Founder:
After working in mental health and addictions for several years, my passion for self- knowledge, self-improvement and awareness, embracing your "muchness" and findings ways to rewrite mindsets became a passion of mine. Along with my love of anything absolutely mad, chaotic and crazy. Looking for a way to join these passions- including a love for human connection, mindset reevaluation, stories/fairytales, and just absolute chaos and madness- united in the development of this game.
The goal and outcome is a way of connection and growth for families/kids, those on a personal journey, groups getting to know each other, and even work icebreakers or a tool for business brainstorming and new idea development. The fact that it is customizable- where it contains a set of predetermined questions- but also allows players to add in their own questions to the set- adds an element of surprise and customization to any goals- whether it is getting to know a group of people, developing work ideas, or just having a chaotic time- embracing the untamed element of madness works for all scenarios.
The Science:
Speaking- neural pathways are re-written when humans speak to one another face to face about thoughts, mindsets, experiences. Just the act of speaking- even without any feedback or intervention accomplishes this.
The Stories- relating in a non-personal way- to a character- allows the mind a safe space to imagine or re-imagine personal assumptions and stories we tell ourselves. We can relate with a character and take on their trials and challenges as our own- with the same gains of experience and knowledge.
Mindsets- neural pathways are written and solidified by experiences and by our interpretation of them- either cementing the current interpretations or deconstructing and thus allowing them to be rewritten. There are certain circumstances that allow disruption of the neurons for rewriting- these include finding new truths, trials/tribulations/reframing, sharing experiences, and imagination.
(Extra ++) Gratefulness- journaling daily about what you are grateful for- in studies of those who grew up without major ACEs vs those with extensive- after just 2 weeks of this practice- had similar/ to the same daily wellness scores.
Madness- embracing the unusual, true self, non-comparison, unique- truly brings new ideas and creativity to all situations- as this is the true factor that causes growth, innovation and strategy in any setting/atmosphere- company, family, or social setting. Trust yourself and your motivation- compared to the outside.
Visualization:
A powerful tool for reimagining the future and the past if desired. What we imagine, we create. What we interpret as the past- we thus rewrite our expectations of the future.
Meditation- a state where you release your own external thoughts and pressures on the mind, to experience the native flow of the mind. This state when observed in brain scans appears identical to those of users on psychedelics- this indicates new connections/new neural pathways forming and openness to new perceptions.
What you think about- you become. The brain is fairly simple in a sense. If you think about good things- you become those things. The brain is a copy cat in this way.
The Hero's Journey- the hero's journey of life- describes the stages/ story arch of the life journey. As related to following the trials/successes of the story characters. Following this journey of each character allows comparisons in our own journey and empowers us to envision the success story despite the trials.
Archetypes- ... "arch"= original, "type"= model. Going back to the original model, primary source, Often refers to universally recurring patterns/ themes or character types- that are common and spread across all cultures and beliefs- ie: hero, creative, . The impersonal and inheritied traits that present and motivate human behavior- analogous to instincts. The best/ great traits of human instincrt that we sought/seek to emulate and perfect- the hero, the creative, the sage, the caretaker, the rebel...
Truth- is the ultimate path to the greatest adventure customized for you. If you are not honest- you will receive dishonest results- which will not fit the real you and be the best fitted plan for you.
Our team
Our strength lies in our individuality. Recruiting the best talent in various fields, from human psychology, to graphic design and research/writing stories/question sets. Reach out if interested.
Looking to also expand to an international audience as next steps- contact if you think you can contribute to this effort.
Portland, OR
Contacts
971-303-9702
contact@themad3xco.com