Someone recently asked me; "Why should I work with you as a coach?" because I was younger than they were.
I sat for a moment, watched the golden light spark in the clitter-clacking black beyond the train carriage we shared and wondered whether they were going where I was.
"What type of person do you usually work with?", I asked.
They went to retort but quickly caught themselves in speechless quandary. Their eyes invited me to continue.
"We all have our own experiences of life, wisdom, insights, stories and unique areas of expertise. I would love to know yours..."
We proceeded to chat for an hour about life & love, of things which were old to us as well as some things which were new.
I've added this page to give you a short feel for who I am, what the purpose of What Conspires Here is, and why my coaching / consulting may resonate with you since WCH is a culmination of the events and experiences which are the story of my life.
With love,
Matt
My story for creating WCH muchly began is 2017. Although I didn't know it at the time, I'd burnt out. I was in my second year of university and with the death of my nan, my capacity for being there for people had run out. My capacity for being there for myself had run out. I had always been one to help where I saw pain; to lighten the load and take the burden which others were being weighed down by. I was a natural healer by some sense of the term, but I was immature. I had no training. I had no tools or mechanisms for transmuting pain. For whatever reason, people just offloaded on me. Maybe I gave an air of wisdom? Maybe it's because I asked meaningful questions and was willing to listen? Or maybe, I was simply in the line of fire? Whatever the reason, I instinctively listened and gave council with whatever words came to the tip of my tongue from the void of knowing things which I had no rational right to know. People always left my company feeling lighter. Each time, I left a little heavier. Until one day - a day just like all the others which bares no specific memory - all I felt was a heavy ache for existing. At some point, this ache had become normal. I was aware enough to know I wasn't ok but not mature enough to know I didn't have to feel this way. I wasn't wise enough to know that this feeling, this core state of being, wouldn't change on it's own. I wanted to run. I wanted to be free. I wanted to live. I naively thought "who is a therapist to tell me who I am or the nature of reality? They're just as human as I am, I'll figure this out myself." And there's a truth to that. A good therapist or coach will never tell you who you are or what to believe. They will guide and inquire with genuine interest and intention. Life is for you to experience and discern the truth of.
In light of this, my experiences and truth of my story would take far too much time for here and now. In the context of why I created WCH, I attained my BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology & Coastal Ecology at the university of Plymouth in 2019. Prior to and alongside my university studies, I also engaged in 5 years of British Army Officer Training. For many reasons, I was never actually interested in joining the military. Rather, my interest was in learning about leadership from the pinnacle and most prestige leadership development academy in the world - The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. During this time, I began working (and continue to work) as an associate consultant with The Inspirational Development Group who are the only private organisation to work with the Sandhurst Academy.
Ecology and Leadership may seem to have no common thread however, they are deeply akin when viewing reality in terms of interactions rather than subjects and objects, or success and failure. Ecology being the interactions between organisms and their environment, and Leadership being the interactions between individuals, both inspire a deep experiential knowledge of the nature of reality and the nature of man. I this instance, leadership being a extolment and embodiment of the highest qualities of the nature of man. This is more than philosophy as Leadership requires direct experience to apprehend and embody. Still, you are reading words which are but whimsical second-hand weapons one might use to barrage the fantastical fortifications of the mind. The point is, there is an artful science to developing the quality of one's consciousness and the value of doing so extends far beyond words or a dollar value.
During my final year of university, I realised this and decided to help people; to help people be the best version of themselves; to help them remember who they are; to find peace and access flow; to be abundant and thrive; to be free; to live. I set out to re-study.
Unbeknownst to me at the time, I was at the beginning of my spiritual emergency which would go on to last around 4 years. It lasted so long because I was alone in my journey for much of that time. It felt like no-one around me truly understood what I was waking up to. Things including but not limited to:
Spiritual emergency, out-of-body experiences, precognition, perspective shifting, inner-child and shadow work, intuitive knowing, déjà vu, consciousness development, observing the ethereal, paradox, epiphany, mindfulness, astral projection, synchronicity, self-actualisation, inception, open awareness, narcissists & empaths, shamans & psychologists, history & economics, modern philosophy, ancient technology, behaviour change, cognitive dissonance, magic, science, quantum reality, esoteric practice, ecology, consciousness and love. Above all, love.
This period of learning led to an appreciation that no 'one' framework or philosophy will be the only one. Instead, each provide an alternate way of communicating the ineffable and create opportunities to connect with people differently. Moreover, once I'd connected with others who understood my process, I truly began to be able to help others in a deep and meaningful way.
Over this period, I also worked in C-level recruitment for big tech, attained counselling skills certifications, team-leading certifications and began my Transpersonal Psychology Coaching certification.
Coming back to one's quality of consciousness, what is involved in raising the quality of one's consciousness?
Individuation, actualisation, open-awareness, awareness of one's own awareness, conscientiousness of one's own thoughts and feelings, awareness of one's inner world, and the frameworks to manage one's inner world (amongst other things).
Why does raising one's quality of consciousness matter?
Greater ease, flow and contentment in life, increased empathy, raised quality of life, less burnout, reduced tunnel vision, greater nature-connectedness (expanded ecological mindset), more integration into community, more expansive and creative mindsets etc.
This isn't something that can be intellectualised. You can't read about it in a book or have someone simply tell you about it. An intellectual grasp of these things misses the point. The point is to embody them.
How can one learn to embody these tenets of a greater quality of consciousness?
Through lived experiences. And these experiences can be facilitated for by those trained and experienced to do so.
So today, I work as a Transpersonal Psychology Coach, Transpersonal Leadership Business Consultant and Integration Facilitator.
