Nurturing the human psyche to live your best self and overcome fear, adversity and trauma
A very unique and insightful interview with Richy Bennett that comes at a pivotal moment in time. We discuss social conditioning and how to break free from it. We delve into into the mechanisms of the human psyche and how we can nurture, build and expand the human psyche to navigate life’s challenges, make sense of the world around us and make better decisions.
“In my research research, humanity has been intentionally conditioned to be self-interested, apathetic, immature, indoctrinated to be compliant consumers…So how do we move out of these spaces? It’s hard.”
“One of my deep passions is surfing and during my intern years I began surfing very large waves, often solo and at dark, sharky outer reefs along the shipwreck coast of Victoria. I applied the strategies I was teaching my clients to master fears in their life to my fears in big waves and quickly achieved sound improvement in the potency of my mindset and my big wave riding ability.”
Richy’s teachings integrate mind, heart and soul into a holistic understanding of self.
Richy was the former senior psychologist at the NSW Institute and also known as the surf psychologist with a passion for riding very large waves to explore every dimension of the human psyche. He was a registered psychologist till June 2022, when he decided to voluntarily de-register to be free to refine his services.
He has been consciously immersed in nature and nurture of the human psyche for 30+ years.
Foundational to his practice is mastery of self, strong family and community and connection to nature.
About Richy Bennett
Senior Psychologist at the New South Wales Institute of Sport. Here I expanded my skillset greatly through collaborative projects with coaches and the sports science sports medicine team and delivering personal and performance psychology services to emerging and national team athletes on world championship, Commonwealth Games and summer and winter Olympic and Paralympic Games campaigns. I also fulfilled several leadership roles including Principal Psychologist for the Australian Paralympic Team at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Paralympics
While I continue to enjoy being in service in classic high performance realms such as individual and team sports, extreme, adventure and artistic pursuits, emergency services and all levels of business, I also share my offerings with everyday mums, dads, elders and youth who wish to achieve personal best in their path of nurturing self mastery, strong family, community and the next generation, as nature intended…
New offerings include my LoveMastery mentoring program and my second book 100 Dawns: A divine entwine of Mother Nature and human nature
Professional Roles
– Author – 100 Dawns – Published February 2018
– Author – The Surfer’s Mind – Published April 2004, reprinted September 2006
– Mentor & Speaker – richybennett.org – Februay 2023-present
– Founder Surf Psychology – surfpsychology.org – August 1999-present
– Performance Psychologist in private practice – August 1999-June 2022
– Performance Psychologist – AFL Umpires, 2019-2021
– Guest Lecturer – Early Childhood Development, Victoria University, Melbourne, 2017
– Consulting Psychologist – Headspace Youth Mental Health Service, Geelong, 2014-2016
– Principal Psychologist – Australian Paralympic Team, 2012 Paralympic Games, London, UK
– Senior Psychologist – New South Wales Institute of Sport, 2005-2011
– Performance Psychologist – Australian Institute of Sport, 2005-2010
– Performance Psychologist – Olympic Winter Institute of Australia, 2006-2010
– Australian Team Psychologist – 2010 Commonwealth Games, Delhi, India
– Australian Team Psychologist – 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Vancouver, Canada
– Principal Psychologist – Australian Paralympic Team, 2008 Paralympic Games, Beijing, China
– Australian Team Psychologist – 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China
– Sport Psychology Lecturer – Australian College of Natural Therapies, Sydney, Australia, 2007
– Australian Team Psychologist – 2006 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia
– Surf Psychologist – Association of Surfing Professionals, Global, 2000-2004
– Senior Psychologist – Pathways to Best Practice, Gunditjmara Country, SW Victoria, 1998-1999
– Senior Psychologist – Portland Community Psychiatric Service, SW Victoria, 1997-1999
Education & Qualifications
– Registered Psychologist – August 1999
-June 2022
– Psychology Internship Program – Supervisor: Associate Professor Carol Hulbert PhD, Director Clinical Program and Director Psychology Clinic, The University of Melbourne, 1997-1999
– Advanced Training in the Reiki Method of Natural Healing, Denise & John Crundall USUI SHIKI RYOHO, Life Resource Reiki Centre, Warrnambool, 1997-1998
– Diploma of Solution Oriented Counselling, Centre of Effective Therapy, Melbourne, 1997
– Honours Degree in Psychology – Sport Psychology Thesis – Deakin University, Geelong, 1995
– Bachelor of Arts – Double Major: Psychology & Sociology – Deakin University, Geelong, 1991-1994
– Victorian Certificate of Education, Wesley College, Melbourne, 1990
Divine Teachers
– My highly spirited and enlightened Labradors
– Family, friends and elders
– Mother Nature
Links
Richy Bennett’s website which links to his books and services
https://richybennett.org/about/
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