Description
Event Details
This is a revised version of last year’s workshop, and this year we will focus on exploring how we can unlearn helplessness by depathologizing suicidal ideation and reframing it as a source of guidance. We will discuss how suicidality can be used as a tool to dismantle oppressive systems when reframed as an intuition-driven compass that can direct an individual toward healing and peace on this side of existence, or toward creating the story they want future generations to tell about their life when they’re gone. We’ll be writing and (optionally) sharing our eulogies to declare what we want that story to be, and we'll also do a somatic exercise to allow your suicidal part space to express itself to you without the constraints of shame and guilt.
What does your ticket grant you access to?
Link to attend the workshop live
Workshop recording
Presentation slides
Revised Worksheet with additional prompts
Recording from last year’s workshop (for tickets purchased at sponsorship tiers)
Please note that attendees' on-screen sentiments will be edited out of the recording
Location:
Virtual - Google Meet
Access considerations:
Captions will automatically be generated for this workshop.
If you're unable to afford the minimum sliding scale cost, please register for a scholarship here.
This workshop uses a sliding-scale model for accessibility purposes. Prices above the true cost are designed to help make tickets more accessible to others. These additional funds are used to support individuals who may need financial assistance, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to attend. Purchasing tickets at the sponsorship tiers grants you access to the recording of the last Suicidal Ideation as a Compass Creative Writing Workshop. It also sponsors a scholarship registrant’s attendance and access to the workshop resources. Contributing above the minimum amount, if you are able, helps SpectacuLaur Thoughts to continue making resources as accessible as possible to multiply marginalized people.
About the Facilitator
I'm Laurel, a Mad Jamaican psycho-spiritual practitioner living in the United States. I have years of lived experience with suicidality, which includes two suicide attempts. This workshop has been crafted with the insight I've accrued from my lived experience, indigenous wisdom, and the knowledge gained from my tertiary education in biology and psychology (BSc.), which informs my holistic approach to mental health. During a spiritual crisis triggered by the world-changing events of 2020, I experienced a disconnection from our shared reality. It was during this time that I learned to use my suicidal ideation as a compass, guiding me toward creating a life I dreamed of for myself and toward co-creating a better world for the oppressed beings I deeply care for. By the end of the crisis, I no longer felt the need to fantasize about death, as the experience taught me to listen to my intuition—a reliable, supportive friend that suicidal ideation once was for me. I'm excited to host this workshop as it allows me to share how—through depathologization—suicidal ideation can become a compass that guides you toward helping to dismantle oppressive systems, so that you can use your personal power to help us attain collective liberation!
Date & Time
Sat, May 2, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:15 PM