Colby Tootoosis's guest appearances

Colby Tootoosis

Think Indigenous

Teachings In The Air

Tales from the Journey

Jim Woods

Lindsay Marino

Seth Perler

Ryan McMahon

Lola Pickett

Sharon Venne

Danny Sanchez

Angie Caron

Cindy Blackstock

Genevieve Killulark

Shauneen Pete

Kanesha Tootoosis

Pam Palmater

Andrea Bear

Curtis Peeteetuce

OwlTail

Today I'm talking with Colby Tootoosis about creating conscious, sustainable systems. Colby is a presenter and facilitator of leadership and personal development workshops with Conscious Leadership Coaching, Inc. Colby will share how The Journey process was introduced into his life when his father was ill. He'll be talking about his first experience with process work and the path that led him deep into this calling. We'll be diving into his journey of taking a practitioner program halfway around the world, his experiences with oppression, and how crucial it became for him to use what he learned to process his emotions during his time as an elected official. Listen in to learn more about Colby's journey and how he uses his knowledge and experience to help others.What to Listen For:  	What it was like growing up with both parents being therapists 	Witnessing his parents working with families and communities 	Being immersed in personal development, self-work, and proactive problem solving from a young age 	Working through generational impacts of residential schools and the oppression of Indigenous peoples"Growing up with my parents, there were experiences of having to work through things as a family. The generational impacts of residential schools, of the oppression of our peoples, and the attempts of colonization on our peoples.And that's the narrative and a theme that's often not highlighted. And so I think the greatest thing that my parents have done for us as a family was to create the space and to encourage us to do the work that we needed to do personally so that we can continue the intention of ending the legacy and the impacts of that narrative." 	How this set the tone for the way he engages with his family 	How The Journey method came into his life"The Journey method came into our life through the means of a crisis. The crisis was my dad getting physically ill. And he had myelodysplasia, which is the beginning stages of bone marrow cancer, meaning he had to get a bone marrow transplant if he wanted to continue to live life on earth, and it was a scary time. It was a scary time and a challenging time." 	Praying with his family for something that would help not just his father, but others as well 	His mom's experience with happening upon The Journey by Brandon Bays 	His family going to a Journey workshop in Boulder, CO 	His resistance to reading the book"I was very judgmental and critical and turned off by it completely. And my dad was really drawn to it. And at that time, I didn't want to discourage anything. The truth is when you're going through a health crisis like that; you get desperate. You're open for anything. And I was in that space. And so I, with the judgment, was there, and I put it to the side. I encouraged him, and I was supportive." 	What happened when his dad came back from his first Journey Intensive workshop 	Colby's first Journey method process"He sat me down in my bedroom, and he gave me my first journey method process, and it rocked my world. It shook the foundation of who I thought I was because prior to that moment, I thought that I didn't have any issues for me to look at, that everything was fine." 	What revealed itself in that first experience with process work through the guidance of his father 	Wanting more after that first taste of this work 	Figuring out how to get to the Journey Practitioner Program in Europe 	His dad's incredible recovery"While I was in their Journey Practitioner Program [my dad] continued to do journey work, and he healed. His brother was a match, and he went through a full bone marrow transplant, and he healed so quickly they put them in a medical journal. He was like a case study in a medical journal. I remember the moment because there were people in the same timeframe, in the same ward where they were going through bone marrow transplants as well, they were still in bed and resting.

Today I'm talking with Colby Tootoosis about creating conscious, sustainable systems. Colby is a presenter and facilitator of leadership and personal development workshops with Conscious Leadership Coaching, Inc. Colby will share how The Journey process was introduced into his life when his father was ill. He'll be talking about his first experience with process work and the path that led him deep into this calling. We'll be diving into his journey of taking a practitioner program halfway around the world, his experiences with oppression, and how crucial it became for him to use what he learned to process his emotions during his time as an elected official. Listen in to learn more about Colby's journey and how he uses his knowledge and experience to help others. What to Listen For:  	What it was like growing up with both parents being therapists 	Witnessing his parents working with families and communities 	Being immersed in personal development, self-work, and proactive problem solving from a young age 	Working through generational impacts of residential schools and the oppression of Indigenous peoples "Growing up with my parents, there were experiences of having to work through things as a family. The generational impacts of residential schools, of the oppression of our peoples, and the attempts of colonization on our peoples. And that's the narrative and a theme that's often not highlighted. And so I think the greatest thing that my parents have done for us as a family was to create the space and to encourage us to do the work that we needed to do personally so that we can continue the intention of ending the legacy and the impacts of that narrative." 	How this set the tone for the way he engages with his family 	How The Journey method came into his life "The Journey method came into our life through the means of a crisis. The crisis was my dad getting physically ill. And he had myelodysplasia, which is the beginning stages of bone marrow cancer, meaning he had to get a bone marrow transplant if he wanted to continue to live life on earth, and it was a scary time. It was a scary time and a challenging time." 	Praying with his family for something that would help not just his father, but others as well 	His mom's experience with happening upon The Journey by Brandon Bays 	His family going to a Journey workshop in Boulder, CO 	His resistance to reading the book "I was very judgmental and critical and turned off by it completely. And my dad was really drawn to it. And at that time, I didn't want to discourage anything. The truth is when you're going through a health crisis like that; you get desperate. You're open for anything. And I was in that space. And so I, with the judgment, was there, and I put it to the side. I encouraged him, and I was supportive." 	What happened when his dad came back from his first Journey Intensive workshop 	Colby's first Journey method process "He sat me down in my bedroom, and he gave me my first journey method process, and it rocked my world. It shook the foundation of who I thought I was because prior to that moment, I thought that I didn't have any issues for me to look at, that everything was fine." 	What revealed itself in that first experience with process work through the guidance of his father 	Wanting more after that first taste of this work 	Figuring out how to get to the Journey Practitioner Program in Europe 	His dad's incredible recovery "While I was in their Journey Practitioner Program [my dad] continued to do journey work, and he healed. His brother was a match, and he went through a full bone marrow transplant, and he healed so quickly they put them in a medical journal. He was like a case study in a medical journal.  I remember the moment because there were people in the same timeframe, in the same ward where they were going through bone marrow transplants as well, they were still in bed and resting.

