Steps Forward with Ricki by Ricki Friedman

04.18.2024

99: Talking With Teal Cooper on Building a Business, Manifesting Love, Loving Yourself + So Much More!

Teal is the President and Co-Founder of VendiBean, a beverage tech company innovating the archaic office coffee and coffee vending industries. She's also a powerful, fun and amazing person who has so much to teach us about love, life and...

03.25.2024

98: 365 Days Without Adderall & Vyvanse...

Reflecting on one full year without medication. Walk as you listen.

02.28.2024

97: Building a business/brand you love, knowing when to pivot, and understanding your WHY with Creative Business Coach & Community Builder, Diana Davis

We're talking all about building a business you love, making money, knowing YOUR why (or intention) behind something and what to do if you're just starting something new. Diana Davis empowers creative entrepreneurs to ditch the hustle, make a shit...

02.20.2024

96: Overcoming a Scarcity Mindset...Living with ABUNDANCE!

This week I talk about living with a LACK mindset, a recent situation that I had and to live in more ABUNDANCE! Walk as you listen!

01.31.2024

95: Interview with Top100 Podcaster & Heath/Business Coach Katy Saltsman: Starting her life over at 33, rebuilding her business in ALIGNED ways, and finding the love of her life at 36.

Interview with Katy Saltsman... we talk starting over at 33, how she rebuilt her business (from health coach to business coach), walking away from things that felt misaligned, reconnecting HER TRUTH, overcoming fear when it came to making new changes...

01.22.2024

94: Procrastination is a Trauma Response

Today's conversation is all about resistance and how to know the difference between something being misaligned VS having resistance because it's a trauma response within your body. Walk as you listen.

12.13.2023

93: Reflecting on Walking Away From Adderall...2023 Was A Hard Year.

Reflecting on walking away from Adderall and 2023 being the hardest year of my life. Let's talk about it.

11.20.2023

92: Overcoming childhood beliefs, stepping into a new story and not letting family get in your way.

This week is all about overcoming childhood beliefs, stepping into a new story and not letting family stand in the way. HIGH-ACHIEVERS PROGAM LINK

11.06.2023

91: Why you should walk away from something before you know where you're going...

Stop waiting to walk away from something because you don't know where you're going. The most powerful step is the FIRST ONE you take.

10.17.2023

90: An Honest Conversation About Addiction With Geoffrey M. Golia & Dr. Eric Collins

An honest conversation about addiction with Geoffrey M. Golia, the Director of Clinical Outreach and Education and Doctor Eric Collins who both work at the New York center for living which is a supportive environment for young adults and families...

10.02.2023

89: Embracing where you're at in life, sitting with loneliness and learning how to trust the process

Working through loneliness, embracing where you're at, wanting to meet someone and learning how to trust the process...

09.11.2023

88: Missing old parts of ourselves, moving through challenging times and life without ADHD medicine

Talking about my weight struggles since getting off adderall, missing old parts of myself and my current body struggles. Join the Walking Away From Weed Program

08.21.2023

87: 150 days without Adderall, recent breakthroughs regarding the process of transformation & walking away from weed program

150 days without adderall, what I've learned so far about myself, the process of transformation, how my life has changed and updates on the Walking Away From Weed Program. JOIN THE PROGRAM (WE START SEP 12-15TH) ONLY 15 SPOTS LEFT...

08.07.2023

86: UpDATE on my dating life...

Sharing BTS of my recent dates, dating after Adderall, and what I've been learning about myself, etc.

07.24.2023

85: Accepting My Body After Adderall

Accepting my body after adderall and learning to love myself in a new way. Walk as you listen.

07.10.2023

84: Breaking Through Emotional Blocks

This week is all about breaking through emotional blocks (that often feel like bricks on our chest) and how I'm personally working through mine (the methods I'm using) and where I'm at 100+ days post adderall. Walk as you listen!...

07.03.2023

83: Calling in what you desire...

This week is all about calling in what you desire through your FEELINGS (not your logical mind) and why it's the best tool for manifesting the things you want. Walk as you listen!

