Can pain become your greatest teacher?

In this deeply moving episode of Raw Minds, host Erick sits down with Angel Oren go and Rocio Aquino, the authors of The Orchid: The Secret Code of Modern Goddesses — a powerful book that goes far beyond gender, offering a spiritual and emotional framework for healing deep trauma, reclaiming self-worth, and stepping into authentic power.

Together, Angel and Rocio break open the silence around emotional neglect, childhood abuse, generational pain, and the invisible wounds men and women carry into adulthood. They share their personal journeys from survival to service, transforming breakdowns into breakthroughs and turning their story into a movement of healing, self-love, and spiritual awareness.

This conversation is raw, real, and unforgettable.

• Childhood trauma, abandonment, and self-erasure

• Forgiveness as a practical and spiritual tool

• How shame, ego, and people-pleasing destroy connection

• The connection between healing and writing your truth

• Emotional regulation, energy awareness, and nervous system healing

• Why The Orchid is helping men as much as women

• Masculinity, leadership, emotional safety, and letting go of survival mode

If you're ready to break free from your past and step into a new story, this episode is the mirror you didn’t know you needed.

Available in print, audiobook, and ebook in English and Spanish
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In this powerful solo episode, Erick sits down with Georgia Jean, a movement artist, bestselling author, healer, and skydiver with over 1,500 jumps. Georgia shares her journey from stand-up comedy and trauma to channeling higher consciousness and transforming lives through her work at Circle Evolution.

She opens up about her path to healing, the power of the nervous system, why many men struggle emotionally, and how practices like channeling, love and acceptance, and EFT tapping can lead to lasting change. Whether you’re a skeptic or a seeker, this episode is packed with tools to support healing, growth, and radical self-connection.

Topics Covered:

• Understanding the nervous system and emotional regulation

• Breaking through trauma with love and acceptance

• Men’s mental health and emotional suppression

• Intuition, energy, and opening your pineal gland

• Skydiving, fear, and freedom

• Creating a better relationship with your inner child

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In this powerful episode of Raw Minds, Erick sits down solo with Lee Povey, a high-performance leadership coach, Olympic-level cycling coach, and founder of impactful men’s groups. They dive deep into the challenges modern men face from emotional repression and leadership burnout to fatherhood, purpose, and healing from trauma.

Lee gets real about his journey from elite sports to coaching founders, and why helping men build connection without judgment is his mission. He’s not just building better leaders he’s helping men become better humans.

Funny moment: Right after this convo, someone cut Erick off in traffic… and he smiled and wished them a good day. No road rage. Just gratitude. That’s impact.

Don’t miss this one it’s raw, real, and might just shift your whole mindset.

Who is Lee Povey?

Lee is a high-performance leadership coach specializing in working with founders and startups. A former elite cyclist and Olympic Development Coach for USA Cycling, Lee has coached hundreds of national, world, and Olympic champions. He’s also a passionate men’s group facilitator, with nearly 30 years of experience helping men grow emotionally and become stronger fathers, partners, and leaders.

Lee’s Links:

Website: https://leepovey.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/leepovey/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leepovey/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leepoveycoaching/Podcast: The Founder's Catalyst

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Remember: It’s okay to not be okay. But it’s not okay to go through it alone.

This one’s not easy and it’s not supposed to be.

We sat down to talk about what most men will never say out loud. The thoughts they carry in silence. The moments they break behind closed doors. The pain they’ve buried for years.

This isn’t just about mental health this is about survival.
This is about the moment you look in the mirror and don’t recognize the man staring back.
This is about the weight you’ve been carrying so long, it feels normal now.
This is for the ones who’ve been holding it in for too long.

We dive into:

• The real reason so many men are dying emotionally and spiritually

• Why silence is killing us more than the struggle itself

• What real healing actually looks like without the mask

• The stories that pull us back from the edge

• And how we start changing things — one honest conversation at a time

If you’ve ever felt like you had no one to talk to this episode is for you.

We’re not experts. We’re just two men who’ve been through it, and want to talk about it. Unfiltered. Real. Raw.

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Building awareness, creating access, and pushing the conversation forward in men’s mental health.

