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Raw Minds is a raw, unapologetic podcast focused on men’s mental health, grief, resilience, and the battles we fight in silence. Hosted by Erick, Raw Minds is for men who feel broken, overwhelmed, numb, angry, lost, or alone and don’t know where to put it. This isn’t surface-level motivation. This is real life. The ugly parts. The quiet pain. Each episode features honest, vulnerable conversations with guests from all walks of life sharing real stories of depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, loss, fatherhood, recovery, and rebuilding after everything falls apart. No masks. No b******t.

  1. 5d ago

    He Finished 10 Ironmans in 10 Days. The Hardest Battle Came After | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 99

    What happens when a man becomes strong enough to survive almost anything, but still has a battle inside that nobody can see?JD Tremblay knows what that feels like.JD grew up in northern Quebec, dealt with bullying, watched his parents separate, and joined the Canadian Armed Forces at just 17 years old. He spent more than a decade in uniform before moving into firefighting, engineering, natural health, human performance, and extreme endurance.In 2022, JD completed the Epic Deca.10 full Ironman-distance triathlons.10 straight days.Six Hawaiian islands.Only three people finished.JD was one of them.But this episode of Raw Minds is not really about medals or proving how tough you are.It is about discipline, identity, fear, faith, addiction, purpose, mental resilience, and what happens when achievement still does not fix what is happening inside you.One of JD's biggest ideas in this conversation is that everybody is disciplined.The real question is what you are disciplined at.A smoker can be disciplined at smoking. Someone stuck in a destructive pattern can become extremely consistent at repeating it. JD argues that discipline is not just about waking up early or forcing yourself through pain. It is about standards, structure, values, habits, and the things you refuse to negotiate with yourself.JD also opens up about what happened after leaving the military. For years, the military gave him structure. When to eat. What to wear. How to move. What standards to meet. Then suddenly that structure was gone.He had to learn how to build his own standards, create direction, and understand who he was outside of the uniform.We also get into Hungry Warrior Academy, the organization JD built to help men work on discipline, health, recovery, faith, mental strength, and purpose.JD explains the EPIC pillars, the DECA method, the BRAIN system, and RISE. BRAIN focuses on blood chemistry, recovery, attention, inflammation, and the nervous system.We also talk about confidence versus cockiness, addiction patterns, emotional shutdown after divorce, male loneliness, first responders, PTSD, neuroplasticity, courage, biohacking, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.JD also explains why he rejected the idea of yelling at struggling men as a way to create change. His focus is on accountability, facts, logic, science, and practical tools.This conversation is about what happens when physical strength is not enough.CONNECT WITH JD TREMBLAYHungry Warrior Academyhttps://hungrywarrioracademy.comRAW MINDS PODCASTReal conversations about mental health, trauma, addiction, grief, fatherhood, relationships, survival, resilience, personal growth, and rebuilding your life.Websitehttps://rawminds.caYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@RawMindsInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rawmindspodcastTikTokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@rawmindspodcastFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/rawmindspodcastIf this conversation hits home, share it with somebody who needs to hear it.Subscribe to Raw Minds for more real conversations about the things people carry when nobody else is watching.For the ones we'll never meet.Healing out loud.

  2. 6d ago

    He Lost Everything at 40, Then Raised 3 Daughters Alone | Robert Beeson | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 98

    Robert Beeson went from a successful Sony Nashville music executive to a single father raising three young daughters after his marriage collapsed. In this Raw Minds episode, Robert opens up about single parenting, divorce, custody, fatherhood, shame, addiction, faith, mental health and rebuilding your life after losing everything. Before becoming a single father, Robert founded Essential Records and helped develop artists including Jars of Clay, Third Day and Casting Crowns. At 40, his career ended. Three months later, his wife left. He was suddenly fighting through a custody battle and raising daughters who were nine, seven and four. Robert talks openly about betrayal, loneliness, shame and his own mistakes, including an affair early in his marriage. He also asks a question many men face after life falls apart: Who are you when the job, marriage, money, status and identity are gone? Robert spent more than eight years raising his daughters as a single father. That experience eventually led him to create Solo Parent, an organization built to give single parents the support and community he could not find during his own crisis. We also discuss raising children after divorce, family court, rebuilding confidence, finding purpose and showing up for your kids while trying to hold yourself together. I share my own experience as a single father, including walking away from a nearly 19-year construction career when the job no longer allowed me to be the father my daughter needed. That experience helped inspire ParentPath, a platform for self-represented parents to organize evidence, timelines, documents and case information. If you are a single father, single mother, divorced parent or someone rebuilding after losing the life you expected, this conversation is for you. CONNECT WITH ROBERT BEESON + SOLO PARENT Solo Parent:https://soloparent.org/ Robert Beeson Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/robertbeeson/ Solo Parent Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/soloparentsociety/ Solo Parent Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/SoloParentSociety/ Book:Solo Parent: The Transformational Journey of Parenting on Your Own CONNECT WITH RAW MINDS Website:https://www.rawminds.ca YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@RawMinds-cs3ci Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/2DTczix6Egs7fscQiqCpfa Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/raw-minds/id1722381518 Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rawmindspodcast TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@rawmindspodcast Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/rawmindspodcast All Links:https://linktr.ee/rawmindspodcast Email:rawmindspodcast@gmail.com PARENTPATH https://parentpath.ca/ ParentPath helps self-represented parents organize family court evidence, timelines, documents and case information.

