*Trigger Warning* On Soul Focused Radio this week our hosts come together to have a vulnerable and moving discussion about healing from trauma. Cindy Edwards and Martin Friedman have a very emotional conversation about healing from their childhood traumas and how their traumas still effect them today. They start by sharing their definitions of trauma, and they share their experiences with learning to heal from their parents. Cindy shares a beautiful story about the cultural differences that we c...
Sep 19, 2022•40 min
This week our hosts come together to have an amazing conversation about emotional vulnerability as a parent. Cindy Edwards and Martina Tam are both mothers working on raising Soul Focused individuals. They start out by sharing their experiences with showing frustration, vulnerability, and sadness with their children. We all have an idea of a supermom, and we expect our mothers to show no emotions when raising children. However, our mothers can feel overwhelmed with the idea of perfection. Cindy ...
Sep 11, 2022•42 min
This week on Soul Focused Radio our host Martin Friedman is joined by Jay Martin Jr. to have an amazing discussion about emotional vulnerability. Jay is the host of The Drive Project Podcast show on Apple Podcasts! We are so happy to have him on this new episode to offer a new perspective for our listeners. We hope to have him back on very soon to dive deeper into vulnerability. Jay begins this episode by sharing his experience with emotional vulnerability as a a black man, and what he learned a...
Aug 29, 2022•49 min
Martin Friedman and Martina Tam are joined by Megan Wilbert in this week’s new episode on Soul Focused Radio. Our hosts are back to continue discussing personal accountability, but will get a healthcare provider’s perspective in this new episode. Megan is a third generation nurse that begins by sharing her thoughts on the lack of humanity in training to become a healthcare provider. We expect our healthcare providers to show up to work and only focus on health. There is no room for our healthcar...
Aug 22, 2022•45 min
This week on Soul Focused Radio Cindy Edwards interviews Kelly Edwards about personal accountability and soul focused parenting. Cindy and Kelly are raising three beautiful children together. They come together to share their parenting journey with our listeners, and offer some advice for parents. As parents they have found that creating a healthy and trusting environment has helped them have open conversations with their children. These healthy and open conversations have allowed Cindy and Kell...
Aug 14, 2022•26 min
On Soul Focused Radio this week we are joined by Ragivah Mahdi. M joins our hosts as they have an in depth conversation about self accountability. The three of them begin by discussing the idea of soul, and how we need to hold ourselves accountable for our own well being. Our souls are eternal, and that idea can be hard to process for some. M explains that our self is our soul. We manifest and create the life we want to live. However, many of us are stuck waiting for our lives to get better. We ...
Aug 08, 2022•45 min
In this new episode our hosts Cindy Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Martina Tam come together to have a beautiful conversation about personal accountability. They begin by sharing their thoughts on what accountability means to them. Cindy and Martina agree that accountability is a responsibility we all have to build trusting relationships. If we are able to hold ourselves accountable and forgive ourselves it changes how we show up in our relationships. We have no problem holding other people accou...
Aug 01, 2022•41 min
This week our host Cindy Edwards interviews Tirza Barnes about parenting from the soul. Tirza Barnes is CEO of Tirza Motivates, and a facilitator with The Soul Focused Group. Cindy and Tirza discuss how they have found self forgiveness helpful for them as mothers. As mothers it isn’t uncommon to experience guilt and shame when losing control of situations. Tirza has found that she had to learn to forgive herself to become a more understanding parent. She explains that holding on to guilt will on...
Jul 25, 2022•29 min
We are so excited to have Felicia Savage Friedman and Stephany Ashley back to finish their conversation with Martin about self forgiveness. This week will only be our Teddy Bear Moses Moments segment. Cindy Edwards and Martina Tam will be back next week! Felicia, Martin, and Stephany begin their segment with discussing the importance of self forgiveness and responsibility. Stephany has found it best to hold yourself responsible for your way of life. We have to hold ourselves accountable to do th...
Jul 18, 2022•27 min
Cindy Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Martina Tam return to Soul Focused Radio to continue their beautiful discussion about self forgiveness. This week our hosts are joined by Dustin Washington, Felicia Savage Friedman, and Stephany Ashley. We are super excited to share these amazing conversations with you this week. You will hear from everyone as they go into more depth on how self forgiveness has changed their life, and how self forgiveness has become a part of their healing. In the first segmen...
