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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.
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Pro Soccer to Depression, Grief & Men's Mental Health | Dehara Thompson | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 103 (opens the original)
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men's mental health, depression, grief, athlete mental health, youth mental health, suicide loss, identity after sport, soccer, resilience, mental health awareness, Dehara Thompson What happens when the thing that defined you for most of your life is suddenly gone? Dehara Thompson was playing provincial soccer at 15. By 17, she had reached the South African Women's National Team. She earned a full university scholarship, pursued professional soccer in Europe and played with Newcastle United Wome
I Lost My Daughter to Parental Alienation | Johnny Mitchel l Raw Minds S2 Ep. 102 (opens the original)
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Johnny Mitchell says parental alienation cost him years with his daughter, pushed his mental health to the edge, and left him fighting a family court system he felt powerless against. In this episode of Raw Minds, Johnny opens up about divorce, custody battles, being blocked from contacting his daughter, alcohol addiction, two DUIs five days apart, a heart attack at 35, crushing legal debt, losing his parental rights, and the moment he was told his daughter would be adopted by her stepfather. Th
Abused at 12. At 15, He Realized Trauma Wasn't an Excuse | Lawrence Harris | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 101 (opens the original)
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At 12 years old, Lawrence Harris was trying to survive childhood abuse, protect his siblings, navigate autism, and live with a nervous system that never felt safe. By 15, he had another realization: what happened to him was not his fault, but he could not keep using his pain as an excuse to hurt the people who loved him. In this episode of Raw Minds, Lawrence opens up about childhood abuse, autism, complex PTSD, hypervigilance, loneliness, low self-worth, therapy, accountability, forgiveness, re
He Had a 13% Chance to Live. A Stranger Changed Everything | Tim McDonald | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 100 (opens the original)
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Stage 4 colon cancer had already spread to Tim McDonald’s liver when his life changed completely.What started as pain in his side around Thanksgiving 2020 led to the words nobody wants to hear: “You have cancer.”In this episode of Raw Minds, Tim shares his stage 4 colorectal cancer story, chemotherapy, colon cancer treatment, the search for a living liver donor, liver transplant surgery, survivor’s guilt, cancer advocacy, and the stranger who ultimately gave him part of her liver.Tim says only 1
He Finished 10 Ironmans in 10 Days. The Hardest Battle Came After | Raw Minds S2 Ep. 99 (opens the original)
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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-di
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