06.26.2023

82: I took three weeks off from the podcast and here's why I won't do that again...

This week is all about being consistent and why it's so powerful. I took 3 weeks off from the podcast and found it hard to get back into it but recording this episode helped me reconnect to my why and...

05.30.2023

81: Stepping Forward To A Better YOU - My Interview on the Emotional Support Podcast...

I was recently interviewed by Alessandra Torresani on her podcast, Emotional Support podcast - we talked ADHD, walking away from weed, addiction, mental health and more! Walk as you listen.

05.22.2023

80: Expanding my brand, the power of boredom, and manifesting love.

This week I talk about being bored (life without Adderall!), how I deal with it, the power of being boredom, expanding my brand and being ready for a relationship.

05.08.2023

79: The universe has perfect timing...

How I found my new dog (or she found me!), what she's taught me, my new program, and how much happier I am without adderall!

04.24.2023

78: Three important life lessons I've learned from walking away from things...

Three important lessons I've learned from walking away from things I thought I couldn't live without.

04.10.2023

77: FINALLY FREE FROM MY ADDERALL ADDICTION

This Episode is about finally being free from 20+ years of ADHD medicine (aka my addiction) and sharing all about the journey, my routines, and how I've been able to finally enter a new chapter in my life. Walk as...

04.03.2023

76: From prescribed to addicted: My story of walking away from ADHD stimulants

In this episode, I share my personal journey with addiction and walking away from 24 years on ADHD stimulants. I've always struggled with staying focused and motivated, and these medications seemed like the perfect solution to my problems. However, over...

03.20.2023

75: Stop putting sh*it off and start making moves!

This week I talk about the bad investment I made, what I learned, the difference between successful people VS unsuccessful people, and why confidence is the most important trait. Walk as you listen! WALKING AWAY FROM WEED PROGRAM - JOIN...

03.13.2023

74: Do You Need To Raise Your Standards? Let's Walk & Talk About It...

This week I talk about raising the standards (and prices!) in my life/business and why it's so important for overall growth and expansion. Follow me on IG if you don't already - Iamrickifriedman Walking Away From Weed Program LINK

02.27.2023

73: Walking Away From My ADHD Medicine After 20+ Years

Today's episode is a very open (and hard) conversation about my next journey: Walking away from my ADHD meds after 20+ years of being on them. Walk as you listen.

02.20.2023

72: Walking Away From Weed, Human Design, Shadow Work, etc.

This week is about next steps for the Walking Away From Weed program (happy one year!!), Human design and power of shadow work. CONNECT WITH ME: IG: @Iamrickifriedman TikTok: @Iamrickifriedman Email: [email protected]

02.13.2023

71: Getting back into alignment, hard business decisions and walking away from what "works" for what you truly WANT

This week I talk about turning 35 (very mixed emotions), PAUSING in your business/career when you don't know what to do, walking away from what works for what you truly WANT and moving through the different seasons in our lives....

02.06.2023

70: Unlocking Your Creative Genius & The Power of Your Personal Brand

This week is all about stepping into your creativity as an entrepreneur, unlocking the parts of yourself that you're scared to share, overcoming your shadows & why you need to stop consuming content ASAP. Walk as you listen.

01.30.2023

69: Vulnerability Is Your Superpower. Lean Into It.

This week is all about the power of sharing your truth, certain things that've been bothering me recently, a deep yearning I have and to open ourselves up to new versions of who we are. Walk as you listen!

01.24.2023

69: Holding Success & Stepping Away From Self-Sabotage

This week I talk about: My biggest regret in 2022, how to hold success in your life/business, money mindset work, stepping away from self-sabotaging loops and the power of support!

01.19.2023

68: WALKING TOWARDS YOUR NEXT LEVEL - ARE YOU SCARED TO EXPAND?

This week I talk about who I used to be, what I was REALLY chasing (purpose and alignment) and how I finally realized that weed, my lifestyle, and certain patterns prevented me from my desires and once I walked away,...

