Many Hands = Symbiosis 

We each arrive here with a different story. Some have more financial leverage than others. It is often the case that those with less (money) disproportionately have less access to wellbeing services. I don’t want this to prevent anyone from receiving the support they need and should be entitled to.

Abundance comes from the Latin verb abundare, meaning "to overflow" or "run over" - ab - away from + unda - a wave - literally implying water flowing away or overflowing. Our abundance is meant to flow from us, generating abundance throughout our entire ecosystem.

This is my dream - that together we can revolutionise mainstream culture and economics away from an economy of greed to an economy of need.

If you have an overflowing cup…

Then my offer is that you consider supporting someone from the community. You can do this by paying it forward, offering a little more with every session or sponsoring someone you know who would like to engage with grief, trauma, transformation and therapy work. Supporting those with less money requires that I have enough of an overflowing pot to offer free and reduced rates.

If your cup is less full…

Then my offer is that you still reach out. It takes courage and bravery to ask for help in a culture that takes pride itself on our individual successes and doing it ourselves. But the truth is, that we need one another. We are tribal animals, who thrive best in community and by sharing our resources. If my cup is overflowing then I will eagerly be able to offer reduced rates or subsidised support. If my cup is lacking, then we may be able to agree on another exchange (food, help, therapy, etc) or I may be able to offer a free group work space.

“Love is an ecological process”  

— Andreas Weber

I deeply love you for engaging in this symbiosis of support. Whether you are in flow or in need of it, thank you so sincerely from the bottom of my heart for your act of care.

To speak to me about the Many Hands offering, please reach out via my contact form or during the booking process.

The Green Bottle Method of Equity

Diagram of three green bottles representing levels of financial well-being, labeled from left to right as 'Comfortably meet all needs,' 'Stress about meeting basic needs,' and 'Frequent stress about meeting basic needs.'

In the spirit of access and supporting those who appreciate visual learning tools I’ve utilised the Worts & Cunning Apothecary sliding scale graphic to illustrate how this works.

Above you'll find a graph illustrated with three bottles (click to enlarge but the full text of the image is below). Each bottle contains sentences that describe a person's current financial experience and class. The bottle on the far left is full of beautiful green potion representing the upper end of the sliding scale spectrum. Folks who identify most with the statements in the far left bottle qualify to pay for class tickets at the upper end of our sliding scale. The middle bottle represents folks who sometimes can pay for the upper end of the sliding scale, sometimes the middle, and sometimes the bottom half (depending on how many sliding scale options are available). The bottle on the far right represents the lowest end of the scale and folks who qualify to purchase class tickets from the bottom of our price spectrum. 

For ease of reading, here is the text from each of the bottles in the above graphic:

Abundant (or the left bottle):

  • I am comfortably able to meet all of my basic* needs

  • I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs

  • I own my home or property OR I rent a higher-end property

  • I own or lease a car

  • I am employed or do not need to work to meet my needs

  • I have regular access to health care

  • I have access to financial savings

  • I have an expendable** income

  • I can always buy new items

  • I can afford an annual vacation or take time off

Sustaining (or the middle bottle):

  • I may stress about meeting my basic needs but still regularly achieve them

  • I may have some debt but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs

  • I own or lease a car

  • I am employed

  • I have access to health care

  • I might have access to financial savings

  • I have some expendable income

  • I am able to buy some new items & I thrift others

  • I can take a vacation annually or every few years without financial burden

Seeding (or the right bottle):

  • I frequently stress about meeting basic needs & don’t always achieve them

  • I have debt and it sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs

  • I rent lower-end properties or have unstable housing

  • I do not have a car and/or have limited access to a car but I am not always able to afford gas

  • I am unemployed or underemployed

  • I qualify for government assistance including food stamps & health care

  • I have no access to savings

  • I have no or very limited expendable income

  • I rarely buy new items because I am unable to afford them

  • I cannot afford a vacation or have the ability to take time off without financial burden

* Basic Needs include food, housing, health care, and transportation.
** Expendable Income might mean you are able to buy coffee or tea at a shop, go to the movies or a concert, buy new clothes, books, and similar items each month, etc.