Those We Leave Behind
Schedule
Thu May 28 2026 at 09:00 am to 10:30 am
UTC-04:00Location
Karma House Battle Creek | Battle Creek, MI
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“Those We Leave Behind”A 4-Week Creative Writing & Discussion Workshop
Hosted by Mental Health Through Art, LLC
📍 Karma House Community Wellness Center, 72 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49017
🕘 Thursdays | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
💲 Weeks 1–3: $10 per week to attend
💙 Week 4: $5 donation recommended
✍️ Basic writing materials provided
What we do doesn’t just affect us… it leaves something behind.
“Those We Leave Behind” is more than a writing workshop, it is a guided journey through addiction, isolation, emotional struggle, accountability, healing, and recovery using poetry, conversation, storytelling, and creative reflection.
Created and facilitated by Thomas Walk, U.S. Army veteran, Telly Award winner, nine-time national award-winning poet and spoken word artist, Emmy-nominated creative professional, and founder of Mental Health Through Art, LLC, this workshop creates space for honest conversations surrounding trauma, self-destruction, grief, emotional isolation, suicide awareness, resilience, and personal growth.
Each week explores a different stage of the emotional and recovery journey:
🔹 Week 1 — Addiction / Self-Destruction
“What am I using to escape what hurts?”
🔹 Week 2 — Isolation / Suicide
“What happens when pain is carried alone?”
🔹 Week 3 — Redemption / Healing
“What can recovery and healing begin to look like?”
🔹 Week 4 — Open Sharing / Social Networking
“How do we move forward while supporting one another?”
Through spoken word performances, guided discussion, reflective writing prompts, and optional community collaboration and sharing opportunities where time permits, participants are encouraged to explore their experiences at their own comfort level in a supportive, nonjudgmental environment.
This workshop goes deeper into the emotional impact our choices, struggles, silence, and survival can leave on ourselves and the people around us.
This is not therapy.
This is community.
This is accountability.
This is learning how to use words to confront what hurts instead of hiding from it alone.
No writing experience is necessary.
No pressure to share.
Just an opportunity to connect, reflect, write, and heal forward together.
Workshop themes may include:
• Addiction and unhealthy coping patterns
• Emotional isolation and suicidal ideation awareness
• Trauma, grief, and identity struggles
• Accountability and self-reflection
• Recovery, resilience, and healing
• Communication and emotional honesty
• Peer support and community connection
Optional workshop upgrades available:
📘 Handout Packet Upgrade — +$5
📓 Writing Journal + Handouts — +$10
“We still have the time and the ability to change what we leave behind.”
Hosted by Mental Health Through Art, LLC
www.mentalhealththroughart.com
Led by Thomas Walk, Veteran Poet
@Thomas “T.A.” Walk, Veteran Poet (FB, Insta, YT, TikTok)
Facilitated at Karma House Community Wellness Center
www.karmahouse.org
Write. Share. Heal. Build Community.
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Where is it happening?
Karma House Battle Creek, 72 North Ave,Battle Creek, Michigan, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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