  3. Jul 31

    He Wrote His Trauma Into a Memoir in 5 Weeks Here's Why | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 97

    Denny LaVé survived childhood abandonment, sexual trauma, poverty, shame and suicidal thoughts. He then rebuilt his life from the ground up. In this episode of Raw Minds, Denny shares the personal story behind the construction company, the United States Senate campaign and the legendary beard. At four years old, Denny was taken across state lines and separated from his mother for six months. He grew up surrounded by instability, emotional neglect and experiences no child should have been forced to process. Those early experiences created patterns of shame, compulsive behaviour, emotional numbness and self-condemnation that followed him into adulthood. Denny became a union ironworker, spent nearly two years living in a monastery in France and co-founded Precision Precast Erectors with his father. The company grew into an award-winning business employing hundreds of ironworkers. He became a husband, father to six sons, business leader, author and candidate for the United States Senate in Idaho. But success did not erase the trauma. Denny speaks openly about suicidal thoughts, therapy, faith, marriage, masculinity, fatherhood and stopping generational trauma from reaching his children. This is not a political debate. This is the story of a wounded child who became a man determined to build a better life for his family. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 02:42 Men’s mental health 04:17 Blue-Collar Blessed 05:17 Writing a vulnerable memoir 08:14 Earliest childhood memories 09:30 Separation from his mother 11:10 Early exposure to pornography 12:25 Trauma and the developing brain 13:57 Shame and self-condemnation 15:00 Erick’s childhood food trauma 16:49 Why shame makes addiction worse 18:45 Emotional numbness and joy 20:29 Masculinity and accountability 21:23 What real strength means 23:06 Humility and self-worth 25:18 Accepting compliments 27:03 Knowing you are enough 28:18 Burnout and recovery 30:03 Rest and high performance 33:36 Children and smartphones 35:32 Entering therapy 36:13 The therapist who predicted the book 37:11 Writing the memoir in five weeks 39:16 Reopening old wounds 41:05 Searching for purpose 43:55 Considering the Marine Corps 44:25 Heat stroke and near death 45:24 Living in a French monastery 46:16 Generational trauma 49:42 Breaking the cycle 50:10 Telling his sons the truth 51:04 His children’s response 53:08 Marriage and the past 54:38 The book’s central message 55:14 Denny’s suicidal episode 56:07 When someone says nothing 56:52 How Joey supported Erick 57:59 Holding space 58:26 Recent suicidal thoughts 59:08 The golf invitation 59:17 Erick’s mental-health struggle 01:00:47 Five ways to handle sorrow 01:03:18 Why men need permission to cry 01:03:57 Grieving the father Erick never had 01:05:29 Raw Minds around the world 01:06:07 Trauma crosses borders 01:08:15 Healing is a process 01:09:45 Recovery has no finish line 01:11:28 Final message CONNECT WITH DENNY LAVÉ Website: https://www.dennylave.com/ Blue-Collar Blessed: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781510786172/blue-collar-blessed/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denny-lave-38315a5 Precision Precast Erectors: https://www.ppe-llc.com/ CONNECT WITH RAW MINDS Website: https://www.rawminds.ca YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RawMinds-cs3ci Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3I7hBJgYDdS8UQpbMl9bdt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rawmindspodcast All links: https://linktr.ee/rawmindspodcast Email: rawmindspodcast@gmail.com Raw Minds features honest conversations about men’s mental health, trauma, grief, addiction, fatherhood and rebuilding your life. Follow and share this episode with someone who may be suffering silently. For the ones we’ll never meet. Healing out loud. CRISIS SUPPORT If you may hurt yourself, call emergency services or call or text 988 in Canada or the United States. Canada: https://988.ca United States: https://988lifeline.org #MensMentalHealth #ChildhoodTrauma #TraumaRecovery