Jul 11, 2022•52 min
Devon Adams returns to Soul Focused Radio to talk about self forgiveness with our hosts Cindy Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Martina Tam. You may remember Devon from a previous episode with Anuar Velasquez. We are so excited to have Devon back as he shares his thoughts and experience with self forgiveness. Devon describes his self forgiveness journey as an ongoing process as opposed to a linear process. Self forgiveness doesn’t just happen overnight. We need to start being realistic about our own...
Jul 04, 2022•49 min
Cindy Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Martina Tam are back on Soul Focused Radio to continue their discussion on emotional sobriety. This week our hosts begin this episode by interviewing Dustin Washington. Dustin is the Vice President of The Soul Focused Group, and has been featured on many of our previous episodes. Dustin was invited to explain why it is so important to recognize what triggers you. When you can realize what triggers your past traumas you can begin to show up as an emotional sobe...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Cindy Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Martina Tam come together again to host this week’s episode on emotional sobriety. Our Soul Focused hosts begin with discussing their knowledge and introduction to emotional sobriety. After their research they have all come to understand that becoming emotional sober is getting sober from emotional intoxication. Martin defines emotional intoxication as an act of indulging in emotions that are the least constructive. Some emotions that aren’t constructive for y...
Jun 13, 2022•40 min
Soul Focused Radio is back and has a brand new format! Join Cindy Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Martina Tam as our new podcast hosts. We are so excited that we are able to offer new voices for our Soul Focused Radio listeners. In the first segment of this podcast you will hear all of our hosts interview our very own Ragivah Mahdi. Mahdi discusses the power of the mind, and the relationship the mind has to the soul. Our minds possess a great power that has been hidden from us. Our souls are just ...
Jun 06, 2022•49 min
Dustin Washington and Martin Friedman return this week to continue discussing the war in Ukraine. Last week you heard from both of the men as they talked about the egos that have been developed by people in leadership positions, and the disconnect war has on humanity. In this new episode the two of them begin by discussing their thoughts on the fear that comes from war. Dustin remembers participating in nuclear war drills in elementary, and he remembers the fear he had at such a young age. He go...
Mar 14, 2022•42 min
Dustin Washington and Martin Friedman come together to talk about the war in Ukraine in our new podcast. Together they share their thoughts on the current leaders’ egos, and how ego can effect their decision making. The current conflict in Ukraine presents the perfect opportunity for western countries to have an us against them mindset. Dustin stresses the importance of moving out of this mindset and moving towards seeing people for who they truly are. The war has caused many of us to have a dis...
Mar 07, 2022•34 min
Martin Friedman and Ragivah Mahdi return in our new episode. They are back again to continue discussing their experiences with toxic masculinity. This new podcast is about their thoughts on the true strength of a man. From a young age boys learn that their physical strength and work ethic will determine how masculine they are. So many men are taught to work as hard as they can to provide for their families to become the man of the house. M shares his experiences with feeling overworked and feeli...
Mar 01, 2022•37 min
Dustin Washington, Felicia Savage Friedman, Martin Friedman, and Ragivah Mahdi are back again this week to wrap up their intimate conversation on what it means to be a new man. In this new episode you will hear from all three men as Felicia continues to ask them challenging and intimate questions about their growth as men. They begin by talking about the impact football has had on their lives. Felicia discusses how violent football actually is, and the idea of bonding over something that isn’t p...
Feb 21, 2022•54 min
In this week’s new episode we are switching it up. Felicia Savage Friedman hosts our new podcast. She is joined by Dustin Washington, Martin Friedman, and Ragivah Mahdi. Together the four of them discuss who they are, and their path to reclaiming their power. They stress the important difference between who and what you are. We hope you are able to distinguish all the important parts of yourself after listening to their answers. Felicia also starts by asking the three men about the end of their ...
Feb 14, 2022•45 min
Daniel Jahn and Kelly Edwards join Martin Friedman in our new release this week. You may remember Daniel and Kelly from their introduction podcasts they were featured on in the past. In this new episode Daniel and Kelly share their knowledge and thoughts on raising the next generation of young men. Both Daniel and Kelly coach young children, and are both fathers of their own children. You will hear about their experiences teaching young men communication, vulnerability, and integrity. You will a...
