Vulnerability Olympics

You've done 'the work'. Now, prove it. A satirical evening of competitive vulnerability from WhimsyLab at Blank Space, November 19, 2026.

At last. Personal growth with rankings. You've read the books. You've attended the workshops. You've learned to say "I'm noticing some activation" when you mean "you're getting on my last goddamn nerve."

But how will anyone know how evolved you are unless someone else is demonstrably less evolved?

Introducing the Vulnerability Olympics: an evening of competitive vulnerability, toxic intimacy, and emotional athletics. All the thrills of being deeply seen, with the added convenience of being publicly scored.

For one night, we're turning the pursuit of connection into the contest it was never supposed to be. Every interaction is an opportunity to demonstrate how unarmored you are, how much you can hold, and just how thoroughly you've done The Work.

Faster repairs. Deeper disclosures. Almost suspicious levels of self-awareness.

Enter the arena as a contestant, or watch from the audience, at a satirical sporting spectacular where the stakes are ridiculous and the feelings may be entirely real. The games Competitive Curiosity The last question left standing. Make someone feel so seen that everyone sees you doing it. A dazzling display of inquiry, interest, and the quiet conviction that your follow-up question deserves a medal. Trauma Dumping Your baggage, now with rankings. Why leave your baggage at the door when you could bring it to the podium? Give your emotional backstory the competitive showcase it never asked for. Speed Repair Tik Tok, Walk the Talk. A rupture. A reckoning. A race against the clock. Demonstrate your commitment to accountability at a pace that leaves precious little time to wonder whether you mean it. Reflect-Offs "What I'm hearing you say is…" Two titans of attunement. A breathtaking exchange of reflections. Will anyone feel understood? Will anyone ever finish a sentence? Anger-Translating Tell them how they really feel. Translate for someone else: give voice to the anger, sadness and other feelings beneath the words they're saying. They say, "I'm fine." You deliver the emotional subtitles.

Featuring these and other questionable applications of otherwise useful relational skills. Come for the connection. Stay for the comparison. Perhaps you're ready to put your emotional athleticism to the test. Perhaps you'd prefer to watch other people make that decision. We have a ticket for both.

Contestant entry is limited to 25 people across both contestant ticket tiers. Spectator tickets are for watching, not entering the competition. Spectators will be invited to participate in a few open events, optionally. Lower-Barrier Spectator: $15 Contributing Spectator: $30 Lower-Barrier Contestant: $15 Sponsoring Contestant: $35 Choose your role and the price point that works for you. Your ticket price is not a measure of your emotional development. We'll be making those questionable measurements separately…