  4. Jul 31 ·  Bonus

    When Someone Can't Defend Their Position, They Attack Yours

    Blair tried to turn a discussion about a child’s safety into a personal attack, calling me a woman-hater instead of addressing the facts. That tactic might work on people who confuse outrage with evidence. It does not work here.I advocate for men’s mental health, responsible journalism, due process, and the protection of children. None of that equals hatred toward women. It means I refuse to stay quiet when serious situations get twisted into social-media entertainment.This video breaks down her claims, her choice of words, and the convenient attempt to attack my character when the argument stopped holding up.You can disagree with me. You can criticize me. But bring facts, because labels are not evidence, insults are not journalism, and volume does not make someone right.Raw Minds Podcast. Healing out loud. For the ones we’ll never meet.#RawMindsPodcast #MensMentalHealth #ChildSafety #DueProcess #ResponsibleJournalism #Accountability #MediaLiteracy #OnlineHarassment #MentalHealthAdvocacy #FactsMatter

  5. Jul 31

    You Don't Have a Relationship Problem | You Have a Pattern Problem | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 96

    Toxic Relationships | Trauma Bonds | Emotional Addiction | Narcissistic Abuse | Relationship Patterns | Men’s Mental Health | Healing After Abuse Why do intelligent, successful people stay in relationships they know are destroying them? Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards returns to Raw Minds to discuss The Venus Fly Trap 2: Enough Is Never Enough, the next chapter of his true story about desire, obsession, manipulation, emotional dependency, sex, money, power, and the slow loss of identity. The first book showed how the trap opened. This conversation explains what happens after it closes. Stephen breaks down why chaos can feel more exciting than peace, how childhood wounds shape adult relationships, why givers attract takers, and how love can become a trauma bond. He also explains gaslighting, isolation, boundary testing, emotional manipulation, self-abandonment, and why leaving a toxic relationship can feel like grieving a death. This episode is about more than one destructive relationship. It is about the patterns inside us that keep choosing the same pain in a different body. Stephen speaks openly about four marriages, wealth, status, sexual obsession, emotional burnout, therapy, accountability, and the moment he finally accepted that loving someone was costing him his mind. KEY TOPICS Why people stay in toxic relationshipsTrauma bonds and emotional addictionNarcissists, empaths, givers, and takersLove bombing and manipulationLosing your identity in a relationshipWhy boundaries disappearChildhood trauma and relationship patternsWhy chemistry is not compatibilityGrieving the relationship and your former selfRebuilding self-worth, trust, and inner peace The central message is direct: You do not have a relationship problem. You have a pattern problem. Healing starts when you stop asking, “Why did this happen to me?” and start asking, “What is this showing me about myself?” GUEST Dr. Stephen Paul Edwards Author, counselor, speaker, and relationship expert THE VENUS FLY TRAP SERIES Website and free chapters:https://vft23.com Coaching and counseling:https://vft23.com/coaching-and-counseling Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/stephen_sapereaude/ TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@vft23_official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Stephenedwards2323 X:https://x.com/vft23official LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vft23 CHAPTERS 00:00 Enough Is Never Enough03:41 Where to find the books05:14 Four marriages, one constant09:23 Money does not heal the inside13:17 Carl Jung, mirrors, and attraction15:41 How toxic partners isolate you18:33 You have a pattern problem22:56 Technical break24:39 What the mirror really means27:22 When enough finally becomes enough33:38 Manipulation and boundary testing34:02 What happens after the trap closes36:41 The Ritz Carlton story43:39 The stolen Rolls Royce key47:41 Finding the lesson after chaos56:50 Why narcissists target givers58:08 How childhood wounds repeat01:01:48 Chemistry is not compatibility01:09:52 Accepting the relationship will not change01:11:22 Why leaving takes time01:15:37 Grieving the relationship and your old life01:18:21 Books, coaching, and free chapters01:22:59 Closing RAW MINDS PODCAST Raw Minds delivers honest conversations about men’s mental health, trauma, grief, addiction, fatherhood, relationships, recovery, and the battles people carry in silence. Subscribe to Raw Minds. Leave a comment. Share this episode with someone who needs to hear it. MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT Canada and United States: Call or text 988 RAW MINDS LINKS Website:https://www.rawminds.ca YouTube:https://youtube.com/@RawMinds-cs3ci Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rawmindspodcast TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@rawmindspodcast For the ones we’ll never meet. Healing out loud.

