Turn grief into gratitude, anger into energy, hopelessness into imagination, and disconnection into engaging action...in 30 DAYS.
Welcome!
I´m Maya, an adaptation activist, imaginative futurist, and creative breakthrough strategist.
I help collapse-aware people find a new way forward through depth, discovery, dreaming, daring, and DOING...in about a month.
As the founder of Collapse Forward, I work with those longing to start living fully in aligned ways now, despite the chaos and uncertainty.
Join clients in 20 countries who have:
▪️dismantled their doom loop
▪️electrified their sense of what is possible, and
▪️launched thrilling projects that make life better for people and planet right where they are.
Turn your awareness of what’s ending into energy for what’s emerging.
Our actions don´t need to be huge to have an impact.
In fact, small is beautiful, and local is LIFE.
In about 30 days, you can:
🔶 bolster your balance despite unsettling times
🔶 expand your creativity to see new options
🔶 explore your wild idea (that one that is calling to you)
🔶 take action with clarity and excitement, and
🔶 connect with others who share your enthusiasm
...all with daily personal support and encouragement.
From land regeneration projects to joyful acts of political resistance,
from circular business initiatives to neighborhood dance parties,
we focus on inspired action that brings us together and protects the places we call home.
If you´re longing to use your curiosity, creativity, and courage to build a better future,
you´re in the right place.
¨I reached out to Maya from my bed, hopeless and wanting to quit. She shifted everything.
I started understanding how I was contributing to my own despair. I created new habits, and got excited about the power I had to improve things at work. Sharing my concerns about our polycrisis with colleagues made me feel brave. Maya helped me do it in a way that invited honest conversation.
There is more to do, but I am seeing real progress already.¨
Rana - production analyst for a manufacturing company
¨Becoming aware of our metacrisis was crushing for me. Then, my dad died. I questioned everything I was doing, how I was living, and certainly how I pictured the future.
Maya´s process helped me reclaim my choices. I committed to big changes, and took action immediately. I quit my job, sold my apartment, and moved to a two-bedroom cottage on two acres. It has enhanced every thought, every relationship, every action.
I have a simple small-town life, but it feels so much richer."
Michael - former media consultant, now founder of a local conservation program
¨I lost the job I had loved for twenty years. I spent months at home, watching terrible news. I hit rock bottom, fearing for myself and the world.
Maya guided me through a creative re-imagining process. This inspired me, made me see things differently, and led to being offered an amazing new role!
I feel like a different person now. I honestly believe that this experience with Maya saved my life.¨
Maria - former events producer, now director of a community-building organization
If you are a:
🔶 change-maker seeking enlivened energy to continue your critical work
🔶 leader recognizing your pivotal role and ready to rise to the challenge
🔶 coach looking to support your clients in new ways as they navigate through uncertainty
🔶 thinker longing to do something meaningful with your knowledge
🔶 dreamer imagining turning your ideas into creative and collaborative action
NOW is the time to for a doom detox that lifts you to new levels of clarity and creativity.
Me and my daughter could not agree about our business. Maya helped us make a happy future plan!
Teresa, owner of a third-generation business
Maya gave me the clarity I needed about my idea to start helping those in my new community apply for project funding.
John, retired city manager
I needed a reframe of my imagined future. Working with Maya gave me insight and renewed energy to shift how I work.
Erica, non-profit leader
TRUTH: taking action enhances healing and connection.
Reality--and our emotions--are complex. But excessive processing is isolating and demoralizing.
We can pay attention to what´s going on and how it affects us while also taking action.
Let´s begin where you are, and go where you´re longing to go.
I'm not a typical coach.
And I'm certainly not a therapist.
But I happen to have an oddly ideal set of skills and experiences that have given me insight and a long list of happy clients.
How did I learn to creatively disrupt despair?
VOLUME...and a very early start.
¨I was targeted and harrassed by a citizen upset about his taxes. A restraining order did not prevent him from lurking nearby and terrorizing us.
I got to the point where I could barely look at my kids without getting weepy. It felt impossible to protect them.
Maya helped me pour my fear and anger into loving action. She offered support as I moved with my children to France. I feel calm and happy here, with a loving community. I am so thankful for this new life.¨
Lisa - former county administrator, now owner of a natural foods store
¨I had not realized how much I had pulled away from people. I could barely get up to face the day. Anything social felt like a farce.
So I was surprised by how much I actually laughed with Maya. With her encouragement, I started a small group to talk about our crises. That changed everything! I no longer feel alone, and we are actively plotting and laughing together."
Monica - library administrator
¨It became harder to imagine a future where people could be universally cared for. I was feeling hopeless about my divided city and the loss of funding for life-saving programs.
Maya helped me turn my advocacy work into something far more local and personal. Bringing the focus to my own neighborhood felt like a relief. I could help those I actually see, and develop a strong web of support that is beautiful and rich. I feel grounded now.¨
Nicole - former national director for a non-profit, founder of a new community program
When I was a child, my grandmother taught me about the power of marigolds as companion plants in the garden, keeping aphids, tomato worms, and squash bugs away.
She told me, "Marigolds are friends that help other plants grow strong."
What I offer is wise companioning rather than coaching or counseling, so I use marigolds as a beautiful symbol of this work.
I spent the pandemic stuck in a studio apartment in Buenos Aires for months during one of the longest and strictest lockdowns in the world.
I knew there were people who were suffering terribly all over the world.
And I longed to help.
Still here?
Maybe you´re searching for a way to get calm, clear, and creative
...and feel more JOY...
in just five minutes a day.