The Collective Curse of “Success-ism”

Restoring Wholeness Beyond Scarcity and Conditional Worth

Online | English

What will we be exploring in this Lab?

Many of us inherit an invisible curse from predominant systems and culture: be extraordinary, be productive, be more. Shaped by colonial legacies, economic structures, and family survival strategies, this conditioning teaches that worth must be earned and belonging is conditional. Over time, it forms “successism”—a collective illness that constricts our agency, burdens us with chronic efforting, and imprints the nervous system toward vigilance and survival. This Lab explores how scarcity and separation live in our bodies, nourishing our capacity to be in service of Life.

Who is invited to participate?

This Lab is for those carrying the internalized pressure to perform, excel, or prove their worth. In many of us, this pressure activates patterns of fighting, striving, pleasing, hiding, numbing, or disconnecting as ways to seek safety and belonging. We invite anyone curious about how inherited scarcity lives in both body and culture, and who longs for a more grounded, soul-aligned way of being.

More about the journey of the Lab

We explore “successism” through collective trauma principles, cultivating a coherent field where patterns of scarcity, striving, internalized oppression, and conditional worth can be witnessed and metabolized. Through somatic sensing, resourcing, and structured attunement practices (e.g. triads and collective inquiry), we begin to build community based on more soulful values. The flow gradually restores coherence, agency, authentic expression, and a deeper felt connection to source and to one another.

When will we be meeting?

Six Sunday Sessions 29 March, 26 April, 24 May, 21 June, 16 August, 20 September 2026 Time: 10:00–12:00 (UTC-6) • Europe (CET/UTC+1): 17:00–19:00 • East Coast (ET/UTC-5): 11:00–13:00 • Mountain Time (MT/UTC-7): 9:00–11:00 • Pacific Time (PT/UTC-8): 8:00–10:00 ⸻ Three-Day Online Weekend Retreat Friday 24 July, Saturday 25 July, Sunday 26 July 2026 Time: 10:00–16:00 ( UTC-6) each day • Europe (CET/UTC+1): 17:00–23:00 • East Coast (ET/UTC-5): 11:00–17:00 • Mountain Time (MT/UTC-7): 9:00–15:00 • Pacific Time (PT/UTC-8): 8:00–14:00