Being Human Week = Your 5-Day Grounding into Humanity, Connection, and Clarity in an Increasingly Complex, Automated World
Join intrepid guide Carrie Spaulding — and a wonderful crew of fellow humans — for a 5-day experience that will help you:
- process your experience of being a person in this moment on the planet – in community
- ground yourself in your values and use them to orient and activate yourself in this moment
- feed your hunger for creativity, vitality, and connection
- design structures and environments that will support your wellbeing (and your goals)
- level up your human skills in an increasingly automated world
We’re holding a lot right now. Let’s double down on our humanity and connection as we navigate forward.
Event Details
Date: May 18 – 22, 2026
Time: 1:00-1:30 PM EDT (New York Time) | 6:00-6:30 PM BST (London Time)
Location: Online via Zoom (link sent upon registration)
Audience: This is for anyone who wants a structured, facilitated opportunity to take stock of their experience, ground deeply into their human qualities and values, increase their clarity and confidence, reignite their creativity, double down on their humanity, and connect with others who are walking their own paths through this complicated, messy, scary, exciting, beautiful world.
Day 1 (MONDAY): You Are Here: Finding Your Center in the World You’ve Got
Take stock of your context and experience, set your compass, and clarify your intentions for the week ahead.
Theme: No matter how you feel about your current context, you can be who you are, do what you’re here for, and venture boldly forward in your life.
Day 2 (TUESDAY): Doubling Down: Grounding in Your Humanity
Cultivate small, everyday, human-centered practices that increase vitality, nurture creativity and intuition, calm your system, recenter your focus, foster authenticity and clarity, and feed your soul.
Theme: There is boundless value in our messy, imperfect, embodied humanity – and it’s our job to protect and nurture it.
Day 3 (WEDNESDAY): Creatures: Designing Environments for Sustainable Humaning
Design the 5 environments that will help you “habitat yourself.”
Theme: As evolving creatures in an evolving world, our care and feeding is crucial.
Day 4 (THURSDAY): I’m Not a Robot: How to Human Better in an AI World
Wherever you fall on the AI-enthusiasm spectrum, explore ways to meet the moment with intention and vigor – while honoring your authenticity, your values, your bandwidth, and your mission.
Theme: In an increasingly automated world, let’s human better.
Day 5 (FRIDAY): Leveling Up: Evergreen Skills to Thrive in Complexity and Change
Stay anchored in your humanity as you develop the most important soft skills that will help you venture boldly forward into the unknown.
Theme: As we embrace the current moment and venture into the unknown, one of the best bets we can make is investing in soft skills that are evergreen and ever-essential.
Why You Should Join
Being Human Week is designed to help you get in touch with your own heart, head, and gut in real time, and in real community.
Being Human Week is for you if:
• You are craving a space to unpack the experience of “humaning” in the world right now.
• You are itching to engage in practices that will help you level up your human skills and capacities, and double down on your humanity.
• Your soul is screaming for real-time connection with other humans.
• You are worn out from scrolling and slop, and want to get back in touch with old-school vitality, joy, creativity, and play.
When You Register, You’ll Get
- A daily interactive, experiential session (30 minutes each day)
- Supportive reflections and group engagement to keep you on track
- Access to a vibrant, engaged community
- Insights and tools you can carry through 2026 and beyond
What You’ll Need
- A willingness to show up and carve out 30 minutes a day that’s just for you
- Something to write with and something to write on
- A desire to meet and grow alongside other humans
- An open (human) mind and (human) heart
- Camera-On Requested: Please plan to have your camera on – the camera-on norm is part of what makes my transformational program The Lab so powerful, because it enhances connection and equalizes vulnerability – and I want Being Human Week to have that same magic. Being visible to each other allows us to create a stronger, more supportive community throughout the week!
Ready to Be Human Together?
Sign up below to secure your spot and receive the event details.
FAQ
How long is the event?
The event lasts 5 days, with 30-minute live sessions each day. Carrie will hang out for up to 15 minutes after each day’s session officially ends, so you can ask questions and enjoy the community.
Do I need to attend every day?
While attending live is highly encouraged to make the most of the experience, all sessions will be recorded and available for replay for 1 week after Being Human Week ends.
Is there a cost?
No, this is a completely free event! You’ll have the opportunity to offer support if you’d like to to help make this offering sustainable for Carrie – but there’s no pressure to do so.
Who should attend?
Anyone feeling called to gather for a fun, facilitated, & structured experience to help you recenter, connect, and grow around being human right now.
Who is the creator/facilitator of Being Human Week?
Being Human Week is created and facilitated by Carrie Spaulding – coach, facilitator, nomad, artist, improviser, educator, speaker, and fellow human! Being a human herself, Carrie knows firsthand about the challenges and opportunities of humanizing right now, and will be your intrepid guide through the whole week.
What happens after the week is over?
At the end of the week, you’ll have the opportunity to continue your adventure with a range of options. But no pressure – this week designed to be valuable in and of itself!