Collitalks ”Transformative Conversations”

Reconnecting to Childhood: The Gratitude in Returning to Your Roots

In this heartwarming episode of Colli Talks, join Colli as she takes you on a nostalgic journey back to the essence of childhood joy and the power of reconnecting with one's roots. Discover how a simple act like skating on an outdoor rink can transport you to simpler times, filled with laughter, clear skies, and the magic of youth.
Colli reflects on the profound lessons learned through life's challenges, embracing gratitude not just for the joyful moments, but for the struggles that shape us. Listen as she shares her 'aha' moment of letting go, realizing that nothing and no one needs fixing, and the importance of trusting in each person's unique path and destiny.
Explore the beauty in living in the present and reigniting forgotten dreams through childhood passions. Be encouraged to let go of burdens, trust in the journey, and discover the beauty of simply being. Join Colli in celebrating life's lessons and embracing gratitude and trust as essential companions on the path forward.

"From Spotlight to Self-Mastery: Transforming the Hollywood Illusion" Ryan Hough's Journey

Join us in this transformative episode as we dive deep into the journey of Ryan Hough, a freedom from self-sabotage and mindset coach dedicated to helping individuals break free from self-sabotage and outdated patterns. Ryan shares his personal story of pursuing dreams in California, building a very sucessful career in acting, and how the silent Vipassana retreat sparked his passion for personal growth and transformation.
Discover how Ryan integrates human design into his coaching method, empowering clients to unlock their unique potential, and providing insights into his approach that combines both masculine and feminine energies to overcome victim mentality.
Throughout the conversation, Ryan opens up about the influences from his upbringing, the challenges of living in Hollywood, and his commitment to self-love and forgiveness. With insights into the shadow work he's undertaken, Ryan offers a glimpse into his mission of helping others embrace a life of authenticity and purpose.

Unlocking the Power of Consciousness

Join Colli in a soul-stirring conversation as she returns to share profound insights following a significant personal loss. Explore the concept that "life is consciousness," and understand how our internal state shapes every aspect of our reality—from health and wealth to relationships and personal fulfillment.
Delve into the transformative power of raising consciousness, learn how to change your life's "reel" for a new reality, and discover the enduring truth that like attracts like. Kali emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility in shaping one's own destiny, demonstrating how consciousness is the root cause of both personal challenges and successes.
This episode is a reminder to cherish our loved ones and ourselves, reiterating the importance of living a life aligned with a higher state of consciousness.

Transforming the Limited Version of Yourself: A Journey of Healing and Creativity

In this introspective episode of "Colli Talks Transformative Conversations," host Colli takes a moment to reflect on the transformative power of limitations. She shares her thoughts on how challenges and constraints can become opportunities for growth and creativity.
Colli discusses the recent changes to her Facebook page, emphasizing the concept of transforming the limited version of oneself. She draws parallels between nature's adaptations and human resilience, highlighting how limitations can propel growth and innovation.
As Remembrance Day approaches, Colli reflects on the sacrifices made by veterans, drawing connections to her work in trauma healing. She shares her personal journey and the profound impact of overcoming childhood trauma, likening it to the healing process of a birch tree.
Throughout the episode, Colli explores the concept of callings and the courage required to pursue them. She discusses the balance between freedom and choice, encouraging listeners to embrace their unique paths and transform limitations into creative artistry.
Join Colli as she delves into personal stories, poetic insights, and inspiring anecdotes, reminding us all of the power of resilience and the beauty of transforming our limitations into strengths.

Journey of a Yoga Pioneer and Legend: Sandra Sammartino's Path to Healing and Transformation

In this heartfelt episode, join us as we delve into the inspiring journey of Sandra Sammartino, a trailblazer in the world of yoga for over 50 years. Sandra has not only shaped the lives of countless yoga students but has also trained numerous yoga teachers and trainers, including our host, who shares a deep personal connection with her.Discover how Sandra believes that yoga and social media can expand the conscious awareness needed to address climate change. As a co-founder of the American Yoga Alliance and founder of Yoga Outreach, Sandra's influence extends far and wide. Her workshops, retreats, videos, and e-books, including "Yoga Fiction, Yoga True," have been a beacon of inspiration for many.At 82, Sandra continues to role model the benefits of yoga, helping students clear emotional blockages and engage with their intuitive selves. Through her teachings, she guides students to experience the principles of yoga, fostering self-growth and balance regardless of age or circumstances.Join us for an intimate conversation that highlights Sandra's pivotal moments, including her personal struggles and triumphs that led her to embrace yoga as a path to healing and transformation. Learn how Sandra's unique approach to yoga has transformed lives, including the host's, and why her teachings remain profoundly relevant today.

