A Night With Your
Monsters.
An informal evening for creatives to name what's been getting in the way, share it with people who get it, and leave with a language for it.
"Naming the monsters and facing them together led, again and again, to inspiration."
Maud Fellbom · Past attendee, Berlin
You bring what's been
stopping you. We give it
a name.
Not a workshop. Not therapy. An evening where a small group of creatives sit together, share what's been getting in the way of their work, and discover they're not the only ones hearing these things.
Those voices have names. Once you name them, something shifts. Not because naming heals everything, but because you stop fighting a fog and start dealing with something specific. Something with a shape, a logic, and a way through.
Past gathering, Japan.
Those voices aren't signs of failure.
They're frightened guardians
that never learned to let you grow.
The Creative Monsters framework gives each one a name and a face. That alone tends to produce immediate relief because suddenly it's not you anymore. It's a monster. And monsters can be worked with.
Every block wears
a familiar face.
You'll recognize at least one immediately.
The Paper Tiger
"I'll start on Monday. Or next Monday."
The Pot Dweller
"Maybe this is too personal."
The Bully
"If we never share, we can't be rejected."
The Scorekeeper
"Other people are doing better."
The Needle Heart
"If no one sees the real you, no one can wound the real you."
The Heavy Head
"I need to think this through more."
The Razor Eye
"It needs to be perfect before anyone can see it."
The Hibernator
"Maybe if I just wait a little longer."
Friday August 28 · 6PM · Eye Dot Studio, Toronto · $25
Grab your spot →An informal circle
in three movements.
Name them
We walk through the eight monsters together. You'll recognize yours before we're halfway through. That moment of recognition is, quietly, the whole thing.
Share them
A guided conversation where everyone gets to name what's been getting in the way. No performance required. Just honest sharing with people who genuinely get it.
Face them
A small ritual to close the evening and set you off with a different relationship with the thing that's been stopping you. Simple but surprisingly effective.
Past gathering, Berlin.
For creatives who want
to feel less alone in it.
- You make things or want to make things and something keeps getting in the way
- You'd rather understand what's stopping you than push through it blindly again
- You want to spend an evening with people who take creative work seriously without taking themselves too seriously
- You're curious about the monsters and want to meet yours in a room with other people
- You're not looking for a lecture, just a genuine conversation with a small group of like-minded people
Past gathering, Japan.
What people say
when they leave the room.
"We were a small group, and everyone was equally open to explore — some surprised at themselves for how deep we went so quickly. Cuau invites presence and non-judgment by embodying all of it himself. Naming the monsters and facing them together led, again and again, to inspiration."
"I felt my heart become considerably lighter. I realized I had been trying to eliminate my negative inner voices rather than understand them. That realization alone was invaluable."
Hi, I'm Cuau
I'm a filmmaker and the founder of the Poetic Toolbox. After years of being creatively blocked, I traveled to Japan and made my first short film, Apparition, confronting every pattern that had kept me from creating for over a decade. That process became the foundation for the Creative Monsters framework.
Since then I've run these gatherings with artists in Berlin and Japan, watching people leave with something they couldn't quite name before they walked in. Now I'm bringing it to Toronto.
Friday August 28
Eye Dot Studio, Toronto
A Night With Your Monsters
The gathering- Full evening gathering with the group
- Introduction to the Creative Monsters framework
- Guided sharing circle
- Closing ritual
- Creative Monsters digital zine
Gathering + 1:1 Session
For people who want to go deeper- Everything in the gathering
- Private 60-min Monster Mapping Session with Cuau
- Identify your specific monster and build a personalized plan
- Valid for 60 days after the event
Spots are intentionally limited to keep the room intimate. Once they're gone, they're gone.