Writer, Speaker, Researcher | Private Collapse Companioning & Co-Creative Partnerships

Turning anxiety into agency.

Exploring the relationships between habits, habitats, attention, and human adaptation in an age of uncertainty.

Maya Frost, founder of Collapse Forward, in an Amsterdam park in spring 2026.

Collapse Companioning™ is my unique, science-backed, and transformative approach to turning despair about what is ending into creative energy for what is emerging.

My work draws from ecological psychology, environmental mindfulness, behavioral science, and lived experience.

I have worked with leaders, organizers, and creatives in over 20 countries

Together, we design new habits and habitats that are aligned, enlivening, and collaborative.

Curious about what the Private Companioning experience might do for you?

I invite you to read some client stories written in their own words.

I am exploring a simple question:

How do our habits and habitats interact and shape our lives?

Through client work, research, and conversations with scientists and thinkers, I am investigating how everyday environments influence our capacity for curiosity, discernment, imagination, and adaptive engagement.

This is an evolving and exciting inquiry that offers insight into how we can craft habits and habitats that enliven us.

I keep an eclectic NOW page to share links to what I´m reading, thinking about, and getting inspired by. 

I regularly share my discoveries and reflections in presentations, podcasts, and publications.

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Life is getting more challenging. But you don't have to face everything alone.

I am here to support you each week with honesty, useful tips, and real stories from those who are navigating complexity in all kinds of creative ways. 

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