Resets to Help Empathic Women Heal From Narcissistic Abuse: Kay Hutchinson's Journey of Healing

Join us in this transformative episode of Colli Talks as we welcome the amazing Kay Hutchinson. Kay, an expert in medical Qigong and Chinese medicine, shares her profound journey of helping sensitive women who have experienced narcissistic abuse. With over 21 years of clinical experience, Kay reveals how she aids women in reclaiming their physical health and emotional stability through quick energy resets from the ancient medical Qigong system.
Kay discusses the impact of narcissists on our five human energy tanks and the physical and emotional toll it takes. She delves into her personal experiences, including surviving cancer and a marriage to a narcissist, which fueled her passion to help women reignite their body, mind, and soul potential. Learn about the five elements of energy healing and how they play a critical role in overcoming the damage caused by narcissistic abuse.
Discover Kay's innovative methods, such as her five-minute resets and healing soups, that have transformed the lives of many women. This episode is filled with hope, inspiration, and practical insights to help you on your journey to healing and joy.

Uncovering Hidden Loyalties: Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage

Hi, it's Colli from Colli Talks and from Your Gift is Inside Your Wounds, but also from ColliTalks, Transformative Conversations. It's been a while, but things are in motion. A lot of great guests coming on. Oh, I can't wait to share them with you. It's all progressive and very exciting.
But today, I wanted to talk a little bit about, well, the work I do with systemic trauma and family constellations, but focusing on one subject, and that is self-sabotage and hidden loyalties. You know, what I've learned so far in my journey of self-discovery and working with individuals in seminars, is a profound truth. And that is, self-sabotage is rarely, and I mean rarely, a random act of self-destruction. Most people don't want to self-destruct. So instead, it's often rooted in unconscious loyalties, loyalties to the suffering of those who came before us.
You know, loyalties may bind us to the struggles of our parents, grandparents, parents or even further back in the line of our ancestors, the lineage. And this is all subconscious. We don't know this is going on. So sometimes we are carrying the emotional weight of past generations, whether it's trauma from wars, loss, or even grief that our ancestors endured. I'm going to give you an example. I did myself a session where something was really. Bothering me. And I really had to go deep inside and look at this. And as I found out, it was that I was carrying grief. And it wasn't my grief. It was my mom's grief and my grandmother's grief from the loss of my grandfather, my mom's father and my grandma's husband. And his name happened to be John. Interestingly enough, my first love and best friend forever, who has since passed on, his name was John. So there was grief for me there as well. And then another partner I had, his name was John. And so there was a lot of unresolved grief that I had from my relationships with these men called John. And the big segue was my mom's and my grandmother's grief that I was also carrying. So this is how important this work is.
You know, there's a subconscious belief that if we allow ourselves to be happier or healthier than they were, we could be betraying their memory, their pain. And this loyalty holds us back from reaching our full potential, trapping us in cycles of self-sabotage. And so in order to find and uncover these hidden loyalties, self-sabotage patterns, one needs to work with a trained hidden loyalty detective, which I am. So, and this is how I ended up doing this work is because I always wanted to be a detective and I I never thought I was going to be a detective of this kind of work, but yeah, Let's take a reflection point here.
Ask yourself, dear father, dear mother, smile upon me kindly if I have the courage to be happier than you. And then feel what arises when you say those words. Does it bring discomfort or fear? Does it feel like you're betraying the suffering of those who came before you? These feelings are often at the core of our self-sabotaging behaviors. Now, I have a challenge for you. When we become aware of these loyalties, we can transform them. Instead of being loyal to suffering, we can choose to honor our family's struggles by living fully and joyfully. So this is where the shift begins from loyalty to pain to loyalty to growth.
Now, another significant aspect of self-sabotage I've encountered is perfectionism. And oh, do I know this one. And many of us believe we are never good enough, but we are. And this belief halts our progress because we fear falling short of perfection. We stop ourselves even before we begin sometimes. So perfectionism is simply another form of self-sabotage form. You know, it's masking itself as ambition. So my invitation to you this week is here's what I invite you to consider today. Where in your life are you holding yourself back due to unconscious loyalties or a fear of imperfection? What would it look like to let go of the need for everything to be perfect and instead embrace your growth? Even if it's messy because it is going to be messy. But messy is a good thing because we can always clean it up.
So take action. Throughout this week, I encourage you to sit with this question. What am I being loyal to? Something or someone that is no longer serving me? And reflect on what comes up for you and challenge yourself to take one small step toward releasing these old patterns. Whether it's finishing a project you've been too afraid to even start or allowing yourself to experience joy despite the past like I was, know that this step will open doors to new possibilities.
And remember, this is the work that I'm so passionate about and do with individuals and seminars. And you never know where I'm going to show up, just like I did today with regards to doing this podcast. So soon, and I mean very soon, there will be new releases, and those releases will be very, very enlightening for you. So have a wonderful, absolutely wonderful week, and I will talk to you very soon. Lots of love and soul hugs.