  6. Jul 19

    The Dad Deficit: Why Young Men Are Angry, Addicted and Lost | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 95

    MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH, YOUNG MEN IN CRISIS, PORNOGRAPHY ADDICTION, GRIEF, MASCULINITY, BROTHERHOOD, FATHER WOUNDS, FAITH, DISCIPLINE, MENTORSHIP, PURPOSE, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA RECOVERY Why are so many young men angry, addicted, isolated, and searching for purpose? In this episode of Raw Minds, Erick sits down with Colonel Jesse Boulden, Commanding Officer of the International ALERT Academy, for a raw conversation about grief, addiction, masculinity, faith, brotherhood, discipline, mentorship, and the crisis facing young men. Jesse grew up as one of six children in a military family. His father served as a submarine commander, and Jesse moved 18 times before turning 18. Constant change, dyslexia, bullying, insecurity, and his father’s time away left him searching for identity and belonging. When Jesse’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, his family entered a 15-year battle that ended with her death in 2015. Jesse explains how pain, fear, loneliness, and anxiety contributed to a long struggle with pornography addiction. He opens up about the cycle of secrecy, shame, and using the same behaviour to numb the pain it created. Jesse joined the International ALERT Academy in 2008. What began as a search for adventure and direction became an 18-year journey through discipline, service, brotherhood, and leadership. He eventually became the first graduate of the academy to reach the rank of colonel and serve as commanding officer. Erick and Jesse discuss the “dad deficit,” father wounds, male loneliness, masculinity, gangs, addiction, aggression, and hopeless isolation. They also discuss what healthy masculinity should look like. Real strength includes self-control, responsibility, honesty, service, emotional maturity, and the courage to ask for help. The conversation becomes deeply personal as Jesse describes losing his mother and the men who drove through the night to support him. Erick shares his experiences with depression, suicidal thoughts, losing his best friend, his dog, and his fiancée. They discuss why grief cannot be rushed, why holding space can matter more than giving advice, and how helping someone else through pain can give suffering a new purpose. Jesse also explains ALERT Academy’s training in Christian discipleship, emergency response, trades, leadership, and disaster relief. This episode is for young men who feel lost, fathers worried about their sons, families dealing with addiction, and anyone trying to understand what becoming a healthy man requires. CONNECT WITH JESSE BOULDEN AND ALERT ACADEMY Official website: https://alertacademy.com About Jesse: https://alertacademy.com/about/ Apply: https://alertacademy.com/apply/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ALERTAcademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alertacademy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alertacademy/ CONNECT WITH RAW MINDS Website: https://www.rawminds.ca YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RawMinds Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawmindspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rawmindspodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rawmindspodcast RAW MINDS Raw Minds creates honest conversations about men’s mental health, trauma, grief, addiction, fatherhood, faith, recovery, and rebuilding your life. Healing out loud, for the ones we’ll never meet. If this conversation helped you, share it with someone who needs to hear it and subscribe to Raw Minds. Canada and the United States: Call or text 988 for immediate suicide crisis support.

  7. Jul 18

    When Your Sweat Freezes Before it Leaves Your Skin | Neil Thubron | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 94