Feb 08, 2022•43 min
Martin Friedman and Matt Remle return in this week’s podcast to continue their discussion on the concept of a new man from an indigenous perspective. Matt begins with telling us about his childhood, and what it was like having a white father. He explains that he was very lucky to grow up in a family that accepted help. Matt’s father understood how important it was for Matt to learn about his indigenous identity from other native men. Matt and Martin also discuss the traditional ceremonies that a...
Jan 29, 2022•33 min
In this week’s episode, you will hear the indigenous perspective on what it means to be a man. Matt Remle joins Martin Friedman this week to introduce himself, and the work he has been doing in indigenous communities. Matt begins by introducing himself in his native language. In most indigenous cultures sharing your name, family, and where you come from is natural. It shows that you accept the responsibilities that come with your name, and that you are presenting yourself correctly. Matt’s child...
Jan 24, 2022•29 min
Dustin Washington, Hank Azaria, and Martin Friedman are back again this week to close out their discussion on emotional sobriety and masculinity in America. In last week's episode the three of them shared their thoughts and feelings around their recovery journeys. We heard about the pain and trauma each man carried with them throughout their addictions. In this new episode they continue to share their stories with our listeners. However, in this new episode they find differences and similarities...
Jan 17, 2022•42 min
In this week's new episode we have Hank Azaria as our special guest! Dustin Washington and Martin Friedman join Hank to have a very vulnerable and honest conversation about the emotional sobriety they found after recovering from their addictions. The three of them dive right into talking about the messages they received as young men. You will hear from Dustin and Hank as they discuss their concerns with the media young men have access to now. Both Dustin and Hank have young boys they are raising...
Jan 10, 2022•46 min
Anuar Velasquez, Devon Adams, and Martin Friedman return this week to wrap up their discussion on toxic masculinity in American prisons and policing. They begin this podcast with introducing the socialization Devon and Anuar experienced as a prisoner and police officer. Both men found that the messages they received from their peers before entering the justice system were toxic. They were taught to resolve issues with violence, and to not show signs of weakness. These messages caused them to bel...
Jan 03, 2022•44 min
Anuar Velasquez, Devon Adams, and. Martin Friedman are back this week to continue their discussion about the toxic masculinity they witnessed and experienced in the justice system. Last week the three men dove into the social messages they received as children. This week the three of them dive deep into their teenage years and open up about what they experienced during young adulthood. Each men's story is different, but the men of color find they lacked the feeling of choice while growing up. Th...
Dec 27, 2021•38 min
Martin Friedman is joined by Anuar Velazquez and Devon Adams in our new episode this week. Devon begins by sharing his story about being in prison, and the growth he accomplished while serving his sentence. Anuar and Devon go on to share their childhood memories of learning what it means to be a man. Both Anuar and Devon have found that they were exposed to violence at very young ages. They realize now that the violence that they witnessed was internalized as young boys and expressed physically ...
Dec 20, 2021•40 min
Anuar Velazquez is back again on Soul Focused Radio this week! Martin Friedman and Ragivah Mahdi join Anuar in an in-depth conversation about the impacts masculinity has had on them. Together they reflect back on the messages they received as young men, and realize that despite coming from different cultural backgrounds the messages that were taught to them are similar. Together they celebrate how far they have come as men, but point out how little men celebrate themselves. Anuar talks about how...
Dec 13, 2021•49 min
The Soul Focused Group is excited to share this beautiful podcast with you this week. We are honored to have K.J. Wright from the Las Vegas Raiders join us in this new episode to discuss his experiences with learning to become a man. Kelly Edwards, Martin Friedman, and Ragivah Mahdi join K.J. as well to talk about their experiences with masculinity, and reflect on their learned behaviors as children. This is a very heartfelt and inspiring conversation we are sharing with you. These four men open...
Dec 06, 2021•54 min
Dustin Washington, Martin Friedman, and Ragivah Mahdi join forces again this week to continue their discussion on what it means to be a man in America. In this episode the three men share vulnerable and intimate stories about the men that raised them. We hope it helps you realize the importance of a healthy family dynamic for children. They also talk about how big of a role media has played in their socialization of becoming a man. This episode concludes their discussion on masculinity in Americ...
Nov 29, 2021•37 min
