This week on The InPowered Life Podcast, Rudi is joined by Paul Hutchinson — founder of Bridge Investment Group (nearly $50B AUM), executive producer of Sound of Freedom, and a man who has risked everything to fight the darkest evil on earth: child sex trafficking.
Paul has been involved in over 70 undercover missions, personally helping liberate more than 5,000 children. But this episode isn’t just about rescues — it’s about healing.
From the raw story behind the largest child rescue in history…
To the moment Paul made a vow to dedicate his life to eradicating evil…
To how he came home and asked: Where is that same darkness in me?
This episode will shake you, wake you, and challenge you to look in the mirror.
We explore:
- What truly drives the demand for trafficking
- The hidden trauma inside “normal” neighborhoods
- The generational transfer of pain
- How healing ourselves is the first step to healing the world
- Paul’s use of plant medicine and spiritual tools to guide transformation
This isn’t just a podcast. It’s a call to consciousness.
🔗 Experience Paul’s Healing Retreats → liberatinghumanity.com
🔗 Support Child Rescue Efforts → childliberation.org
🔗 Pre-Order Paul’s Powerful Story → soundoffreedombook.com
🧠 Key Takeaways
- True freedom starts at home. Open, honest, daily conversations with your children are more powerful than any law enforcement mission.
- The world is a mirror. If we see evil outside, we must ask how its energy lives within us — through greed, lust, or arrogance.
- Healing can happen fast. With the right intention, tools like breathwork, guided meditation, and even plant medicine can offer breakthroughs that take others decades.
- Prevention > reaction. Rescuing a child is powerful, but stopping the trauma before it starts is how we truly change the world.
- We all play a part. Whether you’re building a business or a family, how you treat others contributes to either the problem or the solution.
💬 Key Quotes
“I made a promise to that little girl, to God, to children everywhere — I would dedicate my life to eradicating this evil.” — Paul Hutchinson
“When we operate from lust or greed and say, ‘I’m not hurting anyone,’ we are wrong. That energy creates demand.” — Paul Hutchinson
“Every evil we turn away from is a piece of good we fail to build.” — Paul Hutchinson
“I looked in the mirror and asked: how is arrogance and greed showing up in me?” — Paul Hutchinson
“Healing generational trauma is the only way to stop this cycle — not just for the traffickers, but for us too.” — Paul Hutchinson
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Chapters:
[00:00] Welcome + Introducing Paul Hutchinson
[01:11] From Billionaire to Child Rescuer
[03:34] Why Paul Said Yes to the First Mission
[07:41] Inside the Largest Child Rescue Operation
[10:35] What Traffickers Really Look Like
[13:48] The Power of Self-Reflection
[20:41] The Moment That Changed Paul Forever
[28:10] Breaking the Cycle of Trauma
[34:25] Healing Starts at Home
[41:16] How Trauma Transfers + The Ripple Effect
[54:16] Listening to Divine Guidance
[01:05:41] Psychedelic Healing + The Work Paul Is Doing Today
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