In this episode, I speak with Benjamin Casteillo, from New World Together. We dive into the interconnected crises facing humanity, from water shortages in Bali, where Benjamin lives, to the global challenges of climate change, economic instability, and collective mental health. We explore how these crises, often treated as separate issues, stem from deeper systemic patterns, outdated belief systems, limiting fears, and unresolved human traumas. In other words, the behaviors that contribute to the world's problems aren’t part of unchangeable human nature but arise from unconscious, psychological patterns rooted in survival instincts and ancestral belief systems—fear and trauma we’ve inherited. To address the external challenges we face, we must first confront and resolve the internal ones.
We explore how emotions, often dismissed or suppressed, can serve as a powerful tool for transformation. By facing the challenges of our times with curiosity, courage, and self-awareness, we have an opportunity to heal individually and collectively. By learning to welcome our emotions, we can accept the reality we are faced with and create the change and the future we want to see. We explore:
How interconnected crises stem from systemic human behavior and unconscious patterns, which forms the meta-crisis.
How emotions are a gateway to awareness and action, and processing them allows us to remain present in the face of difficult realities.
The deeply held beliefs, like endless growth and accumulation, which fuel destructive systems and require urgent re-evaluation.
How humanity’s collective and intergenerational trauma perpetuates harmful cycles, and healing is key to moving forward.
How the meta-crisis offers a meta-opportunity for our evolution and transformation.
How conscious change begins with small actions like curiosity, forgiveness, empathy, and redefining success around the idea of “enough.”
At this moment in history we are being called to evolve individually and collectively, and this episode is an invitation to heal ourselves, inspire systemic change, and create a more conscious future for humanity.
Benjamin Casteillo was born in France in 1979 and often questioned the world around him and sought to understand the deeper meaning in life. After studying engineering and international business, his career took him across the globe, from Canada to Asia, where he climbed the corporate ladder for over a decade. Despite outward success, he felt increasingly disconnected, troubled by the corporate world's focus on profit over purpose and its disregard for social and environmental issues. A deeper feeling that he was feeding a system that is destroying the surface of the planet and driving humanity toward disaster called him to seek for answers and meaning.
In 2017, a transformative meditative retreat in Bali led to a profound shift in consciousness. Leaving behind his corporate career, he dedicated himself to exploring deeper truths about humanity and our collective future. Since 2018, he has focused his energy and insights on serving a greater purpose: contributing to a more conscious, sustainable, and meaningful existence on Earth.
Connect with Benjamin on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-casteillo/?originalSubdomain=id
Find out more about New World Together - https://newworldtogether.org/
To join a Conscious Evolution Collage or the Regenerative Leadership course starting in January - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/new-world-together-45668254593
A big THANK YOU to Benjamin for joining and sharing his insight and wisdom for this episode.
A few updates from me:
Conscious Evolution Collage - I am excited to be offering the workshop Benjamin created which is an interactive, engaging game that helps you to explore the roots of the metacrisis and how we can create a more desirable and sustainable future. I’ll be hosting one on Tuesday 26th November - 6-9pm online - Sign up here
Conscious Changemakers walk - I host monthly relaxed and mindful walks in Reigate, Surrey for people who care about people and the planet and want to reconnect with nature and connect with like-minded people. The next one is Sunday 24th November - 10am in Reigate - Sign up here
Mindfulness for Changemakers - an evening of mindfulness for changemakers. Set in a cosy space in Covent Garden, it is an opportunity to cultivate peace within ourselves, connect deeply with others, and reflect on the past year and the one to come. Led in the Plum Village Tradition of Zen Buddhism. We’ll have a potluck food social after to get to know each other. It’s on Monday 9th December - 6-9:30pm - Covent Garden - Sign up here
Coaching - If you are interested in exploring how coaching could support you in navigating the global crises we face with more ease, acceptance and to find your inherent motivation and resourcefulness to live and work in a way that feels aligned to the change you want to see in the world, I would love to chat, you can book a free discovery call with me below.
Can you help me? I am in the process of creating an offer for people to start next year to support them on their journey of becoming the change they want to see. I would love to speak to people who are curious about doing more inner work to create systemic change, whether you’ve been doing work on yourself for a while or are just at the start, if you’d be up for a chat to share your journey and thoughts and are happy for me ask you a few questions, please schedule in a call with me. As a thank you, I will offer a free 45 min coaching call for your time.
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