Heartfelt Journeys: A Conversation with Carol Olivia Adams

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome Carol Olivia Adams, a distinguished AM radio host, television and internet radio personality, and podcast host of "The Matter of the Heart." Carol has interviewed notable figures such as Dr. Bernie Siegel, Bruce Lipton, and Kelly Carlin, among others. Known for her deep and intuitive interviewing style, Carol believes in the profound truth held within the human heart.Join us as Carol shares her journey into becoming a podcast host, driven by her love for interviews and a deep sense of intuition. We delve into her thoughts on the power of the heart, her experiences with astrology in understanding human relationships, and the transformative power of life’s challenges. Carol also discusses how synchronicity and acceptance have shaped her life and work, offering profound insights for listeners on their own journeys.

Codependency and Rediscovering Self: A Sneak Peek

Hi, it's Colli from Colli Talks Transformative Conversations. I'm going to be brief. I just want to apologize. The scheduled podcast that was to come out tomorrow can't because there was a massive storm and it was a storm that tower outaged for quite some time and that happened during my interview. So I laugh now, but it wasn't funny then, but it is now in a way that I get to enjoy interviewing the person, the lady that is going to be with us. And I get to interview her all over again. So I get a double bonus. I get to spend twice the time with her.
But in the meantime, what I wanted to talk to you about today or to share with you is I have another guest coming on soon who's an expert in codependence. And I just wanted to give a snippet about it. And that's, you know, codependence is the tragic situation where individuals lose their sense of self because they become so absorbed in someone else's life that they can't make decisions even for themselves. They're not themselves anymore, actually. They're the other person. And that's really heartbreaking because there's so much potential within these individuals, but it gets lost when they can't separate themselves from others. They, you know, the behavior often leads to extreme neediness. And it's not just regular neediness, like I need a glass of milk or I need a cup of coffee or whatever. It's a deeper, more intense form of dependency where they literally throw away their sense of self for the sake of someone else. And they become incredibly needy to the point where they rely on others entirely for validation and direction.
And you know, I see it a lot. I get it a lot with regards to parents and their children. They... Didn't lead the life they thought they wanted. They are unfulfilled. They have children. They push their children to extremes sometimes because they think they're doing it for the betterment of their children, to give them the best life in this competitive world. And so actually, they're doing it because their life is so unfulfilled. They're not even allowing for the child to really express their own needs because the parent is so needy to get the child to be what they never became. So this pattern of behavior often goes hand in hand with other issues. You know, it creates a complex and difficult situation. And what makes it even more challenging is that people in this state usually don't realize they have this problem. They assume everyone is like this, so they don't see that anything is wrong. And when you try, like I've tried sometimes to point it out to certain people who have become my clients, they often react with anger or defensiveness because they truly believe their behavior is normal. Well, it's not.
And so the best course of action for someone struggling with this level of codependence is to spend time alone, about six months with no relationships. By being alone, they can start to rediscover who they are without folding into someone else's identity again. And, you know, this solitude is crucial for them to regain their sense of self. And however, you know, that is incredibly difficult for most people in this situation, right? So as they often struggle to be alone, they can't be alone. And even those who are seemingly capable of healthy relationships often end up folding into their partner's identity, convincing themselves that the other person is always right. And then the pattern repeats itself. And when you try to point it out again, they often don't recognize it. It's a very frustrating cycle because if you try to help, they can become angry. And if you don't, they continue to be miserable, often turning to you, or in my case, to me, to vent their frustrations. But that's why with coaching, you know, it's, you pay to talk to me if you're, you know, a client. So, but I don't let people repeat their stories. I'm here to help people sort through and out of and into their truth.
So, My heart goes out to people caught in this cycle. It's a tough situation, and breaking free from it requires significant self-reflection and a willingness to embrace being alone long enough to rediscover who they really are. Now, as I mentioned, this is a short little blurb on not this week's interview that's going to be released, but an upcoming one. And he's an expert on codependency and I'm really looking forward to him sharing this and so much more on this amazing topic. So for now, I thank you for listening and I will talk to you again soon and have a wonderful, wonderful weekend. Lots of love and lots of soul hugs coming your way. Take care and we will talk soon. Bye-bye.

Returning to YOUR loved SELF: A Path to Inner Wholeness

Hi, it's Colli from Colli Talks Transformative Conversations. In this brief podcast, I reflect on the overwhelming response to my interview with Robbie Ames and the importance of radical resilience in times of change.
As we navigate a world on fire, filled with unjust societies and crises, it's essential to respond with wisdom, love, and peace. This episode emphasizes the need to turn inward, reflect, and take full responsibility for our inner selves.
Many struggle with feelings of unworthiness and seek solace outside themselves. I discuss the journey of facing these inner pains and the importance of seeking support when needed. We can rise from our ashes, just as my 99-year-old aunt has done throughout her life.
Join me in embracing your loved self, walking through your struggles, and becoming whole again. Reach out for support and remember, your wound is your gift. Sending lots of love and soul hugs. Stay tuned for more transformative conversations.