Longing to leverage your despair about the world as a powerful force for GOOD?
Welcome! I´m Maya.
Post-grief optimist.
Adaptation strategist.
Creative disruption activist.
I help people use their awareness and creativity to adapt and thrive in this tumultuous time. Together, we us a process of remembering and envisioning to turn anger, grief, and fear about the future into grounded gratitude, joyful action, and a deep sense of belonging.
TRUTH: Creativity is what will get us through the hard times.
But it's the first thing that fades when we are in despair.
So, we focus on opening the valves, letting creativity flow, and leverage it as ritual, resilience, resistance, and renewal.
We choose to grow our glee and rally solidarity via creative actions that are community-focused and contagious.
If you're tired of swimming in the swirl of 2025 emotions, and looking for a way to do something that feels meaningful, safe, and (dare I say it?) fun, you're in the right place.
Let's be clear: collapse is already happening.
Social. Ecological. Political. Economic.
We are beginning the most tumultuous time of our transition.
Feeling heartbroken by all of it? You´re not alone.
The crumbling of our systems is taking a very real toll,
even on those lucky enough to be physically safe and financially secure.
We are experiencing a unique form of trauma that is:
🔶collective (nearly everyone but the billionaires will be impacted negatively)
🔶ongoing (nearly constant updates coming in hot)
🔶high-stakes (nearly everything, from our way of life to this beautiful planet, is at risk)
The silver-ish lining offered by this colliding of crises?
Even with the losses we face, we can move toward
a deeper connection with Nature,
a more conscious and collaborative way of living,
and a stronger sense of community and belonging.
It´s time to move past the ongoing OMG of this moment.
We need an elevated, engaged, and energizing level of creative adaptation.
But...how?
We do it by using creative disruption to accelerate adaptation.
It has transformed the lives of clients in 18 countries.
Rather than weekly counseling, therapy, or coaching sessions over a period of months, we dive into an evocative process of prompted storytelling.
You engage in daily deep imagining of the future you long for.
We craft the most effervescent and effective blend of your gifts and experience, and you apply it creatively to the wounds where you are in ways that uplift you and others.
This is NOT about denying or ignoring grief.
Healing is ongoing, and it fuels the creative adaptability that is so essential in order to face the future with flexibility and fortitude.
We recognize our despair, tap into the creative energy of longing, find solace and inspiration,
and then funnel it forward.
Despite the heaviness you may feel when we begin,
you will emerge with greater
clarity, creativity, and commitment...and a big-sigh sense of relief.
You will have:
🔶awe-inspiring adaptation practices that support you
🔶a strong concept and strategy for your creative action
🔶tangible progress and grin-worthy momentum
Oh, and it all happens in about a month.
Despair is an appropriate reaction to what we are witnessing.
And we get to CHOOSE how we dance with it.
You can start blooming faster than a marigold grown from seed. 🌱
Collapse Into Creativity offers personalized, ongoing 1:1 attention every day for two weeks, followed by regular accountability check-ins for three weeks.
This builds serious momentum from Day One, with mind-shifting insights that are continuous and compounding.
Being heard deeply and encouraged consistently releases your emotions as well as your flow of ideas, and that sparks energy and creativity.
Everything shifts.
Whether your response to all that is happening is stressing your personal relationships,
interfering with your work,
or making your life difficult in general,
there is a way forward that brings you greater balance, joy, and connection to what matters most.
¨I lost the job I had loved for twenty years. I spent months at home, watching terrible news.
I hit rock bottom, fearing for the world and myself.
Maya worked her magic in loving ways. It felt like plotting with my best friend.
In that first month, I put up a flyer and held my first group meeting.
We did our first joyburst.
It was reported in our local newspaper. A week later, I was offered a paid position based on my idea and leadership! I am thrilled to continue this exciting work.
I feel transformed by this experience with Maya.¨
Maria - event facilitator for a community organization in the U.S.
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"I didn't expect the metacrisis to hit me so hard. I mean, I felt it in a dissonance way for a long time, but the recognition of collapse completely knocked me down. I questioned everything I was doing, how I was living, and certainly how I pictured the future.
It was the storytelling prompts that really opened me up. The process was surprisingly emotional and illuminating. Working with Maya gave me a way to frame my life going forward, and it has served as a blueprint for making choices about everyday things and big-picture moves as well.
I have made changes in my career and where I live. Already, life feels so much richer."
Michael - former media consultant in the U.S.
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¨What I appreciated most was the supported way of seeing things as they are without flinching. Maya helped me to face my fears and see a way to live with connection and love.
My partner and I had different ideas about the future and how to plan for it. We started arguing about everything from grocery bills to career moves. We were exhausted and grieving.
Through thoughtful conversation using Maya´s prompts, we found common ground we didn´t realize we shared. That opened up new options that appeal to both of us, and led to a deeper level of commitment to each other - with no couples therapy required!
The two of us are absolutely on the same page now, and excited to face our future together.¨
Fatima - graphic design company owner in Canada
I am good at grappling with grief.
I have been wracked by grief,
walloped by grief,
and yes, I have wallowed in grief.
Over time, I learned how to walk back into the world more wide-eyed and full of wonder.
And I help others find their way there, too.
How did I learn so much about grief?
VOLUME....and a very early start.
Finding your own footing is essential if you hope to help others navigate the tricky times ahead.
Whether you are caring for loved ones, guiding clients, or leading a group, your own creative adaptability has a profound impact on the resilience of those you serve.
"As a high school science teacher, I feel it's my responsibility to help my students understand the future they're facing. But I couldn't find a way to address collapse without causing harm, especially to those who are already feeling anxious about climate change. It had to work within the limits of our school guidelines - and not upset parents.
Maya walked me through some options, and I chose a combination that is working well for my students. Now, I give them space every day to question, express how they feel, and build solidarity through safe action. I teamed up with the art teacher on a climate art exhibition, and am the co-advisor (along with the global studies teacher) for a 'joybomb' group. I feel motivated to help these young people process what's happening and get involved in ways that inspire them."
Rhonda - science educator at a private school in the U.S.
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"I was feeling this ache in my stomach all the time. I knew things were clearly going in the wrong direction in terms of the climate, and that there would be devastating consequences.
As a consultant working with business leaders, I needed more honesty about this for myself as well as my clients, but it felt like a huge risk.
Maya gave me valuable tips about the questions I could ask to gauge their readiness. I started with one client who I suspected would be receptive. It was like opening a door. The conversation got very real, very quickly. It really shifted things in a positive way, despite the reality of our situation.
I know not every client will be like that, but I feel relieved just knowing how to broach the subject and take that next step when it seems right. And I am now actively choosing new clients who are more likely to be aligned."
Denise - business consultant in North America
Curious about how I started doing this work?
Like a lot of other projects, it started during the pandemic, when things were rocky and foggy for so many of us.