Raw Minds

Vietnam Veteran PTSD Marine Corps Combat Veteran Burnout Recovery Military Trauma Faith After Trauma Veteran Mental Health Men’s Mental Health Raw Minds Podcast How does a man survive war and still carry the battle inside him for more than fifty years? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, Erick sits down with Keith A. Cole, a United States Marine Corps combat veteran, former CPA, author, husband, an...

Toxic relationships Toxic love Shame Relationship trauma Emotional healing Men’s mental health Trauma recovery Self awareness Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards The Venus Fly Trap Raw Minds Podcast Why do people stay in toxic relationships even when they know they are losing themselves? In this powerful episode of Raw Minds Podcast, Erick sits down with Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards, author, international speake...

How does a man rebuild after war, homelessness, PTSD, and losing his sense of identity? In this powerful episode of Raw Minds, Erick sits down with Sean Martin, an Iraq veteran and the force behind The Quarantined, for a raw conversation about PTSD, survival, emotional healing, veteran mental health, music healing, and rebuilding life after rock bottom. Sean opens up about serving in Iraq, coming...

How many men wait until something is seriously wrong before they finally get checked? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, Erick sits down with Dr. Eliot Siegel, one of the pioneers of digital radiology, AI in medical imaging, and precision cancer care. Dr. Siegel is a founding physician at United Theranostics and has spent his career helping medicine move into the future. From helping build the fir...

Men’s mental health Addiction recovery Faith and discipline Childhood trauma Fatherhood Self trust Brotherhood Emotional resilience Men suffering in silence Personal growth How many men are breaking inside while pretending they are fine? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, Erick sits down with Chris Avery, a faith first performance coach, father, husband, and man who has lived through pain most men...

men’s mental health, men suffering in silence, brotherhood for men, shame, fatherhood, healing, masculinity, loneliness, emotional growth, personal transformation, Raw Minds Podcast Why do so many men suffer in silence until everything falls apart? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, Erick sits down with Jonathan Tarrant for a raw conversation about men’s mental health, shame, emotional isolation,...

Have you ever felt like your body is stuck in survival mode? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, Erick sits down with Brooke Edwards for a deep conversation about PTSD, trauma recovery, nervous system healing, chronic stress, burnout, grief, resilience, and men’s mental health. Brooke Edwards spent over 30 years guiding people through extreme wilderness environments in Alaska, Japan, Antarctica, We...

Men’s mental health Autism awareness Parent mental health Single dads Neurodivergent parenting TikTok mental health lives South Africa mental health Raw Minds Podcast Candice Ninja Ninja Talks What happens when a woman creates a space where men finally feel safe enough to open up? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, Erick sits down with Candice, also known as Ninja, from South Africa. Candice is th...

men’s mental health, bullying trauma, childhood bullying, army bullying, male depression, alcohol recovery, rock bottom recovery, suicide prevention, survival story, Raw Minds Podcast What happens when a man spends his whole life being mocked, bullied, broken down, and still finds a way to survive? In this episode of Raw Minds Podcast, Erick sits down with Steve Beaumont, author of The Story of a...

He had the career. The family. The success. Then his body shut down. In this episode of Raw Minds, Erick sits down with Gary Smart, a former high-performing tech leader who pushed through life for decades until he hit a full collapse. No warning. No slow down. Just done. Gary opens up about what happens when you ignore stress, suppress emotions, and live your life in constant grind mode. This is t...

Why do men keep ending up in the same toxic relationships? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode Erick sits down with Mr. J, a relationship coach and betrayal trauma practitioner, to break down why most men struggle in relationships and keep repeating the same patterns. This is not surface-level advice. This is real work. Mr. J explains how childhood trauma, lack of emotional awareness, and avoidance...

What does rock bottom really look like? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode Erick sits down with Karyn Ward, a recovery leader who went from addiction, prison, and losing everything to helping others rebuild their lives from the ground up. Karyn shares her raw story. From losing children, battling addiction, and living a life of crime, to hitting rock bottom and choosing a different path. This is no...

Nobody teaches you how to grieve. It just hits you. In this episode of Raw Minds, Erick sits down with Krista McDonald to break down what grief actually looks like and how people rebuild after loss. Most people are not prepared for death. Even less are prepared for what comes after. Krista has spent years working around death as an EMT and hospice nurse. She has seen what happens in the final mome...

