Break Phree Podcast

Break Phree Podcast

by Angela C. Wright

Self-Improvement Society & Culture

Season 3

Never Love Your Demons ft. William King Hollis

Before the stages. Before the applause. Before the voice heard on the Super Bowl. William “King” Hollis grew up carrying weight most children never choose — a mother lost to heroin addiction, a father in prison, and a childhood shaped by instability and survival. Football became his escape. He rose to become one of the top players in the nation, believing it would be his way out. When that dream collapsed, so did his sense of identity. In this episode of Break Phree Podcast, King speaks candidly about the pressure of inherited pain, the silent battle with suicidal thoughts, and the moment he chose to live — and to love deeper than the demons trying to destroy him. He reflects on his book Love Them More Than Your Demons, finding purpose in his voice, and what it meant to be affirmed by Les Brown at a moment when everything finally aligned. This isn’t a comeback story. It’s a conversation about choosing life when quitting feels easier.

I Died and Came Back To Life

In this unforgettable episode of Break Phree Podcast, we sit down with Toniya Farmer, DPT, a wife, mother, and physical therapist whose life was spared in a way only God could orchestrate. At just 39 years old, Toniya found herself racing toward the nearest hospital while experiencing what would later be confirmed as a cardiac arrest. Initially dismissed as anxiety, her symptoms were misdiagnosed — until her heart went into a deadly rhythm and she coded. It took 40 minutes to revive her. What followed was a supernatural fight for life. Toniya shares what she remembers from the 10-hour blackout, the spiritual battle that took place while her body lay unconscious, and the moment she declared, “I shall live and not die.” She opens up about surviving severe coronary artery vasospasm and SCAD, receiving an implantable defibrillator, and navigating life after death brushed past her doorstep. This episode is about faith over fear, advocacy in medical spaces, motherhood as motivation, and learning how to slow down and live with intention after being given a second chance. If you’ve ever ignored your body, felt unheard, or wondered whether purpose exists on the other side of pain — this conversation will change you.

The Billboard Queen ft. Kaylyn Powell

Kaylyn Powell’s story is one of resilience, faith, and unstoppable determination. After losing her mother to cancer at just 6 years old, Kaylyn experienced homelessness, slept on a twin mattress, in her grandfather’s closet, and even in the back of an 18-wheeler truck while pregnant. But her story didn’t end in survival — it transformed into purpose. Today, Kaylyn is a successful entrepreneur owning billboard advertising, salon suites, a beauty supply business, and selling digital products. In this emotional episode of Break Phree Podcast, Kaylyn shares how she survived heartbreak, poverty, motherhood under pressure, and built multiple streams of income while rewriting generational cycles. This episode will inspire anyone who’s ever felt forgotten, stuck, or counted out. 🎯 In this episode you’ll hear: • How childhood trauma shaped her strength • What it’s like being pregnant and homeless • The mindset shift from survival to CEO • Building multiple businesses from scratch • How faith carried her through impossible seasons This is proof that your past does not get to decide your future.

🎧 I Was a Million Dollar Addict | Art’s Story

What happens when money is flowing… but your life is falling apart? In this raw and unfiltered episode of Break Phree Podcast, Atlanta entrepreneur Arthur “Art,” owner of Twelve 33 Sneaker Store, reveals how he was building a million-dollar sneaker business while secretly battling addiction to Percocet, Xanax, and lean for over seven years. Born and raised in Atlanta, Art opens up about hiding addiction behind success, the pressure of entrepreneurship, the mental war of staying high while staying profitable, and the breaking point that forced him to choose between death and freedom. Now almost two years sober, Art shares how faith, discipline, and accountability helped him rebuild his life, lead with clarity, and redefine what real success looks like. This episode is proof that you can lose yourself chasing success — but you can also find yourself again. 🎯 In this episode you’ll hear: • What it means to be a “million dollar addict” • How addiction hid behind money and success • The moment everything changed • Life and business after sobriety • What freedom truly looks like If you’re fighting addiction, building a business, or searching for purpose — this episode is for you.

