Disruptive Integration Being present 2 process the past for your future.
Helping men who have experienced trauma, as they find their voice & trust themselves to build a life they love and desire.
About Bradley
G.R.I.T
Bradley knows first hand, the power that the story inside our heads, has over the life we live outside of it.
Inspired by his own healing journey 4 decades in the making, he knows what it is like to struggle in isolation; and the gift of connection that comes with a solid support network and circle of care.
Bradley has worked with thousa
Bradley knows first hand, the power that the story inside our heads, has over the life we live outside of it.
Inspired by his own healing journey 4 decades in the making, he knows what it is like to struggle in isolation; and the gift of connection that comes with a solid support network and circle of care.
Bradley has worked with thousands of individuals and over a hundred organisations, as they wrestle in closing the gap between who they were, who they are now and who it is they desire to be.
This blend of lived experience, insight, wisdom, action and focused compassion is how and where his signature protocol - G.R.I.T & G.R.A.C.E- was crafted.
Bradley is a deep believer in the power of community & connection; of the strength and gentleness that open hearted men can offer to themselves and each other, as we work together.
He is the author of the upcoming book “Glorious Grey: Lessons from a life, no longer lived in black or white”
“Bradley has been such an influential person in my journey as an educator and as a human. With humour and spontaneity, he can break down the most complex and potentially volatile issues to their bare essentials and make, what should already be obvious, obvious. Bradley West broke my brain in the best possible way.” Lori Barber, 7 Oaks School Division
G.R.I.T
Our lives are shifting rapidly in ways that few of us expected.
Society is shifting and a lot of men are struggling right now.
" there is a deep sense of aloneness, of isolation...we are marooned in our own neurosis " - Darren Silver.
Too many of our brothers are carrying sense of shame & isolation; of anxiety and inability to make change
Our lives are shifting rapidly in ways that few of us expected.
Society is shifting and a lot of men are struggling right now.
" there is a deep sense of aloneness, of isolation...we are marooned in our own neurosis " - Darren Silver.
Too many of our brothers are carrying sense of shame & isolation; of anxiety and inability to make change; of a deep frustration at being ill prepared for the challenges that the life we are living now gives us.
Reality has shifted, yet, many of us are playing by rules from a game book created generations ago.....and they are no longer serving us well.
I know this, because I was as well.
I am not alone. Nor , are you.
We, as men, have to step up and speak up - to support ourselves & each other, as we figure out what the evolution of those older rules need to become.
You are the expert of you.
All you need is a space and place with intentional open hearted men, who can hold the mirror for you, so that you can see your FULL Self. Your light and shadow. Your gifts and calling.
Your old loyal stories of what it is you know to be true, that are no longer serving you well.
Along with a cadre of open hearted Men, I stand in the circle with my brothers, to help them help themselves.
G.R.I.T & G.R.A.C.E - is a protocol that I came up with from my own lived experience of healing; of finding my voice and trusting myself to build a life I love and desire.
It is one of a few tools, I use to coach / guide folx thru the often difficult and painful process of change; in order for them to integrate those disruptions for the highest and best, for themselves & all others.
Integrating all of these disruptions and changes, in the life we are living as we work toward the life we want.
G.R.I.T & G.R.A.C.E - can be transferred and applied to institutional or organisational change or growth as well.
All systems are made up of people & when you change your people, policies and practices, you change your system.
If any of this resonates with you and you want to chat a bit more, feel free to drop me a note or check out my socials.
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" this man knows his stuff...seriously one hour of talking to him and a thousand light bulbs were going off in my head. I saw a pathway ahead, that honestly I didn't know was there before. He is the real deal." Joaquim Jardim, coaching client.
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"what you need, IS seeking you" -RUMI
Growing up in Australia, I was surrounded by quite a few male role models, some with interesting perspectives for their time, while most were absolute products of their era.
They did the best they could with what they had and I am deeply grateful for that.
I knew they all valued the virtue of Grit -
"what you need, IS seeking you" -RUMI
Growing up in Australia, I was surrounded by quite a few male role models, some with interesting perspectives for their time, while most were absolute products of their era.
They did the best they could with what they had and I am deeply grateful for that.
I knew they all valued the virtue of Grit - this clustering of resourcefulness, strength of character, courage, honour, determination and endurance - all into one word.
To be a man, was to have GRIT.
