behind this podcast—why she created it and what she hopes you, the listener, will gain from it. With raw honesty and deep compassion, Lindsay speaks to those who are battling suicidal ideation, addiction, profound grief, and life's deepest hardships, as well as the loved ones who stand beside them.Through her own journey of loss, including the heartbreaking passing of her son, Alex, to a fentanyl overdose, Lindsay has stepped into a mission greater than herself—to walk alongside those fighting to hold on and to honor those who have been lost. She reminds us that even in the darkest caves, the light is still ahead.This episode lays the foundation for Soul Soldier Speaks, a space where pain and purpose coexist, where resilience is forged in the fire of struggle, and where every listener is reminded of their worth, their belonging, and their undeniable place in this world. Lindsay invites you to rise with her—to transform pain into purpose, to uncover the miracle that you are, and to stand as a warrior in the battle for life.Welcome to the beginning of a journey toward hope, healing, and the unshakable truth that you are not alone.Join the Facebook Community- Soul Soldier Community- https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18kQjE6GTj/?mibextid=K35XfP