Why do so many men feel stuck in life? In this Raw Minds Podcast episode Erick sits down with Matt Young to break down why most men struggle to change, stay consistent, and follow through on their goals. Many people start strong. They feel motivated, confident, and ready to level up their life. Then reality hits. Discipline fades. Old habits creep back in. Progress stops. Matt explains that the re...

Why do most men fail their goals, habits, and New Year resolutions? In this episode of Raw Minds Podcast, Erick sits down with mindset coach, author, and speaker Joey Chandler to break down why most people never follow through on the goals they set. The truth is simple. Motivation is not enough. Most people do not fail because they are lazy. They fail because they do not have the right system behi...

mens mental health addiction recovery masculinity identity discipline and personal transformation are at the center of this powerful Raw Minds Podcast episode. In this conversation Erick sits down with Adam, a mens mental health advocate, entrepreneur, author, and father of four who rebuilt his life after complete collapse. Adam once weighed over 640 pounds and battled severe food addiction, alcoh...

Sleep and mental health are deeply connected. In this Raw Minds Podcast episode Erick sits down with Derek from NAPLAB, a company that has tested over 500 mattresses using real data to uncover how sleep affects anxiety, depression, performance, discipline, and recovery. Most men ignore sleep while chasing success. They grind late, wake up exhausted, drink more coffee, and wonder why their focus, p...

What if you could finally say the words you never got to say? In this powerful episode of Raw Minds, Erick sits down with John Kammer, founder of Guardian Angels, an AI-driven grief journaling platform built to help people process loss in a private, structured, and emotionally safe way. John lost three of his closest friends. For years, he carried that grief in silence. Then fatherhood changed eve...

Most men are running on empty. No sleep. High stress. Always on guard. On this episode of Raw Minds Podcast, Erick sits down with Tim Thomas, former Special Forces candidate, veteran advocate, and creator of Breathwork in Bed. At 30 years old, Tim stepped into Special Forces Selection as the oldest candidate allowed. No excuses. No guarantees. Just pressure. After military life, he hit burnout, un...

What if you could hear your dad’s voice again? Not an old recording. Not a voicemail. A real conversation. In Raw Minds Podcast Ep 74, Erick sits down with entrepreneur Miles Spencer, founder of Reflecta.ai, the platform that allows families to preserve voices, memories, and legacies using artificial intelligence. Eight years after his father passed away, Miles created a way to speak with him agai...

Why do so many successful leaders still feel empty inside? In this powerful episode of the Raw Minds Podcast, Erick sits down with Dr Ron Stotts, psychologist, bestselling author, and leadership transformation guide, to break down what conscious leadership really means. Dr Ron Stotts shares his journey from PTSD and a suicide attempt to becoming a global guide for leaders who want more than surfac...

Infant loss, NICU trauma, PTSD, and a father’s mental health journey are at the center of this Raw Minds Podcast episode. Nathan Wieser shares the true story of losing his infant daughter after medical failure, surviving multiple miscarriages, and enduring a life threatening NICU battle when his son was born at 26 weeks. This is a real conversation about grief, trauma, PTSD in fathers, and surviva...

Psilocybin and mushrooms for mental health are changing how doctors and researchers approach PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction, and sleep. In this Raw Minds Podcast episode, host Erick sits down with Michael from Spores MD for a real, grounded conversation about trauma, healing, and what the research actually says. This episode is not hype. It is not medical advice. It is about real research, l...

What does healing look like after war? Who helps the helpers when they break? And how do men face the pain they’ve buried for decades? In this soul-level conversation, Erick sits down with Chaplain Sy Alli —a man who served with honor and now leads with heart. From military combat to mental health recovery, Sy’s journey reveals what happens when strength collapses, faith is tested, and identity is...

She lost both her sons. One to murder. One to tragedy. Her mother passed. Her youngest battled mental health. But Marcia Earhart didn’t break — she rebuilt. In this powerful conversation, Erick sits down with Marcia, founder of The Sterling Rose Sanctuary, to explore deep grief, unspoken pain, spiritual healing, and the process of learning to live again. This isn’t theory. This is a raw, lived jou...