At 18 years of age, I left home work and travel around Australia, New Zealand, into parts of south east Asia, Europe, the USA and Canada.
I carried the seeds of my ancestral wisdom with me.
Thru those travels, I was confronted with elements and aspects of myself that I didn't particularly like. in fact, some made me incredibly uncomfortable; from that came shame. I didn't have to the tools to process fully what I was seeing, feeling and learning.
I still was not aware of the differences between struggle and effort; discomfort and being unsafe. I felt shame and that made me feel vulnerable.
Life had taught me, that as a man being vulnerable was being weak. Being weak opened you up for exploitation.
Naturally, I did what many men do when confronted this way - I deflected, defended, denied or destroyed - none of which served me very well in the long run.
Fear & shame will make you do that.
What you resist, persists.
Yet, as I began to question why I was feeling what I was feeling...and living the life I was living, with all the results I was getting.
That lead me to my healing journey.
Where I met some incredible healing mentors - men and women of all ages & varied lived experiences - all digging deep and " doing the work" of healing and wholeness.
This is where I saw and learned about being gentle on yourself and all others.
Here is where I discovered the power of GRACE.
Unpacking the discomfort and shame.
Letting go of beliefs or behaviours that no longer serve me well.
This journey is filled with the echo's of my ancestors and role models came to me, reminding me of grit and grace.
Healing or hurting is hard work; you need courage to live with both. How you use that courage is up to you.
G.R.I.T & G.R.A.C.E arose from this journey.
It is a protocol that allows you to get a grip on where is you are, what is you are looking to change or shift, how it is you can take steps to get there while honouring the time and space you have to do it.
It reminds us, myself included, that none of us were hurt or wounded on our own.
None of us will heal and become a whole version of ourselves, on our own.
The brotherhood of open hearted men is calling you into the circle - to continue your healing, find your voice, trust yourself to build the life you love and desire.
"Brad,
Thanks very much for the workshop today...Your insight and emotional honesty were both inspiring and thought provoking. It was refreshing to hear someone stand in front of a group and speak about men experiencing a sense of voicelessness when it comes to reporting domestic assault.
Thank you, Andrew Caliot"
WORK WITH BRADLEY
COACH
SPEAKER & TRAINER
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Chartered Professional Human Resources
Senior Certified Human Resource Professional
Certified Coach Practitioner
Professional Management Coach
White, Yellow & Brown Belts in Deep Democracy
Studies in Human Resource Management; Human Sexuality [Sex Coaching]; Mental Health; Truth & Reconciliation.
* As an immigrant and settler to these lands I have been humbled and blessed by wisdom, knowledge and gifts shared with me, by indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers & Cultural Keepers.
I am not indigenous myself.
While I have been adopted into families from both Anishanaabe and Najvo lands and have many indigenous relatives, I make no claim to their heritage, path and journey as my own.
I wear the items gifted to me by Elders or family members, with love, honour and respect.
I humbly receive that which the ancestors give to me, thru ceremony, with a deep reverence, knowing that these are not mine.
None of the images I share, is me seeking to represent myself as indigenous. Nor, am I seeking to exchange any of the knowledge or gifts given to me in ceremony for profit.
Whenever, any work is done around indigenous ways of being, I ensure that it is indigenous lead, by folx who carry the medicine they offer.
All I do, is what they ask for me, to help where needed.
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Bradley has garnered awards for his programs, courses, speaking and trainings. Including Asia Pacific Entrepreneur of the Year from the Asper Centre of Entrepreneurship, Listing on Wharton's Whose Who Listing and a BRAVO Award for Excellence in Sustainable Leadership, from Red River College.
His parents loved that he represented Canada in the 2004 International Championship of Public Speaking.
Plus, one time, a lucky hand of poker got him tap dancing on a submarine in dry dock after an Officer Training Program.
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Hear Bradley at TEDxManitoba
Hear Bradley at TEDxManitoba
“Glorious Grey: Musings from a life, no longer lived in black or white” (in press)
Hear Bradley at TEDxManitoba
Hear Bradley at TEDxManitoba
Hear Bradley at TEDxManitoba
Bradley's Writing
Pride at Work Canada in HRmatters
Fall 2011
Red River College leads by example in Outwords
May/June 2012
Bridging Co-Curricular and Curricular Learning in Gender and Sexual Diversity Awareness in Communique
Winter 2017
CBC News Opinion: Pride at a crossroad: Making the circle bigger
July 2017