The Logan Hillyard Podcast
The Logan Hillyard Podcast
"Our Darkest Moments Create the Most Beautiful Parts of Us"
Welcome to The Logan Hillyard Podcast a space for raw stories, real healing, and relentless hope. Each episode dives deep into the lives of individuals who have faced life’s darkest moments loss, trauma, betrayal, addiction and found strength, resilience, and a renewed sense of purpose on the other side.
Logan Hillyard, a keynote speaker and mental health advocate, shares his own journey while sitting down with guests who open up about the struggles that shaped them. Through powerful conversations, we uncover how the hardest parts of life can lead to the most beautiful parts of who we become.
Whether you’re looking for inspiration, healing, or simply to know you’re not alone this podcast is for you. There is something after the darkness.
The Logan Hillyard Podcast
From Wrongfully Convicted to Spiritually Unshaken: The BACKBONE of Stacy Wagner
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In this powerful and emotional episode, Logan sits down with Stacy Wagner, founder of Backbone Gym and a man whose faith and resilience defied the odds. Stacy shares his harrowing story of being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison for crimes he didn’t commit. Instead of letting bitterness consume him, Stacy leaned into his faith, ultimately using his time in prison to mentor others, teach literacy, and create the acronym and philosophy that would become Backbone — Believing All Can Keep Balance Over Negative Experiences.
He opens up about how he stayed true to his values when offered parole in exchange for false admission, his journey of forgiveness after betrayal by family, and the power of choosing to respond rather than react. Stacy also shares how he met his now-wife, started his business, and how God used even the darkest places to create purpose.
This is more than a story of injustice — it’s a masterclass in faith, integrity, and emotional maturity