🎙️ I Took Custody Without His Consent… And It Almost Ended Us | Can You Stand The Rain (Part 2)

This episode is family… unfiltered. In Part 2 of Can You Stand The Rain, it’s not just me and my partner Lee — it’s also Keandre “Rock”, the child we gained custody of, joining the conversation. We open up about: • Rock’s life before coming into our home • The emotional transition of starting over • What it’s like adjusting to a new family dynamic • How my decision to take custody without Lee’s consent almost cost me my relationship • The tension between doing what feels right and doing what’s easy • And how love stretches when responsibility shows up This episode isn’t about perfection. It’s about choosing purpose over comfort. Choosing family when it’s complicated. And trusting God when the rain doesn’t stop. Because sometimes obedience doesn’t look pretty… but it changes lives.

🎙️ This Week on Break Phree Podcast: Can You Stand The Rain

This episode is different. This one is real. I sit down with my partner, Lee, and we open the door to the parts of our relationship most people hide. We talk about: • Him losing his mother at just 12 years old • How unresolved grief showed up in his adult relationships • His infidelity • Me bringing a child into our home without telling him first • The tension, the healing, the hard conversations • And the choice to stay, grow, and rebuild anyway This isn’t a fairytale love story. It’s a faith-in-the-middle-of-the-mess story. Because love isn’t proven in the sunshine… It’s revealed in the rain. 🎧 Can You Stand The Rain — streaming now.

Season 2

10 Years A Slave

She lost 10 years of her life to addiction. Not just to pills—but to shame, survival, and silence. Lara’s addiction led to federal prison, the loss of custody of her children, and a moment so dark she was nearly set on fire in her sleep. She has lived the kind of pain most people never talk about… and some never survive. But prison didn’t have the final word. Trauma didn’t have the final word. Addiction didn’t have the final word. In the darkest place of her life, Laura encountered a God who didn’t walk away—He walked toward her. What followed was not just sobriety, but surrender. Not just freedom, but faith. Not just survival, but purpose. This episode is for anyone who thinks they’ve gone too far… For the woman carrying guilt she can’t shake… For the person who feels forgotten, discarded, or unworthy of grace. Lara’s story is proof that God still restores what life tried to destroy. 🎧 Watch now and witness what happens when faith meets freedom.

I Refused To Die ft. Harold Doby III

He was handed more than 40 years in prison - with an outdate of 2067.. In that moment, Harold Doby III believed his life was over. In this raw episode of the Break Phree Podcast, Harold takes us inside the weight of a sentence that felt like a slow death. The shock of the courtroom. The reality of prison walls. The mental fight to survive knowing freedom was decades away. But somewhere in the darkness, something shifted. Harold opens up about incarceration, faith, and the unseen battles that come with being forgotten by the system — and how that dark season became the foundation for a new purpose. Now free, he’s committed to giving back, mentoring youth, and using his story to reach those still trapped in hopeless places through his book Blessings in the Dark. This is not a polished success story. This is survival. This is redemption. This is what it looks like when hope refuses to die.

Nobody Ever Told Me ft. Michelle Elizabeth West

In this powerful episode of the Break Phree Podcast, Phree sits down with Michele West for a raw, honest, and faith-filled conversation about survival, strength, and redemption. Michele shares her personal journey through pain, trauma, and seasons that could have broken her — yet didn’t. With transparency and courage, she opens up about how faith carried her through the darkest moments and how healing became possible when she chose to confront what tried to silence her. This episode is for anyone who has ever felt overlooked, misunderstood, or weighed down by their past. Michele’s story is a reminder that your pain does not disqualify you — it can become the very thing God uses to set others free.

STILL STANDING

This week’s episode of the Break Phree Podcast is not just a story — it’s a survival anthem. Meet Alexis, known to the world as “Miss Browz-N-Beauty,” a brilliant entrepreneur who built one of Atlanta’s most successful beauty empires. But behind the polished brand and the business wins was a woman fighting for her life in silence. In this raw, unfiltered, and deeply human conversation, Alexis opens up about the battles no one saw: 🔥 Her addiction to prescription pills 🔥 The spiral that nearly cost her everything she built 🔥 Her sister’s horrific murder — killed by her own boyfriend in front of their child 🔥 Carrying the weight of grief, guilt, and responsibility 🔥 Trying to run a business while trying not to lose herself Yet somehow… she’s STILL STANDING. This episode will grab your soul. This is Alexis. This is her truth. This is Still Standing.

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