132: From Broken to Brave: How One Father’s Pain Turned Into a Movement
What would you do if the legal system told you that you—your child’s own parent—had no right to be in their life?
In today’s powerful episode, Megan Babcock sits down with Greg Hill Jr., CEO and co-founder of Our Children Have Rights, to unpack a journey that began in heartbreak and ended in purpose. After losing all access to his newborn son through a mediation he didn’t understand, Greg spiraled into despair… until he made a decision that changed everything. Rather than give up, he educated himself, fought strategically, and transformed his pain into a movement that’s now helping families across the nation protect their children’s right to have access to both parents.
This two-part conversation explores emotional collapse, legal navigation, nervous system regulation, parental identity, and rebuilding life with purpose after injustice.
In Part 1, Greg shares how he became a father, relocated to support co-parenting, and then watched his world collapse when mediation ruled that he would pay $1,141/month—with zero overnight custody. Shock turned to shame, then into a dark season of daily drinking and emotional isolation. But everything shifted when he realized that his pain-driven paralysis was costing his son a present father.
Determined to protect his child’s right to access both parents, Greg fired his legal team, immersed himself in state law, filed motion after motion (over 70), and learned how to speak in legal terms that courts respect: stability, documentation, best interest of the child. The result? His custody shifted from 0% to 50/50, and child support was corrected from $1141 to $124. That win opened his eyes: most parents lose not because they don’t love their children, but because they don’t understand the system. And that realization lit the spark for something bigger.
About Greg Hill Jr.:
He's the author of Our Children Have Rights, a practical, accessible guide that breaks down the legal and emotional journey of custody from a parent-to-parent perspective. Under his leadership, OCHR provides completely free resources, including education, documentation guidance, wellness support, and community connections for housing, employment, childcare, and legal aid.
He is not just advocating for parental rights—he is building generational change, one educated and emotionally equipped parent at a time.
Connect With Greg Hill Jr.:
Website: https://www.ourchildrenhaverights.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurChildrenHaveRights.Org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourchildrenhaverights/
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/our-children-have-rights/
About Megan Babcock:
Megan Babcock is a board-certified holistic nurse, board-certified nurse coach, and certified mental health coach with a specialization in trauma and crisis. She is the founder of It’s Your Story to Tell and host of the It’s Your Story to Tell podcast. With over two decades of experience in healthcare and a personal journey marked by deep resilience, redemption, and restoration, Megan is passionate about helping others transform pain into purpose.
Through her writing, speaking, coaching programs, and transformational workshops, Megan equips individuals with the tools to heal from hidden trauma, build emotional regulation, and live lives rooted in authenticity, vision, and wholeness.
Her work is deeply informed by her own story a powerful journey from domestic abuse, religious wounding, and burnout to emotional freedom, healthy relationships, and soul-aligned leadership. She weaves together evidence-based practices, biblical truth, and personal testimony to walk with others as they move from merely surviving to fully thriving.
She believes every person was created with purpose and placed here to make a difference and she’s here to help you uncover the dreams inside you that are calling you forward. Because those dreams. They’re not random. They are a window to your soul and a roadmap to the purpose you were created to fulfill.
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Link to Sacred Presence for Parents: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/sacred-presence-support-for-parents
Link to Sacred Presence & Sacred Pathways: https://www.itsyourstorytotell.com/Sacred-presence-&-pathways