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In this gripping episode of Raw Minds Podcast, Erick welcomes Steve from @MenThriveDaily, a man whose life was shattered by a traumatic brain injury and who chose to rebuild it with fire and faith. After being struck by a drunk driver and left on the side of the road, Steve faced years of loss, pain, and unanswered questions. But instead of giving up, he leaned into the chaos, found God, created a farmland to feed the struggling, built housing for the homeless, and launched a mental health movement on TikTok that’s helped save lives.

Steve shares raw truths about post-traumatic growth, the battle with invisible injuries, losing his identity and finding a new one through purpose, painting, and pouring love back into his community. Erick opens up too, drawing powerful parallels between his own journey after loss and the mission behind Raw Minds: to ensure no one feels alone in their darkest moments.

This one’s for the underdogs, the fighters, and the ones who’ve been counted out. It's about grit you can’t teach, hope you can’t fake, and a community that’s showing up for each other one raw story at a time.

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If this episode moved you share it. Someone out there needs to hear this. Leave a review, follow us on your favorite platform, and let’s keep breaking stigmas around men's mental health, one story at a time. Need grit? This one’ll help you find it. Drop a comment, send us a message, or tell your own story. We're listening.

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Losing Love, Leading Men & Speaking Truth Without Apology | Raw Minds Podcast S2 Ep. 38

In the final episode of our powerful three-part Women’s Series, Erick and Anthony sit down with Maggie a journeyman carpenter, scaffolding supervisor, and the godmother of Erick’s daughter for a deeply raw conversation about grief, identity, and showing up in a world that often tells women to quiet down.

This episode dives deep into:

Growing up in male-dominated circles and earning respect in construction

Losing her husband to cancer and what palliative care at home taught her

Navigating grief, self-reflection, and redefining love on her own terms

Emotional intelligence, managing anger, and learning to communicate without ego

The real toll of being “the strong one” and how she’s learning to soften

Her journey from reactive behavior to conscious self-awareness

Powerful insight on mental health systems, single parenting, work stress & burnout

Why proactive care not just crisis intervention must be our future

This is more than a conversation it’s a masterclass in emotional courage. Maggie doesn’t hold back, and we’re better for it.

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Healing After Trauma, Owning Her Story & Rising Strong in a Man’s World | Raw Minds Podcast S2 Ep. 37In this emotionally powerful episode of Raw Minds, Erick and Anthony sit down with Therian a crane operator, artist, and survivor who has walked through addiction, trauma, codependency, and loss to build a life rooted in self-worth, strength, and healing.

Therian opens up about what it really takes to rebuild after years of emotional pain, people-pleasing, and chasing validation. From heavy machinery to heavy emotions, she doesn’t hold back.

This episode covers:

Addiction, codependency, trauma, and self-sabotage

Healing through music, writing, therapy, and inner child work

Why she left behind toxic friendships and reclaimed her voice

Her emotional decision to undergo breast reduction surgery and what it meant

Navigating a male-dominated industry while honoring her boundaries

The power of letting go, setting standards, and loving yourself first

A raw reminder that healing is messy but worth every step

If you’ve ever struggled with identity, self-love, or being the strong one for too long this episode is for you.

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Mental health support. Real conversations. Action that matters.

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In this mind-blowing episode of Raw Minds, Erick and Anthony sit down with Jenny Le founder of MindWave a sound healer on a mission to help real, everyday people let go of the chaos and reconnect with their nervous system.

What started as “blankets and banging pots” turned into one of the most unexpectedly powerful episodes Raw Minds has ever recorded what they now call The Anthony Reaction.

This episode dives into:

What a sound bath really is and why it’s more science than candles

Jenny’s personal journey through trauma, mental collapse, and emotional healing

The truth about anxiety, masculinity, and emotional repression in men

Why sound healing works even when you think it’s BS

Anthony’s powerful response during the sound bath session

Creating space for emotional safety, not spiritual performance

Audio Note: First few episodes in the new studio have had minor tech hiccups thanks for bearing with us. It only gets better from here.

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Instagram: @mindwave.caEmail: mindwavesoundbaths@gmail.comDM to book a session, ask questions, or just connect. You don’t need to understand it you just need to feel it.

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Email: rawmindspodcast@gmail.comConnect with Raw Minds Society (Nonprofit)Focused on mental health, awareness, and access for those who need it most.

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You don’t have to believe in sound baths just come hear what healing feels like.

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