Inside the Mind of a Child Rescuer: Paul Hutchinson’s Fight Against Evil

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

• 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.

“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

Life isn't happening to you, it's happening FOR you. How you perceive the experiences in your life will shape your reality. Join Rudi and Anniston as they, and special guests, share powerful stories and tools that will guide you into living a life of freedom, abundance, and happiness.