Catharsis Theater: When Life Changes

📅 Sunday, January 18, 2026
🕐 1:00–4:00 PM (Doors open at 12:30 PM)
📍 Blue Door Theater | Culver City, CA

🎉 New Year’s Offering: Free attendance for this January gathering
🚗 Free parking available
☕ Light food and coffee provided
💬 Open to adults (21+)

This event is offered as a gesture of care and community for those in LA.

Registration is required to receive location details and optional preparation materials.

Be witnessed. Find release. Feel less alone.

We move through our days holding responsibilities, roles, and expectations.
And still, we carry what doesn’t resolve on its own.

People we miss or worry about.
Endings we never fully processed.
Burnout that settles quietly into the body.
Moral strain, uncertainty, and exhaustion.
Personal, political, spiritual, and collective losses that shape how we move through the world.

You do not need a diagnosis to feel impacted by change.
And not everything calls for therapy.
But everyone deserves a place to breathe, feel, and be witnessed.

Catharsis Theater is a trauma-informed, psychodrama-inspired gathering that uses experiential group methods to help participants process emotions, restore connection, and find emotional release.

Not therapy. Not a performance.
No diagnosis. No fixing.
Just presence, honesty, and release.

This space is for adults (21+) who are human and feeling. You are welcome if you are navigating:

• Anxiety, stress, or emotional overload
• Burnout, exhaustion, or caregiver strain
• Loss, change, or mourning of any kind
• Life transitions or shifts in identity
• Emotional stuckness, silence, or longing
• A world that often feels like too much

• Structured, trauma-informed practices to safely explore stress, change, and emotional residue
• Voluntary sharing and experiential, creative exploration
• Group processes that foster connection and mutual support
• Body-based tools to reconnect with sensation, emotion, and regulation
• A respectful space to be seen without judgment or pressure

• Participation is always voluntary; you choose your level of engagement
• Please respect and protect the confidentiality of all participants
• Free to attend
• Registrants will receive directions, event details, and optional preparation materials

Info: Arrive anytime during this soft opening window. Settle in with gentle music, snacks, and quiet presence. There’s space to breathe, land, and begin letting go.

Info: We’ll open the circle with a gentle grounding practice to bring our minds and bodies into the room. Together, we’ll review group agreements that create emotional safety, mutual respect, and choice—foundations for the deep work ahead.

Info: We begin together with interactive practices drawn from sociometry and storytelling.
This time is for orientation, connection, and emotional preparation—no pressure to share or perform. Just come as you are.

Info: A soft pause to stretch, hydrate, and regroup. Light snacks provided

Info: This is the heart of the gathering: a co-created process of witnessing, rolework, and shared emotional release.
No acting experience needed—just honesty, openness, and presence.

Info: We’ll end with gentle reflection, optional sharing, and practices to help carry the experience forward. Expect a quiet, respectful close to honor what’s emerged.

Info: After the formal close, the space remains open for soft connection, conversation, and gentle reentry. Some linger to share reflections, exchange contact info, or simply sit in the afterglow. This is a time to land back in your body, integrate quietly, or connect with fellow travelers before heading out.
No expectations—just a warm goodbye (for now) and an honoring of all that moved.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Blue Door, 9617 Venice Boulevard, Culver City, United States

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