Design Your Life, Discern Your Path: Practical Tools for Purposeful Living
Schedule
Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 31 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, East 10th Street, New York, NY, USA | New York, NY
About this Event
**This is a two-part workshop. Each session stands on its own, so you're welcome to attend one or both.
Dates of Workshops:
Suday, May 17: You Are Here: Creating Your Life Compass, 2pm-4pm in person
Sunday, May 31: Ideating and Prototyping Your Possible Futures, 2pm-4pm in person
Feeling stuck, lost in transition, or unable to move forward? Those places can feel downright yucky. The good news is you are not alone!
This two-part life design workshop offers a practical, creative, and surprisingly joyful process for finding clarity about who you are, what you value, and where you want to go next. Drawing on Stanford's Designing Your Life and the Life Design Catalyst methods, the sessions will help you identify your purpose and values, take a clear-eyed look at where you are now, explore possible futures you haven't yet imagined, and take small, concrete steps toward the life that feels right--and that serves something greater than yourself.
Life design treats your life as an ongoing creative project rather than a problem to solve. It favors action over rumination, welcomes failure as essential learning, and places creativity, play, and community at the heart of the process. You won't be lectured at. Expect personal reflection and conversations with fellow participants who will challenge your assumptions, spark new ideas, and help you see what you can't see on your own--and leave with practical tools and real momentum.
Each session stands on its own, so you're welcome to attend one or both. These workshops are open to anyone navigating any season of life, whether you're a student or recent grad figuring out what's next, mid-career and wondering if there's more, or in retirement and ready for something new.
About Mary O'Neill, PhD
Mary B. O'Neill, Ph.D., is a life design coach, philosopher, and educator whose work sits at the intersection of purpose, action, and joy. A Certified University Educator in Stanford's Designing Your Life method and a Life Design Catalyst Facilitator, she has guided individuals at every season of life toward lives that fit. She is currently the Director of Life Design at Boston Global Communications, the Career Resources Coordinator at CT State Northwestern Community College, and the founder of You Doing You Life Design and Career Coaching. She is an award-winning college instructor and has taught about happiness, ethics, and the use of philosophy to create a life well lived.
Mary holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and brings additional training in bridging differences (UC Berkeley) and trauma-informed education (University of Florida) to everything she facilitates. She is currently the Director of Life Design at Boston Global Communications and the Career Resources Coordinator at CT State Northwestern Community College.
For more about Mary, visit youdoingyou.com.
Where is it happening?
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, East 10th Street, New York, NY, USA, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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