Liberation Through Conscious, Sustainable Systems with Colby Tootoosis

Indigenous Families, Relationships and Parenting with Colby TootoosisOn this episode of the podcast, we catch up with new father Colby Tootoosis of Poundmaker Cree Nation. We wanted to talk to Colby about relationships, parenting as a new dad, and how he and his partner Andrea are transforming legacies of historical trauma into what they call 'uncontrollable love' for one another and for their new baby daughter.We shared stories.Colby introduced us to himself, and to the work he's been cultivating in his community over the course of his younger life. He talks about developing an awareness of our trauma in order to develop strategies for healing ourselves. We discuss lessons about parenting coming from our parents, and from our new family members, about a range of issues like expressing our emotions with our children. We unpack lessons from Colby's female relatives over the course of his life, and talk about the impacts that their teachings have had on him. We talk about working on the balance between the masculine and feminine within each one of us, and acknowledging our teachers.We explored lots of issues, but this conversation can be characterized by one of the questions Gerry had for Colby: what are the core issues facing Indigenous families in North America today?According to Colby it has something to do with attempted genocide, colonialism, colonial belief systems and paradigms of "how we engage and how we connect to children."Colby told us about what it was like to welcome his daughter into the community he and his partner live in while still coming to terms with grief over loss in their families. He was very generous with his reflections and his ideas, and opened up about some very deep issues and for that, we are grateful. We are very excited to share this conversation with you."From the 10+ years of experience in working in the front lines of communities and organizations in the areas of crisis response, suicide prevention/intervention, grief and recovery, life skills programming, individual and group counselling, family support services, and with a back ground in evolving systems using new conscious systems principles and approaches in the area of leadership; my passion remains strong in working for social transformation with people and community!" - Colby TootoosisTo find out more about the work Colby does, you can find him at his website: http://www.colbytootoosis.com

Indigenous Families, Relationships and Parenting with Colby Tootoosis On this episode of the podcast, we catch up with new father Colby Tootoosis of Poundmaker Cree Nation. We wanted to talk to Colby about relationships, parenting as a new dad, and how he and his partner Andrea are transforming legacies of historical trauma into what they call 'uncontrollable love' for one another and for their new baby daughter. We shared stories. Colby introduced us to himself, and to the work he's been cultivating in his community over the course of his younger life. He talks about developing an awareness of our trauma in order to develop strategies for healing ourselves. We discuss lessons about parenting coming from our parents, and from our new family members, about a range of issues like expressing our emotions with our children. We unpack lessons from Colby's female relatives over the course of his life, and talk about the impacts that their teachings have had on him. We talk about working on the balance between the masculine and feminine within each one of us, and acknowledging our teachers. We explored lots of issues, but this conversation can be characterized by one of the questions Gerry had for Colby: what are the core issues facing Indigenous families in North America today? According to Colby it has something to do with attempted genocide, colonialism, colonial belief systems and paradigms of "how we engage and how we connect to children." Colby told us about what it was like to welcome his daughter into the community he and his partner live in while still coming to terms with grief over loss in their families. He was very generous with his reflections and his ideas, and opened up about some very deep issues and for that, we are grateful. We are very excited to share this conversation with you. "From the 10+ years of experience in working in the front lines of communities and organizations in the areas of crisis response, suicide prevention/intervention, grief and recovery, life skills programming, individual and group counselling, family support services, and with a back ground in evolving systems using new conscious systems principles and approaches in the area of leadership; my passion remains strong in working for social transformation with people and community!" - Colby Tootoosis To find out more about the work Colby does, you can find him at his website: <a href="http://www.colbytootoosis.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.colbytootoosis.com</a>

S1 Ep 5 - Family and Relationships with Colby Tootoosis

In this episode of Think Indigenous, Colby Tootoosis breaks down the systemic problems within our education systems and asks the question, "who's education and at what cost." This is a must listen!

In this episode of Think Indigenous, Colby Tootoosis breaks down the systemic problems within our education systems and asks the question, "who's education and at what cost." This is a must listen!

Think Indigenous - Colby Tootoosis