    Mental toughness, Yukon Arctic Ultra, leadership, discipline, resilience, extreme endurance, achieving big goals, men’s mental health, executive coaching, overcoming adversity, purpose, personal responsibility, anxiety, pressure, mindset What does it take to keep moving when you are alone in the frozen Yukon, temperatures fall to minus 55°C, most competitors have dropped out, and you still have hundreds of miles ahead? Neil Thubron is an executive coach, leadership and sales trainer, author, keynote speaker, former IBM sales leader, British Army Reserve veteran, sailor, and extreme endurance athlete. In this episode of Raw Minds, Neil takes us inside the brutal 300-mile Yukon Arctic Ultra. Only six competitors made it through the first freezing night. Neil explains how he managed frozen clothing, exhaustion, isolation, dangerous temperatures, and the mental battle that began when the excitement disappeared and survival became the priority. During that race, Neil developed the foundation for his 7P Formula for Success and his book, Yucan: Achieve Any Big Goal Using the 7P Formula for Success. Neil also opens up about being adopted as a baby, becoming one of IBM’s youngest managers, training as an officer at Sandhurst, crossing the Sahara Desert, sailing from Australia to China, and coaching leaders through pressure, anxiety, and major life challenges. Erick and Neil discuss purpose, grief, victim mentality, personal responsibility, morning routines, discipline, leadership, and why focusing on what you can control can change your life. This conversation is about more than extreme racing. It is about becoming the person who keeps going when the pain starts, doubt gets louder, and nobody is watching. CONNECT WITH NEIL THUBRON Official website:https://neilthubron.com/ LinkedIn:https://uk.linkedin.com/in/thubron Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/neilthubron/ Yucan: Achieve Any Big Goal Using the 7P Formula for Success:https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yucan-Achieve-using-formula-success/dp/1981773657 Whiteboard Value Selling:https://www.amazon.ca/Whiteboard-Value-Selling-Neil-Thubron/dp/B08TFZ4QDG CONNECT WITH RAW MINDS Website:https://www.rawminds.ca YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@RawMinds TikTok, Instagram and Facebook:@rawmindspodcast Raw Minds creates honest conversations about men’s mental health, grief, trauma, addiction, fatherhood, recovery, leadership, and rebuilding your life. For the ones we’ll never meet. Healing out loud. If this conversation helped you, subscribe to Raw Minds, leave a comment, share the episode, and send it to someone who needs to hear it. You never know whose life could change because you pressed one button. If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health crisis or thinking about suicide, call or text 988 in Canada or the United States. Contact emergency services when someone is in immediate danger.

  8. Jul 17

    USS Cole Survivor Reveals the PTSD Battle No One Saw | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 93

    USS Cole survivor, military PTSD, veteran mental health, childhood trauma, fatherhood, resilience, therapy, Navy leadership, suicide prevention, and healing after trauma. Amaury Ponciano survived the terrorist attack on the USS Cole, but surviving the explosion was only the beginning of his battle. In this powerful Raw Minds conversation, Amaury takes us inside the October 12, 2000 attack that killed 17 American sailors and injured 39 others. He explains what he heard, saw, and felt after the explosion, including finding a fallen friend and helping his shipmates fight to save the damaged ship. Amaury also opens up about being diagnosed with PTSD, learning how trauma can return without warning, and why therapy remains part of his life more than two decades later. Long before the Navy, Amaury experienced poverty, political violence, abandonment, anger, and childhood trauma in the Dominican Republic. After immigrating to the United States, he joined the Navy, served for more than 20 years, earned two master’s degrees, and rose to the rank of Master Chief. We also discuss fatherhood, teaching boys to express emotions, controlling anger, vulnerability in relationships, accountability, finding your purpose, building resilience, and leaving a legacy your children can respect. Amaury shares the story behind his memoir, Anchored in Resilience: Overcoming Adversity through Mental Health Awareness, and explains why he finally put his most difficult experiences on paper. This episode is for veterans, fathers, trauma survivors, military families, immigrants, and anyone fighting a battle that other people cannot see. CONNECT WITH AMAURY PONCIANO LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/amaury-ponciano Buy Anchored in Resilience on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1662965109 Listen on Audible:https://www.audible.com/author/Amaury-Ponciano/B0D322QG58 ABOUT RAW MINDS Raw Minds creates honest conversations about men’s mental health, trauma, grief, addiction, fatherhood, recovery, faith, and rebuilding your life. Subscribe to Raw Minds:https://www.youtube.com/@RawMinds Visit:https://www.rawminds.ca TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@rawmindspodcast Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rawmindspodcast Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/rawmindspodcast If this conversation helped you, subscribe to Raw Minds and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Leave a comment and tell us where you are watching from. For the ones we’ll never meet. Healing out loud. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 in Canada or the United States. Contact emergency services if someone is in immediate danger.

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Raw Minds is a raw, unapologetic podcast focused on men’s mental health, grief, resilience, and the battles we fight in silence. Hosted by Erick, Raw Minds is for men who feel broken, overwhelmed, numb, angry, lost, or alone and don’t know where to put it. This isn’t surface-level motivation. This is real life. The ugly parts. The quiet pain. Each episode features honest, vulnerable conversations with guests from all walks of life sharing real stories of depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction, loss, fatherhood, recovery, and rebuilding after everything falls apart. No masks. No b******t.

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  • Creator
    Raw minds
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    138
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