I Am Taboo: Writing Your Personal Experiences With Religion, Sex And Death, with End-Of-Life Practitioner Rickie Redman, Begins October 3
Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Fridays, October 3 - 24, 2025
1 - 3 pm ET (NYC time)
$135 Paid Patreon Members / $155 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: The lecture portion of all classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot attend in real time
Societies and religions have long established taboos to delineate the boundaries of what is considered acceptable or unacceptable, thereby maintaining social order and reinforcing shared values.
This memoir-style writing class offers an exploration of three central cultural taboos: religion and spirituality, death, and sex. While such topics are often shunned or silenced in public discourse, they may be privately acknowledged, explored, or even embraced. Taboos profoundly shape our perceptions of ourselves and others, and by examining our own experiences with these boundaries, we can foster deeper self-understanding and community.
Throughout the course, we will draw inspiration from art, engage in creative exercises, and respond to writing prompts designed to help participants uncover, integrate, or release aspects of themselves that have remained hidden. The emphasis is on personal expression rather than technical writing skills; no prior writing experience is required, and the class is free from critique.
Given the personal and sensitive nature of the material, only the lecture portion will be recorded. Live attendance is encouraged to support a sense of collective engagement and trust.
Please note: This series is not a substitute for therapy. While this is a class on taboo, stories shared may not contain instances of harming others, xenophobia, homophobia or other hateful rhetoric.
Rickie Redman is an end-of-life practitioner, writer, and artist. Her educational offerings are rooted in the intersections of art, curiosity, self-reflection, and community. She has been teaching memoir writing for more than five years and has seen the profound impacts of story sharing in building self-confidence, making peace with the past, and building friendships. This writing series was inspired by discussions around death and the understanding that humans crave a safe setting to talk about that which is deemed taboo.
Images: Death and Life, Gustav Klimt, 1915; Death of a Horseman, Salvador Dali, 1935; Angelic Pleasures, Dorothea Tanning, 1943
Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Fridays, October 3 - 24, 2025
1 - 3 pm ET (NYC time)
$135 Paid Patreon Members / $155 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: The lecture portion of all classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot attend in real time
Societies and religions have long established taboos to delineate the boundaries of what is considered acceptable or unacceptable, thereby maintaining social order and reinforcing shared values.
This memoir-style writing class offers an exploration of three central cultural taboos: religion and spirituality, death, and sex. While such topics are often shunned or silenced in public discourse, they may be privately acknowledged, explored, or even embraced. Taboos profoundly shape our perceptions of ourselves and others, and by examining our own experiences with these boundaries, we can foster deeper self-understanding and community.
Throughout the course, we will draw inspiration from art, engage in creative exercises, and respond to writing prompts designed to help participants uncover, integrate, or release aspects of themselves that have remained hidden. The emphasis is on personal expression rather than technical writing skills; no prior writing experience is required, and the class is free from critique.
Given the personal and sensitive nature of the material, only the lecture portion will be recorded. Live attendance is encouraged to support a sense of collective engagement and trust.
Please note: This series is not a substitute for therapy. While this is a class on taboo, stories shared may not contain instances of harming others, xenophobia, homophobia or other hateful rhetoric.
Rickie Redman is an end-of-life practitioner, writer, and artist. Her educational offerings are rooted in the intersections of art, curiosity, self-reflection, and community. She has been teaching memoir writing for more than five years and has seen the profound impacts of story sharing in building self-confidence, making peace with the past, and building friendships. This writing series was inspired by discussions around death and the understanding that humans crave a safe setting to talk about that which is deemed taboo.
Images: Death and Life, Gustav Klimt, 1915; Death of a Horseman, Salvador Dali, 1935; Angelic Pleasures, Dorothea Tanning, 1943
Four Week Class Taught Online Via Zoom
Fridays, October 3 - 24, 2025
1 - 3 pm ET (NYC time)
$135 Paid Patreon Members / $155 General Admission
PLEASE NOTE: The lecture portion of all classes will be recorded and archived for students who cannot attend in real time
Societies and religions have long established taboos to delineate the boundaries of what is considered acceptable or unacceptable, thereby maintaining social order and reinforcing shared values.
This memoir-style writing class offers an exploration of three central cultural taboos: religion and spirituality, death, and sex. While such topics are often shunned or silenced in public discourse, they may be privately acknowledged, explored, or even embraced. Taboos profoundly shape our perceptions of ourselves and others, and by examining our own experiences with these boundaries, we can foster deeper self-understanding and community.
Throughout the course, we will draw inspiration from art, engage in creative exercises, and respond to writing prompts designed to help participants uncover, integrate, or release aspects of themselves that have remained hidden. The emphasis is on personal expression rather than technical writing skills; no prior writing experience is required, and the class is free from critique.
Given the personal and sensitive nature of the material, only the lecture portion will be recorded. Live attendance is encouraged to support a sense of collective engagement and trust.
Please note: This series is not a substitute for therapy. While this is a class on taboo, stories shared may not contain instances of harming others, xenophobia, homophobia or other hateful rhetoric.
Rickie Redman is an end-of-life practitioner, writer, and artist. Her educational offerings are rooted in the intersections of art, curiosity, self-reflection, and community. She has been teaching memoir writing for more than five years and has seen the profound impacts of story sharing in building self-confidence, making peace with the past, and building friendships. This writing series was inspired by discussions around death and the understanding that humans crave a safe setting to talk about that which is deemed taboo.
Images: Death and Life, Gustav Klimt, 1915; Death of a Horseman, Salvador Dali, 1935; Angelic Pleasures, Dorothea Tanning, 1943