Ep: 65 The Sheepdog + Toxic Masculinity + The Good Guys = What’s Helpful? With Colin Colwell

Summary: You’ve heard about “toxic masculinity” and hopefully you recognize there are many non toxic men out there too. As someone that grew up being fearful of most men, since I was a small child...and someone who has been abused by men...I have strong emotional feelings around this topic. I know many really good men too. I have a son. How do we ferret out the bad without alienating the good guys? This is a conversation I’ve been wanting to have with someone for a long time! My guest, Colin - you can see him in his Aikido photo, has introduced me to the sheepdog theory and the book, On Killing — which, wow! We are going to talk about all the above — and hash out what’s helpful for everyone going forward. There’s Always Another Way to see things. Being open to the voices of others and understanding where each is coming from....that’s right. Colin Colwell holds a BA from The Ohio State University, English Lit & Creative writing He has spent 16 years in the Army Reserves with 5 yrs active duty. He was an intelligence analyst, PSYOP Specialist and Instructor. He’s been in Martial Arts since 2004 Aikido sandal and head instructor. He also worked in the corporate world for over 20 years as a pricipal tech writer, team lead and process involvement specialist. While this is what he’s done - it’s doesn’t explain who he is — a guy that cooks his wife dinner, challenges himself to do new and interesting things to grow, center and ground hiself. A voracious reader with 8-10 books on his nightstand and in his own words — I’m a real skeptic, I like to consider all angles and possibilities and then make up my own mind about things. Skeptic as a term has been hijacked by the gatekeepers of where we are today. IOW, people planting their flags on the status quo and little, from what I can tell, desire to learn more and expand our collective baseline. www.allwaysanotherway.com