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Stress Management & Wellbeing Mentor

MA in Philosophy and Sociology| Grad Cert in Mental Health| Senior Yoga Teacher| Counsellor‑in‑Training|

My name is Maya and I started Wellbeing Assistance as a way to help people establish their personalised approach to wellbeing. Drawing on my education (Diploma in Art-therapy, BA and MA in Philosophy with Majors in Education, MA in Sociology and currently studying Grad Cert in Mental Health), training (500 RYT yoga teacher) and work experience (in Not For Profit and Disability) I help my clients establish lifestyle changes that support their wellbeing and life satisfaction.

18/06/2026

I remember watching a colleague facilitate an intergenerational exchange group years ago. She was prompting the room with questions that sparked instant curiosity, openness, and a genuine willingness to share. I was inspired.

I admired her skill and wanted to learn the art. Now, 20 years later, I know I was absolutely right—asking questions is an art. It is a skill that improves lives, builds bridges, and fills the gaps.

Change in life almost always starts with a question. The prompt you use sets the direction, the scope, and the tone of your search.

In fairness, when you work with a coach or a counsellor, you are largely employing their ability to ask the kinds of questions that expand your perspective. But you don't have to wait for a session to start. Start today by mindfully observing the character of your questions.

16/06/2026

Have you noticed how some thinking leaves you drained and worried? Rumination, worrying, and over-analysing have one thing in common: they keep you on a cognitive hamster wheel. You keep spinning and spinning with no solution in sight. In the end, you might arrive at the conclusion that you are just useless and the problem is simply overwhelming.

Interestingly, how we think often depends on our intellectual habits. Let's say you make a mistake. What usually happens after that? Does your mind keep replaying it over and over again? Do you start thinking about how this one mistake will—like the butterfly effect—ruin your life? Or do you simply notice: "Oh, that wasn't good. Is it possible to learn anything from it?"

Our thinking habits have the biggest impact in emotion-laden situations. That's why it's best to practice supportive thinking habits all the time. Good thinking brings clarity, feeling energised and grounded, and moves you forward.

02/06/2026

If our intuition is right, humans value their own experience as a source of intimate knowledge of the world.

It is remarkable how our senses can trigger something within, making us feel as though an experience has become a part of our inner world—a space we carry with us.

Think of your favourite piece of music, a place you have sweet memories of, or the way someone's warm shoulder feels against your cheek.

It is through our body that we learn we are not only from this world, we are a part of this world; and "magically", this world becomes a part of us.

01/06/2026

Monday funny.

It's OK, let them question, still cross the road ;) 🙃

29/05/2026

Most people, from time to time are visited by a feeling of emptiness or meaninlesness. Life often throws either too much or too little. We know that from the science of flow, that we feel the best when we challenges that are just a little bit harder than the skills we already have.

But in those moments, we turn inwards, asking ourselves what it is all about. We also look up to those we consider wise: maybe a spiritual teacher, maybe a philosopher, maybe a therapist.

What we want is a resilient outlook on life, one that holds true in times of joy, and times of sorrow.

For some, the continuous search is the way. Just staying curious, sensitive, and mindful must sometimes be enough, because there are no definite answers that would satisfy everyone.

If you are looking to challenge your search for meaning, I recommend grabbing a copy of The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera.

24/05/2026

To engage in philosophical thinking, we often use thought experiments that highlight our beliefs. Exploring a hypothetical, often impossible situation grants us the comfort of a detached view.

Jokingly, we know that the easiest problems to solve are those of someone else. For others, we always have a foolproof method; it's only our own lives that are too messy to see clear-cut solutions.

Well, most times it's just ignorance on our part (we fail to empathetically understand their situation), but sometimes it is that very lack of entanglement that allows us to see a way out.
We are attached to our past hurts and loves, to what we have been taught and what we have experienced, and to the ways we act and think. If someone asks us, "And how is that working out for you?" we may feel attacked: "But THIS IS WHO I AM!"

But what if it's just an experiment? To take off this luggage—not to leave it behind permanently, but just to see how it feels to walk without it? Or maybe it is too precious after all?

It's another example of exploring your identity, and here is a fitting poem, an excerpt from "Prospective Immigrants Please Note" by Adrienne Rich:

Either you will
go through this door
or you will not go through.
If you go through
there is always the risk
of remembering your name.
Things look different on the other side..
If you do not go through
it is possible
to live worthily
maintain an honorable name
to the end..
but you will not have to remember
what it is to be new.

21/05/2026

Identity is a funny thing; it may push us towards hard work and achievements, but it also brings conflicts. Even funnier, things we were ready to burn the bridges over might become completely insignificant.

How much of what we think is "us" is just circumstances? The moment they change, our identity is in crisis. Losing or gaining a relationship, position, or money changes us.

The simple passage of time strips us of so many things. A big part of wisdom is how we handle impermanence.

Here is an excerpt of a beautiful poem on the topic. I encourage you to google and read it all. Let me know in the comments what you think.

Teenager
By Wisława Szymborska
Me—a teenager?
If she suddenly stood, here, now, before me,
would I need to treat her as near and dear,
although she's strange to me, and distant?
Shed a tear, kiss her brow
for the simple reason
that we share a birthdate?
So many dissimilarities between us
that only the bones are likely still the same,
the cranial vault, the eye sockets.
Since her eyes seem a little larger,
her eyelashes are longer, she's taller,
and the whole body is tightly sheathed
in smooth, unblemished skin.
Relatives and friends still link us, it is true,
but in her world nearly all are living,
while in mine almost no one survives
from that shared circle.
We differ so profoundly,
talk and think about completely different things.
She knows next to nothing—
but with a doggedness deserving better causes.
I know much more—
but not for sure.

20/05/2026

We co-create and shape our lives, always. Sometimes intentionally, sometimes intuitively, and sometimes just by letting circumstances push and pull us.

Sometimes we consciously apply ourselves to one area of life and let others unfold on their own. Other times, we feel like the whole system needs a makeover.

Where do you turn when you feel like your life requires some TLC? Getting in touch with your emotions? Immersing yourself in new experiences? Exploring new ideas? Or a little bit of everything?

18/05/2026

Both counselling and philosophy offer support in the times of challenges and transitions.

In counselling we make use of a safe space and attuned person to help us ask the right questions and explore our own beliefs and emotions.

In philosophy, we try to stand on the shoulders of giants—exceptional people, who just like us, struggled with life problems, and analysed them deeply.

Using philosophical texts to help us gain insight can be seen as a form of bibliotherapy—an intentional use of books to support mental well-being.

Bibliotherapy can make use of all kinds of books, from typical self-help positions, through poetry to philosophy. An alternative for books can be movies.

Do you have books or movies that changed the way you see the world and yourself?

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Adelaide, SA
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Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 7:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 7:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 7:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 7:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm

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http://wellbeingassistance.org/

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