01.09.2023

67: Manifesting the LOML, learning to let go of the "HOW" and trust the process in life/business

This week I talk about how I made a list of everything I want in a partner (why you need to do this!), my most recent dating adventure (and lessons learned), TRUSTING THE PROCESS WITHOUT KNOWING THE HOW (IN LIFE...

01.03.2023

66: You Can Change Your Life WHENEVER You Want!

This week I talk about changing my entire in a year, things i'm working on (emotional eating/writing a new chapter), hiring a team, breaking unhealthy cycles you're stuck in, and the power of slowing down (and trusting) where you're at....

12.12.2022

65: Please Stop Labeling Me, Thanks.

Today is a really vulnerable episode on how I'm feeling internally and the battle I'm facing about being tied to certain labels and how it's been causing me to face myself in old (and new) ways. Walk as you listen.

12.05.2022

64: How to STOP repeating the SAME patterns in your life/business...

Today is all about how my ADHD plays into my business, the power of UNDERSTANDING who you are (patterns, habits, etc) and WORKING around your downfalls so you can keep taking steps forward...

11.15.2022

63: Getting Ghosted - Let's Talk About It...

This week I talk about future podcast plans, getting ghosted (there's a whole story behind it), how it made me feel AND the crazy intuitive hits I've been getting lately...

11.09.2022

62: Purpose, Fulfillment, And Feeling Free - Let's Talk About!

This week is I talk about having purpose, feeling free on my podcast, ADHD, what it feels like to truly be satisfied with what you're doing (I share a time in my life I felt this way!) Walk as you...

11.02.2022

61: Let's Talk About "Functional" Burnout...

This week is all about listening to yourself, the sneaky signs of burnout you keep (and must STOP) looking past and why "high" functioning doesn't mean you're functioning at your best - it's usually a trauma response. WALK AS YOU...

10.18.2022

60: Dating in LA (don't do it), burnout and making changes in your business...

I'm sharing all the details on my recent dating ventures (guys are sh*t, lol), why I haven't been posting as much on Tiktok...

10.11.2022

59: Why I feel stuck & what I'm doing about it...(Spoiler Alert: I cry during the episode, lol)

In today's episode, I talk about feeling stuck in certain parts of my business, why it's time for a rebrand (UM HELLO new podcast cover!), the question I ask myself whenever I feel out of alignment...

10.03.2022

58: Dating and feeling uninspired in my business lately - let's talk about it!

This week, I talked about various topics: Returning to the dating world after a year on my own, why I've been feeling uninspired to create content, my fear of being put into a box sneaking up on me again, and...

09.26.2022

57: Showing up even when you don't feel like it...

This week I talk about showing up (in your life and business) when you don't feel like it and knowing when to push yourself or take a step back. Learning the difference is essential for your long-term success

09.19.2022

56 - Stop waiting to change your life...

This week I talk about "waiting" to be ready and how it's another form of self-destructive behavior. I share about the things I invest in and how money always comes back when you do good things with it.

09.05.2022

55: Why I haven't been open to love this last year (how why I'm changing that!)

This week I share what it's been like being on my own this last year, why I've been so closed off to love (and didn't even realize it) and how I'm going to start connecting more with what I desire...

08.29.2022

54 - Don't Quit Before The Miracle (AKA Your Transformation!)

This week I talk about expanding as a person, and how to stay on track even when things feel hard! DON'T QUIT BEFORE THE TRANSFORMATION!

08.22.2022

#53 STOP GETTING IN THE WAY OF YOUR DESIRES (I swear I'm not yelling at you)

I share some recent changes in my life and what it takes to become the next level version of you. I talk about my (current) journey/process with breaking through old stories, and how you can take start taking steps towards...

08.15.2022

#52 - I knew he wasn’t the one and that terrified me.

*This week I answer some of your questions (on various topics) and share my experience worth knowing my partner wasn’t the one, why I stayed, the fear I lived with, and how I finally faced my greatest fear: Being...

08.08.2022

#51 - Walking away from weed put me on my aligned path.

This week, I talk about my big dreams, how walking away from weed put me on my aligned path, and throwing out my timeline has helped me get there faster. Sometimes, we must take different steps or do certain things...

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